Three Augustan poets share one volume, each introduced by a lively memoir from the Victorian critic George Gilfillan. Joseph Addison of The Spectator contributes his occasional verse and hymns; John Gay brings his verse Fables of lions, ravens, farmers and earth-worms; and William Somerville supplies The Chase, a four-book poem on hounds and hunting.
A handy way into the polished, moralising verse of the early eighteenth century, with lively biographical commentary. Download the free EPUB.