wanting. The poetical numbers of Dean Swift are of a singular and

almost inimitable taste; true humour, whether in prose or verse,

seems to be his peculiar talent; but whoever is desirous of

understanding him perfectly must visit the island in which he was

It will be much easier for you to form an idea of Mr. Pope's works.

He is, in my opinion, the most elegant, the most correct poet; and,

at the same time, the most harmonious (a circumstance which redounds

very much to the honour of this muse) that England ever gave birth