The Theory of Moral Sentiments · Character
Mr. Pope
English poet referenced in discussions of literary merit.
minor
Also known as Pope, The Dunciad of Mr. Pope
First appearance: I: Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion Upon Our Notions of Beauty and Deformity
Mr. Pope shows up with force in I: Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion Upon Our Notions of Beauty and Deformity. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Introduced a new manner in English long verse, characterized by nervous precision, which became the fashionable style after Dryden and Addison.
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