The Fetters of Rhyme, by Rebecca Rush

Peter J. Smith admires a bold attempt to show how details of poetic form reflected deep political and religious divisions in early modern England

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May 31, 2021

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June 4, 2021

The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, by Charles Blakeman, in St Etheldreda’s church London

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The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, by Charles Blakeman, in St Etheldreda’s church London

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