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Spasmodic School

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Name given to a small group of minor poets about the middle of the 19th century, represented by Philips, James Bailey, Sydney Dobell, and Alexander Smith, from their strenuous, overstrained, and unnatural style.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Spasmodic School'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/spasmodic-school.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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