Who wrote the following poems : a. The selfe-banished b. Of the Last Verses ( MEG 101 ) ( THE EARLY AUGUSTANS )

a. "The selfe-banished" is a poem by John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, a prominent English poet and satirist of the late 17th century. The poem is a meditation on the theme of exile, in which the speaker reflects on his own experience of being forced to leave England due to his controversial writings and behavior.

b. "Of the Last Verses" is a poem by John Dryden, one of the most important English poets of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The poem is a reflection on the nature of poetry and the challenges of writing in a time of political and cultural turmoil. It is also notable for its use of the term "Augustan" to describe the literary style of the period, a term that has since become widely accepted as a label for the literature of the time.