THE

WORK S

O F

Alexander Pope, Efq.

IN FOUR VOLUMES COMPLETE.

WITH HIS LAST

CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS,

AND

IMPROVEMENT S.

Carefully collated and compared with former EDITIONS:

TOGETHER WITH

NOTES from the various CRITICS and COMMENTATORS.

VOL. III.

LONDON:

Printed for the EDITOR, and fold by J. WENMAN, No. 144, Flect-street,
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MDCCLXXVIII,

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30UN. 1931

LIBRARY

CONTENTS of the THIRD VOLUME.

IMITATIONS of HORACE.

HE Seventh Epiftle of the First Book of Horace, imitated in the

T Manner of Dr. Swift

The Sixth Satire of the Second Book of Horace, imitated by Dr. Swift

and Mr. Pope

Ode to Venus in the Fourth Book imitated

Part of the Ninth Ode of the Fourth Book. A Fragment

MISCELLANIES.

Epiftle to Robert Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer

to James Craggs, Efq; Secretary of State

to Mr. Jervas, with Mr. Dryden's Translation of Fresnoy's Art

of Painting

to Mifs Blount, with the Works of Voiture

to the fame, on her leaving the Town after the Coronation

The Baffet-Table. An Eclogue

Lines verbatim from Boileau

Answer to Mrs. Howe's Queftion,

"What is Prudery?”

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Lines occafioned by fome Verses of his Grace the Duke of Buckingham ib.

A Prologue by Mr. Pope, to a Play for Mr. Dennis's Benefit

Macer. A Character

To Mr. John Moore, Author of the celebrated Worm Powder

On the Hon. Simon Harcourt, only Son of the Lord Chancellor Har-

On Mrs. Corbet, who died of a Cancer in her Breast

54

On the Monument to the Hon. Robert Digby, and of his Sister Mary ib.

On Sir Godfrey Kneller, in Westminster-abbey, 1723

55

On General Henry Withers, in Westminster-abbey, 1729

On Mr. Elijah Fenton

On Mr. Gay, in Westminster-abbey, 1732

Intended for Sir Ifaac Newton, in Westminster-abbey

On Dr. Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester

On Edmund Duke of Buckingham, who died in the Nineteenth Year

of his Age, 1735

For one who would not be buried in Westminster-abbey

Introduction to the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus

Memoirs of the Extraordinary Life, Works, and Difcoveries of Mar-

tinus Scriblerus

Chap. I.

Of the Parentage and Family of Scriblerus, how he

was begot, what Care was taken of him before he was born, and

what Prodigies attended his Birth

Chap. II. The Speech of Cornelius over his Son, at the Hour of his

Birth

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57

ib.

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59

ib.

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73

Chap. III. Shewing what befel the Doctor's Son and his Shield, on the

Day of the Chrift'ning

75

Chap. IV. Of the Suction and Nutrition of the Great Scriblerus in his

Infancy, and of the first Rudiments of his Learning

Chap. V. A Differtation upon Playthings

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83

Chap. VI. Of the Gymnaftics, in what Exercifes Martinus was edu-

cated; fomething concerning Mufic, and what fort of a Man his

Uncle was

Chap. X. Of Martinus's uncommon Practice of Phyfick, and how he

applied himself to the Difeafes of the Mind

107

Chap. XI. The Cafe of a young Nobleman at Court, with the

Doctor's Prefcription for the fame

ΤΙΣ

Chap. XII. How Martinus endeavoured to find out the Seat of the Soul,

and of his Correfpondence with the Free-Thinkers

Chap. XIII. Of the Seceffion of Martinus, and fome of his Travels

Chap. XIV. Of the Discoveries and Words of the Great Scriblerus, made

and to be made, written and to be written, known and unknown

MARTINUS SCRIBLERUS, or of the ART of SINKING in POETRY.

Chap. I.

129

Chap. II. That the Bathos, or Profund, is the natural Taste of Man,

and in particular, of the prefent Age

131

Chap. III. The Neceffity of the Bathos phyfically confidered

Chap. IV. That there is an Art of the Bathos, or Profund

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134

Chap. V. Of the true Genius for the Profound, and by what it is con-

ftituted

Chap. VI. Of the fevera! Kinds of Geniufes in the Profund, and the

Marks and Characters of each..

141

Chap.

Chap. VII. Of the Profund, when it confifts in the Thought

Chap. VIII. Of the Profund, confifting in the Circumstances, and

of Amplification, and Periphrase in general

Chap. IX. Of Imitation, and the Manner of imitating

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149

Chap. X. Of Tropes and Figures: and first of the variegating, con-

founding, and reverfing Figures

152

Chap. XI. The Figures continued: of the magnifying and diminishing

Figures

Chap. XII. Of Expreffion, and the feveral forts of Style of the present

Age

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163

Chap. XIII. A Project for the Advancement of the Bathos

of the Colours of Honourable and Dishonourable

170

Chap. XIV. How to make Dedications, Panegyricks, or Satires, and

173

Chap. XV. A Receipt to make an Epic Poem

175

Chap. XVI. A Project for the Advancement of the Stage

Martini Seribleri Virgilius Restauratus

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184

LETTERS of Mr. POPE and feveral of his FRIENDS.

LETTERS to and from Mr. Wycherley from the Year 1704 to 1710.

LET. 1. Of Mr. Dryden's Death, his moral Character, the Poets who

fucceeded him, the Temper of Critics

2. From Mr. Wycherley

3. Mr. Wycherley's Humanity; his Encouragement of young Writers;

concerning the Author's Pastorals

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291

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4. From Mr. Wycherley. Anfwer to the former

293

5. From the fame

294

6. Some Reasons why Friendships may be contracted by Perfons of

unequal Years, and the Advantage of fuch Friendships

295

7. Against Compliment

296

8. An Account of the duller fort of Country Gentlemen, and Country

Life

298

9. From Mr. Wycherley

299

10. From Mr. Wycherley. Of the Correction of his Poem to Mr.

Dryden, and other Papers

301

11. Of the fame, a Plan for correcting and improving thofe Poems

12 From Mr. Wycherley

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303

13. On