J. M'Creery, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London.

CONTENTS

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THE EIGHTH VOLUME.

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PREFACE to the first genuine edition of the Corres-

pondence of Pope, in quarto, 1737

Catalogue of the Surreptitious and incorrect Editions

of Pope's Letters

LETTERS TO AND FROM SIR WILLIAM TRUMBULL,

FROM 1705 TO 1716.

Letter

I. From Sir William Trumbull. On occasion of

Milton's Juvenilia, encouraging the author

II. From Sir William Trumbull. On the advan-

tage of the author's society and correspon-

dence

III. From Sir William Trumbull. Of his first

translations of Homer

IV. From Sir William Trumbull. On the Rape

of the Lock, and advising the author to

leave town

V. On the flattery of authors, and the true sources

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VI. An account of the first performance of Addi-

son's Cato

VII. From Sir William Trumbull. Returning thanks

to the author for his present of the Temple

of Fame

VIII. Against the violence of parties, and in praise
of general benevolence

IX. From Sir William Trumbull. Of an epigram
in Martial, on a happy old age

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LETTERS TO AND FROM MR. WYCHERLEY,

FROM 1704 TO 1710.

I. On Dryden, and the misrepresentations of his
character; the temper of critics

II. From Mr. Wycherley. Commending the au-
thor's judgment

III. Disclaiming the praises of Mr. Wycherley,

and concerning the author's Pastorals

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IV. From Mr. Wycherley. On the sincerity and

justice of his commendations on the author 29

V. From Mr. Wycherley. On some of the au-

thor's papers

VI. On the advantages of friendship between per-
sons of unequal ages

VII. Against compliment

VIII. Preferring solitude to the society of his coun-

try neighbours

IX. From Mr. Wycherley. Inviting the author to

X. From Mr. Wycherley. Of the correction of
his poem to Mr. Dryden, and other papers

XI. On the author's corrections and alterations of

Mr. Wycherley's poems

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XII. From Mr. Wycherley. On the author's health 44

XIII. From Mr. Wycherley. Requesting the au-
thor to peruse his papers

XIV. Sending Mr. Wycherley's poem on Dulness,
and explaining the corrections and altera-

tions

XV. From Mr. Wycherley. Thanking the author

for the criticism on his writings

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XVI. More concerning corrections of the poems
XVII. From Mr. Wycherley-after his illness
XVIII. From Mr. Wycherley. On the author's new
publication, and on his own work

XIX. From Mr. Wycherley. Concerning the Mis-
cellanies and the critics

XX. On the Miscellanies, and the dangers of young

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XXIII. From Mr. Wycherley. His desire of his com-
pany, and requesting him to proceed with
the correction of the papers

XXIV. From Mr. Wycherley. Containing more about

XXVI. From Mr. Wycherley. On the corrections of

his poems

XXVII. Requesting leave to return the papers, and
postpone further criticism till they meet

LETTERS TO AND FROM WILLIAM WALSH, ESQ.

FROM 1705 TO 1707.

Letter

I. Mr. Walsh to Mr. Wycherley. On Pope's

Pastorals

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

III. On the danger of extreme correction; of Pas-
toral comedy, and its character; of the li-
berty of borrowing from the ancients

IV. From Mr. Walsh. On the same subjects
V. From Mr. Walsh. On mechanical critics;
the preference of nature to art in poetry;
a request concerning one of the Pastorals
VI. Critical observations on English versification
VII. From Mr. Walsh, proposing to send a coach
and horses to bring Mr. Pope to Abberley

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LETTERS TO AND FROM HENRY CROMWELL, ESQ.
FROM 1708 TO 1711.

I. From Mr. Pope. Account how he passes his

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