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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Introduction to the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus
63
The Speech of Cornelius over his Son at the Hour of
73
A Differtation upon Playthings
83
Rhetorick Logick and Metaphyficks
93
Anatomy
102
The Cafe of a young Nobleman at Court with
111
Of the Seceffion of Martinus and fome of his Travels
120
MARTINUS SCRIBLERUS or of the ART of SINKING in POETRY
129
Of the true Genius for the Profound and by what it is con
135
Of the fevera Kinds of Geniufes in the Profund and
141
Of the Profund when it confifts in the Thought
143
Of Imitation and the Manner of imitating
149
of the magnifying and diminiſhing
157
Of Expreffion and the feveral forts of Style of the preſent
163
A Project for the Advancement of the Bathos
170
A Project for the Advancement of the Stage
178
Martini Seribleri Virgilius Reſtauratus
184
A Specimen of Scribleruss Reports
191
Of the Poet Laureate
205
The Guardians No 4 11 40 61 91 92 173 210
244
Preface to the Works of Shakeſpear
270
Of Mr Drydens Death his moral Character the Poets
289
Some Reaſons why Friendſhips may be contracted by Perfons
295
From Mr Wycherley Of the Correction of his Poem to
301
On the fame and further Propoſals for correcting them
304
From Mr Wycherley
306
More concerning Corrections of the Poems
308
From Mr Wycherley after his Illneſs
309
From Mr Wycherley
310
From Mr Wycherley
314
From Mr Wycherley
315
From Mr Wycherley His defire of his Company and requeſt to proceed in correcting his Papers
316
More about the Poems
318
Corrections fent
319
From Mr Wycherley In Anſwer to the Account of the State of his Papers
322
LETTERS to and from W WALSH Efq from the Year 1705
323
Mr Walſh to Mr Pope concerning paſtoral and paſtoral Comedy
324
The Anſwer Of correcting and the extreme of it Of paſtoral Comedy and its Character Of the Liberty of borrowing from the Ancients
325
From Mr Walſh on the fame Subjects
326
Some critical Obfervations on Engliſh Verfification
330
The Ufe of poetical Studies A Panegyrick upon Dogs
350
Of the Taste of Country Gentlemen
353
To Mr Cromwell
355
After
356
On the fame Subject Concerning Rondeaus
358
From Mr Cromwell On Priams Speech to Pyrrhus in Virgil
360
Anſwer to the fame
361
Criticiſm about an Elegy of Ovid
362
On Sickneſs and Diſappointment
363
To Mr Cromwell
365
Of Philipss Paftorals
367
From Mr Cromwell On a Paffage in Lucan
369
Anfwer to the former with another Criticiſm on Lucan
370
From Mr Cromwell
372
To Mr Cromwell
373
From Mr Cromwell
374
Obfervations on Crafhaws Poems
375
Concerning Laughter
377
From Mr Cromwell
379
Of the Study of Poetry Mr Wycherley c
380
From Mr Cromwell
381
To Mr Cromwell
382
LET 1 2 3 4 5 6 385398
385
To a Lady from Bath
392
To the fame
393
395396 11 To Mrs on the Earl of Oxfords Behaviour Apprehen fions of Commotions Army in Hydepark
398
Praiſe of a Country Life Concern for the Separation of Friends The Comforts of Integrity and Independency
400
Defcription of a Journey to Oxford and Manner of Life there 495
407
Witty Letters undervalued in Compariſon of fincere ones
408
On the fame Subject to the Hon Mrs H
409
To an unfortunate Lady
410
To a Lady abroad
411
To the fame
414
To the fame
417
To Mrs Arabella Fermor on her Marriage
419
LETTERS to and from Sir WILLIAM TRUMBULL from the Year 1705 to 1706
421
of his firft Tranſlation of Homer
422
From Sir William Trumbull On the Rape of the Lock
424
Againſt Compliment and Vanity the Praiſe of Sincerity and Friend Lhip
425

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