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The Origin of M'fingal
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Into this wordy warfare, Trumbull entered with spirit and success. Imitations in burlesque of Gage's magnificent and turgid Proclamations.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Into this wordy warfare, Trumbull entered with spirit and success. Imitations in burlesque of Gage's magnificent and turgid Proclamations.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
44 pages, Hardcover
First published March 19, 2013
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September 18, 2020
I found this small book very helpful in understanding the circumstances surrounding the composition and the meaning of the mock epic poem M'Fingal. This book also presents Trumbull's Burlesque version of General Gage's June 12, 1775 Proclamation He used some of these prose in his mock epic poem M'Fingal. It is a real hoot. It just takes a bit of adjusting getting used to the way they print their s'es with a f. The f-like s (like an f without the crossbar) was a tall variant used at the start or in the middle of a word, which the modern s was used at the end or after a tall s. This practice was obviously too complicated to survive, for it died out hundreds of years ago. (https://www.theguardian.com/notesandq...) Thank The Heavens for that! I have enough trouble with spelling as it is.
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