... likemany another in the career of Pope, is wrapt in mystery. Pope took great pains with the Epistle Ofthe Use of Riches. It was altered from the original conception by the advice of Warburton, ... on the latter days ofthe seventeenth century and on the entireperiod covered by the age of Pope. The low tone ofthe age is to be seen in the almost universal corruptionwhich prevailed, in the ... him a pension of £300 a year out ofthe secret service money, but Pope declined the offer.Statesmen and men of active pursuits cultivated the society ofthe poetical recluse, and Pope, whosecompliments...