Seen from the nineteenth century their work did appear to be part of a single project, and it would be foolish to pretend that their joint influence on taste has been the invention of later scholars.
Although they never collaborated officially, the nature of their cooperation is becoming increasingly clear: Joseph's Odes on Various Subjects (1746) silently included two of his brother's poems; Thomas assisted with Joseph's Adventurer papers (1752-1754), probably writing at least one himself, and saw the essay on Pope through the press at Oxford; Joseph provided material for Thomas's History of English Poetry; and they often submitted their poems to each other for approval, suggesting corrections or even supplying additional lines. Perhaps their most significant collaboration was to provide between them at least nineteen poems to eke out the posthumous volume of their father's verse, Poems on Several Occasions (1748), which Joseph edited.
Yet to speak of "the Wartons" runs a great risk.
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