Scriblerus Club [ Clubs & Societies / Associational culture ]
… The club consisted of Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, John Arbuthnot, John Gay, and Thomas Parnell, as well as Robert Harley, then the secretary of the treasurer. Working collaboratively, the group created the persona of Martinus … Jonathan Swift had moved to London and had become involved in writing propaganda in support of the Tories, particularly Robert Harley, 1 st Earl of Oxford, then the secretary of the treasurer, chiefly through the Examiner . At the same time, …
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