Where Murray. “Imitations of Horace, Epistle VI,” 52. William Murray (1705-1793), Chief Justice of England, created Lord Mansfield in 1776.
Why rail. “Epilogue to Satires,” Dialogue II, 138.
Despise low joys. “Epistle to Mr. Murray,” 60.
[P. 130.] character of Addison. “Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot,” 193-214.
Buckingham. George Villiers, second duke of Buckingham (1628-1687), statesman, wit, and poet.
Alas! how changed. “Moral Essays,” III, 305.
Arbuthnot, John (1667-1735), physician and man of letters, whom Thackeray introduced in attendance at the death-bed of Francis Esmond. “He had a very notable share in the immortal History of John Bull, and the inimitable and praiseworthy Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus.... Arbuthnot’s style is distinguished from that of his contemporaries, even by a greater degree of terseness and conciseness. He leaves out every superfluous word; is sparing of connecting particles, and introductory phrases; uses always the simplest forms of construction; and is more a master of the idiomatic peculiarities and internal resources of the language than almost any other writer.” “English Poets,” Lecture VI.
Charles Jervas (1675-1739) gave Pope lessons in painting. He is also known as a translator of “Don Quixote.”
Why did I write. “Epistle to Arbuthnot,” 125.
[P. 131.] Oh, lasting as those colours. “Epistle to Mr. Jervas,” 63.