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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Mr Pope to Mr Jervas
61
Το Mr Fenton Concerning Mr Secretary Craggss Advice to
67
Το Mr on the Circuit
73
From the Duke of Buckingham to Mr Pope on the Dispute
83
From Dr Arbuthnot after the Queens Death Of the Papers
90
From Mr Blount Anſwer to the former His Temper in Religion
97
From Mr Blount
105
To Mr Blount after his Retirement into Flanders On the Hiſtory of Jeffery of Monmouth c
107
On the Death of the Authors Father
109
Advice to fell his Eſiate 13 Of his Manner of Life in the Country and of the Authors near town
113
A Deſcription of a Grotto 114
114
LETTERS to and from the Hon Robert Digby from the Year 1717 to 1727
118
Excuſe for writing carelessly The Humour of the Town
119
From Mr Digby Anſwer to the former
121
On the finiſhing his Tranſlation 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 ſame 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 Rochesters Conversation
130
A Winter Invitation to a Firefide
132
From Mr Digby A Letter of Frindſhip c
133
On the fame Subject
135
On the Seaſon of Chriſtmas Customs of Hoſpitality c 138 i
139
LETTERS to and from Dr Atterbury Bishop of Rochester from the Year 1716 to 1723
141
The Anſwer
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 Manuſcript of Huetius and the Epitaph on Mr Harcourt
149
From the Lord Chancellor Harcourt on the Epitaph of his Son
150
From the fame More concerning Men of Quality Of Miltons
160
The Authors Opinion of Mr Gays Merit and Modeſty
172
To Mr Gay in the Country Wiſhes to ſerve him
188
Complaints of his Abſence and ſome Envy at his Situation
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 كود 26 Mr Pope to the Earl of Burlington
199
The Authors bad Health Complaints of Abſence and fome Ad vice to his Friend
200
On the Death of Mr Gay his Mothers Illneſs c
201
Το Hugh Bethel Eſq 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 Proſpect 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 Lazineſs and the Reaſon
209
Anſwer to the former
210
From the Earl of Peterborow His Difluke of coming to Town The charitable Corporation
212
From the fame Deſire to ſee Dr Swift Alteration in his Paf ſions and from whence
213
From Dr Swift to the Earl of Peterborow
214
A Conſultation about deſigning a Garden
215
Το Mr C Expoſtulatory on the Hardſhips done an un happy Lady c
217
Το Mr Richardſon
219
To the fame after Mr Popes Death ib 44 To the ſame
220
To Mr B concerning the Eſſay on Man c ib 46 Concern for the Loſs of Friends
221
Dr Swifts Anſwer
268
Dr Swifts Anſwer Death of Lord Oxfords Son Something
276
From Mr Gay and Mr Pope An Account of the Reception
283
The Anſwer On the ſame Subjects
289
From the fame His own and Mr Popes Temper
302
From Dr Swift His Manner of living with a Friend in the Coun
308
From the fame His Condition The State of Ireland Character
314
Mr Popes Anſwer His Situation and Contentment c 315
315
Dr Swifts Anſwer The Misfortunes attending great Talents c
320
From Lord B That the Sense of Friendship increaſes with
322
Of Mr Weſtleys Differtations on Job Poſtſcript by Lord
327
LETTERS of Dr Swift to Mr Gay from the Year 1729 to 1732
334
TEN
339
More on the fame Subjects A happy Union against Corruption
345
Mr Gay to Dr Swift His Account of himself his laſt Fables
347
From the fame Concerning the writing of Fables Advice about
351
From the fame Concerning the writing of Fables Advice about
352
From the fame to Mr Gay and a Poſtfcript to the Duchefs
354
From Dr Swift to Mr Pope An Account of feveral little Pieces
359
From Mr Pop and Dr Arbuthnot to Dr Swift On the fudden
361
More of Mr Gay his Papers and Epitaph Of the Fate of
367
More of Mr Gay his Papers and Epitaph Of the Fate of
369
Answer to the former His Temper of Mind ſince his Mothers
374
Concern for his Abſence Of a Libel against him Reflections
376
From Dr Swift On the Death of Friends
383
Concerning the Earl of Peterborough and his Death at Lisbon
385
From the fame His Kindness for Mr Pope and his own infirm
389
From Dr Swift His Reſolution to preſerve Mr Popes Lettersに
392
From Dr Swift Of old Age and Death of Friends More
395
The preſent Circumstances of his Life and his Companions
399
From Dr Swift Mention again of the Chaſm in the Letters
402
Of the Ufe of Picture and Sculpture both for civil and
406
Of the Cultivation of his own Gardens
409
Concerning an Object of their common Charity
411
His Solicitude for his Friends
412
An Account of his laſt ill State of Health
413
His Acceptance of the Commentary on the Effay on Man
414
On the fame
415
On the fame ib 4 On the fame
416
On the fame
417
His Expectation of ſeeing him in Town
418
His Opinion of the Divine Legation and his Defire to have the Effay on Man thought as favourable to the Interefts of Religion as of Virtue
419
His Project of procuring a Proſe Translation of his Eſſay into Latin and his Approbation of a Specimen font to him of it
420
His Chagrin on Somebodys having printed a new Volume of his Letters in Ireland
421
His Satisfaction on the Profpect of meeting his Friend in Town
422
Acquainting him with his Obligations to a noble Lord
423
An Account of his Project for adding a fourth Book to the Dunciad
424
Invites his Friend to Bath ib 14 On the fame Subject 4
426
Relating to the projected Edition of his Works
427
On the fame and the fourth Book of the Dunciad ib 17 On the fame
428
On the fame and the fourth Book of the Dunciad ib 17 On the fame 1 1428
429
A Character of their common Friend His Amusements in his Garden and Solicitude for the projected Edition
430
Defires his Friend to correct the Effay on Homer
431
Thanks him for having done it
432
Thanks him for having done it
433
The Increaſe of his Difarder and the Forefight of its Confe quences i
434
On the fame
435
The lafl Will of Mr Pope
437

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