The Question and Answer section for To The Memory of Mr. Oldham is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The line cited above reiterates the poet's respect for Oldham and his grief over his loss. It is both a farewell and a greeting, an acknowledgement of the loss, and a testament to a friendship.
Written in Dryden's typical heroic couplets, the elegy also mimics Oldham's own work, partaking in a satirical tradition of imitation in which Oldham was himself active. Dryden, noting his friend's affinity for narrative flair over neat rhyme and...
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