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Title: To the soul
Author: Pope, Alexander
Date(s): 1736 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 45
Contents: Religious poem, address to the soul at the point of death, anticipating
heaven. The revised version of Alexander Pope's Christian adaptation of
the Emperor Hadrian's death-bed verses.
Imitations of Horace; with An epistle to Dr Arbuthnot ; and, The epilogue to the satires
Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Butt, John (1906-1965)
1939
Index.
Title: Finish'd by Mr Pope
Author: Pope, Alexander
Attribution: Mr Pope
Date(s): 1720 ?
Manuscript: Lt q 20
Contents: On the pleasant surroundings that men construct for themselves being only
unsuccessful attempts to ward off life's cares and sorrows. Extracted and
altered from a poem addressed to John Gay to form a response to Benjamin
Ibbot's "A fit of the spleen", whi
Title: An ode on solitude written by Mr Pope before he was twelve years old
Author: Pope, Alexander
Attribution: Mr Pope
Date(s): 1727 (published)
Manuscript: Lt q 20
Contents: In praise of a life of quiet country retirement, virtuous, happy and
sufficient; the text is that of the 1727 version. Lacks some 7 lines where a
portion of f.40 has been removed, perhaps for the sake of the indexed poem "To
Sir Godfrey Kneller on paintin
Title: Argos, Ulisses's dog
Author: Pope, Alexander
Attribution: The same [i.e. Mr Pope]; [Greek]
Date(s): 1727 (published)
Manuscript: Lt q 20
Contents: On Ulysses (Odysseus) being recognised by his dog Argus on his return home,
from an incident in Homer's "Odyssey"
Title: Epitaph [monumental inscription follows]
Author: Pope, Alexander
Attribution: Mr Pope
Date(s): 1718
Manuscript: Lt q 20
Contents: Epitaph on John Hewet and Sarah Drew of Stanton Harcourt, two lovers killed
simultaneously by lightning when harvesting, praising their virtue
Title: Another psalm for the use of the fine ladies
Author: Pope, Alexander
Attribution: Mr Pope; [Bible]
Date(s): 1716 (published)
Manuscript: Lt q 20
Contents: Facetious advice to young women on gaining good husbands by shunning
wantonness, parodying Thomas Sternhold's translation of Psalm 1.
Title: On a young lady's leaving the town after the coronation
Author: Pope, Alexander
Attribution: Mr Pope
Date(s): 1714
Manuscript: Lt 36
Contents: On a young woman (Teresa Blount) sad to exchange the flirtatious pleasures of
London town, after the coronation of George I, for the monotony of the
country, describing the life she might lead there
Title: The rape of the lock
Author: Pope, Alexander
Date(s): 1714 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 36
Contents: Lightly satirical mock-heroic tale of the cutting off of a beautiful young
society woman's lock of hair by an admiring lover. In five cantos. Appears to
combine readings from the 1714 and 1717 editions.
Title: [unknown]
Author: Pope, Alexander
Attribution: Pope in his trans. of Homer; [Greek]
Date(s): 1717 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 44
Contents: Extract from Alexander Pope's translation of Homer's "Iliad", III.283-86,
describing Odysseus's power of speech, or oratory
Title: [unknown]
Author: Pope, Alexander
Date(s): 1718 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 44
Contents: Extract from Alexander Pope's translation of Homer's "Iliad", IV.156-57,
describing the flight of the arrow shot by Pandarus at Menelaus
Title: Voiture
Author: Pope, Alexander
Attribution: Pope to a young lady with the works of Voiture, ap. Lintott's
Date(s): 1712 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 61
Contents: Extract from Alexander Pope's "Epistle to Miss Blount with the works of
Voiture", praising the French writer's unconventional wit,
humour and literary skill