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The poems are by Pope unless the contrary is indicated. Titles and imprints are simplified and abbreviated, and title-page dates are in arabic. Reference numbers are given to D. F. Foxon, English Verse 1701-1750. I have based my transcription on the system advocated by Fredson Bowers in 'Transcription of Manuscripts: The Record of Variants', Studies in Bibliography 29 (1976): 212-264, and adapted by David Vander Meulen in Pope's Dunciad of 1728: a History and Facsimile (Charlottesville and London, 1991), 166-169. Each entry gives the page number (or 'title-page'), the line number on that page, the line in the Twickenham Edition ('∧' indicates that the relevant line does not appear there), a lemma or location on the page ('head' or 'foot'), and a transcription of the annotation. Italic comments in brackets

apply to the whole annotation, or all following the last bracket, or all following the last asterisk (single asterisks and their brackets enclose double asterisks and their brackets). The following abbreviations are used: del[eted], interl[ined], marg[in], underl[ined]. Because there is no accompanying text, I have given some small preference to intelligibility over brevity in lemmata and comment. I have not followed the original lineation. Superscripts are retained except in dates, which are levelled. Marks in grey pencil, which I take to be the work of librarians, are not transcribed.

1. An Epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Burlington. Printed for L. Gilliver. 1731. (Foxon P908)
title-page head 'Called TASTE'; 'The True Title is False Taste'; 'first edition was publisht Dec. 13. 1731 [final '1' over '2']'
2. Of False Taste. An Epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Burlington. The Third Edition. Printed for L. Gilliver. 1731. (Foxon P912, with intervening sheet before p. 5.)
3. Of the Use of Riches, An Epistle to the Right Honorable Allen Lord Bathurst. Printed by J. Wright, for Lawton Gilliver. 1732. (Foxon P923, with corrected reading on p. 13)
8.2 (130) -------] r. marg. 'Gage'; l. marg. 'Gage esq3 Brother to my Lord Gage'
8.3 (131) Maria's] preceded by 'x'; l. marg. 'Lady Mary Herbert'; foot 'Lady Mary Herbert in the Mississipi time borrowed of Her servant 10 Luidores for necessary expences because she said she would not Break a million never paid the servant.'
8.7 (135) Bl-------t] l. marg. 'Sr John Blount'
4. An Epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Lord Visct. Cobham. Printed for Lawton Gilliver. 1733. (Foxon P920)
5. The First Satire of the Second Book of Horace, Imitated in Dialogue Between Alexander Pope of Twickenham, in Com' Mid' Esq; and his Learned Council. To Which is Added, The Second Satire of the Same Book. Printed for L. G. 1734. (Foxon P895, with engraving on p. 36)
title-page head 'Publisht Feb. 15. 1732/3'
3.3 (3) Peter] underl.; r. marg. 'Peter] Walter'
3.6 (6) Fanny] underl.; r. marg. 'Lord *Harvey [overwrites illegible]'
5.9 (19) Celsus] both occurrences underl.; r. marg. 'Dr Hollings'
5.13 (23) Richard] underl.; r. marg. 'Blackmore'
5.17 (27) Budgell's] underl. in red pencil
7.12 (44) Bond] r. marg. 'Bond] Dennis Bond'

13.4 (100) Lee] underl. in red pencil
B**ll] underl. in red pencil
13.7 (103) Plums] underl. in red pencil
Directors] underl. in red pencil
Shylock] underl. in red pencil
Wife] underl. in red pencil
6. [See attribution below], Verses Address'd to the Imitator of the First Satire of the Second Book of Horace. By a Lady. Printed for A. Dodd. (Foxon V39)
title-page By a LADY.] above 'The Authors of this poem are Lady Mary Wortley Lord Harvey & Mr Windham under Tutor to the Duke of Cumberland *and married to my Lady Deloraine [spacing suggests a later addition]'
7. [Unknown], Advice to Sappho. Occasioned by Her Verses on the Imitator of the First Satire of the Second Book of Horace. By a Gentlewoman. Printed for the Authoress; and sold by J. Roberts. 1733. (Foxon A86)
title-page head 'R. April. 12. 1733'
6.12 hope] 'p' del.; l. marg. 'm/' [prepublication correction]
8. An Essay on Man. . . . Part I. Printed for J. Wilford. (Foxon P822)
title-page head 'February' [over 'March'] 1732/3'
5.6 (6) of walks] underl.; r. marg. 'But Not'
6.14-15 (22/29) l. margin. 'six lines *from [over illegible] x'
6.15 (29) Of] del.
vast] del.
l. marg. 'But'
6.17 (31) And Centres] del.; l. marg. 'Gradations'
7.1 (23) l. marg. 'x'
7.6 (∧) has] del.
us as we are] del.
r. marg. 'all things as they are'
10.6-7 (98/73) l. marg. 'x' underl.
10.13 (99) l. marg. 'x'
11.2-3 (108/∧) r. marg. 'x'
11.6-7 (∧/110) l. marg. 'x'
r. marg. '------'
12.10 (134) spreads] del.; l. marg. 'swells'
13.1-2 (∧) l. marg. 'x'
14.18-19 (184/∧) l. marg. 'x'
9. An Essay on Man. . . . Epistle I. Corrected by the Author. Printed for J. Wilford. (Foxon P827)
title-page head 'Publisht April. 23. 1733.'

10. An Essay on Man. . . . Epistle II. Printed for J. Wilford. (Foxon P833)
title-page head 'Publisht April. 23. 1733.'
11. An Essay on Man. . . . Epistle III. Printed for J. Wilford. (Foxon P840)
title-page head 'R. May 4. 1733'
12. An Essay on Man. . . . Epistle IV. Printed for J. Wilford. (Foxon P845)
title-page head 'R. Janu. 22. 1733/4'
12*. Two leaves of An Essay on Man. . . . Epistle IV, pp. 17-18 and advert leaf.
17. foot 'Come then, my friend! my Genius come along'
13. [Mallet, David], Of Verbal Criticism: An Epistle to Mr Pope. Printed for Lawton Gilliver. 1733. (Foxon M51)
title-page head 'Sent by the Author April. 14. 1733.'
Mr. Pope.] r. marg. 'By Mr Mallet. a Scots Gentleman'
14. Sober Advice from Horace, to the Young Gentlemen about Town. (Foxon P968)
title-page head 'R. .Dec. 20: 1734'
6.4 (92) Lady or Lord Fanny] r. marg. 'Lord and Lady Harvey'
7.16 (121) Ty-------y] r. marg. 'Lady Tyrawley very near sighted'
7.20 (125) Lady M-------] r. marg. and foot 'Lady Mohun there is a famous story of her she was in a Hackney coach with some fellows and my Lord came up & would know who was there, she did not care to be found out at last she said that she would show her Bare Arse to him if that would satisfy him, he agreed & she put her Arse out at the Window to him, and he went away'
8.8 (133) N-------dh-------m's] 'Mother Needham a famous Bawd'
9.4 (150) Bedford-head] underl. in red pencil
9.12 (158) B-------t] r. marg. 'Lord Bathurst'
9.14 (160) nor pay too dear] underl. in red pencil
9.20 (166) M-------ue] r. marg. 'Mountague'
10.10 (176) B-------ck] r. marg. 'Buck'
10.12 (178) L-------l, J-------ys, O-------w] foot 'L-------l Mr Richard Lyddel J-------ys Mr Jefferies O-------w Ld Onslow'
15. [Hervey, John], An Epistle from a Nobleman to a Doctor of Divinity. Printed for J. Roberts. 1733 (Foxon H157)
title-page Nobleman] above interlined 'that is my Lord Harvey ['v' over 'l'], alias Lord Fanny, alias Paris, alias
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Sporus alias &c &c &c.'
Doctor of Divinity] r. margin. 'The Dean of Chichester Dr. Sherwin a very great scoundrel.'
H-------n C-------t] below interlined 'ampto' 'our'
16. [Unknown], Tit for Tat. Or an Answer to the Epistle to a Nobleman. Printed for T. Cooper. 1734. (Foxon T322)
17. An Epistle from Mr. Pope, to Dr. Arbuthnot. Printed by J. Wright for Lawton Gilliver. 1734. (Foxon P802)
title-page head 'Publisht Janu. 2. 1734/5.'
2.10 (20) Charcoal] underl. in red pencil
2.13 (23) Arthur] l. marg. 'Arthur Moore'
whose giddy son] underl. in red pencil
2.19 (29) Drop] preceded by 'x'; l. marg. 'Wards famous Drop' Nostrum] underl. in red pencil
3.16 (48) My] preceded by 'x'
Friendship] underl. in red pencil
Prologue] underl. in red pencil
ten Pound.] underl. in red pencil
r. marg. 'xTibbald'
3.17 (49) Pitholeon] underl. in red pencil; preceded by 'x'; r. marg. 'x Welstead'
Grace]; preceded by 'x'; r. marg. 'x the Duke of Argile'
3.22 (54) Journal] underl. in red pencil
4.12-13 (66-67) l. marg. 'one Hamilton'
6.4 (100) Bishop] underl. in red pencil
6.5 (101) nay see you] underl.; l. marg. 'the Drs common phrase'
6.17 (113) Letters] underl. in red pencil
8.4 (140) nod the head,] underl. in red pencil
8.13 (149) Damon] del.; l. marg. 'Fanny'
11.14 (214) Atticus] preceded by 'τ'; foot 'The assertion of some anonymous authors that Mr P. writ this Character after the Gentlemans death, was utterly untrue; it having been sent him several years before; [followed by del. 'on a Provocation of that nature, wch *he had too much regard to his memory to' [above del. '(unless obliged to it) we wd not perpetuate':]] and then shown to Mr Secretary Crags, & ye present Earl of Burlington; who approvd our author's Conduct on an Occasion, wch *he has to much regard to that Gentlemans memory willingly to make publick [interl. with caret above del. 'out of Regard to his Memory to perpetuate']. By what accident it
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came into print, he never could learn, but [interl.] All he can now do is to omit the Name.'
12.8 (230) Bufo] l. marg. 'Bufo] this *character [over illegible] made fit many *but [later insertion?] I think it is cheifly the right of Mr Bubb Doddington*, it would also fit the late earl of Halifax [in red pencil]'
12.12-13 (234-235) interlined with caret 'To Bards reciting he vouchsafd a Nod And snuff'd their Incence like a gracious God.'
13.13 (260) QUEENSB'RY] r. marg. 'Gay] he was neglected by the court & had no place though often promised, He lived with the Duke of Queensberry & died at his House Dec. 4. 1732. He was buried at the Duks expence and will set up a monument for him'
14.8 (280) Sir Will.] l. marg. 'Sr Will, Sr William Young, a great scribler of Libels & Lampoons.'
14.8 (280) Bubo] l. marg. 'Bubo, Bubb Dorington of the same stamp.'
15.4 (300) Cannons] 'Cannons, the seat of his Grace the duke of Chandos [final 's' over ? 'e']'
15.9 (305) Let Paris] preceded by 'P' ; r. marg. 'Paris] It so happens that this is generaly applyed to Lord Harvey, and as he deserved it of Mr Pope, it is very proper for him & is very justly Drawn *In a late edition the name is changed to Sporus a more proper **nick [interlined with caret] name Sporus was a youth whom Nero had a mind to make a woman of by Gelding him. [ink suggests later addition]'
15.9 (305) 'What] preceded above by 'Dr'
15.13 (309) Yet] preceded by 'P'
16.n (319n) Posture] preceded by 'shape &' above with caret
18.9 (376) To please a Mistress] underl. in red pencil
18.10 (377) but let her be his Wife:] underl. in red pencil
18.12 (379) except his Will;] underl. in red pencil
19.4 (385) M*] 'oore' over the asterisk
19.10 (391) Bestia] underl. in red pencil
19.12 (393) Noble Wife,] underl. in red pencil
19.n (381n) Verses to the Imitator of Horace] r. marg. 'p. 4 Line 10'
18. [See attribution of item 6], Verses Address'd to the Imitator of the First Satire of the Second Book of Horace. By a Lady. . . . The Fifth Edition Corrected. Printed for A. Dodd. (Foxon V44)
title-page Fifth Edition] r. marg. 'This wch is called the fifth edition is not true but a sham of the booksellers upon Mr Popes printing his Epistle ['pis' over illegible]
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to Dr. Arbuthnot where these verses are mentiond they supposed that some copies would be called for.'
19. Of the Characters of Women: An Epistle to a Lady. Printed by J. Wright, for Lawton Gilliver. 1735. (Foxon P917)
half-title head 'R Feb. 6. 1734/5.'
title-page head 'Publisht. ['P' over 'B'] Feb. 7. 1734/5.
5.5 To a LADY] r. marg. 'Mrs Martha Blount'
6.3 (9) Fannia] underl.; l. marg. 'It is said this hints at the Countess of Pembroke, who used to be drawn in these *several ['a' interlined with caret] attitudes'
9.5 (63) Now] preceded by 'x'
9.6 (64) Grace] 'e' below 'x'; r. marg. 'The Duke of Wharton'
Ch**] r. marg. 'Coll Charters'; 'see miscellanies vol. 3. p. 137.'
20. [West, Gilbert], Stowe, the Gardens of the Right Honourable Richard Lord Viscount Cobham. Address'd to Mr. Pope. Printed for L. Gilliver. 1732. (Foxon W360)
title-page Address'd to Mr. POPE.] r. marg. 'By Mr West Nephew to My Lord Cobham'
7.20 Dy'd for the Laws he] underl. in red pencil
21. [Swift, Jonathan], On Poetry: A Rapsody. Printed at Dublin, and reprinted at London: And sold by J. Huggonson. 1733. (Foxon S888)
22. [Swift, Jonathan], An Epistle to a Lady, Who Desired the Author to Make Verses on Her, in the Heroick Stile. Also a Poem, Occasion'd by Reading Dr. Young's Satires, Called, The Universal Passion. Dublin printed: and reprinted at London for J. Wilford. 1734. (Foxon S841)
23. [Harte, Walter], An Essay on Reason. Printed by J. Wright for Lawton Gilliver. 1735. (Foxon H93)
title-page head 'R. Feb: 6. 1734/35'
24. Swift, Jonathan, The Life and Genuine Character of Doctor Swift. Written by Himself. Printed for J. Roberts. (Foxon S884)
title-page head 'R. April. 12 1733'
25. [Pope, Alexander, and Swift, Jonathan], Bounce to Fop. An Heroick Epistle from a Dog at Twickenham to a Dog at Court. By Dr. S-------T. Dublin printed, London reprinted for T. Cooper. 1736. (Foxon B326)
title-page By Dr. S-------T.] followed by 'much altered by Mr Pope.'