> Since Dryden cheerfully pilloried Shadwell by name in MacFlecknoe, why would
> he use Og here?
Good question, not sure. Maybe escalation? Anyway I assume England
hadn't developed its current stringent libel laws in those days, but
maybe I'm wrong.
[Quibble: actually in MacFlecknoe he referred to "Sh------".]
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