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Apparently it was quite fashionable to write them during the Restoration Camilla Send a noteboard - 23/03/2010 08:56:31 PM
Aphra Behn wrote one, as did Etheredge and Congreve, I believe. And it all follows a lot of writing on it in classical Roman literature. Ovid's Amores has something on it, at least.

and that is what most people get caught up in, but if you look behind that there is some excellent poetry. Not that the use of ... colourful words? ... in itself does not have an effect.

I'm kind of confused why you'd recommend him to Rebekah, though. :P


That is true. Then again, Rebekah is much less of a prude than I am.
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Poetry: care to recommend me some? Rebekah - 23/03/2010 06:57:49 PM 914 Views
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Apparently it was quite fashionable to write them during the Restoration Camilla - 23/03/2010 08:56:31 PM 576 Views
My favourite poet in English is a relatively unknown fellow called James Elroy Flecker. Legolas - 23/03/2010 07:11:03 PM 999 Views
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coming in late, but haven't seen anyone mention langston hughes? *NM* moondog - 30/03/2010 04:14:52 PM 331 Views
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