The Dunciad, Volume 5Methuen, 1943 - 476 pages |
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Page xxxiii
... Cibber's celebrated pamphlet , A Letter from Mr Cibber , to Mr Pope , published in the summer of 1742. Pope had certainly reason to be angry with Cibber , for the old actor had raked to- gether some ludicrous and discreditable incidents ...
... Cibber's celebrated pamphlet , A Letter from Mr Cibber , to Mr Pope , published in the summer of 1742. Pope had certainly reason to be angry with Cibber , for the old actor had raked to- gether some ludicrous and discreditable incidents ...
Page xxxiv
... Cibber , as stolen from the printer's by a friend , mentions the story about Mr Pope in Cibber's letter , and insinuates that Gay was one of the party , and that Cibber , breaking in upon Mr Gay's privacy , found him in company with his ...
... Cibber , as stolen from the printer's by a friend , mentions the story about Mr Pope in Cibber's letter , and insinuates that Gay was one of the party , and that Cibber , breaking in upon Mr Gay's privacy , found him in company with his ...
Page 91
... Cibber ... Ozell . ] C — r , Jo — n , or O — ll . 1728a - f . 240 240. Can make a Cibber ] Mr. Colly Cibber , an Author and Actor ; of a good share of wit , and uncommon vivacity , which are much improved by the conver- sation he enjoys ...
... Cibber ... Ozell . ] C — r , Jo — n , or O — ll . 1728a - f . 240 240. Can make a Cibber ] Mr. Colly Cibber , an Author and Actor ; of a good share of wit , and uncommon vivacity , which are much improved by the conver- sation he enjoys ...
Contents
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE | xlix |
The Dunciad Variorum with the Prolegomena of Scriblerus I | 1 |
The Dunciad in Four Books | 247 |
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