Shaw's New History of English LiteratureSheldon & Company, 1881 - 404 páginas |
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... Hudibras ( 141 ) while yet in the service of the gentleman whom he has so mercilessly lampooned . The Restoration brought Butler no special reward for his loyalty . He became Secretary to Lord Carbury , and for some time acted as ...
... Hudibras ( 141 ) while yet in the service of the gentleman whom he has so mercilessly lampooned . The Restoration brought Butler no special reward for his loyalty . He became Secretary to Lord Carbury , and for some time acted as ...
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... Hudibras is a burlesque satire upon the Puritan party , and especially upon its two dom- inant sects , Presbyterians and Independents . It describes the adventures of a fanatical justice of the peace and his clerk , who sally forth , in ...
... Hudibras is a burlesque satire upon the Puritan party , and especially upon its two dom- inant sects , Presbyterians and Independents . It describes the adventures of a fanatical justice of the peace and his clerk , who sally forth , in ...
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... Hudibras is the best burlesque in the English language . " The same amount of learning , wit , shrewdness , ingenious and deep thought , felicitous illustration and irresistible drollery has never [ elsewhere ] been comprised in the ...
... Hudibras is the best burlesque in the English language . " The same amount of learning , wit , shrewdness , ingenious and deep thought , felicitous illustration and irresistible drollery has never [ elsewhere ] been comprised in the ...
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... Hudibras had done a century before . Fash- ionable circles made it the theme of their enthusiasm ; grave moralists praised its fidelity to nature , and popular preachers applauded the high tone of its morality . Five editions were ...
... Hudibras had done a century before . Fash- ionable circles made it the theme of their enthusiasm ; grave moralists praised its fidelity to nature , and popular preachers applauded the high tone of its morality . Five editions were ...
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