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Literary Period:
"Augustan"
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"Eighteenth Century"
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"Restoration"
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Gender of Author:
"Male"
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Nationality of Author:
"English"
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Religion of Author:
"Roman Catholic"
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"Animals"
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"Poetry"
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"From Whig to Tory"
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Work title:
"To the Critics"
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Date: w. c. 1709, 1711
"Tis more to guide, than spur the Muse's steed; / Restrain his fury, than provoke his speed; / The winged courser, like a gen'rous horse, / Shows most true mettle when you check his course."
preview | full record— Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)