Horace Walpole describes a painting of a mistress’s corpse eaten by worms after a tomb was opened. He jokes that life is a farce and that writers and readers often create foolish pairs for each other. He also notes that poets sometimes choose a worse word just to fit a rhyme, weakening the sense.
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Horace Walpole was a writer from the Kingdom of Great Britain, best known for The Castle of Otranto.
Quick Facts About Horace Walpole
Born
September 24, 1717
Died
March 2, 1797
Nationality
Kingdom of Great Britain
Profession
Writer
Notable works
The Castle of Otranto
About Horace Walpole
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, better known as Horace Walpole, was a British Whig politician, writer, historian and antiquarian.
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