The DunciadMethuen & Company Limited, 1939 - 476 pages |
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Page 102
... 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 ...
Page 276
... Epigram , made on that occasion : In merry old England it once was a rule , The King had his Poet , and also his Fool : But now we're so frugal , I'd have you to know it , That Cibber can serve both for Fool and for Poet . < This epigram ...
... Epigram , made on that occasion : In merry old England it once was a rule , The King had his Poet , and also his Fool : But now we're so frugal , I'd have you to know it , That Cibber can serve both for Fool and for Poet . < This epigram ...
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 | 248 |
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