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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Of the Freedom of a Friend The Incongruity of Man and the Vanity of the World
14
Of the Verfion of Homer Party Animofity
15
Concerning fome Miſunderſtandings
16
To the Hon concerning Mr Addiſon Philipss Calumny
17
The Vanity of poetical Fame ferious Thoughts
18
Concerning the Tranſlation of Homer 15
19
To Mr Jervas of the fame
20
To the fame on the equal and eaſy Terms of Friendſhip
21
Mr Jervas to Mr Pope concerning Mr Addifon
22
The Anfwer
23
Mr Pope to the Earl of Halifax
24
what Employment was offered him
26
A 2
27
From Mr Addiſon concerning Mr Popes Tranſlation of Homer
29
Lo d Bolingbrokes Life in the Country More about the Dunciad 304
33
Mr Popes Anfwer His Situation and Contentment
42
46
47
From the fame Of his Studies particularly a metaphyſical Work
48
From Dean Berkeley
52
In the fame Style to Mr Gay and the Duchefs 339
54
From Dr Swift to Mr
57
To Robert Earl of Oxford
60
From Dr Swift On the fame Subject Of Mr Pepes Epiftles
63
Melancholy Circumstances of the Separation of Friends Imper
71
From Dr Swift The Anfwer Of his own Amuſements
72
To the Earl of Burlington An Account of a Journey to Oxford
74
From the Duke of Buckingham to Mr Pope on the Diſpute
83
To Mr Blount 130
96
An Account of the Death of Mr Wycherley
100
Advice to fell his Eflate III
113
Excufe for writing carelessly The Humour of the Town
119
From Mr Digby On the Southfea Year
125
A Winter Invitation to a Firefide 1344
133
To the Hon Edw Digby on his Brothers Death
139
25
141
s On the Fate of the South Sea
145
From the Bishop of Rocheſter On his ill Health Wallers Verfes
151
Shakespear and the Publication of Mr Addiſons Works
152
To the Bishop of Rochester
154
Wiſhes for his Quiet
155
From the Biſhop of Rocheſter his deſire of Quiet and love of Books
156
From the Bishop of Rocheſter An Anfwer to the former His Diflike of great Men Preparation for his burial Place in Weft minſterabbey
157
From the fame on the fame Subject The State of his Mind and the Worlds Miftake of his Character
159
From the fame More concerning Men of Quality Of Miltons Manuscript and Agonistes
160
The Duke of Marlboroughs Funeral The Authors Refolution to keep clear of Flattery
161
From the Bishop of Rochefter Anfwer to the former Application of fome Verfes of Horace to the Duke of Marlboroughs Funeral
162
From the Biſhop of Rocheſter in the Tower
163
The Answer
164
The Authors laft Letter to the Bishop of Rochester
166
From the Bishop of Rocheſter
167
On the Death of his Daughter
169
The Authors Opinion of Mr Gays Merit and Modelly
172
His defire 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
Complaints of his Abfence and fome Envy at his Situation
189
The Author more and more inclined to Retirement 21 More of the fame Concern for his Friends Abfence c
191
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 کود 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 1
212
From the fame Defire to fee Dr Swift Alteration in his Paf fions and from whence
213
From Dr Swift to the Earl of Peterborow
214
A Conſultation 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
The Anfwer ib
223
The Character of Katharine late Duchefs of Buckinghamſhire and Nor manby
227
Mr Pope to James Moyfer of Beverly Esq
229
A Letter to a Noble Lord on Occafion of fome Libels written and propagated at Court in the Year 17323
231
LET
238
LETTERS to and from Dr Jonathan Swift c from the Year 19144
246
Dr Swift to Mr Pope An Apology for his Conduct and Writings
252
Dr Swift to Mr Gay
261
Dr Swifts Anſwer
268
Dr Swifts Answer Death of Lord Oxfords Son Something
278
From the fame His own and Mr Popes Temper
302
From Mr Gay in the County Thoughts of buying a Farm and about the Dunciad 187
303
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
Dr Swifts Anſwer The Misfortunes attending great Talents c
320
Of Mr Weftleys Differtations on Job Poftfcript by Lord
327
Concerning the Duchefs of Q y Perfuafions
334
England Advice to write c
343
From Dr Swift to Mr Gay Congratulation on Mr Gays
350
From the fame concerning the opening of Letters at the Poft
356
From Dr Swift On the fame Subject Of Mr Popes Epiſtles
362
More of Mr Gay his Papers and Epitaph Of the Fate of
369
Concern for his Abfence Of a Libel againſt him Reflections
376
From Dr Swift On the Death of Friends
383
Mr Popes Letters Character of Dr Rundle Bishop of Derry
384
From the fame His Kindneſs for Mr Pope and his own infirm
389
From Dr Swift His Refolution to preſerve Mr Popes Letters
392
From Dr Swift Of old Age and Death of Friends More
395
The prefent Circumstances of his Life and his Companions
399
From Dr Swift Ment on again of the Chaſm in the Letters
402
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403
Of the Ufe of Picture and Sculpture both for civil and
406
Of the Cultivation of his own Gardens
409
The laft Will of Mr Pope
437

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Page 167 - DEAR MR. GAY, — Welcome to your native soil, welcome to your friends, thrice welcome to me, whether returned in glory, blest with court interest, the love and familiarity of the great, and filled with agreeable hopes ; or melancholy with dejection, contemplative of the changes of fortune, and doubtful for the future. Whether returned a triumphant Whig or a...
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TitreThe 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
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, Alexander Pope
AuteurAlexander Pope
ÉditeurEditor, and sold, 1778
Original provenant deUniversité d'Oxford
Numérisé19 juin 2007
  
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