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school, perhaps, as we know he did for a year or 

 two at Ilchester. 



[37] The Reverend Charles Dunster, rector of 

 Oddingley, who came to Bath to consult his friend 

 the elder Dr. Falconer, who advised him to take up 

 some light literary occupation. He took the advice and 

 prepared his Considerations on Milton's Early ReadinQy 

 which he printed in 1800, and inscribed to Dr.- 

 Falconer. It is an ingenious and convincing piece 

 of criticism. The advice seems to have been good, 

 as Mr. Dunster lived many years after, and the vigour 

 of his mind may be presumed to have continued 

 unimpaired from the long list and varied character 

 of his later printed writings. 



[38] A coolness grew up between Allen and Pope. 

 The Bath version of the story was this, that Pope 

 wished to introduce Miss Blount at Prior Park. It 

 was reported to Pope that Allen had said, If she come 

 as Mrs. Pope, she shall be most welcome. 



In the Bath Journal of May 21, 1744, is this 

 article of intelligence : — " The celebrated Mr. Pope 

 lies dangerously ill at Mr. Chiselden's house at 

 Chelsea." Pope left Allen 200Z., adding something 

 about . its being a compensation for the trouble and 

 inconvenience he had occasioned to Mr. AUen by his 



