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Epic poetry, English
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A student reads to an audience the epic poems of Sir Richard Blackmore and the sermons of John ("Orator") Henley to find out which is the more soporific; his audience fall asleep with boredom. Etching by C. Grignion after F. Hayman.
Hayman, Francis, 1708-1776.Date: [between 1750 and 1759?]Reference: 2497721i
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The Scribleriad : an heroic poem. In six books.
Cambridge, Richard Owen, 1717-1802.Date: 1751