Contents of the Ninth Volume.

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Dr. Swift. Retired from Court feme

months before the Queen's Death.

II. From Dr. Swift, at Dublin. How little he cares

to think of England: Concern at the violence of

party. Of the first volume of Mr. Pope's tran-

flation of Homer. His circumftances in Ire

land.

III. Mr. Pope's love and memory of Dr. Swift. The
Calumnies and Slanders upon him on account of
Religion, turned into raillery.

IV. Dr. Swift's anfwer. His enquiry concerning

Mr. P's principles. Roets generally follow the

Court. Raillery on the fubject of his enemies,

and his Religion. A Quaker-paftoral, and a

Newgate-paftoral, proposed as fubjects for Mr.

Gay.

V. Dr. Swift to Mr. Pope: An apology for his con-
duct and writings after the Queen's death: With
an account of his principles in politics.

VI. Dr. Swift to Mr. Gay.

VII. Mr. Pope to Dr. Swift, occafioned by the for-

mer: An account of his conduct and maxims in

general.

VIII. From the L. Bolingbroke, a poftfcript to the

foregoing letter, with fome account of his own

fentiments and fituation in private life.

IX. Dr. Swift's answer.

X. From Mr. Pope to Dr. Swift. An invitation to

England.

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XI. From Dr. Swift: Of Gulliver's Travels, and
bis 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 paft,
wishes for his welfare.

XVII. Defires for his return, and fettlement in
England: The various fchemes 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 jame. Concerning party, and de-

pendency: And of the project of a joint volume

of Mifcellanies.

XXII. The anfuxr. On the fame fubjects.

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

land.

XXIV. From Dr. Swift His reafons for depart-

ing.

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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-
fufed 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 Treatife of
the Bathos. Reflections on mortality and de-
cay: What is defirable in the decline of life.
XXX. From Dr. Swift. Anfwer 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. Mere

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 prefent 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

State of Ireland: Character of Mrs. Pape:

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 answer. 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. From Lerd B. That the fenfe of friendship

increases with increase of years. Concerning a

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

poem.

XLIV. Of the Style of his Letters, of his condition
of life, his paft friendships, diflike of party-
jpirit, and thoughts of penfians 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 bis lady.-Poftfcript by Mr. P. on

his mother, and the effects of the tender paf-

fions.

XLVIII. From