The Methodist
Evan Lloyd\'s works consist chiefly of four satires written in 1766 and 1767,[1] all of which are now
little-known. What little notice he receives today results from his friendship with John Wilkes and David
Garrick and from one satire, The Methodist, which is usually included in surveys of anti-Methodist
literature.[2] For the most part, his obscurity is deserved. In The Methodist, however, he participates in a
short-lived revolt against the tyranny of Augustan satire and shows considerable evidence of a talent that
might have created a new style for formal verse satire.
Evan Lloyd\'s works consist chiefly of four satires written in 1766 and 1767,[1] all of which are now
little-known. What little notice he receives today results from his friendship with John Wilkes and David
Garrick and from one satire, The Methodist, which is usually included in surveys of anti-Methodist
literature.[2] For the most part, his obscurity is deserved. In The Methodist, however, he participates in a
short-lived revolt against the tyranny of Augustan satire and shows considerable evidence of a talent that
might have created a new style for formal verse satire.