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Page 109
... phrase a ' pocket- borough ' was a familiar description of the power of bribery and patronage in local elections . Pope here domonstrates that the power of money is not restricted to the parish level , but works on an epic scale . The ...
... phrase a ' pocket- borough ' was a familiar description of the power of bribery and patronage in local elections . Pope here domonstrates that the power of money is not restricted to the parish level , but works on an epic scale . The ...
Page 115
... phrase ' joint - tenant ' ( not sub - tenant or lessee ) represents a typically Augustan fusion of idealism and regulation . In Windsor Forest Pope showed how man violated this partnership with beasts , initiating a war against nature ...
... phrase ' joint - tenant ' ( not sub - tenant or lessee ) represents a typically Augustan fusion of idealism and regulation . In Windsor Forest Pope showed how man violated this partnership with beasts , initiating a war against nature ...
Page 139
... phrase ' on account of ' it remains an ironic suggestion of commercial origins . Thus Mrs Slammekin claims the credit ( another financial term to which we shall return ) for the hanging of three men : ' I am sure at least three men of ...
... phrase ' on account of ' it remains an ironic suggestion of commercial origins . Thus Mrs Slammekin claims the credit ( another financial term to which we shall return ) for the hanging of three men : ' I am sure at least three men of ...
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Themes and Forms of Augustan Satire | 32 |
Pope | 99 |
John Gay | 122 |
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