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1812.

CONTENTS

OF

THE SIXTH VOLUME.

LETTERS OF MR. POPE AND SEVERAL

OF HIS FRIENDS.

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tion, 1735

PREFACE of the Publisher of the Surreptitious Edi-

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Letter from Mrs. Thomas to Mr. Cromwell ibid.

Mr. Cromwell to Mr. Pope

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the Same to the Same

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A Catalogue of the Surreptitious and Incorrect Edi-
tions of Mr. POPE'S LETTERS

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PREFACE prefixed to the first genuine Edition in

quarto, 1737

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LETTERS to and from Mr. WYCHERLEY.

From the Year 1704 to 1710.

LETTER

I. Of Mr. Dryden's death; his moral character ;

the Poets who succeeded him ; the temper

of Critics

II. From Mr. Wycherley

III. Mr. Wycherley's humanity ; his encourage-

ment of young writers; concerning the

Author's Pastorals

IV. From Mr. Wycherle : Answer to the former

V. From the Same

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VI. Some reasons why friendships may be con-

tracted between persons of unequal years,

and the advantage of such friendships 23

VII. Against compliment

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VIII. An account of the duller sort of Country

Gentlemen, and Country Life

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IX. From Mr. Wycherley

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X. From Mr. Wycherley. Of the Correction of

his Poem to Mr. Dryden, and other

Papers

30

XI. Of the same, a plan for correcting and im-

proving those Poems

31

XII. From Mr. Wycherley

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XIII. On the same, and further Proposals for cor-

recting them

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XIV. From Mr. Wycherley

XV. More concerning corrections of the Poems 37

XVI. From Mr. Wycherley, after his illness

XVII. From Wr. Wycherley

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XVIII. From Mr. Wycherley. Concerning the Mis-

cellanies, and the Critics

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XIX. Concerning Miscellanies, ard the danger of

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XX. From Mr. Wycherley

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XXI. From Mr. Wycherley

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XXII. From Mr. Wycherley His desire of his

company; and request to proceed in cor-

recting his Papers

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XXIII. More about the Poems

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XXIV. Corrections sent

XXV. From Mr. Wycherley. In answer to the ac-

count of the state of his Papers

XXVI. The last advice about his Papers, to turn

them into select Maxims and Reflections,

which Mr. Wycherley agreed to, and be-

gan before his death

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young Poets

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LETTERS to and from Mr. WALSH.

From 1705 to 1707.

LETTER

I. Mr. Walsh to Mr. Wycherley

II. Mr. Walsh to Mr. Pope. Concerning Pas-

toral, and Pastoral Comedy

III. The Answer. Of correcting, and the ex-

treme of it. Of Pastoral Comedy, and its

character. Of the liberty of borrowing

from the Ancients

IV, From Mr. Walsh. On the same subjects

V. From Mr. Walsh. Of Mechanical Critics ;

of Wit and Conceit; a request concerning

one of his Pastorals

VI. Some Critical Observations on English Versi-

fication.

LETTERS to and from Mr. CROMWELL.

From 1708 to 1711.

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LETTER

1. To Mr. Cromwell

II. To the Same

III. To the Same

IV. Concerning the first publication of the Author's

Poems

V. Of his Translation of the First Book of Statius

VI. Of his Juvenile Poems

VII. Criticisms on Statius

VIII. Of Mr. Wycherley's coldness

IX. Of the general conduct and inequality of

men's lives

X. The use of poetical studies. A panegyric

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