ROBERT DODSLEY
\ɹˈɒbət dˈɒdslɪ], \ɹˈɒbət dˈɒdslɪ], \ɹ_ˈɒ_b_ə_t d_ˈɒ_d_s_l_ɪ]\
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An English poet and dramatist (1703-64); born at Mansfield, Notts. He was a noted bookseller and publisher in London, and had close relations with the authors of the time: Pope, Johnson, Goldsmith, Burke, etc. His first volume of verses, "The Muse in Livery", was received with great favor, as was his satiric drama "The Toy-Shop", brought out at Covent Garden through the influence of Pope. Among his other plays which became popular favorites were the comedies "The King and the Miller of Mansfield"; "Sir John Cockle at Court"; and the tragedy "Cleone".
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
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