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XI. From Dr. Swift: Of Gulliver's Travels, and
his fcheme of Mifanthropy: Concerning a lady at
Court: Character of Dr. Arbuthnot.

XII. To Dr. Swift. Character of fome of his
friends in England; with further invitations.

XIII. Dr. Swift's anfwer. Death of Lord Ox-

ford's fon fomething concerning Ph-s: More

of his Mifanthropy.

XIV. Expectations of Dr. Swift's journey to Eng-
land. Character of low enemies and detract-
ors; with what temper they are to be born. The
amufements of his friends in England.-Lord
B's poftfcript on the fame occafion.

XV. From Dr. Swift, preparing to leave England
again.

XVI. Anfwer from Mr. Pope. The regret of his
departure, remembrance of the fatisfaction past,
wishes for his welfare.-

XVII. Defires for his return, and fettlement in
England: The various schemes of his other
friends, and his own.

XVIII. From Mr. Gay and Mr. Pope. An ac-

count of the reception of Gulliver's Travels in

England.

XIX. On the fame fubject from Mr. Pope. Advice

against party-writing.

XX. From Dr. Swift. About Gulliver, and of a
fecond journey to England.

XXI. From the fame. Concerning party, and de-

pendency: And of the project of a joint volume

of Mifcellanies.

XXII. The anfwer. On the fame fubjects.

XXIII. On Dr. Swift's fecond departure for Ire

land.

XXIV. From Dr. Swift: His reafons for depart

ing.

XXV. From.

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XXV. From Dr. Swift. His remembrance of Mr.
P's friendship; with fome confideration of his
circumftances.

XXVI. From Mr. Gay. Raillery: What employ-
ment was offered him at court, and why he re-
fused it.

XXVII. Dr. Swift to Mr. Gay. On the refusal of
that employment, and his quitting the Court. Of
the Beggars Opera.

XXVIII. From Lord Bolingbroke and Mr. Pope.
Of the Dunciad. Advice to the Dean in the
manner of Montaigne. Of courtiers, and of
the Beggars Opera.

XXIX. Of a true Jonathan Gulliver in New-
England: The Dunciad, and the Treatise of
the Bathos. Reflections on mortality and de-
cay: What is defirable in the decline of life.
XXX. From Dr. Swift. Answer to the former:
His fituation in Ireland

XXXI. From the fame. His own, and Mr. Pope's

temper.

XXXII. Lord Bolingbroke's life in the country. More

about the Dunciad.

XXXIII. From Dr. Swift. Advice how to publish

the Dunciad: Concerning Lord B. and Mr.

Gay.

XXXIV. From Bath. The pleasure of being abused
in company with worthy men.

XXXV. From Dr. Swift. His manner of living
with a friend in the country. The death of Mr.
Congreve. Character of an indolent friend.

XXXVI. Dr. Swift to Lord Bolingbroke. Exhorta-

tion to him to write hiftory. The Dean's tem-

per, his present amufements, and difpofition.

XXXVII. From the fame, on the fame fubjects, and

concerning œconomy; his fentiments on the times,

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and his manner of life of the love of fame

and diftinction. His friendship for Mr. Pope.

XXXVIII. From the fame. His condition: The
ftate of Ireland: Character of Mrs. Pope:
Reflections on Mr. Pope's and Mr. Gay's cir-
cumftances.

XXXIX. Mr. Pope's anfwer: His fituation and
contentment: An account of his other friends.

XL. Lord Bolingbroke to Dr. Swift; A review of

his life, his thoughts of economy, and concerning

fame.

XLI. Dr. Swift's anfwer. The misfortunes attend-
ing great talents: Concerning fame, and the de-

fire of it.

XLII. Dr. Swift to Mr. Pope. Concerning the
Dunciad, and of his fituation of life.

XLIII. Frem Lord B. That the fenfe of friendship

increafes with increase of years. Concerning a

hiftory of his own times, and Mr. P's moral

poem.

XLIV. Of the ftyle of his Letters, of his condition
of life, his past friendships, dislike of party-
Spirit, and thoughts of penfions and preferment.
XLV. Of Mr. Weftley's differtations on Job.-Poft-
fcript by Lord Bol. on the pleasure we take in
reading letters.

XLVI. From Lord B. to Dr. Swift. Inviting him

to England, and concerning reformation of man-

ners by writing.

XLVII. From the fame. The temper proper to men

in years: An account of his own. The cha-

racter of his lady-Poftfcript by Mr. P. on

his mother, and the effects of the tender paf-

fions.

XLVIII. From

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XLVIII. From the fame. Of his ftudies, particu

larly a metaphyfical work. Of retirement and

exercife-Poftfcript by Mr. P. His wish that

their studies were united in fome work useful to

manners, and his diftafle of all party-writ

ings.

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XLIX. Concerning the Duchefs of 2-y. Perfua

LI. A letter of raillery.

LII. In the fame ftyle, to Mr. Gay and the Duchefs.
LIII. A ftrange end of a law-fuit.

life, &c. Poffeript to the Duchefs.

His way of

LIV. Two new pieces of the Dean's: Anfwer to his
invitation into England. Advice to write, &c.,

LV. More on the fame fubjects. A happy union

against corruption. Poftfcript to the Duke of

2 and to the Duchefs.

LVI. Mr. Gay to Dr. Swift. His account of him,
felf: his laft fables: His oeconomy.-Poffcript
by Mr. Pope, of their common ailments, and
economy; and against party-fpirit in writing.

LVII. From Dr. Swift to Mr. Gay. Congratula-

tion on Mr. Gay's leaving the Court; Lord

Cornbury's refufal of a penfion: Character of

Mr. Gay.

LVIII. From the fame. Concerning the writing of

fables: Advice about œconomy, and provision for

old

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old age; of inattention, &c. Poftfcript to the

Duchefs.

LIX. From the fame to Mr. Gay, and a poftfcript to
the Duchefs, on various subjects.

LX. From the fame, concerning the opening of let-
ters at the poft-office. The encouragement given
to bad writers. Reasons for his not living in
England. Poftfcript to the Duchefs; her cha-
racter; raillery on the subject of Mr. Gay him-
Self.

his

LXI. From Dr. Swift to Mr. Pope. An account
of feveral little pieces or tracts published as
which were, or were not genuine?

LXII: From Mr. Pope and Dr. Arbuthnot to Dr.
Swift: On the fudden death of Mr. Gay.

LXIII. From Dr. Swift. On the fame fubject. Of
Mr. Pope's epifles, and particularly that on the
ufe of riches.

LXIV. From Mr. Pope, on Mr. Gay: His care of
his memory and writings; concerning the Dean's
and his own; and of several other things.

LXV. More of Mr. Gay, his papers, and epitaph.

Of the fate of his own writings, and the pur-

pofe of them. Invitation of the Dean to Eng

land.

LXVI. From Dr. Swift. Of the paper called The
Life and character of Dr. Swift. Of Mr. Gay,
and the care of his papers. Of a libel against
Mr. Pope. Of the edition of the Dean's works
in Ireland, how printed.

LXVII. Of the Dean's verfes, called A libel on

Dr. D. the Spurious character of him: Lord

Bol's writings: The indolence of great men in

years.

LXVIII. From Dr. Swift. On Mrs. Pope's death.

Invitation to Dublin. His own fituation there,

and temper.

LXIX. Answer