cellency should engage us to cultivate it in proportion to its use-
fulness, 210.
Pleasure, the mind corrupted and debased by the pursuit of immo-
ral, iv. 286. The gratification of sensual, volatile, v. 42. The
fatal rock in the ocean of life, 42. The variation of, with the
seasons, 339. Of contemplation and virtue preferable to that of
the senses, 343. The essence of, consists in choice, 406. Sen-
sitive and animal, derive their agreeableness from novelty, 409.
The danger of pursuing the allurements to, unlawful, vi. 283.
Defined, vii. 232. Inquiry into the distinction between it and
pain, x. 200. On the pleasure arising from pity, 204. The
pleasure in seeing a tragedy represented, 204.
The pleasure
arising from the imitative arts considered, 206.
Pleasures of mankind, generally counterfeit, vii. 68.
they appear to others, 68. Of ladies at a musical performance, 68.
Pleasures of the town, remarks on, iv. 296.
Plenty, Peter, his complaint of his wife's buying bargains, vii. 138.
Plutarch, sentiment of, upon Aristophanes and Menander, iii. 23.
Poemata. Messia, i. 168. Jan. 20, 21, 1773, 172. Dec. 25, 1779,
172. In Lecto, die Passionis, Apr. 13, 1781, 173. In Lecto,
Dec. 25, 1782, 173. Nocte inter 16 et 17 Junii, 1783, 173.
Cal. Jan. in lecto, ante lucem, 1784, 174. Jan. 18, 1784, 174.
Feb. 27, 1784, 175. Christianus perfectus, 175. Jejunium et
cibus, 177. In rivum a mola Stoana Lichfeldiæ diffluentem, 178.
Γνῶθι Σεαυτόν, 178. Ad Th. Laurence, M. D. cum filium peregre
agentem desiderio nimis tristi prosequeretur, 180. In Theatro,
March 8, 1771, 181. Insula Kennethi inter Hebridas, 182.
Skia, 183. Ode de Skia insula, 183. Spes, 184. Versus, col-
lari capræ domini Banks inscribendi, 185. Ad fœminam quan-
dam generosam quæ libertatis causæ in Sermone patrocinata fue-
rat, 185. Jactura temporis, 185. Eis Bipxiov, 186. Eis TÒ TYS
Ελισσης περὶ τῶν ὀνείρων Αινιγμα, 186. In Elizæ enigma, 187. La-
tin versions of four collects in the Liturgy, 187. Dec. 5, 1784,
188. Psalmus cxvii. 188. Latin version of "Busy, curious, thirsty
Fly," 189. Latin version of three sentences on the monument of
John of Doncaster, 189. Translation of a song in Walton's Com-
plete Angler, 190. Version of Pope's Verses on his own Grotto,
191. Græcorum epigrammatum versiones metricæ, 192. Pom-
peii epigrammata, 206. Epicteti epigramma, 211. E Theocrito,
211. E Euripidis Medea, 211. Septem Ætates, 212. Geo-
graphia metrica Templemanni Latine reddita, 213.
Poet, advertisement to the edition of the Lives of the Poets, of
1783, ix. 3. Metaphysical, what, 19. Critical remarks on this
kind of writing, 24. Dryden's opinion on the question, Whether
a poet can judge well of his own productions? 322. Do not
make the best parents, exemplified in Dr. Young, xi. 322. An-
cients exceptionable teachers of morality, iv. 188. The for-
bearance due to young ones, vii. 98. The general knowledge
necessary for, iii. 328.
Poetry, observations on occasional compositions, ix. 398. A simile
described, x. 116.
On the neglect of poetical justice, 121. Si-
miles in poetry considered, xi. 175.
That sound should seem
the echo of the sense, considered, 176. Harmony the end of its
measure, v. 117. The parallel of, with painting, vii. 134. The
easy, characterized, 308. Observations on affectation in, 309.
A dissertation on, iii. 327. Early writers in possession of na-
ture, their followers of art, iii. 327. To Miss *****, on her gi-
ving the authour a gold and silk net-work purse, of her own wea-
ving, i. 141. To Miss *****, on her playing upon the harpsi-
chord, in a room hung with flower-pieces of her own painting,
142. To a friend, 145. Written at the request of a gentle-
man, to whom a lady had given a sprig of myrtle, 148. Lines
in ridicule of certain poems published in 1777, 160. Imitation
of the style of ****, 162.
Poetry. Poetical devotion cannot often please, ix. 274. Charac-
terized, 275.
Poetry, Pastoral, generally the first productions of a poet, xi. 170.
The peculiar beauties of it, iv. 232. The difficulty of succeed-
ing in it, 235. 237. Mere nature to be principally regarded,
238. Wherein the perfection of it consists, 243.
Poetry, Epick, what it is, ix. 160. Critical remarks on, vi. 110.
Poetry, Lyrick, its origin and manner, vi. 109.
Policy, too frequently supported by the arts of intrigue and fraud,
v. 50.
Politeness, rules for estimating its advantages, v. 174. Its amiable
influence on the manners, 174.
Politian, his poetical compositions censured for his vanity and self-
esteem, v. 358.
Polyphylus, his character, iv. 124.
Pomfret, John, his life, ix. 285. Son of the Rev. Mr. Pomfret,
rector of Luton, 285. Educated at Cambridge, 285. Rector
of Malden, Bedfordshire, 285. Obstructed in institution to a
valuable living, from a passage in his Choice, 285. Dies of the
small-pox, in 1703, aged 36, 286. Character of his poems, 286.
Pompeius, epigrammata, i. 206.
Pontanus, the instructive inscription on his tomb, iv. 187.
Pope, Alexander, his account of N. Rowe, x. 69. With Arbuth-
not supposed to have assisted Gay in writing Three Hours after
Marriage, 239. His account of the origin and success of the
Beggar's Opera, 242. A conversation with Addison on Tickell's
translation of Homer, xi. 98. Fenton and Broome assist him
in the translation of the Odyssey, xi. 104. His life, 54. Born
in London, May 22, 1688, 54. His father grew rich by the
trade of a linen-draper, 54. Both his parents papists, 54. Of a
tender and delicate constitution, and of gentle and sweet dis-
position, 55. From his pleasing voice called the little nightin-
gale, 55. Received his first education under a Romish priest in
Hampshire, from whence he was removed first to Twyford, near
Winchester, and again to a school near Hyde Park-Corner, 56.
Is said to have lisped in numbers, 56. His father left off busi-
ness with 20,000l. but living on the principal, greatly reduced
it before his death, 56. At twelve years of age, forms a plan
for his own education, 57. His primary and principal purpose
was to be a poet, 57. His first performance, the Ode to Soli-
tude, at twelve years of age, 58. Made a version of the first
book of the Thebais, at fourteen, 58. At fifteen years of age
studies French and Italian, 59. Destroyed many of his puerile
productions, 59. At sixteen introduced to Sir W. Trumbal,
which ended in friendship, 60. His life, as an authour, to be
computed from this time, when he wrote his Pastorals, 60.
Verses written by Wycherly in his praise, 61. His Letters to
Mr. Cromwell, published in a volume of Miscellanies, by Curll,
61. Early encouraged by Mr. Walsh, 62. Frequents the com-
pany of wits, at Will's coffee-house, 62. His Pastorals first
published in Tonson's Miscellany, in 1709, 63. His Essay on
Criticism written 1709, and severely attacked by Dennis, 63.
His Essay translated into French, by Hamilton, Rowbotham, and
Resnel, and commented on by Warburton, 67. His Messiah
first published in the Spectator, 68. His version on the unfortu-
nate Lady badly employed, 68. Story on which the Rape of
the Lock was founded, 69. The great merit of that poem, 70.
That poem attacked by Dennis, as also the Temple of Fame, 72.
Writes the Epistle from Eloisa to Abelard, 72. Windsor Forest,
1713, 73. Writes a Narrative of the frenzy of John Dennis, 73.
Account of the ironical comparison between the Pastorals of Phi-
lips and Pope, published in the Guardian, 74. Studies the art of
painting under Jervas, 74. Supposed to have painted a picture of
Betterton, 74. Proposes a translation of the Iliad, by subscription,
in six quarto volumes, at six guineas, 75. Sells the copy to B. Lin-
tot, 77. Is greatly terrified at the undertaking, 78. Is objected to
by some for being too much a Tory, and by others for want of a
sufficient knowledge of the Greek language, 79. Greatly assist-
ed by former translators, 79. History of the notes to the Iliad,
80. The life of Homer, written by Parnell, 81. The Iliad
took him five years in translating, 82. 654 copies of the Iliad
subscribed for, and he gained 5320l. 4s. by this work, 82.
Sinks a considerable part of his money for annuities, 83. Ex-
tracts from the first translation and the printed compared, 84.
Story of his reading the translation of the Iliad to Lord Halifax,
92. Addison and he become rivals, 95. Contest between
Pope's and Tickell's translations of the Iliad, 98. His own account
of the jealousy of Addison, 99. Purchases his house at Twick-
enham, 1715, 100. Forms his grotto at Twickenham, 101.
Publishes a quarto edition of his works in 1717, 101. Loses his
father in 1717, 102. The publication of the Iliad completed in
1720, 102. His publications censured by Burnet, Ducket, and
Dennis, 102. Purposes to become rich by the South-Sea bubble,
and luckily escapes without much loss, 102. In 1721, he
published the poems of Dr. Parnell, and an edition of the works
of Shakspeare, 102. Deficiencies of his edition of Shakspeare
exposed by Theobald, 103. Merits of this edition of Shak-
speare, 104. Publishes proposals for a translation of the Odys-
sey, in five volumes, 51. 5s. 104. Assisted in the translation by
Examined before the Lords on the
trial of Bp. Atterbury, 104. Atterbury presents a Bible to Pope
at their last interview, 105. Translated only twelve books of
the Odyssey, 105. Pope's translation in the British Museum,
105. 819 copies subscribed for, and completed in 1725, 105.
A criticism on the Odyssey, published by Spence, 106. Esta-
blishes a friendship with Spence, 106. Is visited by Voltaire,
107. Joins with Swift in publishing three volumes of Miscella-
nies, 107. Dunciad published in 1728, 108. History of the
Dunciad, 109. Mr. Pope executed in effigy by the Dunces, 111.
Publishes a poem on Taste, 1731, 113. Loses his mother at
the age of 93, 115. Calls Curll before the House of Lords for
publishing some letters of noblemen to him, 116. Curll's account
of his obtaining the letters, 117. Publishes a volume of Letters,
1737, 118. Publishes the First Part of the Essay on Man, 1733,
121. History of the Essay on Man, 122. The Essay attacked
by Mr. Crousaz, as immoral, and defended by Warburton, 123.
His Letter to Warburton, 126. Supposed to have been made
a tool of by Bolingbroke, to spread his opinions, 126. En-
deavours to get his Essay on Man translated into Latin, 127.
Lives among the great, 128. A report prevailed of queen Caro-
line paying him a visit, which did not take place, 128. Writes an
Epistle on the Use of Riches, 1733, 128. Publishes the Man of
Ross, 129. Publishes his Characters of Men, 1734, 130. Pub-
lishes his Characters of Women, 131. Duchess of Marlborough
celebrated in that poem, under the character of Atossa, 132.
Published Imitations of several Poems of Horace, 132. Such
imitations first practised by Oldham and Rochester, 132.
lishes some of Dr. Donne's Satires, 133. At open war with lord
Hervey, 134. Publishes his last Satires, 134. Never wrote on
politicks, 135. First volume of the Memoirs of Scriblerus pub-
lished by him, in conjunction with Swift and Arbuthnot, 136.
Published two volumes of Latin poems, written by Italians, 137.
Planned a poem, subsequent to his Essay on Man, but never
completed it, 137. Published another book of the Dunciad, 138.
Is at variance with Cibber, 139. Celebrates both Cibber and
Osborne in the Dunciad, 141. Account of his latter end, 144.
Died May 30, 1744, and buried at Twickenham, 145. A
monument erected to his memory, by the bishop of Gloucester,
145. Offended lord Bolingbroke by having printed 1500 of
the Patriot King more than lord Bolingbroke knew of, and not
discovered until the death of Pope, 145. Account of a difference
between Pope and Mr. Allen, 147. Account of Pope's picture
of Betterton, 148. His person described, 149. His dress, 149.
His method of living and conversation, 150. The frugality of
his domestick character, 153. Proud of his money, and the
greatest fault of his friends, poverty, 154. Fond of enumerating
the great men of his acquaintance, 154. His social virtues, 155.
His Letters appear premeditated and artificial, 157. Many of
the topicks of his Letters contrary to truth, 157. Viz. contempt
Entertained a desire
His intellectual cha-
His great memory,
Never wrote
of his own poetry, 157.-Insensibility to censure and criticism,
157.-Disesteem of kings, 158.-Contempt of the world, 158.-
Scorn of the great, 158.-His own importance, 159. Learned
his pretended discontent from Swift, 159. Sometimes wanton
in his attacks, and mean in his retreat, 160. His virtues, libe-
rality, and fidelity of friendship, 161. Paid Savage 207. a year,
161. The report of a defamatory Life of Swift being found
in his papers, on inquiry appears groundless, 162. Lived and
died in the religion of Rome, 162. Never lost his belief of
Revelation, 162. In his early life a literary curiosity, and af-
terwards studied the living world, 162.
for travelling, but did not gratify it, 163.
racter, good sense, 163. His genius, 163.
164. Made poetry the business of his life, 164.
on popular or temporary occasions, 165. Never published his
works under two years, 166. Compared with Dryden, 167.
His great care in publishing his works, 167. Frequently cor-
rected his works after publication. 168. His prose works cha-
racterized, 169. His Pastorals considered, 170. Windsor Forest,
171. Temple of Fame, 171. The Messiah, 172. The Verses
on an unfortunate Lady, 172. Ode to St. Cecilia's Day, 173.
Copy of the Ode, 174. Ignorant of the principles, and insensi-
ble to the effects of musick, 176. His Essay on Criticism,
176. The Rape of the Lock, 179. Eloisa to Abelard, 181.
The Iliad, 182. Observations on the notes to the Iliad, 185.
The Odyssey, 186. The notes to the Odyssey written by Broome,
186. The Dunciad, 186. The design of that poem, 187. His
Essay on Man, 188. His Characters of Men and Women, 190.
His lesser poems considered, 191. The question, Whether Pope
was a poet? considered, 195. Copy of his Letter to Mr. Bridges,
196. The Visitor's criticisms on Pope's epitaphs, 199.
Epitaph on Charles earl of Dorset, 199. His Epitaph on sir
William Trumball, 202. His Epitaph on the hon. sir Simon
Harcourt, 204. His Epitaph on James Crags, 204. His Epi-
taph intended for Mr. Rowe, 206. His Epitaph intended for
Mrs. Corbet, 206. His Epitaph on the Hon. Robert Digby
and his sister, 208. His Epitaph on sir Godfrey Kneller, 209.
His Epitaph on General Hen. Withers, 210. His Epitaph on
Elijah Fenton, 211. His Epitaph on Mr. Gay, 212. His Epi-
taph intended for sir Isaac Newton, 214. His Epitaph on Ed-
mund duke of Buckingham, 215. Writes part of the Prologue
to Sophonisba, 226. The malevolence between him and Philips,
254. Remarks on his versification, v. 136. Fate of the MSS.
he left to lord Bolingbroke, vii. 260. Account of his edition of
Shakspeare, ii. 117. View of the controversy between Crousaz
and Warburton, on the Essay on Man, 198. Crousaz's Observa-
tions on his Opinion of the Ruling Passion, 199. Of Whatever is,
is Right, 202. His character in conversation, xi. 152. Messiah,
in Latin, i. 168.
Popery, causes why many persons embrace it, ix. 256.
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