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... allusion to Scylla , whose love it was that prompted her to an act of treachery which held dire consequences for herself . The ambiguity is , indeed , sustained right up to the very moment of the ' rape ' in that the Baron , in taking ...
... allusion to Scylla , whose love it was that prompted her to an act of treachery which held dire consequences for herself . The ambiguity is , indeed , sustained right up to the very moment of the ' rape ' in that the Baron , in taking ...
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... allusions — one might almost say the hidden allusions - in the final canto of the poem would not have been lost on those most involved 74 THE RAPE OF THE LOCK.
... allusions — one might almost say the hidden allusions - in the final canto of the poem would not have been lost on those most involved 74 THE RAPE OF THE LOCK.
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... allusions echoed ' the merest commonplaces of opposition propaganda'.11 Walpole was accused at this time of corruption at home and appeasement abroad . In the domestic sphere Johnson deplored both excise and a system of political ...
... allusions echoed ' the merest commonplaces of opposition propaganda'.11 Walpole was accused at this time of corruption at home and appeasement abroad . In the domestic sphere Johnson deplored both excise and a system of political ...
Contents
Lycidas | 28 |
The Rape of the Lock | 50 |
An Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot | 81 |
Copyright | |
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