It is part of the title of a novel by George Gissing, and was described by Samuel Johnson as "much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems.
Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift used this two-word term to refer to any kind of literary trash. It is part of the title of a novel by George Gissing, and was described by Samuel Johnson as "much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems." FTP, name this London street, now renamed Milton Street, famous in the 18th century for the struggling hacks living there..
Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift used this two-word term to refer to any kind of literary trash.
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