[13] Macaulay's Essays, 1 Vol. ed. p. 719.
[14] Athenæum, July 8, 1854, Sept. 1, Sept. 8, and Sept. 15, 1860.
[15] Mrs. Thomas to Cromwell, June 27, 1727.
[16] "Lives of the Poets," edited by Cunningham, Vol. III. p. 62.
[17] "The Curlliad," p. 22.
[18] Vol. I. p. xxxviii. Where no other work is mentioned, the references throughout this Introduction are to the present edition of Pope's Correspondence.
[19] Mr. Croker and myself have been indebted to the kindness of the present Marquess of Bath for the use of the Oxford papers preserved at Longleat. They are most important for the light they throw upon the character and proceedings of Pope.
[20] Lord Oxford to Pope, Oct. 9, 1729.
[21] Pope to Lord Oxford, Oct. 16, 1729.
[22] Pope to Swift, Nov. 28, 1729.