The Dunciad, Volume 5Methuen, 1943 - 476 pages |
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Page 149
... Eusden ) “ A most worthy successor of " Tate in the Laureatship , a man of insuperable modesty , since certainly it was " not his Ambition that led him to seek this illustrious post , but his affection to " the Perquisite of Sack . " A ...
... Eusden ) “ A most worthy successor of " Tate in the Laureatship , a man of insuperable modesty , since certainly it was " not his Ambition that led him to seek this illustrious post , but his affection to " the Perquisite of Sack . " A ...
Page 186
... Eusden ] E - n 1728a - f . 315 Christ crucify'd . < Two passages from the Prometheus of Aeschylus were printed in ... Eusden wear the bays ] Laurence Eusden , Poet - Laureate : Mr. Jacob gives a catalogue of some few only of his works ...
... Eusden ] E - n 1728a - f . 315 Christ crucify'd . < Two passages from the Prometheus of Aeschylus were printed in ... Eusden wear the bays ] Laurence Eusden , Poet - Laureate : Mr. Jacob gives a catalogue of some few only of his works ...
Page 187
... Eusden , see Biog . App . , vol iv . ) Mr. Eusden was made Laureate for the same reason that Mr. Tibbald was made Hero of This Poem , because there was no better to be had . Nor ought Mr. Oldmixon to complain , so long after , that the ...
... Eusden , see Biog . App . , vol iv . ) Mr. Eusden was made Laureate for the same reason that Mr. Tibbald was made Hero of This Poem , because there was no better to be had . Nor ought Mr. Oldmixon to complain , so long after , that the ...
Contents
PREFACE | xvi |
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE | xlix |
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED | 1 |
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