| History of the Plague in London Contributor(s): Defoe, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1548299189 ISBN-13: 9781548299187 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.68 lbs) 226 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In 1701 Defoe published his "True-born Englishman," a satire upon the English people for their stupid opposition to the continental policy of the King. This is the only metrical composition of prolific Daniel that has any pretensions to be called a poem. It contains some lines not unworthy to rank with those of Dryden at his second-best. For instance, the opening: - "Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there; And 'twill be found upon examination The latter has the largest congregation. |
