Enthusiast in Wit: A Portrait of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, 1647-1680Routledge and Paul, 1962 - 246 pages |
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... written probably in April 1676 , Rochester speaks of the Laureate's reaction to An Allusion to Horace . This is the letter which has done more harm to Rochester's reputation than anything he ever wrote . The only text which we have is ...
... written probably in April 1676 , Rochester speaks of the Laureate's reaction to An Allusion to Horace . This is the letter which has done more harm to Rochester's reputation than anything he ever wrote . The only text which we have is ...
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... written by him to his friend Henry Savile in late August of that year1 we learn that he was not only severely injured by a fall from his horse but also ' us'd barbarously ' by certain enemies of his at Court who had slandered him to the ...
... written by him to his friend Henry Savile in late August of that year1 we learn that he was not only severely injured by a fall from his horse but also ' us'd barbarously ' by certain enemies of his at Court who had slandered him to the ...
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... Written by a Late Person of Honour with a London imprint and the publisher's name on the title page . This collection contains much of the same material as the ' Antwerp ' editions , but omits nine poems included in them and adds five ...
... Written by a Late Person of Honour with a London imprint and the publisher's name on the title page . This collection contains much of the same material as the ' Antwerp ' editions , but omits nine poems included in them and adds five ...
Contents
Two THE CLIMATE OF OPINION | 22 |
Three VERY ACCEPTABLE IN A COURT | 32 |
Four THE UTOPIA OF GALLANTRY | 60 |
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