First Line	Heav'n first taught letters for some wretch's aid
Author	Alexander Pope
Date	1727
Description	Epistle [Love]. Transcribed from Pope, Alexander, "Popeana. Letters." The altar of love... vol. 2, 1727, p. 19. Eighteenth Century Collections Online, GALE\|CW0111079145.
Links	ESTC

Heav'n first taught Letters for some Wretch's Aid,

Some banish'd Lover, or some captive Maid;

They live, they speak, they breathe what Love inspires,

Warm from the Soul, and faithful to its Fires;

The Virgin's Wish without her Fears impart,

Excuse the Blush, and pour out all the Heart,

Speed the soft Intercourse from Soul to Soul,

And waft a Sigh from Indus to the Pole.

Beinecke Osborn c186

Title	Untitled
Period	1761-1790
Archive	Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

pp. 90–91

Local title: On the particular advantages arising from epistolary writing.

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Clark MS 1968.002

p. 29

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p. 149

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