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Gender of Author:
"Male"
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Nationality of Author:
"English"
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Work title:
"The Humour of the Age. A Comedy."
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Literary Period:
"Augustan"
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"Eighteenth Century"
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"Long Eighteenth Century"
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"Restoration"
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Metaphor Category:
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Date: 1701
"Conceit, like Wind, has seiz'd the empty Head, and Men convulsively strive to utter what they want a Fund of Brains to yeild."
preview | full record— Baker, Thomas (b. 1680-1)
Date: 1701
"Confusions! Noises! That teaze Retirement, and only eccho in an empty Head."
preview | full record— Baker, Thomas (b. 1680-1)