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... poets able to immortalize England's heroes , but the poets at the turn of the century wrote about desire as much as about talent . Aaron Hill , for example , in Advice to the Poets , wrote that rather than be a great poet , he would ...
... poets able to immortalize England's heroes , but the poets at the turn of the century wrote about desire as much as about talent . Aaron Hill , for example , in Advice to the Poets , wrote that rather than be a great poet , he would ...
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... poets , a " Memento Mori . ” In the odes , Defoe is close to the traditional satiric themes and stances that Alexander Pope would exploit in his late poetry . Pope's interlocutors return repeatedly to the public perception of the poet ...
... poets , a " Memento Mori . ” In the odes , Defoe is close to the traditional satiric themes and stances that Alexander Pope would exploit in his late poetry . Pope's interlocutors return repeatedly to the public perception of the poet ...
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... poets turned to verse essays and topographical poems . Defoe tried to follow the path to success ; he began by writing as a rather disinterested observer on social and political issues that concerned him , turned to the celebration of ...
... poets turned to verse essays and topographical poems . Defoe tried to follow the path to success ; he began by writing as a rather disinterested observer on social and political issues that concerned him , turned to the celebration of ...
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