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He has numberlefs faults in his Author's meaning, and in propriety of expreffion

Mr DRYDEN understood no Greek nor Latin.

Mr Dryden was once, I have heard, at Westminster school: Dr Bufby would have whipt him for so childish a Paraphrase P. The meaneft Pedant in England would whip a Lubber of twelve for conftruing fo abfurdly 4. The Tranflator is mad, every line betrays his Stupidity . The faults are innumerable, and convince me that Mr Dryden did not, or would not understand his Authors. This fhews how fit Mr D. may be to translate Homer! A mistake in a fingle letter might fall on the Printer well enough, but xwp for ixwp must be the error of the Author: Nor had he art enough to correct it at the Prefs *. Mr Dryden writes for the Court-Ladies-He writes for the Ladies, and not for ufe ",

The Tranflator puts in a little Burlefque now and then into Virgil, for a ragout to his cheated Subfcribers w.

Mr DRYDEN trick'd his Subfcribers.

I wonder that any man, who could not but be confeious of his own unfitness for it, should go to amufe the learned world with fuch an undertaking! A man ought to value his Reputation more than Money; and not to hope that those who can read for themselves, will

o Pag. 22, and 192.
p Milbourn, p. 74.
q Pag. 203.
r Pag. 78.

s Pag. 206.

t Pag. 19.

u Pag. 144. 190.
w Pag. 67.

He hath a knack at finooth verfe, but without either Genius or good fenfe, or any tolerable knowledge of English. The qualities which diftinguish Homer are the beauties of his Diction and the Harmony of his Verfification.-But this little Author, who is fo much in vogue, has neither fenfe in his Thoughts, nor English in his Expreffions.

Mr POPE understood no Greek.

into Eng.

I wonder

He hath undertaken to tranflate Homer from the Greek, of which he knows not one word, lish, of which he understands as little P. how this Gentleman would look, should it be difcover'd, that he has not tranflated ten verfes together in any book of Homer with juftice to the Poet, and yet he dares reproach his fellow-writers with not understanding Greek 9 He has fuck fo little to his Original as to have his knowledge in Greek call'd in queftion . I fhould be glad to know which it is of all Homer's Excellencies which has fo delighted the Ladies, and the Gentlemen who judge like Ladies 3.

But he has a notable talent at Burlesque; his genius flides fo naturally into it, that he hath burlesqued Homer without defigning it t.

Mr POPE trick'd his Subfcribers.

'Tis indeed fomewhat bold, and almost prodigious,

o Character of Mr P. p 17. and Remarks on Homer, P. 91.

p. Dennis's Remarks on Ho

mer, p. 12.

q Daily Jour. April 23.

1728.

r Suppl. to the Profund, Pref.

s Oldmixon, Effay on Criticifm, p. 66.

t Dennis's Remarks, p. 28.

be impofed upon, merely by a partially and unseasonably celebrated Name x. Poetis quidlibit audendi shall be Mr Drydens Motto, though it should extend to picking of pockets y.

Names beftowed on Mr DRYDEN.

An APE] A crafty Ape dreft up in gawdy gown -Whips put into an Ape's paw, to play pranks with -None but Apish and Papish brats will heed him z.

An Ass.] A camel will take upon him no more burden than is fufficient for his strength, but there is another beaft that crouches under all a.

A FROG.] Poet Squab endued with Poet Maro's Spirit! an ugly, croaking kind of Vermin, which would fwell to the bulk of an Ox b.

A COWARD.] A Clinias or a Damætas, or a man of Mr Dryden's own Courage c.

A KNAVE.] Mr Dryden has heard of Paul, the Knave of Jefus Chrift: And if I mistake not, I've read somewhere of John Dryden, Servant to his Majesty d. A FOOL.] Had he not been such a self-conceited Fool. -Some great Poets are pofitive Blockheads f. A THING.] So little a Thing as Mr Dryden 8.

x Pag. 192.

y Pag. 125.

z Whip and Key, Pref.

a Milbourn, p. 105.

b Pag. II.

c Pag. 176.

d Pag. 57.

e Whip and Key, Pref.
f Milbourn, p. 34.

g Ibid. p. 35.

for a fmgle man to undertake fuch a work: But 'tis too late to diffuade, by demonftrating the madness of the Project. The Subscribers expectations have been rais'd in proportion to what their Pockets have been drain'd' of 'Pope has been concern'd in Jobs, and hired out his Name to Bookfellers w.

Names beftow'd on Mr POPE.

An APE] Let us take the initial letter of his Chriftian name, and the initial and final letters of his furname, viz. AP E, and they give you the fame Idea of an Ape as his Face *, &c.

An Ass.] It is my duty to pull off the Lion's fkin from this little Afs y.

A FROG.] A fquab Thort Gentleman-a little creature that, like the Frog in the Fable, fwells,land is angry that it is not allow'd to be as big as an Ox 2. A COWARD.] A lurking way-laying coward ". A KNAVE. He is one whom God and nature have mark'd for want of common honesty b.

A FOOL.] Great Fools will be chriften'd by the names of great Poets, and Pope will be call'd Homer *. A THING. A little abject Thing".

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Perfons celebrated in this Poem.

The first number fhews the Book, the fecond
the VERSE.

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AMBROSE Philips, i. 105. iii. 326.

Attila, iii. 92.

Alaric, iii. 91.

Alma Mater, iii. 338.

Annius, an Antiquary, iv. 347.

Arnall, William, ii. 315.

B

BLACKMORE, Sir Richard, i. 104. ii. 268.

Befaleel Morris, ii. 126. iii. 168.

Banks, i. 146.

Broome, ibid.

Bond, ii. 126.

Brown, iii. 28.

Bladen, iv. 560.

Budgel, Efq. ii. 397.
Bentley, Richard, iv. 201.

Bentley, Thomas, ii. 205.

Boyer Abel, ii. 413.

Bland, a Gazetteer, i. 231.

Breval, J. Durant, ii. 126, 238.

Benlowes, iii. 21.

Bavius, ibid..

Burmannus, iv. 237.

Benfon, William, Efq. iii. 325. iv. 110.

Burgerfdyck, iv. 198.

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