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1812.

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Strahan and Preston, Printers-Street, London. CONTENTS

OF

THE SEVENTH VOLUME.

LETTERS OF MR. POPE AND SEVERAL

OF HIS FRIENDS.

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LETTERS to and from Dr. ATTERBURY,

Bishop of ROCHESTER.

From 1716 to 1723•

LETTER

1. FROM the Bishop of Rochester. Concern-

cerning Mr. Pope's general Preface to his

Works

II. From the Same

III. From the Bishop of Rochester. On occasion

of the death of Mr. Pope's father

IV, The Answer

V. On the fate of the South-Sea

VI. From the Bishop of Rochester. Of Mr. Dry-

den's monument : The Arabian Tales :

The South-Sea scheme

VII. From the same. On a manuscript of Huetius,

and the epitaph on Mr. Harcourt

YLII. From the Lord Chancellor Harcourt. On

the epitaph on his son

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LETTER

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IX. From the Bishop of Rochester. On his

ill health. Waller's verses on sickness.

Mr. Prior's funeral

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X. From the Same. His love of the country.

A passage in Tully. Of Shakespeare, and

the publication of Mr. Addison's works 19

XI. To the Bishop of Rochester

XII. From the Bishop. On a character drawn by

the Author

XIII. To the Bishop in the country : Wishes for

his quiet

23

XIV. From the Bishop of Rochester. His desire of

quiet, and love of books

24

XV. An invitation to Twickenham : The vanity

and emptiness of the world

25

XVI. From the Bishop of Rochester. An answer

to the former. His dislike of great men :

Preparation for his burial-place in West-

minster-abbey

27

XVII. From the Same, on the same subject. The

state of his mind, and the world's mistake

of his character

29

XVIII. From the Same. More concerning men of

Quality. Of Milton's manuscript, and

Agonistes

30

XIX. The Duke of Marlborough's funeral. The

Author's resolution to keep clear of flat-

tery

31

XX. From the Bishop. Answer to the former.

Application of some verses of Horace to

the Duke of Marlborough's funeral

33

XXI. From the Bishop of Rochester in the Tower 34

XXII. The answer

XXIII. The Author's last Letter to the Bishop of

Rochester

XXIV. From the Bishop of Rochester

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XXV. On the Death of his Daughter

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LETTERS to and from Mr. GAY, etc.

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court

From 1712 to 1732.

LETTER

Tage

1. The Author's opinion of Mr. Gay's merit and

modesty

II. His desire to do him service, and advice as to

the study of poetry

III. Concerning Painting ; Mr. Gay's poem of

the Fan

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IV. To Mr. Gay, on his return from Hanover

after the Queen's death. Advice about

politics

V. After the death of the Author's father, and

the sale of his estate. Mr.Gay's poem

to Mr. Lowndes, and his expectations at

53

VI. From Mr. Gay to Mr. F. on the remarkable

death of two lovers by lightning, with their

epitaph

55

VII. To Mr.Gay at Bath; the commitment of the

Bishop of Rochester to the Tower

57

VIII. Of disappointments from great men: Friends

commemorated

IX. Assurances of remembrance in absence

X. To Mr.Gay in a dangerous sickness

60

XI. To the Same

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XII. To the Same

ibid.

XIII. On his recovery, and Mr. Congreve's death

XIV. To the Hon. Mrs.

XV. Excuse for not writing. Of Mr. Fenton's

death

65

XVI. A congratulation to Mr. Gay, on the end of

his expectations at court. The innocence

of a private life, and the happiness of

independency

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