Edward Seymour, the speaker of the House of Commons in Parliament during Dryden’s time and a famous supporter of King Charles II and an opponent of the Exclusion Bill.

George Savile, the nephew of the 1st Earl of Shaftesbury. He was a stanch supporter of Charles II, and he is credited with being instrumental in defeating the Exclusion Bill in Parliament.

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, who was likewise in exile with Charles II after the execution of Charles I

Oliver Cromwell, who ruled the Commonwealth of England after Charles I was executed

Titus Oates, the Englishman who engineered the Popish Plot.

Slingsby Bethel, the sheriff of London and a member of Parliament during Dryden’s time who also supported the Exclusion Bill

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It is named for the Roman satirist Horace (65–8 BCE), playfully criticizes some social vice through gentle, mild, and light-hearted humour.

It is named for the writings of the Roman satirist Juvenal (late first century – early second century AD), is more contemptuous and abrasive than the Horatian.

The form is named after the third century BC Greek cynic parodist and polemicist Menippus. It is a form of satire, usually in prose, that is characterized by attacking mental attitudes rather than specific individuals or entities.