LEtters to and from Dr Swift. 1 12 A criticism on these letters Letter 1. Mr Pope's answer to Dr Swift, offering him a sum of money to induce him to change his religion 9 11. To Dr Swift. Retired froin court some months before the Queen's death England. Concern at the violence of party. Of the first 14 IV. Mr Pope's love and memory of Dr Swist. The calunnies and Nanders upon him on account of religion, turned into rails lery 16 V. Dr Swift's answer. His inquiry concerning Mr P.'s princi. ples. Poets generally follow the court. Raillery on tlie fub. ject of his enemies, and his religion. A Quaker pastoral, and a Newgate paftoral, proposed as subjects for Mr Gay 17 VI. Dr Swift to Mr Pope. An apology for his conduct and wri tings after the Queen's death. With an account of his prin. ciples in politics 20 VII, Dr Sivift to Mr Gay 32 VIII. Mr Pope to Dr Swift, occafioned by the former. An ac count of his conduct and maximsin general IX. From the L. Bolingbrcke; a poitfcript to the foregoing letter: with some account of his own sentiments and situation in private life 37 X. Dr Swift's answer 42 XI. From Mr Pope to Dr Swift. Aninvitation to England 42 XII. From Dr Swift. Of Gulliver's Travels ; and his febeme of misanthropy. Concerning a lady at court. Cliaracter of Dr Arbuthnot 44 XIII. TO Dr Swist. Character of some of his friends in Eng land; with further invitations XIV. Dr Swift's answer. Death of I ord Oxford's son. Some. thing concerning Ph----5. More of his milanthropy 49 XV. Expectations of Dr Swift's journey to England. Charac ter of low enemies and detractors; with what temper they are to be borne. The amusements of his friends in England Lord B.'s poft script on the fame occalion 50 XVI. From Dr Swift, preparing to leave England again 53 XVII. Answer from Mr Pope. The regret of his departure; re membrance of the fatisfaction paft; wishes for his welfare 54 XVI!). Desires for his return, and lettlement in England. The Various schemes of his other friends, and his own 55 XIX. From Mr Gay and Mr Pope. An account of the reception of Gulliver's Travels in England 57 XX. On the fame subject from Mr Pope. Advice against partywriting 59 XXI. From Dr Swift. About Gulliver, and of a second journey to England 61 XXII. From the fame. Concerning party, and dependency; and of the project of a joint volume of miscellaries 63 22 XXIII. The 46 Letter XXIII. The answer. On the same subjects XXIV. Op Dr Swift's second departure for Ireland XXV. From Dr Swift. As realons for departing XXVI. From Dr Swift. His remeinbrance of Mr P.'s friend- 63 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 refusal of that employ. ment, and his quitting the court. Of the Beggar's opera 71 XXIX. From Lord Bolingbroke and Mr Pope. Of the Dunciad. 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 75 XXXI. From Dr Swift. Answer to the former. His fitua- XXXII. From the fame. His ownand Mr Pope's temper 79 XXXII. Lord Bolingbroke's life in the country. More about XXXIV. From Dr Swift. Advice how to publish the Dunciad. XXXV. From Bath. The pleasure of being abused in compa- XXXVI. From Dr Swift. His manner of living with a friend in the country. The death of Mr Congreve. Character of XXXVII. Dr Swift to Lord Bolingbroke. Exhortation to him to write history. The Dean's temper, his present amuse- XXXVIII. Froin the fame, on the fame subjects, and concern. ing economy ; his sentiments on the times, and his manner of life.. of the love of fame and distinction. His friend- XXXIX. From the fame. His condition. The state of Ire- land. Character of Mirs Pope. Reflections on Mir Pope's XL. Mr ope's answer. His situation and contentment. An XLI. Lord Bolingbroke to Dr Swift. A review of his life; his thoughts of economy, and concerning fame XLII. Dr Swift's aniwer. The misfortunes atiending great talents. Concerning fame, and the desire of it XLIII. Dr Swift to Mr Pope. Concerning the Dunciad, and XLIV. From Lord B. That the sense of friendship increases with increase of years. Concerning a history of his own tines, and Mr P.'s moral poein XLV. Of the style of his leitors, of his condition of life, his past friendships, dislike of party-spirit, and thoughts of pen- XLVI. Of Mr Wesley's dissertations on Job --- Poft fcript by Lord Bol. on the pleasure we take in reading letters 107 XLVII. From Lord B. to Dr Swift. Inviting him to Eng- XLVIII. From XLVIII. From the same. The temper proper to men in years. An account of his own. The characterof his lady. - Post- fcript by Mr P. on his mother, and the effects of the ten- XLIX. From the same. Of his studies, particularly a meta- physical work. Of retirement and exercise. Poftfcript II2 LIII. In the same style, to Mr Gay and the Duchess LIV. A strange end of a law-fuit. His way of life, &c. Poft- LV. Two new pieces of the Dean's. Answer to his invitation into England. Advice to write, Gr. LVI. More on the fame subjects. A happy union against cor. ruption. Poftfcript to the Duke of Q. and to the Duchess 127 1 VlI. Mr Gay to Dr Swist. His account of himself. His last fables. His economy. Postscript by Mr Pope, of their common ailments, and economy; and against party- LVIII. From Dr Swift to Mr Gay. Congratulation on Mr Gay's leaving the court. Lord Coinbury's refusal of a pen- LIX. From the same. Concerning the writing of fables. Ad- vice about ceconomy, and provision for old age; of inatten- tion, Gc. Pofticript to the Duchess LX. From the fame to Mr Gay, and a poftfcript to the Du- LXI. From the same. Concerning the opening of letters at the post-office. The encouragement given to bad writers. Reasons for his not living in England. Poftfcript to the Du- chess ; her character; raillery on the subject of Mr Gay LXII. From Dr Swift to Mr Pope. An account of several little pieces or tracts published as his; which were, or were LXI. From Mr Pope and Dr Arbuthnot to Dr Swift. On LXIV. From Dr Swift. On the same subject. Of Mr Pope's epiftles, and particularly that on the use of riches LXV. From Mr Pope on Mr Gay. His care of his memory and writings; concerning the Dean's and his own; and of LXVI. More of Mr Gay, his papers, and epitaph. Of the racter 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 154. LXVIII. Of LXVIII. Of the Dean's verses, called A libel on Dr D. The spurious character of him. Lord Bol.'s writings. The in- LXIX. From Dr Swift. On Mr Pope's death. Invitation to Dublin. His own situation there, and temper LXX. Answer to the former. His teinper of mind since his mother's death. The union of fentiments in all his acquain- LXXI. Concern for his absence. Of a libel against him. Re- flections on the behaviour of a worthless man LXXII. Melancholy circumstances of the separation of friends. Impertinence of false pretenders to their friendlip. Pu- blishers of Night papers. Of the essay on man, and of the collection of the Dean's works. - Postscript by Lord Bolingbroke concerning his metaphysical works LXXIII. From Dr Swifi. The answer. Of his own amuse- ments, the essay on man, and Lord B.'s writings LXXIV. Of the 'pleasures of his conversation. Of Dr Ar: buthnot's decay of health. Of the nature of moral and LXXV. From Dr Suift. On the death of friends LXXVI. From the same. On the offence taken at their wri. tings. Of Mr Pope's letters. Character of Dr Rundle, Bi- LXXVII. Concerning the Earl of Peterborow, and his death at Lisbon. Charities of Dr Swift LXXVIII. From Dr Swift. Of writing letters. Several of the ancients writ them to publish. Of his own letters. The care he shall take of Mr Pope's, to prevent their being print- LXXIX. From Dr Swift. On the death of friends. What sort of popularity he has in Ireland. Against the general coruption LXXX. From the same. His kindness for Mr P. and his own infirm condition 177 LXXXI. Mr Pope to Dr Swift. His plan for the second book of ethic epistles; of the extent and limits of human realon and science ; and what retarded the execution of it. Of Lord B.'s writings. New invitations to England 179 LXXXII. From Dr Swift. His resolution to preserve Mr Pope's letters, and leave them to his disposal after his death. His desire to be mentioned in the ethic epistles. Of the loss of friends, and decays of age 181 LXXXIII. What sort of letters he now writes, and the con- traction of his correspondence. Of the human failings of gieat geniuses, and the allowance to be made them. His high opinion of Lord Bolingbroke and Dr Swift as writers 182 LXXXIV. From Dr Swift. Of old age, and death of friends. More of the ethic epistles 184 LXXXV. Of the complaints of friends. One of the best comforts of old age.--Some of his letters copied in Ireland, and printed.-Of Lord Bolingbroke's retirement. Of some new friends, and of what sort they are 186 LXXXVI. The present circumstances of his life and his companions. Wishes that the laft part of their days might be passed together 188 LXXXVII. From |