rence, M. D. cum filium peregre agentem defiderio nimis trifti profequeretur, 391. In Theatro, March 8, 1771, 392. Infula Kennethi inter Hebridas, 393. Skia, 394. Ode de Skia infula, 394. Spes, 395. Verfus, collari capræ domini Banks infcribendi, 396. Ad fœminam quandam generofam quæ libertatis caufæ in Sermone patrocinata fuerat, 396. Jactura temporis, 396. Etc Bigxor, 397. Εἰς τὸ τῆς Ελίσσης περὶ τῶν ὄνειρων "Αινιγμα, 397. In Eliza enigma, 397. Meffia, 398. Latin verfions of four collects in the Liturgy, 402. Pfalmus cxvii. 403. Latin verfion of "Bufy curious thirsty Fly," 404. Latin verfion of three fentences on the monument of John of Doncaster, 404. Tranflation of a fong in Walton's Complete Angler, 405. Verfion of Pope's Verfes on his own Grotto, 406. Græcorum epigrammatum verfiones metricæ, 407. Pompeii epigrammata, 421. Epicteti epigramma, 426. E Theocrito, 426. E Euripidis Medea, 426. Septem Etates, 427. Geogra phia metrica Templemanni Latine redditus, 428. Poet, advertisement to the edition of the Lives of the Poets, of 1783, ii. 3. Metaphyfical, what, 22. Critical remarks on this kind of writing, 26. Dryden's opinion on the queftion, Whether a poet can judge well of his own productions ? 315. Do not make the bett parents, exemplified in Dr. Young, iv. 256. Ancient, exceptionable teachers of morality, v. 188. The forbearance due to young ones, viii. 98. The general knowledge neceffary for, xi. 30. Poetry, obfervations on occafional compofitions, ii. 389. A fimile defcribed, iii. 87. On the neglect of poetical juftice, 92. Similes in poetry confidered, iv. 118. That Sound fhould feem the echo of the Senfe, confidered, 119. Harmony the end of its meafure, vi. 117. The parallel of, with Painting, viii. 134. The eafy, characterized, 308. Obfervations on affectation in, 309. A differtation on, xi. 29. Early writers in poffeffion of nature, their followers of art, xi. 29. To Mifs *****, on her giving the author a gold and filk net- work purse, of her own weaving, 356. To Mifs *****, on her playing upon the harpsichord, in a room hung with flower-pieces of her own painting, 357. To a friend, 360. Written at the request of a Gentleman to whom a Lady had given a sprig of myrtle, 363. Lines in ridicule of certain poems published in 1777, 375. Imitation of the style of ****, 377Poetry, Poetical devotion cannot often pleafe, ii. 266. Characterized, 267. Poetry, Paftoral, generally the first productions of a poet, iv. 110. The peculiar beauties of it, v. 232. The difficulty of fucceeding in it, 235. 237. Mere nature to be principally regarded, 238. Wherein the perfection of it confifls, 243.

Poetry, Epick, what it is, ii. 154. Critical remarks on, vii. 110.
Poetry, Lyrick, its origin and manner, vii. 19.

Policy, too frequently fupported by the arts of intrigue and fraud, vi.

50.

Politenefs, rules for eftimating its advantages, vi. 174. Its amiable

influence on the manners, 174.

Politian, his poetical compofitions cenfured for his vanity and felf

efteem, vi. 358.

Polyphylus, his character, v. 124.

Pomfret,

Pomfret, John, his life, ii. 277. Son of the Rev. Mr. Pomfret, Rector of Luton, 277. Educated at Cambridge, 277. Rector of Malden, Bedfordshire, 277. Obftructed in inftitution to a valuable living, from a paffage in his Choice, 277. Dies of the small-pox, in 1703, aged 36, 278. Character of his poems, 278.

Pompeius, epigrammata, xi. 421.

Pontanus, the inftructive infcription on his tomb, v. 187.

Opera, 209.

Pope, Alexander, his account of N. Rowe, iii. 38. With Arbuthnot fuppofed to have affifted Gay in writing Three Hours after Marriage, 206. His account of the origin and fuccefs of the Beggar's A converfation with Addifon on Tickell's tranflation of Homer, 233. Fenton and Broome affift him in the translation of the Odyffey, 415. His life, iv. 1. Born in London, May 22, 1688, 1. His father grew rich by the trade of a linendraper, 1. Both his parents papifts, 1. Of a tender and delicate conftitution, and of a gentle and fweet difpofition, 2. From his pleafing voice called the little Nightingale, 2. Received his firât education under a Romish prieft in Hampshire, from whence he was removed first to Twiford, near Winchefter, and again to a school near Hyde-Park-Corner, 2. Is faid to have lifped in numbers, 3. His father left off bufinefs with 20,000. but living on the principal, greatly reduced it before his death, 3. At twelve years of age, forms a plan for his own education, 4. His primary and prin. cipal purpose was to be a poet, 4. His first performance, the Ode to Solitude, at twelve years of age, 5. Made a verfion of the first book of the Thebais, at fourteen, 5. At fifteen years of age studies French and Italian, 6. Deftroyed many of his puerile productions, 6. At fixteen introduced to Sir W. Trumbal, which ended in friend. thip, 7. His lite, as an author, to be computed from this time, when he wrote his Paftorals, 7. Verfes written by Wycherly in his praife, 7. His Letters to Mr. Cromwell, published in a volume of Mifcellanies, by Curll, 8. Early encouraged by Mr. Walsh, 8. Frequents the company of wits, at Will's Coffee-houfe, 9. His Paitorals first published in Toofon's Mifcellany, in 1709, 10. His Eflay on Criticism written 1709, and feverely attacked by Dennis, His Elay tranflated into French, by Hamilton, Robotham, and Refael, and commented on by Warburton, 13. His Meffiah first published in the Spectator, 14. His verfion on the unfortunate Lady badly employed, 14. Story on which the Rape of the Lock was founded, 16. The great merit of that poem, 17. That poem attacked by Dennis, as allo the Temple of Fame, 18. Writes the Epiftle from Eloifa to Abelard, 18. Windíor Foreft, 1713, 19. Writes a narrative of the frenzy of John Dennis, 19. Account of the ironical comparifon between the Paftorals of Philips and Pope, published in the Guardian, 20. Studies the art of painting, under Jervas, 20. Supposed to have painted a picture of Betterton, 20. Propotes a tranflation of the Iliad, by subscription, in fix quarto vclumes, at fix guineas, 21. Sells the copy to B. Lintot, 22. Is greatly terrified at the undertaking, 24. Is objected to by fome for being too much a Tory, and by others for want of a fufficient knowledge of the Greek language, 24. Greatly affifted by former tranflators,

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tranflators, 25. Hiftory of the notes to the Iliad, 26. The life of Homer, written by Parnell, 27. The Iliad took him five years in tranflating, 27. 6:4 copies of the Iliad fubfcribed for, and he gained 5320 l. 45. by this work, 28. Sinks a confiderable part of his money for annuities, 28. Extracts from the first translation and the printed compared, 29. Story of his reading the tranflation of the Iliad to Lord Halifax, 37. Addifon and him become rivals, 39. Contest between Pope's and Tickell's tranflations of the Iliad, 42. His own account of the jealousy of Addifon, 43. Purchases, his houfe at Twickenham, 1715, 44. Forms his grotto at Twickenham, 45. Publishes a quarto edition of his works in 1717, 45. Lofes his father in 1717, 45. The publication of the Iliad completed in 1720, 46. His publications cenfured by Burnet, Ducket, and Dennis, 46. Purposes to become rich by the South-Sea bobble, and luckily escapes without much lofs, 46. In 1721, he published the poems of Dr. Parnell, and an edition of the works of Shakefpeare, 47. Deficiencies of his edition of Shakespeare exposed by Theobald, 47. Merits of this edition of Shakespeare, 48. Publishes propotals for a tranflation of the Odyffey, in five volumes, 51.5s. 48. Affifted in the tranflation by Fenton and Broome, 48. Examined before the Lords on the trial of Bp. Atterbury, 48. Atterbury presents a Bible to Pope at their laft interview, 49. Tranflated only twelve books of the Odyssey, 49. Pope's tranflation in the British Museum, 49. 819 copies fubfcribed for, and completed in 1725, 50. A criticism on the Odyffey, published by Spence, 50. Eltablishes a friendship with Spence, 50. Is vifited by Voltaire, 51. Joins with Swift in publishing three volumes of Mifcellanies, 1. Dunciad published in 1728, 52. Hiftory of the Dunciad, 54. Mr. Pope executed in effigy by the Dunces, 55. Publishes a poem on Tate, 1731, 57. Lofes his mother at the age of 93, 59. Calls Curll before the House of Lords for publishing fome letters of noblemen to him, 59. Curll's account of his obtaining the letters, 60. Publishes a volume of Letters, 1737, 61. Publishes the First Part of the Effay on Man, 1733, 63. History of the Effay on Man, 64. The Effay attacked by Mr. Crowfaz, as immoral, and defended by Warburton, 66. His Letter to Warburton, 69. Suppofed to have been made a tool of by Bolingbroke, to fpread his opinions, €9. Endeavours to get his Effay on Man tranflated into Latin, 70. Lives among the great, 71. A report prevailed of Queen Caroline paying him a vifit, which did not take place, 71. Writes an Epittle on the Ufe of Riches, 1733, 71. Publishes the Man of Rofs, 71. Pub. lishes his Characters of Men, 1734. 72. Publishes his Characters of Women, 74. Duchefs of Marlborough celebrated in that poem, under the character of Atoffa, 74. Published Imitations of feveral Poems of Horace, 74. Such imitations first practifed by Oldham and Rochester, 75. Publishes fome of Dr. Donne's Satires, 75. At open war with Lord Hervey, 76. Publishes his laft Satires, 77. Never wrote on politicks, 78. Firft volume of the Memoirs of Scriblerus published by him, in conjunction with Swift and Arbuthnot, 78. Published two volumes of Latin Poems, written by Italians, 79. Planned a Poem, fubfequent to his Effay on Man, but

never

never completed it, 79. Publishes another book of the Dunciad, 8c. Is at variance with Cibber, 82. Celebrates both Cibber and Osborne in the Dunciad, 83. Account of his latter end, 86. Died May 30, 1744, and buried at Twickenham, 87. A monument erected to his memory, by the Bishop of Gloucefter, 87. Offended Lord Bolingbroke by having printed 1500 of the Patriot King more than Lord Bolingbroke knew of, and not difcovered until the death of Pope, 87. Account of a difference between Pope and Mr. Allen, 89. Account of Pope's picture of Betterton, go. His perfon defcribed, 90. His drefs, go. His method of living and converfation, 91. The frugality of his domestick character, 94. Proud of his money, and the greatest fault of his friends, poverty, 95. Fond of enumerating the great men of his acquaintance, 95. His focial virtues, 96. His Letters appear premeditated and artificial, 98. Many of the topicks of his Letters contrary to truth, 98. Viz. contempt of his own poetry, 98.-Infenfibility to cenfure and criticism, 98.-Difefteem of kings, 99.-Contempt of the world, 99.-Scorn of the great, 99. -His own importance, 100. Learned his pretended difcontent from Swift, 100. Sometimes wanton in his attacks, and mean in his retreat, IC1. His virtues, liberality, and fidelity of friendship, 101. Paid Savage 20l. a year, 101. The report of a defamatory life of Swift being found in his papers, on enquiry appears groundless, 102. Lived and died in the religion of Rome, 1c2. Never loft his belief of Revelation, 103. In his early life a literary curiofity, and afterwards ftudied the living world, 103. Entertained a defire for travelling, but did not gratify it, 104. His intellectual character, Good Senfe, 104. His genius, 104. His great memory, 104. Made Poetry the bufinefs of his life, 105. Never wrote on popular or temporary occafions, 106. Never published his works under two years, 106. Compared with Dryden, 107. His great care in polifhing his works, 107. Frequently corrected his works after publication, 108. His profe works characterized, 109. His Paftorals confidered, 111. Windfor Foreft, 111. Temple of Fame, 112. The Meffiah, 112. The Verfes on an unfortunate Lady, 112. Ode to St. Cecilia's Day, 113. Copy of the Ode, 114. Ignorant of the principles, and infenfible to the effects of Mufick, 117. His Effay on Criticism, 118. The Rape of the Lock, 121. Eloifa to Abelard, 124. The Iliad, 125. Obfervations on the notes to the Iliad, 128. The Odyssey, 129. The notes to the Odyffey, written by Broome, 129. The Dunciad, 129. The defign of that poem, 129. His Effay on Man, 130. His Characters of Men and Women, 132. His leffer poems confidered, 133. The question, Whether Pope was a poet? confidered, 137. Copy of his Letter to Mr. Bridges, 138. The Vifitor's criticisms on Pope's Epitaphs, 140. His Epitaph on Charles Earl of Dorfet, 141. His Epitaph on Sir William Trumball, 143. His Epitaph on the Hon. Simon Harcourt, 146. His Epitaph on James Craggs, 147. His Epitaph intended for Mr. Rowe, 148. His Epitaph intended for Mrs. Corbet, 149. His Epitaph on the Hon. Robert Digby and his fifter, 150. His Epitaph on Sir Godfrey Kneller, 152. His Epitaph on Gen. Hen. Withers, 152. His Epitaph on Elijah Fenton, 153. His Epitaph on Mr.

Gay, 154. His Epitaph intended for Sir Ifaac Newton, 156. His Epitaph on Edmund Duke of Buckingham, 157. Writes part of the Prologue to Sophonisba, 168. The malevolence between him and Philips, 193. Remarks on his verfification, vi. 136. Fate of the MSS. he left to Lord Bolingbroke, viii. 260. Account of his edition of Shakespeare, ix. 279. View of the Controversy between Croufaz and Warburton, on the Effay on Man, 364. Croufaz's Obfervations on his Opinion of the Ruling Paffion, 365. Of Whatever is, is Right, 368. His character in converfation, xi, 100. His Meffiah, in Latin, 398.

Popery, caufes why many perfons embrace it, ii. 349. The Hind and Panther published by Dryden, in defence of Popery, 352. Egg and Canna the only iflands of the Hebrides where that religion is retained, X. 474.

Population, the flight of every man a lofs to the community, and rogues ought rather to be made useful to the fociety they have injured, than be driven from it, iii. 320. Decayed religious houses, or want of them, no evidence of a decreafing, x. 394.

Portia (daughter of Cato) characterized, x. 187.

Portland, Earl of, taken up for being concerned in Waller's Plot, ii. 240. Receives a letter from Waller, advising him to confefs, which he rejects, and applies to the Lords for redrefs, 241. After being examined several times by the Lords, is admitted to bail, 242. Poffidippus, his account of human life, ix. 99.

Pofthumous Works, thoughts on the publication of, viii. 260. Poverty, the impropriety of reflecting on perfons for it, iii. 294. The afflictive fcenes of it defcribed, v. 338. The fears of it ftrongly excite to activity and diligence, 339. The folly of thofe whofe negligence and profufion involve them in the miferies of it, 339. In what cafes they are objects of pity, 340. The difappointments attending it, 176. Why its circumstances are fo often regarded with contempt, vii. 184. When only to be dreaded, 362. Ought not to be looked on as hereditary, x. 232. What it is, and the neceffity of it, confidered, 237. Power, the effect of neceffity, vi. 373. Praise of fervants, the higheft panegyrick of private virtue, v. 432. The practice of giving unmerited, cenfured, vi. 355. The excellency of that which is truly deferved, 412. The integrity and judgment with which it ought to be difpenfed, 412. The love of it engages in a variety of means for attaining it, vii. 142. The general paffion for it fhewn, vii. 306. To an old man an empty found, xi. 126. Prayer and labour should co-operate, ii. 36. Prayers, by Dr. Johnfon, Jan. 1, 1730-1, xi. 191.

Jan. 1, 1784,

191. Aug. 1, 1784, 192. Sept. 5, 1784, 192. Sept. 18, 1784, 193. Dec. 5, 1784, 193.

Precedent, implicit fubmiffion to it unreasonable, vi. 405.

Preceptor (a plan of education), Preface to the, ix. 401.
Precipitation, often fatal to great designs, v. 278.

Preferment-Hunters characterized, xi. 333.

Prejuyterians and Independents, account of the difputes between them

at Oxford, on the authority of minifters, iv. 510.

Prescience,