Ned Ward [ Commerce / Art and Literature ]
… Pope who included Ward among the literary ‘dunces’ in his Dunciad (1728) – thus helping to secure Ward’s lasting reputation as a quintessential Grub-Street hack, with all the vulgar connotations that implies. 1 . Howard William … (London, 1710), preface. Little wonder that several of Ward’s known associates were fellow satirical authors with a reputation for hard drinking. Tom Brown (1663-1704) was characterised by his early twentieth century biographer as …
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