He is a Popish Rhymefter, bred up with a contempt of the Sacred Writings g. His Religion allows him to deftroy Hereticks, not only with his pen, but with fire and fword; and fuch were all thofe unhappy Wits whom he facrificed to his accurfed Popish Principles h. It deserved Vengeance to fuggeft, that Mr. Pope had lefs Infallibility than his Namefake at Rome i.

Mr. POPE only a Verfifier.

The fmooth numbers of the Dunciad are all that recommend it, nor has it any other merit k. It must be owned that he hath got a notable knack of rhyming and writing smooth verfel.

Mr. POPE'S HOMER.

The Homer which Lintot prints, does not talk like Homer, but like Pope; and he who tranflated him, one would fwear, had a Hill in Tipperary for his Parnaffus, and a Puddle in fome Bog for his Hippocrene m. He has no Admirers among thofe that can diftinguifh, difcern, and judge n.

He hath a knack at smooth verfe, but without either Genius or good fenfe, or any tolerable knowledge of English. The qualities which diftinguifh Homer are the beauties of his Diction and the Harmony of his Verfification-But this little Author, who is fo much in vogue, has neither fenfe in his Thoughts, nor English in his Expreffions o.

Mr. POPE understood no Greek.

He hath undertaken to translate Homer from the Greek, of which he knows not one word, into English, of which he understands as little p. I wonder how this Gentleman would look, fhould it be discover'd, that he has not tran

Dennis's Remarks on Homer, p. 27. h Preface to Gullig veriana, p. II. i Dedication to the Collection of Verfes, Letters, &c. p. 9. k Mift's Journal of June 8, 1728. 1 Cham Dennis's Remarks

racter of Mr. P. and Dennis on Hom. on Pope's Homer, p. 12.

n Ibid. p. 14.

Mr. P. p. 17. and Remarks on Homer, p. 91. marks on Homer, p. 12.

o Character of

p Dennis's Re

fhews how fit M. D. may be to tranflate Homer! A miftake in a fingle letter might fall on the Printer well enough, but we for ixwe must be the error of the Author: Nor had he art enough to correct it at the Prefs t. Mr. Dryden writes for the Court Ladies-He writes for the Ladies, and not for use u.

The Tranflator puts in a little Burlesque now and then into Virgil, for a Ragout to his cheated Subfcribers w.

Mr. DRYDEN trick'd his Subfcribers.

I wonder that any man, who could not but be confcious of his own unfitness for it, fhould go to amuse the learned world with fuch an undertaking! A man ought to value his Reputation more than money; and not to hope that those who can read for themfelves, will be imposed upon, merely by a partially and unfeasonably celebrated Name x. Poetis quidlibit audendi fhall be Mr. Dryden's Motto, tho' it fhould extend to picking of Pockets y.

Names bestow'd on Mr. DRYDEN.

An APE.] A crafty Ape dreft up in a gaudy gownWhips put into an Ape's paw, to play pranks withNone but Apifh and Papish brats will heed him z.

An Ass.] A Camel will take upon him no more burden than is fufficient for his ftrength, but there is another beast that crouches under all a.

A FROG.] Poet Squab endued with Poet Maro's Spirit! au ugly, croaking kind of Vermin, which would fwell to the bulk of an Ox b.

A COWARD.] A Clinias or a Damætas, or a Man of Mr. Dryden's own Courage c.

A KNAVE.] Mr. Dryden has heard of Paul, the Knave of Jesus Christ: And if I mistake not, I've read fomewhere of John Dryden, Servant to his Majefty d.

A FOOL.] Had he not been fuch a felf-conceited Foole. Some great Poets are positive Blockheads f. A THING.] So little a Thing as Mr. Dryden g.

flated ten verfes together in any book of Homer with juftice to the Poet, and yet he dares reproach his fellowwriters with not understanding Greek q. He has ftuck fo little to his Original as to have his knowledge in Greek call'd in question. I fhould be glad to know which it is of all Homer's Excellencies which has fo delighted the Ladies, and the Gentlemen who judge like Ladies s.

But he has a notable talent at Burlefque; his genius flides fo naturally into it, that he hath burlesqued Homer without defigning itt.

Mr. POPE trick'd his Subfcribers.

'Tis indeed fomewhat bold, and almoft prodigious, for a fingle man to undertake fuch a work: But 'tis too late to diffuade by demonftrating the madness of the Project. The Subscribers expectations have been raised in propor tion to what their Pockets have been drained of u. Pope has been concern'd in Jobs, and hired out his Name to Bookfellers w.

Names beftow'd on Mr, POPE

An APE.] Let us take the initial letter of his Christian name, and the initial and final letters of his furname, viz. APE, and they give you the fame Idea of an Ape as his Face x, &c.

An Ass.] It is my duty to pull off the Lion's skin from this little Afs y.

A FROG.] A fquab fhort Gentleman-a little creature, that, like the Frog in the Fable, fwells, and is angry that it is not allow'd to be as big as an Ox z.

A COWARD.] A lurking way-laying coward a.

A KNAVE.] He is one whom God and nature have mark'd for want of common honesty b.

A FOOL.] Great Fools will be chriften'd by the names of great Poets, and Pope will be call'd Homer c.

A THING.] A little abject Thing d.

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Daily Jour. April 23, 1728.

r Suppl. to the Profund,

Pref. s Oldmixon, Effay on Criticifm, p. 66. t Dennis's Re

marks, p. 28. u Homerides, p. I, &c. w British Journ. Nov. 25,, 1727. x Dennis, Daily Journal, May 11, 1728. y Dennis, Rem. on Hom. Pref. z Dennis's Rem. on the Rape of the Locke, Pref. p. 9. a Char, of Mr. P. pag. 3. b Ibid. c Dennis Rem, on Homer, p. 37. d Ibid. P. 8.

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Perfons celebrated in this POEM.

The firft Number fhews the Book, the second the

Befaleel, Morris, ii. 126. iii. CIBBER, Colley, Hero of

DE FOE, Daniel, i. 103. ii. HOLLAND, Philemon, i.