the men or the things be ever so inconfiderable or trivial.

Of the Perfons it was judged proper to give some account: for fince it is only in this monument that they must expect to survive (and here furvive they will, as long as the English tongue fhall remain fuch as it was in the reigns of Queen ANNE and King GEORGE,) it seemed but humanity to beftow a word or two upon cach, just to tell what he was, what he writ, when he lived, and when he died.

If a word or two more are added upon the chief offenders, 'tis only as a paper pinned upon the breast, to mark the enormities for which they suffered; lest the correction only fhould be remembered, and the crime forgotten.

In fome articles it was thought fufficient, barely to transcribe from Jacob, Curl, and other writers of their own rank, who were much better acquainted with them than any of the authors of this comment can pretend to be. Most of them had drawn each other's characters on certain occafions; but the few here inferted are all that could be faved from the general destruction of such works.

Of the part of Scriblerus I need fay nothing; his manner is well enough known, and approved by all but those who are too much concerned to be judges.

The imitations of the Ancients are added, to gratify those who either never read, or may have forgotten them; together with some of the parodies and alhifions to the most excellent of the Moderns. If, from

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frequency of the former, any man think the poem too much a canto, our poet will but appear to have done the fame thing in jest which Boileau did in earnest ; and upon which Vida, Fracaftorius, and many of the most eminent Latin poets, profeffedly valued them. felves.

III.

A LIST OF

BOOKS, PAPERS, AND VERSES,

In which our Author was abused, before the Publica tion of the DUNCIAD; with the true Names of the Authors.

REFLECTIONS critical and fatirical on a late Rhapfody, called, an Effay on Criticifm. by Mr. Dennis, printed by B. Lintot, price 6 d.

A New rehearsal, or Bays the younger; containing an Examen of Mr. Rowe's plays, and a word or two on Mr. Pope's Rape of the Lock. Anon. [by Charles Gildon] printed for J. Roberts, 1714, price I Ș.

Homerides, or a Letter to Mr. Pope, occafioned by his intended tranflation of Homer. By Sir Iliad Dogrel [Tho. Burnet and G, Ducket efquires] printed for W. Wilkins. 1715, price 9 d.

Afop at the Bear garden, a vifion, in imitation of the Temple of Fame, by Mr. Preston. Sold by John Morphew, 1715, price 6 d.

The Catholic Poet, ot Proteftant Barnaby's Sor rowful Lamentation; a Ballad about Homer's Iliad By Mrs. Centlivre, and others, 1715. price 1 d.

An Epilogue to a Puppet-show at Bath, concerning the faid Iliad. By. George Ducket Efq. printed by E. Curl.

A complete Key to the What d'ye call it. Anon. [by Griffin a player, supervised by Mr. Th-] printed by J. Roberts, 1715.

A true Character of Mr. P. and his writings, in a letter to a Friend, Anon. [Dennis] printed for S. Popping 1716, price 3d.

The Confederates, a Farce. By Jofeph Gay [J. D. Breval,] printed for R. Burleigh 1717, price Is.

Remarks upon Mr. Pope's translation of Homer, with two Letters concerning the Windsor Forest and the Temple of Fame. By Mr. Dennis. Printed for E. Curl, 1717, price 1 s, 6 d.

Satires on the Tranflators of Homer, Mr. P. and Mr. T. Anon. Bez. Morris, 1717, price 6 d.

The Triumvirate, or a Letter from Palaemon to Celia at Bath. Anon. [Leonard Welfted] 1711, price Is Folio.

The Battle of Poets, an Heroic Poem. By Tho. Cooke. Printed for J. Roberts, Folio, 1725.

Memoirs of Lilliput, Anon. [Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood] octavo, printed 1727.

An Effay on Criticism, in Profe, by the Author of the Critical History of England [J. Oldmixon] Octavo, printed 1728.

Gulliveriana, and Alexandriana. With an ample Preface and Critique on Swift's and Pope's Mifcellanies. By Jonathan Smedley. Printed by J. Roberts octavo, 1728.

Characters of the Times; or an account of the writings, characters, &c. of feveral gentlemen libelled, by Sand P-, in a late Miscellany, octavo, 1728.

Remarks on Mr. Pope's Rape of the Lock, in letters to a friend. By Mr. Dennis; written in 1724, though not printed till 1728, octavo.

Verfes, Letters, Effays, or Advertisements, in the public Prints.

British Journal, Nov. 25. 1727. A Letter on Swift and Pope's Mifcellanies. [Writ by M. Concanen.] Daily Journal, March 18, 1728. A letter by Philomauri. James-Moore Smith.

Id. March 29. A Letter about Therfites; accufing the author of difaffection to the Government. By James-Moore Smith.

Mift's Weekly Journal, March 30. An Effay on the Arts of a Poet's finking in reputation; or, a Supplement to the Art of finking in Poetry. [Supposed by Mr. Theobald.]

Daily Journal, April 3. A Letter under the name of Philoditto. By James-Moore Smith.

Flying Poft, April 4. A Letter against Gulliver and Mr. P. [By Mr. Oldmixon.]

Daily Journal, April 5. An Auction of Goods at Twickenham. By James-Moore Smith.

The Flying Post, April 6. A Fragment of a Treztife upon Swift and Pope. By Mr. Oldmixon.

The Senator, April 9. On the same. By Edward Roome.

Daily Journal, April 8. Advertisement by James Moore Smith.