New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-09

literary artist, always bent on the perfection OF his
work and gladly adopting the thoughts Of others II
they would serve to complete ms own. This pecu-
lluity OF careiulneS, was early shown II the tact
that Pope began by Imitation. The hse happiest
wears of has life were devoted % the study OF the
best authors especially poets. and the intellectual en-
jOyment heightened b. the feeling that germs
was throbbng III his hear, and awakening within
hun dreams of future glory. He too should sing
he too should love OF love. indeed Pope dad not
make great deal, and as ms addresses - Lady
Wortley Montague were a failure, 50 was hls nrst
amour a sham love for sham mistress. par,icu-
lar pleasure III reading the works OF Pope consists
IN The fact tina, they BRING the reader INTO the very
best Company-a company whose manners are. to ne
sure little stlf and stately and whose voices are
pitched somewhat beyond the ordinary conversation
key, but there < something ennoblng about them
AyTop0S OF this peculiarly, Mr. Thackeray TOOK occa-
sion 10 dwell with great JUNCTION on the advantages
OF high society, and sad. Tor the benefit Of any
young hearer who might BE- present, " Dung nearer.
keep company with your betters." Addison. ~ We
have been. Is Mr. Thackeray's moral hero He con-
slders however. that he has great 5emlSh IL MS
dislike Of Alexander POPE. The young poet was
too conscious OF his own powers TO be mere al
tendant at the Court OF King Joseph. and hlns
Joseph did not IKE TINS independence. The support
gwen by the Addison Clique to Tlckel's translation
Of Homer might naturally enough be construed Oy
the Pope faction as proceeding from an ungenerous
Wish 70 depreciate Their cheials version, and they
might easily suppose that what was emulation IN
Tlckell was envy III Addison. The verses which
Pope, wrote this occasion ana sent 10 ADDISON
mad the satisfactory effect mat the great Joseph was
civil ever afterward. But sui Mr.. Thackeray sur
missed that their sting never forgotten. and that
the sanity Addison might be painted as SEBASTIAN
with this one arrow sticking IN HIM.
The causes that led to the writing OF the DHactad
were laid down. chiefly with view OF Justltylng the
author though Mr.. Thackeray admitted that Popes
arrows are so sharp and his slaughter so wholesale,
that the readers sympaes often enlisted on the
side of the devoted inhabitants OF Grub-st. The
vile Jokes and hDes that were aimed against the
iustrious poet and the paltrv illusions TO his per-
sonal defects. were brought forward as sufficient
motives: and the lecturer dwe with admiration sn
the personal courage which The gallant little crlp-
pler displayed when the indignant ounces threatened
him with cOporea chastIsement At the same time,
he declared II his conviction that the Dmclad had
done the greatest possible harm to the literary pro-
fesslon Prior TO It's publication there were great
prizes for literary men in the shape of Government
appointments and the ike but Pope, lover OF hlgh
socety-a man so refined that he kept TIM while his
friends grew fathated the rank and he OF literature
and If there one point IN ms assdldntS on whch
he dNelt with savage partallty. II was ther aDJecl
poverty. He 1t who brought the notion OF vie
GnIb-s before the minds OF the general pubic
he It was who created such associations a dilnor
and ragS-authOr and dlri-au,hor and GIN Inc
occupation of authorship became gno5e through
ms graphic descriptions OF misery ana the literary
profession was for long time destroyed
Pope's well known affection for MS moiher on
which Nj Thackeray feellEgly expatlaled and the
love which his friends entertained for him. were IN
troduced As a sentimental relief in describing the
character of a man whose career Mr.. Thackeray
compared to that OF great General, obtaining ms
end by a series OF brilliant conqueSls