▁in ▁ 1 7 1 4 . ▁The ▁poet ' s ▁dream s ▁of ▁rich es ▁are ▁further ▁suggested ▁by ▁the ▁map ▁that ▁hang s ▁over ▁his ▁head , ▁entitled ▁" A ▁View ▁of ▁the ▁Gold ▁M ines ▁of ▁Peru ", ▁replacing ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁Pope ▁that ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁earlier ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁print . ▁The ▁poet ' s ▁self - inter est ▁is ▁hint ed ▁by ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁his ▁pipe ▁and ▁to b acco ▁on ▁the ▁window ▁s ill , ▁the ▁m ug ▁of ▁be er ▁sitting ▁on ▁the ▁chair ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁room , ▁the ▁la ce ▁cu ff s ▁dry ing ▁by ▁the ▁fire , ▁his ▁ill - f itting ▁w ig , ▁and ▁gentleman ' s ▁sword ▁lying ▁at ▁his ▁feet ; ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁that ▁despite ▁his ▁family ' s ▁circumstances , ▁he ▁ref uses ▁to ▁for go ▁his ▁own ▁personal ▁ple asures ▁and ▁effects . ▁Alternatively , ▁his ▁fant asy ▁of ▁ear ning ▁a ▁fortune ▁from ▁his ▁art ▁may ▁require ▁that ▁he ▁keeps ▁his ▁gentleman ly ▁acc out re ments ▁around ▁him , ▁as ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁required ▁when ▁his ▁fant as ies ▁are ▁realized . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁Pope ▁▁ ▁The ▁scene ▁shown ▁in ▁The ▁D istr est ▁Po et ▁was ▁probably ▁inspired ▁by ▁Alexander ▁Pope ' s ▁sat ir ical ▁poem ▁The ▁D unci ad , ▁most ▁likely ▁by ▁the ▁pre f atory ▁matter ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁version , ▁the ▁D unci ad ▁Vari orum , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁