John Arbuthnot

Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus

Mock biography of a would-be virtuoso satirizing pedantry and scholarly pretension

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John Arbuthnot
John Arbuthnot

Arbuthnot was a physician, satirist, and wit who collaborated with Swift and Pope on Scriblerian projects. His creation of John Bull as a symbol of England is his most enduring contribution to English culture.

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