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Article: First, a poet; Literary biography; The libertine Lord Rochester.(Books and Arts)(Review)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- February 3, 2001
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THE SATYR: AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND WORK, DEATH AND SALVATION OF JOHN WILMOT, SECOND EARL OF ROCHESTER.
EVEN to his contemporaries, Rochester was a legendary figure. One of the youngest and most handsome courtiers of the restored Charles II, he was the favourite of a king whose wit, lasciviousness and serious intellectual interests he shared. He was banished from court several times, but Charles's pleasure in his conversation always resulted in his recall. His authentic adventures included the attempted abduction of an heiress (whom he later married), smashing a phallic-shaped sundial in the royal gardens during a drunken spree, and a violent affray with the ...
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