CONTENTS
of the Tenth Volume.
VI. Two new pieces of the Dean's: Anfwer to his in- vitation into England.' Advice to write, &c.
VII. More on the fame fubjects. A happy union against corruption. Poftfcript to the Duke of Q. and to the Duchess.
VIII. Mr. Gay to Dr. Swift. His account of himself: his laft fables: His oeconomy Poftfcript by Mr. Pope, of their common ailments, and œconoTM my; and against party-spirit in writing.
XI. From the fame to Mr. Gay, and a poftfcript to the Duchefs, on various fubjects.
XII. From the fame, concerning the opening of letters at the post-office. The encouragement given to bad writers. Reafons for his not living in Eng- land. Poftfcript to the Duchefs: her character; raillery on the subject of Mr. Gay himself.
XIII. From Dr. Swift to Mr. Pope. An account of feveral little pieces or traits published as his : which were, or were not genuine?
XIV. From Mr. Pope and Dr. Arbuthnot to Dr. Swift: On the sudden death of Mr. Gay.
XVII. More of Mr. Gay, his papers, and epitaph. Of the fate of his own writings, and the purpose of them. Invitation of the Dean to England.
LETTER
XVIII. From Dr. Swift. Of the paper called The Life and character of Dr. Swift, Of Mr. Gay, and the care of his paper. Of a libel against Mr. Pope. Of the edition of the Dean's works In Ireland, how printed.
XIX. 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.
XX. From Dr. Swift. tation to Dublin. temper.
On Mrs. Pope's death. Invi- His own fituation there, and
XXI. Answer to the former. fince his mother's death. in all his acquaintance.
His temper of mind The union of fentiments
XXII. Concern for his abfence. Of a libel against him. Reflections on the behaviour of a worthless man.
XXIII. Melancholy circumstances of the feparation of friends. Impertinence of false pretenders to their friendship. Publishers of flight papers. Of the Effay on Man, and of the collection of the Dean's Poftfcript by Lord Bolingbroke, con- cerning his metaphyfical work.
works.
XXIV. From Dr. Swift. The answer. Of his own amusements, the Essay on Man, and Lord B's writings.
XXV. Of the pleasures of his converfation: Of Dr. Arbuthnot's decay of health: Of the nature of moral and philosophical writings.
XXVI. From Dr. Swift. On the death of friends.
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LETTER
XXVII. From the fame. On the offence taken at their writings. Of Mr. Pope's Letters. Character of Dr. Rundle, Bishop of Derry.
XXVIII. Concerning the Earl of Peterborow, and his death at Lifbon. Charities of Dr. Swift.
XXIX. From Dr. Swift. Of writing letters: Severat of the ancients writ them to publish. Of his own letters. The care he shall take of Mr. Pope's, to prevent their being printed.
XXX. From Dr. Swift. On the death of friends. What fort of popularity he has in Ireland. Against the general corruption.
XXXI. From the fame. His kindness for Mr. P. and his own infirm condition.
XXXII. Mr. Pope to Dr. Swift. His plan for the fecond book of Ethic Epiftles, of the extent and limits of human reafon and Science; and what retarded the execution of it. Of Lord B.'s writings. New invitations to England,
XXXIII. From Dr. Swift. His Refolution to preferve Mr. Pope's Letters, and leave them to his difpo- fal after his death. His defire to be mentioned in the Ethic Epiftles. Of the loss of friends, and decays of age.
XXXIV. What fort of letters he now writes, and the contraction of his correspondence. Of the human failings of great genius's, and the allowance to be made them. His high opinion of Lord Boling- broke and Dr. Swift as writers.
LETTER
XXXV. From Dr. Swift. friends. More of the Ethic Epiftles,
One of the
XXXVI. Of the complaints of friends. beft comforts of old age. Some of his Letters copied in Ireland, and printed. Of Lord Bor lingbroke's retirement. Of fome new friends, and of what fort they are.
XXXVII. The prefent circumstances of his life and his companions. Wishes that the last part of their days might be paffed together.
XXXVIII. From Dr. Swift.
Reasons that obftru£t 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. XXXIX. From Dr. Swift. Mention again of the chafm in the letters. Objections in Ireland to fome paffages in Mr. Pope's letters published in England. The Dean's own opinion of them.
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XL. From Dr. Swift. Of his declining state of health. His opinion of Mr. Pope's Dialogue, intitled, One Thousand Seven hundred and Thirty Eight. The entire collection of his and Mr. Pope's letters, for twenty years and upwards, found, and in the hands of a lady, a worthy and judicious re- lation of the Dean's. - This a miftake; not in hers; but in fome other fafe hands..
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