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Satirical Beneath the Test Writers and Fielding Quip
A correspondent reports on the Test author reading Swift and other eminent authors, defends literary merit against party critics, and mocks their dullness. The piece laments mudslinging by faction writers, pledges to expose their arguments, and pivots to Mingotti’s Opera House as a foil for forthcoming satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift
Dryden
Ben Johnson
Mr. Fielding
Bullock
Fleet Ditch
Mingotti
Opera