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Poetry Debate and War Dispatch From May Letters
A long dispatch from Wurtzburgh dated May 13 discusses English poetry, praising certain poets while critiquing others, and expanding on forms and meters. The letter blends literary theory with remarks on poetic practice and the mechanics of verse. Subsequent items describe military movements around Bamberg and Saxony in May, noting officers, camps, reinforcements, and strategic aims as armies maneuver near the Lower Rhine and Bohemia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Begalus
Johnson
Smollet
Seneca
Lucan
Longinus
Apollonius
Deux-ponts
Bamberg
Haddick
Count Serbelloni
Saxony
Franconia
Empire
Luczinski
Schleitz
Kleefeld
Gera
Prince of Stolberg
Lobenstein
Regiment of
Palatine Dragoons
Teutzchnitz
Freyberg
Baron Laudoln
Piarch
Lusatia
Marshal Dauni
Prussia
Bohemia
Francfort
Xavierus
Wurtzburgh
France
Ferdinand
London
Marshal Duke
Gieffen
Prince Ferdinand
Marpurg
Lower Rhine
Count de St. Germain
Hardenberg
Brussels
Wezel
Turenne
Sinvilliers
Fischer
Flanders
Duffeldorp
Broglio
Konigshofen
Hasfurt
Ebersfeld
Vorhheim
Thuringia
Sprung
Baroniai
Jena
Hussars
Carlsburg
Zwickau
Riesa
Count Lafei
Great-Dobritz
Graffenhayn
Plauen