MrPope, his life and times . tion ofHomer. No wonder that he urgently begged thewrappings might be returned.^ Before he left town Pope wrote a long letter tohis favourite, Teresa, in answer to her oft-repeatedrequest for news. It is not a sign that two loversare together, he complains, when they can be soimpertinent as to inquire what the world does, andif she did not think him the meanest creature inthe world she would never imagine that a poet coulddwindle to a brother of Dawks and Dyer, from arival of Tate and Brady. The chief topic of the dayis the splendid behaviour of Lord Oxford under h
MrPope, his life and times . tion ofHomer. No wonder that he urgently begged thewrappings might be returned.^ Before he left town Pope wrote a long letter tohis favourite, Teresa, in answer to her oft-repeatedrequest for news. It is not a sign that two loversare together, he complains, when they can be soimpertinent as to inquire what the world does, andif she did not think him the meanest creature inthe world she would never imagine that a poet coulddwindle to a brother of Dawks and Dyer, from arival of Tate and Brady. The chief topic of the dayis the splendid behaviour of Lord Oxford under hislate reverses. The utmost weight of afflictionfrom ministerial power and popular hatred werealmost worth bearing for the glory of such a daunt-less conduct as he has shown under it. Meanwhile,rumours of war were in the air. The clans were ^ Swift alludes to paper-sparing Pope, and says that the backs of his letters Are filled with hints and interlined,Himself can scarcely read em. Well-known writers of public From a mezzotint engraving by J. Faber, 1733, after the painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller. JOSEPH ADDISON. Visit to Bath i73 gathering in the North, and the high-spirited Teresamight soon enjoy the sight of armies and encamp-ments, standards waving over her brothers cornfields,and the windinp:s of the Thames stained with blood. Towards the end of July Pope was planning avisit to Bath, and he had persuaded Jervas,Arbuthnot, and Duke Disney ^ to bear himcompany on the journey. Jervas, who was person-ally to conduct the party, found many difficultiesin his way. Fine ladies insisted on coming to bepainted, Arbuthnots patients refused to get well,and the weather was unsuitable for a long expeditionon horseback, being as uncertain as the politicalconditions or the public health. At length, onAugust 12, he was able to write to Pope : I could not have failed by Tuesdays post, butthat the doctor could not be positive as to thetime, but yesterday we met on horseback,
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