Eighteenth-century PoetryPatricia Ann Meyer Spacks, Patricia Meyer Spacks Prentice-Hall, 1964 - 451 pages |
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Page 63
... John Arbuthnot ( 1667-1735 ) , a royal physician and inti- mate friend of Swift , Pope , and Gay ; also a popular wit who collaborated in the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus and who originated the conception of " John Bull " as symbol of ...
... John Arbuthnot ( 1667-1735 ) , a royal physician and inti- mate friend of Swift , Pope , and Gay ; also a popular wit who collaborated in the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus and who originated the conception of " John Bull " as symbol of ...
Page 78
... John Gay , born in Barnstaple , was early apprenticed to a mercer . His inclinations , however , were entirely ... John Underhill , 1893 . Biography and Criticism : W. H. Irving , John Gay : Favorite of the Wits , 1940 ; Sven Armens ...
... John Gay , born in Barnstaple , was early apprenticed to a mercer . His inclinations , however , were entirely ... John Underhill , 1893 . Biography and Criticism : W. H. Irving , John Gay : Favorite of the Wits , 1940 ; Sven Armens ...
Page 422
... John Highlandman ! Sing ho my braw John Highlandman ! There's not a lad in a ' the lan ' Was match for my John Highlandman ! lowland II With his philibeg , an ' tartan plaid , An ' guid claymore down by his side , The ladies ' hearts he ...
... John Highlandman ! Sing ho my braw John Highlandman ! There's not a lad in a ' the lan ' Was match for my John Highlandman ! lowland II With his philibeg , an ' tartan plaid , An ' guid claymore down by his side , The ladies ' hearts he ...
Contents
Introduction | xvii |
Matthew Prior | xxiv |
To the Honorable Charles Montague Esq | 2 |
Copyright | |
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