" FTP identify this 1682 satirical poem about Thomas Shadwell, a work by John Dryden.
The argument that precipitated this work probably concerned the subject's veneration and imitation of Jonson's comedies of humors, whatever the case, its 217 lines include Empress Fame's call for a coronation which includes a crown of poppies, a slight jab at the subject's addiction to opium, and an accusation that Charles Sedley helped to write the play Epsom Wells. The speaker declares that "thy genius calls thee not to purchase fame/ in keen iambs, but mild anagrams," and beseeches the "true blue Prostestant" to "Leave writing plays." FTP identify this 1682 satirical poem about Thomas Shadwell, a work by John Dryden.
The argument that precipitated this work probably concerned the subject's veneration and imitation of Jonson's comedies of humors, whatever the case, its 217 lines include Empress Fame's call for a coronation which includes a crown of poppies, a slight jab at the subject's addiction to opium, and an accusation that Charles Sedley helped to write the play Epsom Wells.
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