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and Mr. Carruthers added more in his edition of 1853. The "Miscellanies" of Pope and Swift, published in 1727, furnished the two last named editors with the larger part of their materials, but others were obtained from scattered

sources.

On the whole, it may be said that, with a few exceptions, the verses thus collected are only of interest as having been written by Pope; and it must be remembered, in justice to the poet, that he is not responsible for their preservation. For the sake of completeness, however, it has been thought best to admit in the present edition all the miscellaneous poems that have been added since Warburton's edition, except where any obvious reason made their publication undesirable. Wherever I could, I have ascertained the authenticity of the piece, and the place in which it first appeared; for the rest I have confided in the high authority of Mr. Dyce and Mr. Carruthers. The verses reprinted from the "Miscellany" of 1727 cannot in all cases be certainly ascribed to Pope; some of them have been included in the works of Swift; as the honour, such as it is, of the parentage is doubtful, it seems fair that it should be divided.

EPITAPHS.

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DORSET, the grace of Courts, the Muses' pride,
Patron of arts, and judge of nature, died.
The scourge of pride, tho' sanctify'd or great,
Of fops in learning, and of knaves in state:
Yet soft his nature, tho' severe his lay;'
His anger moral, and his wisdom gay.
Blest satirist! who touch'd the mean so true,
As show'd, Vice had his hate and pity too.

Blest courtier! who could king and country please,*
Yet sacred keep his friendships, and his ease.

1 Born, 1638; died, 1706.

2 In the quarto of 1735, where the epitaph first appears, this part of the inscription was :

"In the Church of Knolle in Kent."

3 This line was probably suggested by Rochester's description of him : "For pointed satire I would Buckhurst choose

The best good man with the worstnatured Muse."

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4 Though a favourite with James II. he appeared at the trial of the Seven Bishops and gave them his counten. ance and support, and he afterwards concurred in the Revolution, and was made Lord Chamberlain by William III., the day after his accession, besides receiving the Garter subsequently.

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