The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts, Volumes 1-4William Rose Benét |
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... satirist . Father of Rivers . ( 1 ) The River Apidanus in Thessaly , so called by Euripides in Hecuba ( II . 446-452 ) ; ( 2 ) ... Satire . Archilochus of Paros ( fl . 700 B. C. ) . Father of Scotch Landscape Painting . John Thomson , of ...
... satirist . Father of Rivers . ( 1 ) The River Apidanus in Thessaly , so called by Euripides in Hecuba ( II . 446-452 ) ; ( 2 ) ... Satire . Archilochus of Paros ( fl . 700 B. C. ) . Father of Scotch Landscape Painting . John Thomson , of ...
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... satire of that name . He is a desperate rake , is always in debt , has a dodge for every scheme , knows everything and something more , is a boon companion of the mirthfullest temper and most licentious bias ; but he is timid of danger ...
... satire of that name . He is a desperate rake , is always in debt , has a dodge for every scheme , knows everything and something more , is a boon companion of the mirthfullest temper and most licentious bias ; but he is timid of danger ...
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... satire on the abuses of the Church ; The Bowge of Court , a satire in allegory on life at the English court ; Magnificence , a MORALITY PLAY ; The Tunning of Elinor Rumming , a coarse and humorous work , giving a realistic picture of ...
... satire on the abuses of the Church ; The Bowge of Court , a satire in allegory on life at the English court ; Magnificence , a MORALITY PLAY ; The Tunning of Elinor Rumming , a coarse and humorous work , giving a realistic picture of ...
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