The Oxford book of satirical verse / chosen by Geoffrey Grigson.

This varied collection of satirical verse contains 232 selections by writers from John Skelton and John Donne to Louis MacNeice and Clive James. Grigson -- a well-known poet and critic -- has chosen verse by John Dryden, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, Charles Churchill, Joseph Hall, Samuel Butler,...

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Other Authors: Grigson, Geoffrey, 1905-1985.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1980.
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