the essay on satire prefaced to his translation of Juvenal, published late in October 1692; Wesley's scheme appeared soon after June 1693. The Epistle to a Friend concerning Poetry is neither startling nor contemptible; it has, in fact, much more to say than the rhymed treatises on verse by Roscommon and Mulgrave. Its remarks on Genius are fresh, though tantalizing in their brevity, and it defends the Moderns with both neatness and energy. Much of its advice is cautious and commonplace—but such was the tradition of the poetical treatise on verse. Appearing within two years of Collier's first attack upon the stage, it reinforces some of that worthy's contentions, but we are not aware of its having had much effect. Theology Samuel Wesley held Anglican Arminianism views. The Arminian Hugo Grotius, was his favorite biblical commentator. Through his sermons, he demonstrated beliefs in the tenets of Arminianism and especially in its distinctive Prevenient grace. See also Charles Wesley John Wesley Notes and references This material was originally from the introduction of Augustan Reprint Society's edition of Epistle to a friend concerning poetry (1700) and the Essay on Heroic Poetry (second edition, 1697), volume 5 in the Augustan Reprint series, part of series 2, Essay on Poetry: No. 2, first printed in 1947. It was written by Edward Niles Hooker. It was published in the US without a copyright notice, which at the time meant it fell into the public domain. Citations Sources External links 1662 births 1735 deaths 17th-century Christian clergy 17th-century English poets 17th-century male writers 18th-century Christian clergy 18th-century English poets 18th-century English male writers Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Arminian ministers Arminian writers Burials in Lincolnshire English Christian religious leaders English male non-fiction writers English male poets English military chaplains English non-fiction writers Royal Navy chaplains Samuel British poets