... who retired to a vast estate at Binfield in 1700, Pope acquired a profound, if desultory, knowledge of English history and letters. In his youth he was, moreover, the special favorite of William Wycherley, who encouraged the publication of Pope's Pastorals in Jacob Tonson's Miscellany (1709). In 1713, Pope was to find companionship and support in "The Scriblerus Club,"" a Tory brotherhood that included ... ...

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