"It would have been difficult to have found a more thoroughly qualified
exponent of the mysteries of Buddhism than Professor Monier Williams.
Readers will find the story of Buddhism clearly told, both in its
outward manifestations and its esoteric leading, in a volume made
readable by capital type, and pleasant by many
illustrations."--_Guardian_.

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_LIFE, WORKS, AND LETTERS_
OF
_ALEXANDER POPE_.

INCLUDING MANY ORIGINAL PIECES, AND MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED LETTERS NOW
FIRST PUBLISHED.

Edited, with Introductions and Notes,

By CROKER, ELWIN, and COURTHOPE.

_With Portraits and Index, 10 Vols. 8vo. 10s. 6d. each_.

*.* The NEW LIFE is by W.J. COURTHOPE.

"This excellent edition of Pope supersedes all its predecessors, and to
a study of Pope's life and works is absolutely indispensable. All that
is valuable in the notes of previous editors is preserved. The new
Prefaces and Notes contain an extraordinary amount of information, much
of which appears for the first time. It is impossible to praise too
highly the patient care and painstaking industry with which facts are