Project Gutenberg 2014-02-13 Public domain in the USA. 175 Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647 1680 Bendo, Alexander John, Earl of Rochester Rochester, John Wilmot, 2d Earl of Wilmot, John, Earl of Rochester The Works of the Right Honourable John, Earl of Rochester Consisting of Satires, Songs, Translations, and other Occasional Poems Produced by Mark C. Orton, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Works of the Right Honourable John, Earl of Rochester" by Rochester is a collection of satirical poems, songs, translations, and occasional verses written in the early 18th century. This work showcases Rochester's sharp wit and critique of social norms, particularly surrounding themes such as marriage, love, and human nature. The collection is characterized by its humorous yet incisive commentary on the follies of mankind. The book features various poems and satires that explore the darker and often absurd aspects of human existence and relationships. In "A Satire Against Mankind," Rochester critiques the pretensions of humanity, arguing that humans are ultimately no better than beasts. Other pieces, such as "A Satire Against Marriage," express his disdain for the institution of marriage, portraying it as a trap that consolidates misery. Throughout the collection, Rochester employs a mix of humor, sarcasm, and eloquent language to convey his thoughts, often addressing love's disappointments and the conflicts between social expectation and personal desires. Overall, the work presents a vivid portrait of the author's time, rich with insights about human behavior and societal conventions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44891/44891-h/images/titlepage.jpg en English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 Occasional verse -- Early works to 1800 Satire, English -- Early works to 1800 PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 165968 165977 2024-09-18T19:04:26.284236 2023-09-19T14:18:13.625680 text/html text/html 169999 2014-02-13T04:29:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 108783 2014-02-13T04:29:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 122446 2024-09-18T19:04:33.113717 application/epub+zip 121806 2024-09-18T19:04:27.966743 application/epub+zip 90520 2024-09-18T19:04:26.966246 application/epub+zip 255403 2024-09-18T19:04:36.457706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211270 2024-09-18T19:04:32.015738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146124 2022-09-20T13:40:15.135889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100074 99857 2024-09-18T19:04:25.272320 2023-09-19T14:18:12.603675 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 99917 2014-02-13T04:29:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 39404 2014-02-13T04:29:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 99913 2014-02-13T04:29:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 39388 2014-02-13T04:29:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20764 2024-09-18T19:04:36.603690 application/rdf+xml 13381 2024-09-18T19:04:27.066236 image/jpeg 2491 2024-09-18T19:04:27.016250 image/jpeg 110040 2024-09-18T19:04:26.307260 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog