When Pope speaks in Canto II of the roles of the sylphs, the juxtaposition of guardians of the "British Throne" with the idea that certain sylphs exist "To change a flounce, or add a furbelow" , serves to completely deflate the passage. ... In these sequences we are transported from the mortal world, who could be troubled by the foibles and weaknesses of man when we are surrounded by such heavenly creatures? ... It will always be based around a central heroic figure, contain grandiose speeches and have as its background a hugely important event, take Homer's "Iliad" set against the remar...

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