Selected Writings of the Laureate Dunces, Nahum Tate (laureate 1692-1715), Laurence Eusden (1718-1730), and Colley Cibber (1730-1757)An anthology of selections from the writings of these poets, with an analysis of their significance to their times. The work should broaden understanding of a seminal period in British history and culture, offering their work as essential reading for the literary historian of the 18th century. |
Contents
A Congratulation to his present Majesty | 32 |
Colley Cibber A Poem on the Death of our Late Soveraign Lady | 178 |
Stephen Duck Gratitude A Pastoral | 205 |
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