Book detail: The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Satires. On receiving from the Right Honourable the Lady Frances Shirley, a standish and two pens. A fragment of an unpublished satire of Pope intitled One thousand seven hundred and forty. The plan of an epic poem, to have been written in blank verse, and intitled Brutus. Preface to Homer's Iliad. Postscript to the Odyssey is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Satires is a compilation of the renowned poet's satirical writings. It features a personal gift from Lady Frances Shirley, which includes a standish and two pens. The collection also includes a fragment of an unpublished satire, a detailed plan for an epic poem titled 'Brutus,' written in blank verse, as well as a preface and postscript to Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
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