SOURCE: "The Inspiration of Pope's Poetry," in Essays on the Eighteenth Century, Oxford University Press, 1945, pp. 65-79.
In the essay below, Butt examines the inspiration behind Pope's poetry, including "the inspirations drawn from fancy, morality, and books."
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