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Alexander Pope

CHAPTER VI
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Curll put out the required advertisement; a "short, squat" man, in a clergyman's gown and with barrister's bands, calling himself Smythe, came to his house at night as P.T.'s agent, and showed him some printed sheets and original letters; the bargain was struck; 240 copies of the book were delivered, and it was published on May 12th.
So far the plot had succeeded.

Pope had printed his own correspondence, and had tricked Curll into publishing the book piratically, whilst the public was quite prepared to believe that Curll had performed a new piratical feat.

Pope, however, was now bound to shriek as loudly as he could at the outrage under which he was suffering.

He should have been prepared also to answer an obvious question.

Every one would naturally inquire how Curll had procured the letters, which by Pope's own account were safely deposited in Lord Oxford's library.


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