The Dunciad, Volume 5Methuen, 1943 - 476 pages |
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Page xlviii
... dull ; and to prove them poor , he asserts they are dull ; and to prove them dull he asserts they are poor , " had a good deal of justification . Nor can it be denied that Pope's ridicule was some- times directed against men who did not ...
... dull ; and to prove them poor , he asserts they are dull ; and to prove them dull he asserts they are poor , " had a good deal of justification . Nor can it be denied that Pope's ridicule was some- times directed against men who did not ...
Page 83
... dull books , and prologues to dull plays ; 164. And crucify poor Shakespear once a week ] For some time , once a week or fortnight , he printed in Mist's Journal a single remark`or poor conjecture on some word or pointing of Shakespear ...
... dull books , and prologues to dull plays ; 164. And crucify poor Shakespear once a week ] For some time , once a week or fortnight , he printed in Mist's Journal a single remark`or poor conjecture on some word or pointing of Shakespear ...
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... dull at least you might have " allowed me . What ! am I only to be dull , and dull still , and again , and for ever ? " He then solemnly appealed to his own conscience , that " he could not " think himself so , nor believe that our poet ...
... dull at least you might have " allowed me . What ! am I only to be dull , and dull still , and again , and for ever ? " He then solemnly appealed to his own conscience , that " he could not " think himself so , nor believe that our poet ...
Contents
PREFACE | xvi |
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE | xlix |
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED | 1 |
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