"Four Augustan Science Poets: Abraham Cowley, James Thomson, Henry Brooke, Erasmus Darwin" is a concise study focusing on four poets who because of their distinctive profiles illustrate especially well the opportunities and pitfalls of writing science poetry during the long eighteenth century.
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Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. "Scientifick Versification"; 2. "The Sage- Instructed Eye"; 3. "Wondrous Facts"; 4. "The Mind of Man"; Works Cited; Index.