Correspondence between Warburton and Middleton - Letters to Dr. Birch and to Bishop Sherlock 'Remarks on Spenser' Observations on Jortin's CHAPTER IX. เ DEFENCE OF POPE AGAINST CROUSAZ. Warburton determines to defend Pope's 'Essay on Man' against the Strictures of Crousaz - Crousaz's Works and Qualifications. Johnson's praise of Crousaz-Crousaz's Charges against Pope's 'Essay'-Warburton's professed refutation of them Optimism -Warburton's sneers at Crousaz, and Epithets which he bestows upon him. Blunders in the French Translation of Pope's EssayHurd's remark on Warburton's Criticism - Pope pleased with the Defence Letter from Pope to Warburton-Republication of the Defence; submitted to Pope for Revision - Remarks on Pope's 'Essay on Man' 151 CHAPTER X. ROMAINE. HARE. Warburton's Disagreement with Romaine Romaine's Sermon Letter from Romaine to Warburton Romaine's pretended Objections of Clergymen, in reality a transcript from his SermonWarburton writes to the Works of the Learned' - Romaine replies in the General Evening Post' His Disingenuousness Warburton's abuse of him- New Edition of the First Volume of The Divine Legation' Remarks on the Demoniacs' in the New Testament - Hare continues to commend - - Warburton pursues his Studies- His Illness and Recovery-Death of Bishop Hare-Warburton's Character of him 174 Warburton introduced to Pope - Pope's expressions of Gratitude to him - Warburton stays a Week with Pope at Twickenham Letter from Pope to Warburton Pope's desire to have the Essay on Man' translated into Latin - His wish to settle Warburton nearer London Solicits Lord Chesterfield to procure 6 him a Living - Second Volume of "The Divine Legation' prepared Correspondence with Dr. Doddridge - Warburton's Change of Opinion with regard to the Works of the Learned' — His desultory Mode of Writing-Plagiarism of Coventry, the Author of Philemon to Hydaspes'. His intercourse with Warburton - Second Volume of 'The Divine Legation' published, and reviewed in the Works of the Learned' by Doddridge. Abstract of the Contents of the Volume. - PAGE 183 CHAPTER XII. VISIT TO OXFORD. ALLEN. PUBLICATIONS. Warburton again visits Pope at Twickenham - Their Excursion to Oxford Proposal to confer Doctors' Degrees on them, and disappointment Consequent allusions to Oxford in the 'Dunciad' Pope invites Warburton, on Allen's permission, to Prior Park -Notice of Ralph Allen- Praises of him by Hurd, Warburton, Fielding- Slight Illness of Warburton at Prior Park Suggests to Pope the Fourth Book of the 'Dunciad’ - Writes Notes on Pope's Ethic Epistles '- Third Edition of the First Volume of 'The Divine Legation'-Arrangements with Booksellers. Letter from Hon. Charles Yorke on 'The Divine Legation'-Dissertation on the Origin of Books of Chivalry' for Jarvis's 'Don Quixote' Another Visit to Allen with Pope- Letter to Richardson. 200 CHAPTER XIII. POPE. BENTLEY. DEATH OF POPE. Brief Examination of Mr. Warburton's Divine Legation' by the Free-Thinkers Extracts from the Work Pagan Theology Origin of Idolatry -Tillard's 'Future Rewards and Punishments Believed by the Philosophers' Warburton's 'Remarks' on the Book and its Author -Warburton's 'Advertisement'-Letter to Birch about Tillard - Pope continues his endeavours to bring Warburton nearer to London - Effects a Meeting between Warburton and Bolingbroke― Result of it -Warburton's Relatives— New Edition of the 'Dunciad' by Warburton Bentley; feelings of Pope and Warburton towards him — Warburton's supposition that Bentley had borrowed from Vizzanius — Hare's OpinionBentley in the 'Dunciad’- Cibber's Another Occasional Letter to Pope' Warburton corrects Pope's Essay on Homer - Pope dies, and leaves the Property of his Works to Warburton . 213 CHAPTER XIV. HANMER. BURTON. AKENSIDE. Letter from Mrs. Catherine Cockburn - Warburton's Reply-Brown's Essay on Satire,' addressed to Warburton Warburton's Notes in Grey's 'Hudibras' Edition of the 'Dunciad,' with a Reflection on Sir Thomas Hanmer, and a Note on Dr. John Burton-Notice of Burton and his Writings, and the Satire on him by Dr. William King - Answers provoked by the 'Divine Legation'-Warburton attacks Akenside on the Question whether Ridicule be a test of Truth - Akenside's Remarks-Warburton's Retort- Akenside defended by Dyson-Warburton retires from the Contest-Lord Kames's Opinion Some concluding Remarks on the Question concerning Ridicule. CHAPTER XV. MIDDLETON. POCOCKE. MANN. RICHARD GREY. PAGE 233 'Remarks on Several Occasional Reflections'- State of Authorship a State of War - Warburton's Disagreement with Middleton Cause of it Letter on the Subject from Warburton to Doddridge Middleton's Enmity to Sherlock Warburton and Pococke on Hieroglyphics - Warburton's Controversy with Mr. Nicholas Mann - Considerations on Sir Isaac Newton's Chronology -Whether Osiris and Sesostris were the same Person - Dr. Richard Grey on the Book of Job Warburton's Remarks in Reply to him-His Flattery of Bishop Sherlock His Story of Bertrand the Optician 257 CHAPTER XVI. REMARKS ON ADVERSARIES. Warburton declines the Chaplaincy to Lord Chesterfield as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland - His Dedication of the Third Edition of the Alliance' to Lord Chesterfield. Warburton marries Allen's Niece His Notions of the Influence of the Man over the WifeWarburton resides chiefly at Prior Park Elected to the Preachership of Lincoln's Inn - Notice of Three of his Sermons - Provokes the Hostility of Drs. Sykes and Stebbing - Character and Writings of Dr. Sykes; Objections to his Opinions by the CONTENTS. xiii Bishop of Oxford Subjects on which he differed from Warburton-Their opposite Notions regarding the Theocracy of the Jews-Spencer, 'De Legibus Hebræorum '-Warburton's assertions of an equal Providence among the Jews - Dr. Stebbing; Warburton's Reply to him Second Part of Warburton's 'Remarks on Several Occasional Reflections' Rutherforth; Jackson 'Answerers by Profession' - The Fortune of Warburton's Book compared with that of Harvey's Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood The Rev. Julius Bate- - Letter from the Hon. Charles Sarcasm of Edwards in his 'Canons of Yorke on Answering Criticism' Warburton's attention to Shakspeare -- When he began to think of editing Shakspeare His Acquaintance with Sir Thomas Hanmer Specimens of Warburton's intended Edition inserted in Birch's 'General Dictionary' and the Works of the Learned'Warburton's Criticism on Theobald and Hanmer in his Preface. Considerations on Warburton's Connexion with Theobald Theobald's Merits History of the Affair between Warburton and Hanmer Philip Nichols Letter from Hanmer to Dr. Joseph Smith, inserted in the 'Biographia Britannica,' and afterwards suppressed-Warburton accuses Hanmer of Falsehood - Hanmer's Letter suppressed at Warburton's solicitation Character of Philip Letters from Sherlock and Hare. 297 Merits of Warburton's Notes on Shakspeare - He affects to think lightly of them - His motives for publishing them Hurd's Praise Johnson's estimate of Warburton's Annotations — Dissatisfaction of Warburton with Johnson Malone's just Estimate of Warburton's Edition Attacks upon Warburton-Edwards, Author of the 'Canons of Criticism;' Origin of the Hostility between him and Warburton - Warburton's ungentlemanly Sarcasms on Edwards in the Notes on the Dunciad' Edwards's RetortsSpecimens of Edwards's Criticisms Hurd's injudicious PraiseHeath's Revisal of Shakspeare's Text'- Zachary Grey-Specimens of Warburton's best Emendations. RICHARDSON. CHAPTER XIX. TOWNE AND JACKSON. DR. NATHANIEL FORSTER. Letter to a Member of Parliament concerning Literary Property '- HURD. CHAPTER XX. BOLINGBROKE. MALLET. Commencement of Julian' - Advances of Hurd to Warburton; Intimacy formed between them-Bolingbroke's Charge against Pope concerning the Idea of a Patriot King' Warburton's Defence of Pope Epistle to the Most Impudent Man Living;' Reply to it Mallet's Dislike of Warburton-Bishop Newton's Edition of Milton -Warburton's opinion of Lauder's Book on Milton . . 355 6 CHAPTER XXI. 'JULIAN.' MIDDLETON. MATHEMATICS. Publication of Julian' - Occasion of it. Middleton's Opinion on Miraculous Powers in the Early Days of the Church-Character of the Apostolic Fathers; of their Successors-Warburton's Replies to Middleton Character and Objects of Julian Julian's attempt to rebuild the Temple at Jerusalem; its Result. Warburton's Arguments that it was defeated by a Miracle- Authors opposed to that Notion; Basnage, Gibbon, Lardner-Assertions of Moyle and Jortin Warburton's Opinion on the Effect of Mathematical Studies on the Mind - Opinions of Gibbon and others · Considerations on the Question . . 369 CHAPTER XXII. MIDDLETON. EDITION OF POPE. EVANS'S PROPHECIES. Character of Conyers Middleton's Writings- Warburton's thoughts respecting him- Sir Robert Sutton's Son Warburton's Edition of Pope; Hurd's Opinion of it— Akenside's Ode to Edwards. John |