The DunciadMethuen & Company Limited, 1943 - 476 pages |
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... epigram appeared in the Dunciad until the " Second Edition " of ( November ) 1729. The modification which took place in both epigrams before they were printed in the Dunciad suggests that they were the work of Pope himself , although ...
... epigram appeared in the Dunciad until the " Second Edition " of ( November ) 1729. The modification which took place in both epigrams before they were printed in the Dunciad suggests that they were the work of Pope himself , although ...
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... Epigram . You ask why R- diverts you with his jokes , Yet , if he writes , is dull as other folks ? You wonder at it - This Sir is the case , The Jest is lost , unless he prints his Face . ( 1729d - 51 . This epigram had been published ...
... Epigram . You ask why R- diverts you with his jokes , Yet , if he writes , is dull as other folks ? You wonder at it - This Sir is the case , The Jest is lost , unless he prints his Face . ( 1729d - 51 . This epigram had been published ...
Page 358
... Epigram . The famous Dr. South declared a perfect Epigram to be as difficult a performance as an Epic Poem . And the Critics say , " an Epic Poem is the greatest work human nature is capable of . " P.W. < This last statement had already ...
... Epigram . The famous Dr. South declared a perfect Epigram to be as difficult a performance as an Epic Poem . And the Critics say , " an Epic Poem is the greatest work human nature is capable of . " P.W. < This last statement had already ...
Contents
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE | xlix |
The Dunciad Variorum with the Prolegomena of Scriblerus I | 1 |
The Dunciad in Four Books | 247 |
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