The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Four Volumes Complete. With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements. Carefully Collated and Compared with Former Editions: Together with Notes from the Various Critics and Commentators

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To Gen Anthony Hamilton on his having tranſlated the Eſſay on Criticifm into French Verfe
17
LETTERS to and from Mr Steele Mr Addiſon c from the Years 1712 to 1715
19
Concerning a public private or mixed Life
20
Of Sickness and dying young
21
On the Emperor Adrians Verfes on his Deathbed
23
From Mr Steele
25
ib 7 Of the Emperor Adrian
27
ib 10 On Denniss Remarks on Cato
28
From Mr Addiſon concerning Mr Popes Tranflation of Homer
29
From Mr Addiſon on the fame
30
Against Partyfpirit 3x 14 Of the Freedom of a Friend The Incongruity of Man and the Vanity of the World
33
Of the Verſion of Homer Party Animofity
35
Concerning fome Miſunderſtandings
37
To the Hon concerning Mr Addiſon Philipss Calumny and Mr Gays Paſtorals
38
The Vanity of poetical Fame ſerious Thoughts
40
Concerning the Tranſlation of Homer ΑΣ 20 To Mr Jervas of the fame
43
To the fame on the equal and eaſy Terms of Friendſhip
44
Mr Jervas to Mr Pope concerning Mr Addiſon
46
The Answer
47
In the fame Style to Mr Gay and the Duchefs
52
From the fame Concerning the writing of Fables Advice about
58
Mr Pope to Mr Jervas
61
From Mr Pope op Mr Gay His Care of his Memory
64
To Mr Fenton Concerning Mr Secretary Craggss Advice to
67
Melancholy Circumſtances of the Separation of Friends Imper
71
Lon
72
To Dr Arbuthnot on his Return from France and on the
91
Mr Pope to the Earl of Halifax 48
92
From Mr Blount
105
of Jeffery of Monmouth c
108
On the Death of the Authors Father
109
Advice to fell his Eflate
111
Of his Manner of Life in the Country and of the Authors near town
113
A Deſcription of a Grotto 114
114
On the Approach of Winter Hofpitality and a cheerful Family
115
LETTERS to and from the Hon Robert Digby from the Year 1717 to 1727
118
Excufe for writing carelessly The Humour of the Town
119
From Mr Digby Anfwer to the former
121
On the finishing his Tranflation of the Iliad His Situation at Twickenham c The Death of a Friend
122
From Mr Digby Anſwer to the former
124
From Mr Digby On the Southfea Year
125
Anfwer to the former
126
9 From Mr Digby on the fame Subject
127
Character of Dr Arbuthnot and his Brother Death of a Friend
128
Character of the Digby Family
129
Lord Bathurſtss Wood the Camp in Hydepark the Bishop of Rochefters Converfation
130
A Winter Invitation to a Firefide
133
On the fame Subject 1351
138
To the Hon Edw Digby on his Brothers Death
139
LETTERS to and from Dr Atterbury Biſhop of Rocheſter from the Year 1716 to 1723
141
From the fame
142
The Anfwer
143
On the Fate of the South Sea
145
From the Biſhop of Rocheſter Of Mr Drydens Monument The Arabian Tales The Southfea Scheme
147
From the fame On a Manufcript of Huetius and the Epitaph on Mr Harcourt 149
149
From the Lord Chancellor Harcourt on the Epitaph of his Son
150
From the Bishop of Rocheſter On his ill Health Wallers Verfes on Sickneſs Mr Priors Funeral
151
Shakeſpear and the Publication of Mr Addiſons Works
152
To the Bishop of Rocheſter
153
From the Biſhop of Rocheſter On a Character drawn by the Au thor
154
Wiſhes for his Quiet
155
From the Biſhop of Rocheſter his defire of Quiet and love of Books
156
From the Bishop of Rocheſter An Anſwer to the former His Diflike of great Men Preparation for his burial Place in Weft minſter abbey
157
From the fame on the fame Subject The State of his Mind and the Worlds Miftake of his Character
159
The Authors Opinion of Mr Gays Merit and Modeſty
172
His de fire to do him Service and Advice as to the Study of Poetry
173
Concerning Painting Mr Gays Poem of the Fan
174
To Mr Gay on his return from Hanover after the Queens Death Advice about Politics
175
After the Death of the Authors Father and the Sale of his Eftate Mr Gays Poem to Mr Lowndes and his Expectations at Court
176
From Mr Gay at Bath On the remarkable Death of two Lovers by Lightning with their Epitaph
178
To Mr Gay at Bath The Commitment of the Biſhop of Rocheſter to the Tower
180
Of Difappointments from great Men Friends commemorated ib 9 Affurances of Remembrance in Abfence
181
10 11 12 To Mr Gay in a dangerous Sickneſs
182
On his Recovery and Mr Congreves Death
184
To the Hon Mrs
185
Excufe for not writing Of Mr Fentons Death ib 16 A Congratulation to Mr Gay on the End of his Expectations at Court c
186
To Mr Gay in the Country Wishes to ferve him
188
Complaints of his Abſence and fome Envy at his Situation A
189
The Author more and more inclined to Retirement
191
More of the fame Concern for his Friends Abfence c
192
Of the fame Subject The Death of Wilkes the Player c
194
From Mr Gay His ill State of Health c
195
From Mr Cleland to Mr Gay کور 26 Mr Pope to the Earl of Burlington
199
The Authors bad Health Complaints of Abfence and fome Ad vice to his Friend
200
On the Death of Mr Gay his Mothers Illneſs c
201
To Hugh Bethel Efq Praiſe of Humanity and Goodnature
203
To the fame On the Death of the Earl of C
204
On his Mothers Recovery the melancholy Offices of Friends A Profpect of the Town on the Death of the King
205
On the publiſhing his Letters The Situation of the Author c
207
To the Earl of Peterborow His love of gardening c
208
From the Earl of Peterborow Stowegardens Temper of Wo men His love of Laz nefs and the Reaſon
209
Anſwer to the former
210
From the Earl of Peterborow His Diſlike of coming to Town The charitable Corporation
212
From the fame Defire to ſee Dr Swift Alteration in his Paf fions and from whence
213
From Dr Swift to the Earl of Peterborow
214
A Confultation about deſigning a Garden
215
To Mr C Expoftulatory on the Hardships done an un happy Lady c
217
To Mr Richardfon
219
To the fame after Mr Popes Death ib 44 To the fame
220
To Mr B concerning the Effay on Man c ib 46 Concern for the Lofs of Friends
221
From Dr Arbuthnot in his laft Sickness His dying Requeſt to the Author
223
The Anfwer ib The Character of Katharine late Ducheſs of Buckinghamſhire and Nor manby
227
Mr Pope to James Moyfer of Beverly Efq
229
A Letter to a Noble Lord on Occafion of fome Libels written and propagated at Court in the Year 17323
231
LET
238
Dr Swift to Mr Gay
261
Dr Swifts Anfwer
268
Dr Swifts Anfwer Death of Lord Oxfords Sen Something
276
From Mr Gay and Mr Pope An Account of the Reception
283
The Anfwer On the fame Subjects
289
From Dr Swift Anſwer to the former His Situation in Ireland
301
From Mr Gay in the County Thoughts of buying a Farm and about the Dunciad 187
303
Lord B and Mr Gay
305
Dr Swift to Lord Bolingbroke Exhortation to him to write Hif
309
Mr Popes Anſwer His Situation and Contentment c
315
Dr Swift to Mr Pope concerning the Dunciad and of his Situa
321
From Lord B That the Senfe of Friendship inereafes with
322
Of Mr Weffleys Differtations on Job Poftfcript by Lord
327
From the fame Of his Studies particularly a metaphyfical Work
331
LETTERS of Dr Swift to Mr C Gay from the Year 1729 to 1732
334
A Letter of Raillery
337
England Advice to write c
343
From Dr Swift to Mr Gay Congratulation on Mr Gays
350
From Dr Swift to Mr Pope An Account of feveral little Pieces
359
5 More of Mr Gay his Papers and Epitaph Of the Fate of
369
Concern for his Abfence Of a Libel against him Reflections
376
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