(II.) The First Satire of the Second Book of Horace, Imitated in a Dialogue between Alexander Pope of Twickenham in Com. Midd. Eſq; on the one Part, and his Learned Council on the other. [Line from Horace] London: Printed by L.[awton] G.[illiver] and ſold by A. Dodd, near Temple-Bar; E. Nutt, at the Royal Exchange; and by the Bookſellers of London and Weſtminster. M.DCC.XXXIII.

(III.) An Epistle [Of the Knowledge and Character of Men] to the Right Honourable Richard [Temple] Lord Viſct. Cobham. By Mr. Pope. [Six lines from Horace, Sat. 10. Lib. 1.] London: Printed for Lawton Gilliver, at Homer's Head againſt St. Dunſtan's Church in Fleetſtreet, 1733. [Price one Shilling.]

(IV.) An Epistle from Mr. Pope to Dr. Arbuthnot. [Four lines from Tully.] London: Printed by J. Wright for Lawton Gilliver at Homer's Head in Fleetſtreet, 1734.

(V.) Of the Characters of Women: an Epistle to a Lady. By Mr. Pope. London: Printed by J. Wright, for Lawton Gilliver at Homer's Head againſt St. Dunſtan's Church in Fleetſtreet, M dccxxxv. (Price One Shilling.)

(VI.) The Second Epistle of the Second Book of Horace, imitated by Mr. Pope. Ludentis ſpeciem dabit & torquebitur——London: Printed for R. Dodsley, at Tully's Head, in Pall-Mall. M. dcc. xxxvii. (Price One Shilling.) Folio, six works in one volume, brown levant morocco, gilt back, gilt edges, by Chambolle-Duru.

First editions. The Epistle to Lord Cobham, Of the Knowledge and Character of Men, Of the Characters of Women, and Of the Use of Riches are the first three of the four Moral Essays written in the form of Epistles.

In this edition of the Characters of Women, Philomedé (Henrietta, Duchess of Marlborough in her own right), Atossa (her mother the Duchess Sarah), and Chloe (Lady Suffolk) do not appear. The Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot is the Prologue to the Satires.

The First Satire of the Second Book of Horace is presumably the first of four issues of the first of two editions printed in 1733, with no defective type on the title-page, and the catch-word on page 13 misprinted "In" for "Whether." It has been asserted that there were five editions of this poem in 1733, but an examination of various copies shows that defective type in the text occurs in the same places in four out of five instances. This would indicate that the type was actually reset only once, although variations of signature marks and marginal signs show that slight typographical changes were made as the sheets passed through the press. These, however, are not important enough to constitute new editions. The real test is in the composition of the text itself. The sheets of the four issues are the same, but on one title-page the words "Price One Shilling" are added after the date.

It has been asserted that there are three editions of the Second Epistle of the Second Book of Horace; but, on the same grounds as in the previous poem, it seems more probable that there were three issues of one edition, parts of which were possibly reset, as indicated by occasional corrections of defective type. The present issue is presumably the first, with the misprint "16" for "15" at the foot of page 12, an error corrected in the other two issues.

Collation: I. Title with floral ornament, one leaf (verso blank). Text, B1-F2, in twos, ending with an Erratum of one line. Pages 1-20.