Fierengraw
I am an enthusiast of all things 18th Century, currently studying for an MSt. in English Literature at the University of Oxford.
Categories used most frequently by the blogger:
poetry early-eighteenth-century eighteenth century Alexander Pope society novel death satire comedic poetry Scriblerians supernatural life politics beauty epistolary poetry Robert Harley Dr Johnson cats xenophobia Jonathan Swift
'An Extempore Invitation to the Earl of Oxford, Lord High Treasurer. 1712.' - Matthew Prior
10 April 2019
‘If weary’d with the great Affairs, Which Britain trusts to Harley’s Cares,Thou, humble Statesman, may’st descend,Thy Mind one Moment to unbend.’ ‘An...
'The Woman of Colour: A Tale' (1808) - Anon
16 January 2019
‘…this was evidently meant to mortify your Olivia; it was blending her with the poor negro slaves of the West Indies! It was meant to show her, that, in Mrs. Merton’s...
'A Nocturnal Reverie' - Anne Finch
9 January 2019
‘In such a Night let Me abroad remain, Till Morning breaks, and All's confus'd again;Our Cares, our Toils, our Clamours are renew'd. Or Pleasures, seldom reach'd, again pursu'd.‘A...
'The Banished Man' - Charlotte Smith
19 December 2018
‘In losing every thing but my honour and my integrity, I have learned, that he who retains those qualities can never be degraded, however humble may be his fortune.’The...