NUMB. XXXVI. The Reasons why Paftorals delight XXXVII. The true Principles of Paftoral Poetry XXXVIII. The Advantages of Mediocrity. Án Eastern Fable XXXIX. The Unhappiness of Women, whether fingle or married XL. The Difficulty of giving Advice without offending XLII. The Mifery of a Modifh Lady in Solitude XLIII. The Inconveniencies of Precipitation and Confidence XLIV. Religion and Superftition, a Vifion XLV. The Caufes of Difagreement in Marriage XLVI. The Mifchiefs of Rural Faction XLVII. The proper Means of regulating Sorrow XLVIII. The Miferies of an infirm Conftitution XLIX. A Difquifition upon the Value of Fame L. A virtuous old Age always reverenced LI. The Employments of a Housewife in the Country LII. The Contemplation of the Calamities of others, a Remedy for Grief PAGE LVII. Sententious Rules of Frugality LVIII. The Defire of Wealth moderated by Philofophy LIX. An Account of Sufpirius the human Screech-Owl LXIX. The Miferies and Prejudices of old Age LXX. Different Men virtuous in different Degrees. The Vicious not al- LXXVI. The Arts by which bad Men are reconciled to themselves LXXVII. The Learned feldom defpifed but when they deserve Contempt LXXVIII. The Power of Novelty. Mortality too familiar to raise Appre- 373 NUMB. LXXXI. The great Rule of Action. Debts of Juftice to be diftinguished from Debts of Charity PAGE LXXXII. The Virtuofo's Account of his Rarities LXXXVI. The Danger of fucceeding a great Author: an Introduction to a Criticifin on Milton's Verfification LXXXVII. The Reasons why Advice is generally ineffectual LXXXVIII. A Criticifm on Milton's Verfification. Elifions dangerous in English Poetry LXXXIX. The Luxury of vain Imagination xc. The Paufes in English Poetry adjusted XCI. The Conduct of Patronage, an Allegory XCII. The Accommodation of Sound to Senfe, often chimerical XCIII. The Prejudices and Caprices of Criticism XCIV. An Enquiry how far Milton has accommodated the Sound to the XCVIII. The Neceffity of cultivating Politeness XCIX. The Pleafures of private Friendship. The Neceflity of fimilar Dif CIII. The Prevalence of Curiofity. The Character of Nugaculus CIV. The Original of Flattery. The Meannefs of venal Praife cv. The Universal Register, a Dream VOLUME THE THIRD. CVI. The Vanity of an Author's Expectations. Reasons why good Authors are fometimes neglected CVII. Properantia's Hopes of a Year of Confufion. The Mifery of Proftitutes CVIII. Life fufficient to all Purposes if well employed 243 245 CIX. The Education of a Fop 247 cx. Repentance stated and explained. Retirement and Abftinence useful to Repentance 250 CXI. Youth made unfortunate by it's Hafte and Eagerness 252 CXII. Too much Nicety not to be indulged. The Character of Eriphile CXIX. Tranquilla's Account of her Lovers oppofed to Hymenæus 271 xx. The Hiftory of Almamoulin the Son of Nonradin 274 CXXI. The Dangers of Imitation. The Impropriety of imitating Spenfer CXXV. The Difficulty of defining Comedy. Tragick and Comick Sen- CXXVI. The Univerfallity of Cowardice. The Impropriety of extorting NUMB. CXXIX. The Folly of Cowardice and Inactivity CXXVII. Diligence too foon relaxed. Neceffity of Perfeverance PAGE 289 292 294 296 CXXXII. The Difficulty of educating a young Nobleman CXXXIII. The Miseries of a Beauty defaced 298 309 CXXXIV. Idlenefs an anxious and miferable State cxxxv. The Folly of annual Retreats into the Country 302 304 racter of Mrs. Bufy CXL. The Criticifm continued of Papilius CXXXVI. The Meannefs and Mifchiefs of indifcriminate Dedication CXXXVIII. Original Characters to be found in the Country. The Cha CXXXIX. A critical Examination of Sampfon Agonistes CXLI. The Danger of attempting Wit in Converfation. The Character 306 308 312 313 315 317 CXLII. An Account of Squire Blufter. 320 CXLIII. The Criterions of Plagiarifm 322 Detractors CXLIV. The Difficulty of railing Reputation. The various Species of 325 CXLIX. Benefits not always intitled to Gratitude CXLV. Petty Writers not to be defpifed CXLVI. An Account of an Author travelling in Queft of his own Cha racter. The Uncertainty of Fame CXLVII. The Courtier's Efteem of Affurance CXLVIII. The Cruelty of parental Tyranny 328 330 332 334 336 CL. Adverfity ufeful to the Acquifition of Knowledge 338 CLI. The Climactericks of the Mind' 340 CLII. Criticism on Epiftolary Writings 342 CLIII. The Treatment incurred by Lofs of Fortune 345 CLIV. The Inefficacy of Genius without Learning 347 Tragi-comedy CLVI. The Laws of Writing not always indifputable. Reflections on CLY. The Usefulness of Advice. The Danger of Habits. The Neceffity of reviewing Life 349 357 CLVII. The Scholar's Complaint of his own Bashfulness 354 often mistaken CLIX. The Nature and Remedies of Bashfulness CLVIII. Rules of Writing drawn from Examples. Those Examples 356 VOLUME THE FOURTH. CLX. Rules for the Choice of Associates CLXI. The Revolutions of a Garret 363 CLXIII. The Mischiefs of following a Patron CLXII. Old Men in Danger of falling into Pupillage. The Conduct of 365 367 imitated CLXIV. Praise univerfally defired. The Failings of eminent Men often 369 of his Nativity CLXV. The Impotence of Wealth. The Vifit of Serotinus to the place 371 Shakespeare CLXVI. Favour not eafily gained by the Poor CLXVII. The Marriage of Hymenæus and Tranquilla CLXVIII. Poetry debafed by mean Expreffions. An Example from CLXIX. Labour neceffary to Excellence NUMB. L CLXXIV. The Mischiefs of unbounded Raillery. History of Dicaculus CLXXVI. Directions to Authors attacked by Criticks. The various De grees of critical Perfpicacity 396 CLXXVII. An Account of a Club of Antiquaries 398 CLXXVIII. Many Advantages not to be enjoyed together 400 4CLXXIX. The awkward Merriment of a Student 401 CLXXX. The Study of Life not to be neglected for the Sake of Books 403 405 CLXXXII. The History of Leviculus, the Fortune-hunter 407 410 CLXXXIV. The Subject of Effays often fuggefted by Chance. Chance equally prevalent in other Affairs CLXXXV. The Prohibition of Revenge justifiable by Reafon. The Mean nefs of regulating our Conduct by the Opinions of Men CLXXXVI. Anningait and Ajut, a Greenland Hiftory CLXXXVIII. Favour often gained with little Affiftance from Understanding + CLXXXIX. The Mifchiefs of Falfehood. The Character of Turpicula cxc. The Hiftory of Abouzaid, the Son of Morad 1 CXCI. The bufy Life of a young Lady cxcv. A young Nobleman's Introduction to the Knowledge of the CXCVI. Human Opinions mutable. The Hopes of Youth fallacious 434 436 CXCVIII. The Legacy-hunter's Hiftory concluded 438, 440 CXCIX. The Virtues of Rabbi Abraham's Magnet 442 cc. Afper's Complaint of the Infolence of Profpero. Unpoliteness not always the Effect of Pride 445 CCI. The Importance of Punctuality CCII. The different Acceptations of Poverty. Cynicks and Monks not 447 cc. The Pleafures of Life to be fought in Profpects of Futurity. 449 Future Fame uncertain. 451 CCIV. The Hiftory of Ten Days of Seged, Emperor of Ethiopia ccv. The Hiftory of Seged concluded ccvII. The Folly of continuing too long upon the Stage CCVIII. The Rambler's Reception, His Defign 453 455 457 459 461 THE |