but in the year 1788, a large addition was made to our poet's works, in a volume called, "The Posthumous Works of Dr. T. Parnell, containing Poems Moral and Divine, and on various other subjects."
They are described by the editor, as having been given by the author to the late Benjamin Everard, and since his death, found by his son among other manuscripts. The receipt annexed in Swift's handwriting, shows that they are certainly genuine.
I have received from Benjamin Everard, Esq. the above writings of the late Doctor Parnell, in four stitched volumes of manuscript, which I promise to restore to him on demand.
Although these volumes were communicated to him by Swift, Pope[1] with admirable taste and judgment contented himself with revising and po-
- ↑ Parnell has written several poems besides those published by Pope, and some of them have been made public with very little credit to his reputation. There are still many more that have not yet seen the light, in the possession of Sir John Parnell his nephew, who from that laudable zeal which he has for his uncle's reputation, will probably be slow in publishing what he may even suspect will do it injury. Life of Parnell, p. xxix. See also Nicholl's Select Poems, vol. iii. p. 208—236.
cholls collected some additional poems, which now appear among his works, v. Anderson's and Chalmer's Poets, &c.; and Goldsmith mentions some unpublished pieces which he saw, besides others which had appeared. Life, p. xv.
