Selected PoemsCarcanet, 1979 - 95 pages A selection of the poetry of John Gay (1685-1732) who was part of the 'association of wits' that included Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift. His wit is characterised by a benign and ironic sense of the fallibility of humankind. |
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... sense . The poem is ' spoken ' by an authorial voice who on a number of occasions presents himself , and his experiences as a walker , in the first person , but who certainly cannot be identified with Gay . ( Gay's correspondence with ...
... sense . The poem is ' spoken ' by an authorial voice who on a number of occasions presents himself , and his experiences as a walker , in the first person , but who certainly cannot be identified with Gay . ( Gay's correspondence with ...
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... sense ' and ' nod important ' ( phrases which look forward to the characteristic diction of Pope's Dunciad ) are busied enforcing the law against poachers is the animal creation safe . Though the parody of Virgil is not sustained at the ...
... sense ' and ' nod important ' ( phrases which look forward to the characteristic diction of Pope's Dunciad ) are busied enforcing the law against poachers is the animal creation safe . Though the parody of Virgil is not sustained at the ...
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... Sense as Chaucer hath done in his Miller's Tale . As Clerkes been full subtil and queint , ( by which he means Arch or Waggish ) and not in that obscene Sense wherein be useth it in the Line immediately following . 83.Populus Alcidæ ...
... Sense as Chaucer hath done in his Miller's Tale . As Clerkes been full subtil and queint , ( by which he means Arch or Waggish ) and not in that obscene Sense wherein be useth it in the Line immediately following . 83.Populus Alcidæ ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Chronology of Life and Works | 18 |
The Proeme | 25 |
Copyright | |
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