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Crockford House, A Rhapsody. A Rhymer In Rome By H. Luttrell: This satirical long poem mocks fashionable London society and its gambling culture through the figure of Crockford, a flamboyant host who turns a small club into a grand temple of play. The work traces Crockford’s ascent, the expansion of his house, and the lure of fortune that ensnares a diverse circle of patrons with debt, wagers, and extravagance. It blends mock-heroic narration with social critique, balancing playful praise of hospitality with sharp rebukes of vice, speculation, and legal theatrics. The poem is structured in cantos and couched in ornate, allusive verse that parodies classical epic style while lampooning contemporary manners, clubs, and the circulatory world of St. James’s and White’s. A further section titled A Rhaymer In Rome shifts briefly to continental scenes, offering comic contrasts between English satire and Roman pomp, dirt, and bureaucracy. The result is a biting, intricate panorama of early 19th?century society, pleasure, and power.
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