Criticism', and obligations to Pope, ib. and
note. Production of his tragedy ofEu-
rydice', 569, and notes 10. His abandon-
ment of his Scottish dialect and name, ib.
and notes 10.12. His sneer at the Essay
on Man', and rebuff from its author, 565,
and note 11. Becomes Secretary to the
Prince of Wales, ib. His adroit flattery of
Garrick, 566 Undertakes the Life of
Marlborough ib, and note 14. Success of
his tragedy of Mustapha', ib. and note
15 His A.nyntor and Theodora', and
price received for it, 567, and notes 16 17.
His introduction and services to Boling-
broke, ib.

His dispute relative to Boling-
broke's papers, 565, and note 18. His El-
vira', and pamphlet against Byng, and its
results, ib, and notes 1.20 His death, mar-
riages, literary daughter, “last dirty work",
tc., 569, and notes 23.26. His personal
appearance, and care of his wife for him,
610, and notes 27.29. His character as a
writer, ib. and note 30.

Marlborough, John, Duke of; vicissitudes
of the biography of, ii. 566, and note 14.
Milbourne, Luke; competes with Dryden in
translating Virgil', i. 389, and notes 114
115. Specimens of his criticisms on Dryden,
889, 392. Sample of his poetry, 404.
Milton, John; Cowper's exclamation relative
to Johnson's Life of, i. Preface, vii. Idea
borrowed by Milton from Cowley, i. 87.
His parentage and ancestry, 113, 114. Ca-
reer of his brother Christopher, 114, and
note 3

The poet's birth and first instruc-
tors, 114, 115, and notes 6. His entry at
college and corrective note thereon, 115,
and note 7. Character of his early compo
sitions, 115, 116, and notes". His alleged
whipping and rustication, 116, 117, and notes
10 11 12 His scheme of education, 117.
His reasons for not taking orders, 118.
Writes his Comus' and Lycidas', 119,
and notes. Proceeds to the Continent, 120.
His reception in the Italian cities, 120, 121.
Settles in Aldersgate Street and educates his
nephew, 122. Johnson's animadversions on
his system of tuition, 123 His moments of
festivity, 124, and note 26. Takes part in
the controversies of the times, 125. His de-
fence of his college conduct and of his
purity of life. 126. His marriage, 127.
His conduct on his wife's refusal to return
home, 123. Their reconciliation; his gene-
rosity to her family, 129. Publishes his
'Areopagitica', i Issues his 'Allegro
and Peuserozo', 130. Charge against him
relative to the Icon Basilike', 131. [See
also vol ii. p 619.] Appointed Latin Se-
cretary to the Council of State, i, and note
27 His reply to and grammatical assaults
upon Salmasius, 132, 134. His blindness and
loss of his wife, 135. Death of his second
wife, . His further controversies with the
Royalist writers, i His address to Crom-
well, 136. His last controversial work, ib.
His literary resolves, 187. Discovery of
his Treatise on Christian Doctrine', ib.
note 30. His first sketch of Paradise Lost',
183 189. Argament of his Adam unpara-
dised', 140 His republican efforts after
Cromwell's death, 141. His position at the

Restoration, 142. Condemnation of some
of his books, ih, and note 55. Alleged
causes of his escape from prosecution, 143.
His dispute with the Serjeant-at-Arms, 144.
Character of his third wife, ib. and note
61. His friend Ellwood and his Latin pre-
nunciation, 145. His personal appear
ance after his blindness, 146. His mode of
composing and seasons for composition,
147. Publication of his Paradise Lost',
and price received by him, 151. Trans-
mission of the original agreement of the
copyright, 151, 152, and notes 72 13. Ques-
tion of the tardy sale of the poem dis-
cussed, 152, 153, and note 75. Irksome
task imposed by him on his daughters, 155
Treatment of his History of England' by
the licenser, 156. Publication of his Sam
son' and Paradise Regained', ib. His pre-
ference of the latter over his other poems,
157. His latest publications and death,
158. His personal appearance in his
younger days, 159. Simplicity of his do-
mestic habits, . His various portraits,
ib. note. His pecuniary position and re-
verses, 161. His classical attainments and
favourite English poets, ab. and notes 93 94
His opinion of Dryden, 162, and note ".
His theological opinions, ib. Influence of
the discovery of his Arianism on the sale
of his Paradise Lost', ib note. Presumed
cause of his republicanism; his opinion of
women, 168. Account of his family and
descendants, 164, 165, and notes
Criticisms on his Juvenile Poems', 166.
Depreciatory estimate of his Lycidas', 167,
168, and notes 107.112. Analysis of his
'L'Allegro' and 'Il Penseroso, 169. Re-
view of Comus', 171, 172, and note 11.
Criticisms on his Paradise Lost', 178. Its
subject, characters, machinery, and epi-
sodes, 174, 175, 177. Its action and senti-
ments, 178. Characteristic quality of the
poem, i. Its images and descriptions, 179.
Inconvenience of its plan, 151. Its want of
human interest, 182. Consequences of the
confusion of spirit and matter, 183. The al-
legorical persons of the poem, 184. Faults

97.105

of the allegory of Sin and Death', 184,
185. Infelicity of some of the author's
philosophical notions, 185. Dryden and
Pope on his inequalities, ib. and notes.
His indiscreet imitation of ⚫ Ariosto',
186. Character of his 'Paradise Re-
gained', i Defects of his Samson
Agonistes', ib. Pope's remarks on his imi-
tators and his diction, 186, note.
llis pecu
liarities of language, 187, and notes 127
Character of his versification, 18,

128

and notes 130.136. His originality, 190.
His nuncupative will, and suit of which it
was the subject, 191, 193. His marriage
with his second wife, and baptism of their
child, ii. 619.

Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley; sarcastic al
lusion to Pope by, ii. 278, note 133; 274,
note 138
Poem in which he attacked her,
290, note 175.
Her remark on his will, 380,
note 210 Her alleged quarrels with him,
808, and note 231. Mercenary motive
attributed to him by her, 810, note 237.
Montague, Charles. See Halifax.

the great, 224, and note. His intimacy
with Wycherley: anger of the latter at
Pope's correction of his compositions, 225,
and note 19. His intimacy with Henry
Cromwell and Walsh; poetic advice of the
latter, 226, and note 20. His thirst for
knowledge, and own account of his studies,
io. Extent of knowledge displayed in his
'Essay on Criticism'; his letter to Addison
on the latter's praise of it, 227, and note.
Rage of Dennis at its publication, 228.
Coarse censures, and coarser personalities
of Dennis, 223, 229. Popes expectations
regarding the Essay, 230. His expedient
His
for accelerating its sale, ib. note 7,
verses on the Unfortunate Lady', and dis-
cussion regarding her personality, 231, and
notes 30 32 Suggestions supplied by Sir
John Hawkins and The Athenæum' on
this topic, continuation of note 3 on p.
233, Heroine of his Rape of the Lock',
ib, and note 34. Suggested by Mr. Caryl:
Which Mr. Caryl? 234, and note 36. Re-
sentment of the original of Sir Plume' and
of the lady's family, ib. Addison's advice
to the author, and its alleged motive. ib.
and note 40. Happy effect of his rejection
of the advice, 235, and note 41. Publica-
tion of The Temple of Fame'; Dennis's
objection to it, and notes 42.45, His
first idea of the Epistle of Eloisa to Abe-
lard', 286, and note **. His Windsor For-
est', and its supposed offensiveness to Ad-
dison, b. His "disingenuous" champion-
ship of Addison against Dennis, and arti-
fices charged upon him by the latter, 236,
287, and notes 41. Design of the ironi-
cal comparison in the Guardian' between
Pope and Philips, 237. His ambition to
become a painter; his portrait of Betterton,
ib and note 54. First draft of his Epistle
to Jervas the Artist', b. note 55. His publi-
cation under Betterton's name, and sur-
mise of his friends regarding it, 238, and
note 66. His proposal to publish Homer'
by subscription, 239, and note 58. Lintot
the successful competitor for the publication
thereof, ib. and notes. Terms of the con-
tract; how Lintot evaded one of the stipu-
lations, 240. Step taken by Lintot to coun-
teract the sale of a Dutch piracy, ib, and
note 2. Nervousness induced in Pope by
the magnitude of his undertaking, 241.
His progress in the work, and political and
classical enemies on the occasion, ib. and
note 64. His qualifications; facilities afford-
ed to translators by Homer's style, 241, 242.
Helps ready to his hand; his need for coad-
jutors in the notes, 242, and note 67.
Broome's sarcasm on his knowledge of
Greek, 243, note 6. Writers employed
to assist him; Parnell's share in the work,
ib, and notes 60 71. Time occupied in the
translation, 244, and notes 72 73 Amount
of profit realized from the 'Illad,' b. His
ineligibility for public employment, and re-
fusal of a pension, 244, 245, and note 16.
Preservation of his original MSS., 245.
Specimens therefrom of the care he bestow-
ed upon his work, and of his various read-
Ings, 246-251. Invited to read part of his
translation to Lord Halifax, 252. How he

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complied with his Lordship's critical sup
gestions, 253. His cautious reply to Hal-
fax, 253, and note Their mutual c
quettings, 254, and note 2. Commencemens
of the breach between him and Addison,
254, 255. Re, orted angry interview of the
two, 255 Simultaneous publication of
Tickell's version of Homer', 256. Pope's
intentions regarding it, and ultimate con-
clusion as to its real authorship, 237, and
notes 3 94. Others of his abusers abetted
by Addison, 258, and note 7. His out-
spoken letter to the latter, 238, and note.
llis removal to Twickenham, 259, and note
His grotto, and Johnson's animad-
versions on it, ib. Death of his father,
260. Completion of the publication of the
'Iliad', and enemies called up by its suc
cess, ib.
Result of his South Sea specula-
tions, i. and note 104. Failure of his edi-
tion of Shakespeare; its merits and short-
comings, 261, and notes 106 107
His pro-
posals for, and coadjutors in, the transla-
tion of the Odyssey', 22, and notes 105
His friendship towards, and last in-
terview with, Atterbury, i, and note 10.
Share of the Odyssey' translated by him,
263, and notes 111 112 Terms of his con-
tract with Lintot, and complaint of the lat-
ter, ib. Publication of Spence's 'Criticism',
and subsequent familiarity between him
and Spence, 268, 264, and notes 113 114
Ilis narrow escape from drowning, and de-
tection of Voltaire's duplicity, 264, and note
116 His share in the Miscellanies' pub-
lished by him and Swift, 264, and notes 116
Commencement of The Dunciad';
controversy as to the date of the first edi
tion, 265, and note 119. Why Theobald was
placed at the head of the Dunces, 266, Its
effect upon individuals stigmatized in its
pages; Ralph's complaint, 266, and note.
Its sale accelerated by the outcries of its
victims, 267. Pope's own account of its
composition and effect, ib. Value of his
assertion that his initials were taken at ran
dom, 269. Persons indicated by the in-
tials, ib. note 122. Threats to which he was
exposed in some instances, 270, and notes
124 125 Shifts to which Aaron Hill reduced
him, ib, and note 126, His ungrateful at-
tack on the Duke of Chandos, and reply of
the Duke to his apology, 271, and notes 129
His complaint regarding the reception
of his poem, 272, and notes 133 134
Death of his mother; his great veneration
for his parents, 273, and notes 135 131,
His complaint against Curll for publishing
his letters, 273, and note 137. Curll's ac
count of the matter, and its corroboration
by Liutot, 274. Ascription of the scheme
to Pope himself; his supposed motives, ik
and notes 13 132, Story told by him to
his acknowledged edition of the letters,
275, and note 140. Confession of his mes
senger to Curl, ib. and note 142
Dee
torings which the letters underwent, 276.
and note. Anonymous issue of his Essay
on Man'; his precautions for disarming the
critics, 277. Significant corrections made
by him, ib. His avowal of the authorship,
ib. and notes. Extent of his obligation

118.

130

of Crousaz upon the orthodoxy of the 'Es-
say', ib. First meetings of Pope and War-
burton, 230, note 149, Warburton origi-
nally an abettor of Theobald, 231, and
notes 150 151. Pope's eager gratitude for
Warburton's replies to Crousaz, 252, and
note 153

Bolingbroke's supposed object
with regard to Pope and the Essay', 233.
Pope's lasting intimacy with, and services
to Warburton, i. His desire for a Latin
translation of his Essay', ib. His inter-
course with the great, and respect for Wal-
pole, ib, and notes 158 159 His supposed
avoidance of a visit from the Queen, and
Swift's humorous allusion thereto, 234, and
note 161. His poem
on the Use of
Riches' and Eulogium on the Man
of Ross', 234, 235, and notes. H 8
only allusion to his religion, 2-6. His
introduction of Lord Bathurst's name,
remark of the latter, ib. and note 165.
poem on the Characters of Men,'
theory expounded in it, 236, 237.
⚫ Characters of Women,' and treatment of
the Duchess of Marlborough therein, 233,
and note 170. His imitations of Horace
and fondness for that kind of composition,
ib. His Epistle to Arbuthnot, and oft-cor-
rected lines on Addison therein, 289, and

and

His

and
Hist

note 173. His quarrel with Lord Hervey,
and indecent attack on Lady Mary, 290,
and notes 174.179 His Satirical Dialogues
(1739), and junction with the Prince of
Wales, 291, and note. Fox's denunciation
of him to Lord Lyttelton, and spirited reply
of the latter, ib. and note 181. Lines which
occasioned Fox's reproach, 590, note
Warning given to him by Paul Whitehead's
citation before the Lords, 292, and note 182.
Objects of the Memoirs of Scriblerus,' and
writers joined in the work, 292, and notes
184 185.
Publication of his fourth book of
the Dunciad, 294, and note 187. His attack
on Cibber, and reprisals of the latter, 295,
and notes. His reasons for satirizing Os-
borne, 296, and notes 192 193 Effect of
Cibber's second Pamphlet upon him, 297,
and notes 194.196. His acquaintance with
Martha Blount, and mistakes of his biogra-
phers regarding her, 298, and note 198.
His last days, and Walpole's anecdote of
him, 299, and note 200. His death, burial-
place, and literary executors, ib. 300, and
notes 207.210
His 'posthumous offence' to
Bolingbroke, and controversy which ensued,
800, and notes 213.217. Presumed cause of
his contemptuous mention of Allen in his
will, 301, 302, and notes 21_221.

His per-

Did

sonal appearance and portraits, deformity,
and infirmities, 303, 304, and notes. His
habits and indulgences, 304, 305, and notes
222.229. His witticism on a dictionary
maker, and alleged bickerings with Lady
Mary Wortley, 80s, and notes 230 231
he ever laugh? i, and note 232. His "paper
sparing" habit, and Swift's fling at it, 309,
and note 239. Wine story told of him, ib
His delight in talking of his possessions, and
sneers at his antagonists' poverty, ib. Why
did he dedicate his Homer' to Congreve?
8.0, and note 238. His love for men of rank,

His

ib.and notes 236 237. Johnson's remarks on
his friendship for lords, 311, note 23.
social qualities, as exhibited in his letters,
812, and note 240. His pretended contempt
for own his poetry and for his critics, 312.
His dislike to courts, 313, and notes. His
affected fear of the post-office, ib. and note
242. Comparison between his letters and
Swift's, 314. His wantonness of attack and
meanness in retreat, 315. His liberality and
constancy to his friends, ib. Defamatory
life of Swift ascribed to him, 316, and note
24. His religion, ib, and note 24. Extent
of his learning; his desire to travel, 317, and
note 250
His intellectual characteristics,
and mode of composition, 319, 320, and
notes 251 253 Voluntariness of his effu-
sions. His deliberateness in publishing,
820. His punctilious revision of his works,
821, and note 254. His style compared with
that of Dryden, 322, and note 256. Ex-
amination of his works: his Pastorals, 323,
and note 257. His Windsor Forest'; its
elegance and variety, ib. Its weak points,
ib. and note 255. Why his Temple of
Fame' obtained but small notice, 825.
Moral objections to his Verses on an Un-
fortunate Lady,' ib. His 'Ode for St Cecilia's
Day,' compared with Dryden's Ode, 325,
826, and notes 259 260. Excellence of his
Essay on Criticism,' 326. Beauty of his
simile of the Alps, 327, and note. His skill
in the use of representative metre, 823, 829,
and notes. Novelty of the machinery in-
troduced into his Rape of the Lock,' 880,
and note 266. Purpose of the poem: criti-
cal objections considered, 331, and note
267. His skilful adaptation of the story of
Eloisa and Abelard, 332, and note 268. Ma-
son's note thereon, 627. His translation of
the Iliad a " poetic wonder," 833. His de-
partures from the text of the original de-
fended, 831. His own letter on the same
subject, 343, 344. His comments, and the
objections to which they are open, 835.
First design of his Dunciad,' 336, and note
271. Necessity for printing all the varia-
tions of The Dunciad,' 337, and notes.
Estimate of his Essay on Man,' 837, 333.
Excellence of his Characters of Men and
Women,' 333, and note. His Epistles, Sa-
tires, and Imitations, and their characteris-
tics, 339, and notes. His reply to Judge
Page's clerk, 340, note. His invention, ima-
gination, and judgment, ib. Melody of his
versification, 341. His favourite couplet, 342.
Superfluousness of the question, Was Pope
a Poet? ib. His epitaphs: On Lord Dorset,
345. On Sir William Trumbull, 847. On
Lord Caryl, 348, note 286. On Simon Har-
court, and On James Craggs, 849. Intended
for Rowe, 350. On Mrs. Corbet, who died
of a cancer, 351. On Robert Digby and his
Sister, 352. On Kneller, 353. On General
Withers, ib. On Elijah Fenton, 354. On
Gay, 355. On Sir Isaac Newton, 856. On
Edmund Duke of Buckingham, 357. Odd
story of Dean Swift related by him, 395.
His bequest to Gilbert West, 477, note ".
His services to Themson, 434, and note 32,
444. His regard for Mallet, 563, and note
His retaliation on the latter for slightir.g

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