Charles, Viscount Mordaunt and ‘The ladies' march’

Author: Harold Love

Source: Review of English Studies, Volume 55, Number 220, June 2004 , pp. 346-354(9)

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Abstract:

Charles, Viscount Mordaunt, later third earl of Peterborough, is mentioned in several contemporary sources as a leading member ofa circle of writers of lampoons attacking prominent figures of the Restoration ‘town’. One such work, ‘The ladies' march’, is plausibly ascribed to him in a satirical reply. Other verse can be attributed with varying degrees of confidence. There is a suggestion in two instances that he was the versifier of material provided by others.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2004-06-01

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The Review of English Studies is the leading scholarly journal of English literature and the English language from the earliest period to the present. Emphasis is on historical scholarship rather than interpretative criticism, though fresh readings of authors and texts are also offered in light of newly discovered sources or new interpretation of known material.