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... morals ' is the only com- mendation I long for ' . The strong moral seriousness that imbues his later poetry , even when it is most satirically playful , is directly linked to his awareness of the artist's role in eighteenth - century ...
... morals ' is the only com- mendation I long for ' . The strong moral seriousness that imbues his later poetry , even when it is most satirically playful , is directly linked to his awareness of the artist's role in eighteenth - century ...
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... moral song . In January 1733 we find him writing to Caryll saying that his Epistle to Bathurst is , not the worst I have written and abounds in moral example , for which reason it must be obnoxious in this age . God send it does any ...
... moral song . In January 1733 we find him writing to Caryll saying that his Epistle to Bathurst is , not the worst I have written and abounds in moral example , for which reason it must be obnoxious in this age . God send it does any ...
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... moral force into one line . The fundamental moral opposition of Sense and Shame , and Right and Wrong , is subservient to the all conquering force of Dulness . Moral distinction has become as irrelevant as the distinction , in line 621 ...
... moral force into one line . The fundamental moral opposition of Sense and Shame , and Right and Wrong , is subservient to the all conquering force of Dulness . Moral distinction has become as irrelevant as the distinction , in line 621 ...
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The experimenting poet 17091717 | 8 |
Epitaph | 26 |
Grub Street and the war with the Dunces | 43 |
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