... ironically is a contentious topic. Lascelles believes that where Umbritius urges Juvenal to come with him, 'ironic overtones can be heard',3 she continues that the town of Cumae, where Thales intends to settle, has been deliberately chosen by Juvenal, due to it being 'an insignificant, depopulated village'.4 Howard D. ... is mere coincidence but considering the Miltonic theme of the pastoral set against the urban, the coincidence seems uncanny. Arguably, there is a subtle tone of self-indulgence in Thales' 'request to the Gods'. His words, 'in pity to the poor', do n...

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