I realized, after posting, that the answer is probably that the cited text
is from a play, where the character Og, whatever connections he might have
with Zadok or whatever, is also modelled on the persona of Shadwell. A case
of writing for multiple audiences.
P
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> Subject: Re: The thick-skinned good old days
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> > 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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