26 From Mr. Gay. Raillery: what Employment was offered him at

Court, and why he refused it

294

295

27. Dr. Swift to Mr. Gay. On the Refufal of that Employment, and

his quitting the Court. Of the Beggar's Opera

28. From Lord Bolingbroke and Mr. Pope. Of the Dunciad. Ad-

vice to the Dean in the Manner of Montaigne, &c.
298

29. Of a true Jonathan Gulliver in New England. The Dunciad, and

the Treatife of the Bathos. Reflections on Mortality and Decay 299

30. From Dr. Swift. Answer to the former. His Situation in Ireland 301

His own and Mr. Pope's Temper.

302

31. From the fame.

32. Lo d Bolingbroke's Life in the Country. More about the Dunciad 304

33. From Dr. Swift. Advice how to publish the Dunciad. Concerning

Lord B. and Mr. Gay

305

34 From Bath. The Pleasure of being abufed in Company with worthy

306

308

35. From Dr. Swift. His Manner of living with a Friend in the Coun-

try. The Death of Mr. Congreve, &c.

36. Dr. Swift to Lord Bolingbroke. Exhortation to him to write Hif-

tory. The Dean's Temper, his prefent Amusements, &c." 309

37. From the fame on the fame Subjects, and concerning Oeconomy;

his Sentiments on the Times, &c.

38. From the fame. His Condition. The State of Ireland. Character

of Mr. Pore: Reflections on Mr. Pope and Mr. Gay's Circum-

ftances

311

314

315

317

39. Mr. Pope's Answer. His Situation and Contentment, &c.

40. Lord Bolingbroke to Dr. Swift. A Review of his Life, &c.

41. Dr. Swift's Answer. The Misfortunes attending great Talents, &c. 320

42. Dr. Swift to Mr. Pope concerning the Dunciad, and of his Situa-

tion of Life

321

43. From Lord B.

That the Senfe of Friendship increases with in-

&c.

322

324

creafe of Years,

44. Of the Style of his Letters, of his Condition of Life, &c.

45. Of Mr. Weffley's Differtations on Job. Poftfcript by Lord B.

on the Pleasure we take in reading Letters

46. From Lord B. to Dr. Swift. Inviting him to England, &c.

47. From the fame.

The Temper proper to Men in Years. An Ac-

count of his own. The Character of his Lady. Poftfcript by Mr.

Pope on his Mother,' and the Effects of the tender Paffions

48. From the fame. Of his Studies, particularly a metaphyfical Work.

Of Retirement and Exercife. Poftfcript by Mr. Pope. His

With that their Studies were united in fome Work ufeful to Man-

ners, and his distake of all party Writings

327

328

329

331

LETTERS of Dr. Swift to Mr. C Gay, from the Year 1729 to 1732.

52. In the fame Style to Mr. Gay and the Duchefs

339

53. A frange End of a Law-fuit. His Way of Life, &c.

54. Two new Pieces of the Dean's. níwer to his Invitation into

341

England. Advice to write, &c.

343

A happy Union against Corruption.

and to the Duchefs

345

55. More on the fame Subjects.

Poftfcript to the Duke of Q

56. Mr. Gay to Dr. Swift. His Account of himself; his laft Fables;

his Oeconomy, &c..

༥

57. From Dr. Swift to Mr. Gay. Congratulation on Mr. Gay's

leaving the Court. Lord Cornbury's Refufal of a Penfion. Cha-

racter of Mr. Gay.

58. From the fame. Concerning the writing of Fables, Advice about

Oeconomy and Provifion for old Age; of Inattention, &c. Post

fcript to the Duchefs

A

59. From the fame to Mr. Gay, and a Poftfcript to the Duchefs

60. From the fame, 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 Duchefs; her Character.

Raillery on the Subject of Mr. Gay himself

347

350

352

354

.356

359

61. From Dr. Swift to Mr. Pope. An Account of feveral little Pieces

or Tracts published as his, which were or were not genuine

62. From Mr. Pop and Dr. Arbuthnot to Dr. Swift. On the fudden

Death of Mr. Gay-

63. From Dr. Swift. On the fame Subject. Of Mr. Pepe's Epiftles,

and particularly that on the Ufe of Riches

64. From Mr. Pope on Mr. Gay. His Care of his Memory and

Writings; concerning the Dean's and his own; and of feveral other

Things

362

364

$5. More of Mr. Gay, his Papers, and Epitaph. Of the Fate of his

own Writings, and the Purpofe of them. Invitation of the Dean

to England

66. 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, &c.

67. Of the Dean's Verfes, called a Libel on Dr. D. The spurious
Character of him. Lord Bolingbroke's Writings. The Indolence
of great Men in Years

307

369

375

68. From Dr. Swift. On Mrs. Pope's Death. Invitation to Dublin."
His own Situation there, and Temper

69. Answer to the former. His Temper of Mind fince his Mother's

Death. The Union of Sentiments in all his Acquaintance

70. Concern for his Abfence. Of a Libel against him. Reflections

on the Behaviour of a worthless Man

Publishers of

11. Melancholy Circumstances of the Separation of Friends. Imper-

tinence of falfe Pretenders to their Friendship.

flight Papers. Of the Effay on Man, and of the Collection of

the Dean's Works. Poftfcript by Lord Bolingbroke, concerning

his metaphyfical Work

272

374

376

377

72, From

72. From Dr. Swift. The Anfwer. Of his own Amusements, the

Effay on Man, and Lord B's Writings

380

73. Of the Pleasures of his Conversation. Of Dr. Arbu'bnot's Decay

of Health. Of the Nature of moral and philofophical Writings 38x

On the Death of Friends

74. From Dr. Swift.

75. From the fame.

383

384

On the Offence taken at their Writings. Of

Character of Dr. Rundle, Bishop of Derry

of Peterborough, and his Death at Lisbon `385

Several of the Ancients writ

The Care he shall take of

Mr. Pope's Letters.

76. Concerning the Earl

77. From Dr. Swift. Of writing Letters.

them to publish. Of his own Letters.

Mr. Pope's, to prevent their being printed

78. From Dr. Swift. On the Death of Friends. What fort of Popu-

larity he has in Ireland, &c.

387

388

79. From the fame. His Kindness for Mr. Pope, and his own infirm

Condition

80 Mr. Pope to Dr. Swift. His Plan for the fecond Book of Ethic

Epiftles, &c.

389

390

81. From Dr. Swift. His Refolution to preserve Mr. Pope's Letters,

and leave them to his Difpofal after his Death. His Defire to be

m-ntioned in the Ethic Epiftles, &c.

82. What fort of Letters he now writes, and the Contraction of his

Correfpondence. Of the human Failings of great Geniuses, and

the Allowance to be made them. His bigh Opinion of Lord Bo-

lingbroke and Dr. Swift as Writers

392

393

83. From Dr. Swift. Of old Age, and Death of Friends. More of

the Ethic Epiles

$4. 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 fome new Friends, &c.

395

395

85. The prefent Circumftances of his Life, and his Companions.

Wishes that the laft Part of their Days might be paft together 399

$6. From Dr. Swift. Reasons that obftruct his coming to England.

Defires to be remembered in Mr. Pope's Epifles. Many of Mr.

Pope's Letters to him loft, and by what Means

87. From Dr. Swift. Mention again of the Chafm in the Letters. Ob

jections in Ireland to some Passages in Mr. Pope's Letters published

in England. The Dean's own Opinion of them

88. From Dr. Swift. Of his declining State of Health. His Opinion

of Mr. P's Dialogue, intitled, One Thousand Seven Hundred and

Thirty-eight, &c.

LETTERS to Ralph Allen, Efq.

LET. 1. Of the Ufe of Picture and Sculpture, both for civil and res

420

402

403

ligious Purposes

2. Of a new Edition of his Letters, and the Ufe of them

3. Of the Cultivation of his own Gardens

4. Reflections on a falfe Report concerning his own Death

5. On the Queen's Death

406

407

409

410

ib.

6. Lon-

6. Concerning an Object of their common Charity

7. His Solicitude for his Friends

8. An Account of his laft ill State of Health

LETTERS to Mr. Warburton.

LET. I. His Acceptance of the Commentary on the Effay on Man

2. On the fame

3. On the fame

4. On the fame

5. On the fame

7. His Opinion of the Divine Legation; and his Defire to have the Effay on Man thought as favourable to the Interefts of Religion as

of Virtue

418

419

8. His Project of procuring a Profe Translation of his Effay into Latin, and his Approbation of a Specimen fnt to him of it 9. His Chagrin on Somebody's having printed a new Volume of his Letters in Ireland

420

42 E

1. His Satisfaction on the Prospect of meeting his Friend in Town 422 1. Acquainting him with his Obligations to a noble Lord 423 12. An Account of his Project for adding a fourth Book to the Dunciad, 424 13. Invites his Friend to Bath

14. On the fame Subject

15. Relating to the projected Edition of his Works

16. On the fame, and the fourth Book of the Dunciad 17. On the fame

ib. 426

427

ib.

18. On a noble Lord who made Profeffions of Service

429

19. A Character of their common Friend. His Amusements in his

Garden, and Solicitude for the projected Edition

439

20. Defires his Friend to correct the Effay on Homer

431

21. Thanks him for having done it

432

22. Account of the Publication of the Dunciad

433

23. Of his ill State of Health, The Edition of his Works. The Laureat and the Clergy

ib.

24., The Increase of his Difarder, and the Forefight of its Confe

72. From Dr. Swift. The Anfwer. Of his own Amusements, the Effay on Man, and Lord B's Writings

380

383

73. Of the Pleasures of his Converfation. Of Dr. Arbuthnot's Decay of Health. Of the Nature of moral and philofophical Writings 381 74. From Dr. Swift. On the Death of Friends 75. From the fame. Mr. Pope's Letters. 76. Concerning the Earl 77. From Dr. Swift. Of writing Letters. them to publish. Of his own Letters. Mr. Pope's, to prevent their being printed 78. From Dr. Swift. On the Death of Friends. What fort of Popularity he has in Ireland, &c.

.

On the Offence taken at their Writings. Of
Character of Dr. Rundle, Bishop of Derry 384
of Peterborough, and his Death at Lifbon 385
Several of the Ancients writ
The Care he shall take of

387

79. From the fame. His Kindness for Mr. Pope, and his own infirm Condition

388

80 Mr. Pope to Dr. Swift, His Plan for the fecond Book of Ethic Epiftles, &c.

389

390

81. From Dr. Swift. His Refolution to preferve Mr. Pope's Letters, and leave them to his Difpofal after his Death. His Defire to be mentioned in the Ethic Epistles, &c.

82. What fort of Letters he now writes, and the Contraction of his Correfpondence. Of the human Failings of great Geniuses, and the Allowance to be made them. His high Opinion of Lord Bolingbroke and Dr. Swift as Writers

83. From Dr. Swift. Of old Age, and Death of Friends. More of the Ethic Epi@les

392

393

396

395 84. Of the Complaints of Friends, one of the beft Comforts of old Age. Some of his Letters copied in Ireland, and printed. Of Lord Bolingbroke's Retirement. Of fome new Friends, &c. 85. The prefent Circumstances of his Life, and his Companions. wishes that the last Part of their Days might be paft together 86. From Dr. Swift. Reasons that obftruct his coming to England. Defires to be remembered in Mr. Pope's Epiftles. Many of Mr. Pope's Letters to him loft, and by what Means

87. From Dr. Swift. Ment'on again of the Chasm in the Letters. Objections in Ireland to some Passages in Mr. Pope's Letters published in England. The Dean's own Opinion of them 88. From Dr. Swift. Of his declining State of Health, His Opinion of Mr. P's Dialogue, intitled, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty-eight, &c.

LETTERS to Ralph Allen, Efq.

LET. 1. Of the Ufe of Picture and Sculpture, both for civil and re

ligious Purposes

2. Of a new Edition of his Letters, and the Ufe of them

3. Of the Cultivation of his own Gardens

4. Reflections on a false Report concerning his own Death 5. On the Queen's Death

399

400

402

403

406

407

409

410

ib.

6. Con