Ruth Nevo 
Dial of Virtue 
A Study of Poems on Affairs of State in the 17th Century

Mrs. Nevo assesses the entire scope of the ‚poems on affairs of state, ‚ throwing light on the political mind of the age and the evolution of style.
Originally published in 1963.
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