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Charles, Viscount Mordaunt and The ladies' march
Monash University
Charles, Viscount Mordaunt, later third earl of Peterborough, is mentioned in several contemporary sources as a leading member ofa circle of writers of lampoons attacking prominent figures of the Restoration town. One such work, The ladies' march, is plausibly ascribed to him in a satirical reply. Other verse can be attributed with varying degrees of confidence. There is a suggestion in two instances that he was the versifier of material provided by others.