DUNCIAD, THE

a celebrated satire published in 1728 in three books, to which a fourth was added in 1742, in which Alexander Pope takes fevenge for,the hostility of critics by holding them up to ridicule as members of the court of Dullne . seaport, Ireland, capital of Louth, at mouth of Cast let on, Dundalk Bay; grain, dairy produce, brewing and distilling; here Irish and English defeated Scots under Edward Bruce, 1318. Pop. 13,000. third largest city in Scotland; royal burgh, great seat of manufacture, and extensive seaport, For far shire, on N. side of Firth of Tay, at end of Tay Bridge. ‘The harbor is one of the finest, safest, and most convenient in U.K.; shipbuilding; naval base for submarines; ’ D. is great seat in Britain of jute, flax, hemp, and coarse linen industries. D. has been royal burgh since XIII. cent.; early and eagerly espoused Reformation; destroyed by Monk, 1651. Pop. 1921, 168,217. Natal, 8. Africa; coal mining.