Nov 4, 2018
Chapter 16 - Ebenezer Pope and the C18th Gentleman's Magazine
Chapter 16 – Ebenezer Pope and the C18th Gentleman’s Magazine
The old adage “the pen is mightier than the sword” ……. was not coined until the C19th, because with the arrival of the C18th and the Enlightenment society would no longer embrace the sword as its symbol of intellect, now in this brave new age the written word would act as a better saber in defining chivalry. The skill that the pen explored covered themes of a new nature too; social upheaval,…
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