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Dr JONATHAN SWIFT.

Dean of ST PATRICK'S, DUBLIN.

VO L. IV.

EDINBURGH:

Printed for G. HAMILTON, J. BALFOUR, & L. HUNter.

M,DCC,LVII.

PR

3720 -1757 V.4.

3--29CONTENTS.

Letters to and from Dr Swift.

A criticism on these letters

Letter

I. Mr Pope's answer to Dr Swift, offering him a fum of money to induce him to change his religion

II. To Dr Swift. Retired from court fome months before
the Queen's death

III. From Dr Swift at Dublin. How little he cares to think
of England. Concern at the violence of party.
volume of Mr Pope's tranflation of Homer.
ftances in Ireland

Of the first His circum

The calum

IV. Mr Pope's love and memory of Dr Swift.
nies and flanders upon him on account of religion, turned in-
to raillery

V. Dr Swift's anfwer. His inquiry concerning Mr Pope's prin-
ciples. Poets generally follow the court. Raillery on the fub-
ject of his enemies, and his religion. A Quaker pastoral, and
a Newgate paftoral, propofed as fubjects for Mr Gay
VI Dr Swift to Mr Pope. An apology for his conduct and wri-
tings after the Queen's death. With an account of his
principles in politics

VII. Dr Swift to Mr Gay

VIII. Mr Pope to Dr Swift, occafioned by the former. An account of his conduct and maxims in general

IX. From the Lord Bolingbroke; a poftfcript to the foregoing letter; with fome account of his own fentiments and fituation in private life

X. Dr Swift's anfwer

XI. From Mr Pope to Dr Swift. An invitation to England XII. From Dr Swift. Of Gulliver's travels; and his fcheme of mifanthropy. Concerning a lady at court.

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of Dr Arbuthnot. XIII. To Dr Swift. Character of fome of his friends in England; with further invitations XIV. Dr Swift's anfwer. Death of Lord Oxford's fon. Some

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thing concerning Ph-s More of his mifanthropy XV. Expectations of Dr Swift's journey to England. CharaEter of low enemies and detractors; with what temper they are to be borne. The amusements of his friends in England.-Lord B's poftfcript on the same occasion XVI. From Dr Swift, preparing to leave England again XVII. Answer from Mr Pope. The regret of his departure; remembrance of the fatisfaction paft; wifhes for his welfare-54 XVIII. Defires for his return, and fettlement in England. The various fchemes of his other friends, and his own XIX. From Mr Gay and Mr. Pope. An account of the reception of Gulliver's travels in England XX. On the fame fubject from Mr Pope. Advice against party-writing

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XXIV. On Dr Swift's second departure for Ireland

XXV. From Dr Swift. His reafons for departing

XXVI. From Dr Swift. His remembrance of Mr Pope's friend-

ship; with fome confideration of his circumstances

XXVII. From Mr Gay. Raillery. What employment was
offered him at court, and why he refused it

XXVIII. Dr Swift to Mr Gay. On the refufal of that em-

ployment, and his quitting the court. Of the Beggar's opera. 73.

XXIX. From Lord Bolingbroke and Mr Pope. Of the Dun-

ciad. Advice to the Dean in the manner of Montaigne.-

Of courtiers, and of the Beggar's opera.

XXX. Of a true Jonathan Gulliver in New England. The

Dunciad, and the treatise of the Bathos. Reflections on mor.

tality and decay. What is defirable in the decline of life

XXXI. From Dr Swift. Answer to the former. His fituation

in Ireland

XXXII. From the fame. His own and Mr Pope's temper

XXXIII. Lord Bolingbroke's life in the country. More about

the Dunciad

XXXIV. From Dr Swift. Advice how to publish the Dunciad.

Concerning Lord B. and Mr Gay

XXXV. From Bath. The pleasure of being abused in compa-

ny with worthy men

XXXVI. From Dr Swift. His manner of living with a friend

in the country. The death of Mr Congreve. Character of

an indolent friend

XXXVII. Dr Swift to Lord Bolingbroke. Exhortation to him.
to write history. The Dean's temper, his prefent amuse-
ments, and difpofition

XXXVIII. From the fame, on the fame fubjects, and concern-

ing œconomy; his fentiments on the times, and his manner

of life. Of the love of fame and distinction. His friendship

for Mr Pope

XXXIX. From the fame. His condition. The state of Ire-
land. Character of Mrs Pope. Reflections on Mr Pope's and

Mr Gay's circumstances

XLI. Lord Bolingbroke to Dr Swift. A review of his life; his

thoughts of œconomy, and concerning fame

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XLIV. From Lord B. That the fenfe of friendship increases

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