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His mind was basically critical , and the writing of verse diverted his thoughts from the preoccupation with self which his morbid taint induced in idle hours . Even when he was mad , he did not , in his own words , lose his senses only ...
His mind was basically critical , and the writing of verse diverted his thoughts from the preoccupation with self which his morbid taint induced in idle hours . Even when he was mad , he did not , in his own words , lose his senses only ...
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He seems often to have prepared prose statements of arguments later to be turned into verse ; and even though there is no longer any very good reason to take seriously the legend that in writing the Essay Pope simply cast into verse a ...
He seems often to have prepared prose statements of arguments later to be turned into verse ; and even though there is no longer any very good reason to take seriously the legend that in writing the Essay Pope simply cast into verse a ...
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Pope's death in 1744 ended the career of one who had thoroughly demonstrated his mastery of the art of verse satire . His achievement is especially notable , for he did not concentrate upon satire until relatively late in his life ...
Pope's death in 1744 ended the career of one who had thoroughly demonstrated his mastery of the art of verse satire . His achievement is especially notable , for he did not concentrate upon satire until relatively late in his life ...
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William Cowper 17311800 | 41 |
David Garrick 17171779 | 80 |
Oliver Goldsmith 17301774 | 86 |
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