Andy is solo for this quick trot through Augustan poetry and the work of its leading writer, Alexander Pope. Balance, harmony, wit, and style are hallmarks of Pope's idea of good poetry, and we have a look at how these come through in the "Essay on Criticism" and "On a Certain Lady at Court".

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