... an elaborate harness to compensate for the slightness of his legs and the curvature of his spine, and was subject to frequent and caustic ridicule by critics, such as John Dennis, who directed their rancor at his physical deformities as much as at his poetic efforts. Pope's physical ailments and the acrimony with which political and literary pundits attacked both his ... the vituperations of the latter poem cannot be understood apart from the contumely which Pope suffered at the hands of his adversaries "Lady Mary Wortley Montague, Lord Hervey, John Dennis, Joseph Addison, and Lewis The...

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... credibility in his writing and a good way for him to show that his personal experience was at least authentic. Rauch furthers his investigation by driving to southern Virginia to visit Dennis Avery, the director of global food issues at the Hudson Institute, to discuss why biotechnology will be a "necessity" in the near future due to the limits of current ... ...

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