- THE

WORKS

OF

ALEXANDER POPE, Esq.

IN VERSE AND PROSE.

WITH

A SELECTION OF EXPLANATORY NOTES,

AND

THE ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE

BY DR. JOHNSON.

IN EIGHT VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

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CONTENTS

OF

THE THIRD VOLUME.

Page

ESSAY ON MAN, in FOUR EPISTLES:

EPISTLE I. Of the Nature and State of Man with

respect to the Universe - - S

EPISTLE II. Of the Nature and State of Man with

respect to Himself, as an Individual 25

EPISTLE III. Of the Nature and State of Man with

respect to Society - - 41

EPISTLE IV. Of the Nature and State of Man with

respect to Happiness • , • 57

THE UNIVERSAL PRAYER - - 77

MORAL ESSAYS:

EPISTLE I. Of the Knowledge and Characters of

MEN

EPISTLE II. Of the Characters of WOMEN - 101

EPISTLE III. Of the Use of RICHES

. IIS

EPISTLE IV. Of the Use of RICHES

137

EPISTLE V. To Mr.Addison, occasioned by his

Dialogues on MEDALS - - 149