Henry Carey satirized Ambrose Phillips' odes to this figure in his poem Namby Pamby.
Henry Carey satirized Ambrose Phillips' odes to this figure in his poem Namby Pamby. A play attacking this figure includes a scene in which Queen Common Sense is overthrown by Queen Ignorance, and ends with a skit in which four men are bribed by Quidam. William Arnall frequently defended him against attacks published in The Craftsman. Alexander Pope depicted him as a wizard passing around a cup of forgetfulness in The Dunciad. Many critics believe that Jonathan Swift caricatured this man as Flimnap in the first book of Gulliver's Travels. He was the target of plays such as Pasquin and The Historical Register, and was often compared to Jonathan Wild by his opponents, who included Lord Bolingbroke. His "Robinocracy" was lampooned in several plays by Henry Fielding, causing him to introduce the Licensing Act of 1737. For 10 points, name this Whig Prime Minister who was roundly attacked for his corruption during the reign of George I.
Henry Carey satirized Ambrose Phillips' odes to this figure in his poem Namby Pamby.
Robert Walpole