Are these Things So? (1740) The Great Man's Answer to Are These things So: (1740)

A scholarly edition reproduces two polemical pamphlets and several printed rejoinders from an intense 1740 pamphlet campaign attacking Sir Robert Walpole, presenting partisan satire and invective in verse. The pieces alternate direct denunciations and pro-government replies, illustrating how occasional poetry and pamphleteering functioned as political weaponry. Central concerns are allegations of corruption and disputes over Spanish policy, alongside questions of authorship, anonymity, and print circulation. An introductory essay situates these pamphlets within the wider opposition press and traces the sequence, rhetorical tactics, and cultural context that shaped their impact.