el by R. B muc

OF

LORD BOLINGBROKE.

BY

GEORGE WINGROVE COOKE, ESQ.

SECOND EDITION,

REVISED AND CORRECTED BY THE AUTHOR.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET,

Publisher in Ordinary to His Majesty.

MDCCCXXXVI.

CONTENTS

OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

Causes of Bolingbroke's Disgust with the Pretender. His

Position with respect to the Tories. Character of the Pre-

tender. His Address.

CHAPTER II.

Page 1

The Letter from Avignon.-Essay upon Innate Moral Prin-

ciples.-Letter to Sir William Windham. -Trial of Harley.-

Reasons of his Acquittal.-Anecdotes of the Duke of Marlbo-

rough.—Bolingbroke's Literary Acquaintance.

CHAPTER III.

17

Death of Lady Bolingbroke. Bolingbroke's acquaintance

with the Marquise de Villette.-Rivalry of M'Donald.--Boling-

broke's Second Marriage.-His Reflections upon Exile. 38

CHAPTER IV.

Bolingbroke's Retreat at La Source.-His Life there.-His

Guests.-Voltaire.- La Henriade.-Lady Bolingbroke's Jour-

ney to England.-Its cause.-Lord Bolingbroke receives his

Pardon. Returns to England.-Retires again to France.-His

Illness.-Goes to Aix-la-Chapelle.

CHAPTER V.

50

Applications of Bolingbroke for the Reversal of his Attainder.

Their issue. Lady Bolingbroke's Second Journey to England.

-Bolingbroke joins her.-Bill for his Restoration in Blood-

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Passed. Bolingbroke's Discontent. Purchases Dawley.-

State of Parties.-Bolingbroke's Political Writings.-The Oc-

casional Writer.-Walpole's Answer.-Bolingbroke's Interview

with the King.

64

CHAPTER VI.

Letters upon the History of England. - Prosecutions threat-

ened. Bolingbroke's Reply to the Threat.-Conduct of the

Opposition. Their Success.-Disunion.-Bolingbroke secedes

from them.-His Dissertation upon Parties.

CHAPTER VII.

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Bolingbroke's Literary Occupations during this period.-His

Religious Sentiments, as expressed among his private Friends.

-Swift.-Pope.-The Essay on Man.-Dr. Warburton's Com-

mentary.-Voltaire.

94

CHAPTER VIII.

An Examination of Bolingbroke's Philosophical Works. 108

CHAPTER IX.

An Examination of Bolingbroke's Philosophical Works, con-

tinued.

121

CHAPTER X.

An Examination of Bolingbroke's Philosophical Works, con-

tinued. His own System.-The Immortality of the Soul. 134

CHAPTER XI.

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Bolingbroke's Philosophical Works, continued. His own

System. The Moral Attributes of the Deity." Whatever is,

is right."-Summary of Bolingbroke's System.

CHAPTER XII.

147

Walpole's Attack upon Bolingbroke in the House of Com-

Bolingbroke retires to France. His Letters on His-

mons.-