The Progress of Wit
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The Progress of Wit is a literary work by 18th-century English writer and dramatist Aaron Hill, reflecting his engagement with poetic and intellectual themes of his time.
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| The Progress of Wit canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22505856 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Progress of Wit Context triple: [Aaron Hill, notableWork, The Progress of Wit]
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A.
Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit
Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit is a 1592 pamphlet by Robert Greene, best known for its moral tales and an early, possibly envious reference to the rising playwright William Shakespeare.
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B.
The Precious Ridicules
The Precious Ridicules is an English title for Molière’s early satirical comedy that mocks social pretension and affected manners in 17th-century French society.
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C.
Every Man in His Humour
Every Man in His Humour is a late 16th-century comedy play by Ben Jonson that helped establish his reputation and is known for its realistic characters and satirical portrayal of London life.
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D.
Mac Flecknoe
Mac Flecknoe is a satirical poem by John Dryden that mock-heroically attacks the poet Thomas Shadwell as the heir to a kingdom of dullness.
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E.
The Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus
The Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus is a satirical prose work collaboratively written by members of the early 18th-century Scriblerus Club, including Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope, parodying pedantry and false learning through the fictional scholar Martinus Scriblerus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Progress of Wit Target entity description: The Progress of Wit is a literary work by 18th-century English writer and dramatist Aaron Hill, reflecting his engagement with poetic and intellectual themes of his time.
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A.
Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit
Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit is a 1592 pamphlet by Robert Greene, best known for its moral tales and an early, possibly envious reference to the rising playwright William Shakespeare.
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B.
The Precious Ridicules
The Precious Ridicules is an English title for Molière’s early satirical comedy that mocks social pretension and affected manners in 17th-century French society.
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C.
Every Man in His Humour
Every Man in His Humour is a late 16th-century comedy play by Ben Jonson that helped establish his reputation and is known for its realistic characters and satirical portrayal of London life.
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D.
Mac Flecknoe
Mac Flecknoe is a satirical poem by John Dryden that mock-heroically attacks the poet Thomas Shadwell as the heir to a kingdom of dullness.
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E.
The Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus
The Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus is a satirical prose work collaboratively written by members of the early 18th-century Scriblerus Club, including Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope, parodying pedantry and false learning through the fictional scholar Martinus Scriblerus.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.