Chapter I

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From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

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From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

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From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

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From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

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From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

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From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

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From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

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From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

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From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

accompanying

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

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From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

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From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

lacking external ears

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

plural of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

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From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

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From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

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From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born in 1912)

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

a man of refinement

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

having the identity known or established

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

an iconic mental representation

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

quickly aroused to anger

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

a writer for newspapers and magazines

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

a son who has the same first name as his father

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)

From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

a room where books are kept

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

a recognition of meritorious service

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

plural of “mention” — a remark that calls attention to something or someone

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

laborer who works in a mine

From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

a midwestern state

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

a form of address for a man

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

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From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues)

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)

From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

a university town in central New Jersey

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

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From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

restored to consciousness or life or vigor

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

used of hair; thick and poorly groomed

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

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From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

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From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

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From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

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From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

morally reprehensible

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

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From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.

a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

at the time that

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS John Butt, _University of Edinburgh_ James L. Clifford, _Columbia University_ Ralph Cohen, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ Everett T. Moore, _University of California, Los Angeles_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., _University of California, Los Angeles_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Edna C. Davis, _Clark Memorial Library_ INTRODUCTION When John Tutchin died on September 23, 1707, he had already created the image of himself which Alexander Pope has transmitted to posterity.

a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories

From this reading There, in Book II of _The Dunciad_ (1728), the Whig journalist appears as one of two figures in a "shaggy Tap'stry": Earless on high, stood un-abash'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the scourge, below.

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From this reading Pope, in his variorum notes on the passage, identified Tutchin as the "author of some vile verses, and of a weekly paper call'd the _Observator_," and revived the fiction of his sentence "to be whipp'd thro' several towns in the west of _England_, upon which he petition'd King _James_ II. to be hanged."

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From this reading GENERAL EDITORS Earl R. Miner, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Lawrence Clark Powell, _Wm.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The "invective" against James II's memory, which Pope mentions, has now been identified in the Twickenham Edition as _The British Muse: or Tyranny Expos'd_ (1701).[1] By 1728, this was all the reputation that remained for Mr. John Tutchin, Gentleman--irascible journalist, pamphleteer, and writer of verses.