Pleasure, not to be exclaimed against in the reclaiming of Poetry, compared with dress, 149. ibid. different styles required for the different kinds of it, Poet, history of an ancient Greek one, 141. tragic errors committed by them, 110. Polydore and Melissa, their story, 85. Pope, Mr. his description of a war-horse, 86. Pride, that vice oxposed, 153. opposed to honour, 152. Prim, Ruth, her advice to Nestor Ironside, 132. Prior, Matthew, his character of perfect beauty, 85. Proteus compared to death, 136. Proverbs concerning a good mistress of a family, 168. Purville, Mr. the property-man, account of his being robbed, 95. Puzzle, Peter, his dream, 106. Pythagoras, his learning and that of his family, 165. his invention of the foundation of British com- merce, 130. RAKES, characterised, 131. Recluse, idleness exposed, ibid. Reformation of manners, a project for that purpose, 107. Repartee, a quick one in parliament, 137. Rich men, what Diogenes said of them, 94. Riding-dress, why called pindaric, 149. Ringwood, Jack, his Temple education described, 151. Roarings of Button's lion, 121. Rochester, bishop of, his definition of wit, 141. Rustysides, his letter on masquerades, 142. SACKVILLE, Sir Edward, his answer to lord Bruce's challenge, 129. account of his combat with lord Bruce, 133. Sadducees may be called freethinkers among the Jews, 93. Schacabac the Persian, an instance of his complaisance, 163. Segonia, John De, account of his combat with his brother, 104. at war, reconciled by Virtue and Love, ibid. Short club, account of it, 91. 92. Sickness, the effects it has on the mind, 132. Snow, artificial, before the French king, 103. Softly, Simon, ill used by a widow, 93. Solomon, his choice of wisdom, 111. Sophia refuses a present of jewels on her marriage, 147. Soul, sympathy of, 150. South, Dr. extract from his discourse on a good conscience, 135. Speculative part of mankind compared with the active, 130. Spleen, the Dutch not subject to it, 131. Spring, the beauties of that season described, 125. verses thereon, ibid. called the youth and health of the year. ibid. Squires, country, ignorant of Nature, 169. Statius, Strada's, 122. Steele, Mr. his letters about Dunkirk, 168. Stomachers for beaus, 171. Strada, his excellent Prolusions, 115. 119. 122. Sullen husbands complained of, 132. Swagger, Tom, his letter to Old Testy, 145. Swords, the immoderate length of them condemned, 143. 145. Sympathy of souls, 150. TALL club, an account of it, 108. Temple education, account of it, 151. Temple, sir William, his account of English humour, 144. - Teraminta angry about the tucker, 109. -- Terrible club, account of it, 143. Theano, the wife of Pythagoras, taught philosophy, 165. Thrift, Generosity, his letter about French trade, 170. Timogenes, a man of false honour, 161. Timoleon the Corinthian, his piety and remarkable preser- vation, 117. Tiptoe, Tom, a gallant member of the short club, 92. Topknot, Dr. why so called, 116. Tory, English, his letters about demolishing Dunkirk, 128. 131. Trade with France prejudicial to England, 170. Tragedy-writers, wherein notoriously defective, 110. the best means of refining and polishing a lan- guage, ibid. Tremble, Tom, the quaker, his letter on naked breasts, 116. Tugghe, Sieur, of Dunkirk, his impudence, 128. Tutors, ill used and ill paid, 94. VARIETY, the nature and sweets of it, 138. Versailles, described, 101. Verses describing the gardens of Alcinous, 173. 164. from Anacreon, 168. out of Claudian, 164. from Congreve, 85. 115. from Eusden's translation of the Rape of Proserpine, Eve treating an angel, described from Milton, 138. by Prior, Congreve, and Addison, 85. 115. description of a horse, 86. from a manuscript on hunting, 125. Verses from Martial, 173. from Racine's Athaliah, 117. describing the spring, 125. concerning translation, by lord Roscommon, 164. from Virgil, translated from Dryden, 138. on the art of writing, by a lady, 172. Virgil, remarks on his praise of Augustus, 138. Vision of Xenophon, 111. Umbra, her letter on public shame, 95. WAG-TAILS, their way of courting, 125. Whiston, Mr. his letter to Nestor Ironside, concerning the Wife, sir Thomas More's direction for the choice of one, 163. Solomon's choice of it, 111. Wiseacre, squire, the cause of his ruin, 147. Women should have learning, 155. wisdom and knowledge recommended to their study, 155. 159. 165. Wound, most dangerous on a full stomach, 133. XENOPHON, account of the vision of Hercules, 111. ZELINDA, her generosity to Sylvio, 97. INDEX TO THE NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS. The Roman Numerals refer to the Volumes, and the Figures to the Page. ADDISON, Hon. Joseph, i. 1, 6, Baker, Aaron, i. 298. Bartelett, Deane, ii. 20, 215. Barwell, alias Barton, John, ii. Bayne, Alexander, i. 326. Budgel!, Eustace. i. 147, Cardan, i. 38. Cary, William, ii. 20. Collins, Anthony, i. 12. ii. 215. Dennis, John, i. 7. Deslandes, Mons. i. 133, 188. Doily, the Linendraper, ii. 102. Eusden, Lawrence, ii. 69, 186, Fell, Dr. John, i. 363. |