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Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to the Universe ibid. That Happiness depends upon our Ignorance of future Events, and the hope of a future State

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160

The folly of craving for Perfections which Providence has denied us

The madness of Man's defiring to be other than what he is

161

ibid.

Abfolute Submiffion due to Providence Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to himself as an individual

ibid.

162

163, 164

Of Self-love, and Reason, with their use Of the Paffions, and their ufe Of the Nature and State of Man with refpect to Society 165 That no Creature fubfifts wholly for itself, nor wholly for

another, the happiness of Animals therefore is mutual 165 Reason inftructed by Instinct in inventing of Arts, and in forming Societies

166

The true end of Government, and the ufe of Self-love

to Society

167

Of the Nature and State of Man, with refpect to Hap

ibid.

piness Happiness balanced among Mankind by the two Paffions of Hope and Fear

But that good Men have the Advantage

168

ibid.

Eternal Goods are fo far from being the Rewards of Vir

tue that they are often destructive of it

That Virtue only conftitutes Happines

Of the Universe, a Poem, by Mr. Baker

Of Virgil's Georgics

169

ibid.

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The Prodigies fuppofed to have preceded the death of Cafar

The manner of grafting Trees

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Of training upCalves to the Yoke, and breaking of Horfes 178

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Of Gay's Trivia, or Art of walking the Streets

The Rife of the Patten, a Fable

The Rife of the Shoe-blacking Trade

Pobe's Ellay on Criticism

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190

ibid.

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That a Critic fhould study his own Abilities

Nature the best Guide to the Judgement

197

ibid.

But the Judgement may be improved by Art, and by studying the Ancients, especially Homer and Virgil

Of the Licences allowed in Poetry

ibid.

198 199 200

ibid.

Pride and imperfect Learning the fource of Error
Of judging of a Performance by a Part of it
Of being pleased with glittering Thoughts only
Of judging only from the Language of a Piece, or from
the Numbers

ibid.

201

Of being too hard to please, or too apt to admire
Of judging partially, and collecting Opinions from others202
Wit is ever purfued with Envy; but the true Critic will
temper his Mind with good Nature

203

Characters of an incorrigable Poet, an impertinent Critic

and a good one

An Admonition to the Critics

Of Dr. Armstrong's Art of prefer-ving Health

Invocation to the Goddefs of Health

Of Air, and particularly of that breathed in London
Of the benefit of burning Pit-coal

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207

ibid.

ibid.

208

Of the choice of Air, and of a Country Situation
Difeafes arifing from a Situation too marfhy or too dry ibid.
Of the force of Custom, and the friendly Power of native
Air

210

The neceffity of a free Circulation of Air, and of draining Bogs, and clearing away Trees

ibid.

ibid.

Of the regard which ought to be paid to Diet and Exercise, by those who live in Countries that are very dry or very marthy Advice to those who would avoid an over moist Air 211 That gratifying the Fancy contributes to Health The Effect which running Water has on the Air The benefit of funny Situations, with a House rather airy than warm, proved from the languishing ftate Plants are in when confined to the Shade

of Diet

212

ibid.

ibid.

213

Of the Circulation of the Blood, its wafte, and how fupply'd ibid. Of the ufe of Labour in concocting the Food into Chyle and then into Blood

ibid.

Of the choice of Food; liquid Food, Vegetables, and young Animals, eafieft of Digeftion; but not thofe made fat by unnatural means ibid. Every Brute is directed by Inftinct to its proper Aliment, but voluptuous Man feeds with all the Commoners of Nature, and is led in purfuit of Pleasure to his own Deftruction.

214.

Eating to excefs, of any Aliment, dangerous, and especially after long Abstinence

215

The ufe of fometimes indulging the Appetite, and of Fasting occafionally to unload the Wheels of Life 216 The Regimen to be observed in the feveral Seasons of the Year. That each Month and each Clime produces the Food which is moft proper, but Winter demands more generous Liquors than the other Seasons

Of the Choice and proper ufe of Water

ibid.

217

218

ibid.

The only Liquors drank in the first Ages of the World ibid. That which is moft pure, which is fooneft evaporated, and which generally falls from the Sides of Mountains, or rifes from a fandy Spring is beft Of fermented Liquors, and their use. When drank unmixed with Water they retard Concoction, as appears by their Property of preferving Reptiles, and animal Food from Putrefaction ibid. That Generous Liquors may fometimes be drank freely and to good purpose, tho' but feldom; for whatever too much accelerates the motion of the Fluids, whether it be Wine, high feafon'd Meats, or laborious Exercife long continued, impairs the Conftitution

Of Exercise

ibid.

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The Importance of Exercise to thofe of a delicate Frame ib.
The Pleafures of a rural Life and Converfation
That the Fancy is to be indulged in our choice of Exercise,
fince it is this only which diftinguishes Exercife from
Labour

221

That in all our Exercifes we fhould begin and end leisurely; avoiding the ufe of cold Liquors while we are hot, and taking care to cool by degrees ibid. Of Bathing, and of the ufe of the Cold Bath (to fortify the Body against inclement Weather) to thofe whose Conftitutions will admit of it

222

The warm Bath recommended to thofe who dwell in fultry climes, and fometimes to the Inhabitants of our own, when the Skin is parched, the Pores obftructed, and Perfpiration imperfectly performed

ibid. The Seafons for Exercise fhould be adapted to the Conftitution. Labour, when fafting, is beft for the corpulent Frame ; but thofe of a lean habit fhould defer it until a Meal has been digefted

ibid.

No Labour either of Body or Mind is to be admitted when the Stomach is full, and the Spirits are required to promote Digeftion; for it is dangerous to hurry an half concocted Chyle into the Blood

ibid.

The corpulent Frame requires much Exercife, the lean lefs

ibid.

No Labours are too hard in the Winter; but in the Summer milder Exercises are beft, and thofe are moft proper in the Morning and Evening, avoiding the noxious Dews of the Night

223.

The Pleasures of Reft after Labour, and an Admonition against eating too much, and too late at Night ibid. Caution against mifapplying thofe Hours, either in Study or Company, in which Nature intended we should rest 224 The Reason why thofe who labour obtain fo much Refreshment from Sleep, while the Indolent find but little Relief ibid.

Of Cloathing---The neceflity of putting on the Winter Garb early, and not leaving it off till late in the Spring

Of the fweating Sickness' Of the Paffions

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ibid.

ibid.

ibid.

Of the Soul and its Operations
That painful Thinking, or the Anxiety, which attends fe-
vere Study, Difcontent, Care, Love, Hatred, Fear and
Jealousy fatigues the Soul and impairs the Body 226
Precepts for Reading---The Poftures moft proper, and the
Advantage of reading loud

ibid. It is a great Art in Life fo to manage the reftlefs Mind that it may not impair the Body The dreadful Effects of thofe mifguided Paffions which fill the Mind with imaginary Evils

227

ibid. Those chronic Paffions which fpring from real Woes and not from any Disorder in the Body, are to be cured by fuch Diverfions or Bufinefs, as fill the Mind, or remove it from the Object of its Concern

228

ibid.

The Folly of feeking Relief from Drinking
Of the Mischiefs that attend Drunkennefs, fuch as doing
rash Deeds that are never to be forgotten, the Lofs of
Friends, Money, Health, &c.

ibid.

The Poet's Tribute to the Memory of his Father ibid. The wretched Situation of those who having nothing to do

are obliged to spend their Days in queft of Pleafure 229 Indolence and Luxury are Enemies both to Pleasure and to Health

Of Virtue and good Senfe---Their Effects

ibid.

ibid.

Whatever fupports the Mind in a State of Serenity and Chearfulness, fupports the Body alfo; hence the Bleffing of Hope which Heaven has kindly thrown into our Cup as a Cordial for all our Evils The dreadful Effects of Anger, and of other Paffions 231 Violent Sallies of Paffion are fometimes ufeful in cold and corpulent Constitutions

230

ibid.

But those who are fubject to violent Paffions fhould refrain from ftrong Liquors

ibid.

Of the Ufe of Mufick in foothing the Paffions
Of the Power of Poetry and Mufick united

ibid.

232

Of the great use of Didactic Poetry

ibid.

of

Of the ufe of Episodes and Digreffions which should be oc-
cafionally pathetic

Of the neceffity of enriching the Style

Of Painting and Mufic

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The Bag-Wig and Tobacco-Pipe, by Mr. Smart 250

The Bufinefs of Poetry, especially of that which is Allego-

rical

ibid.

ibid.

That fort of Allegory which is made up of real or hiftorical
Perfons, and of Actions either probable or poffible; and
where the Moral is obvious, and the Mind satisfied with-
out feeking for a myftical Meaning, ought to be diftin-
guished by another Name
Improvement of Life. An Eaftern Story, by Mr.Johnson 3 3
Of the Force and Propriety of Parables in the New Tefta-

ment

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Of the Affinity between Poetry and Painting
The Reason why we are so affected by a beautiful Passage
in Shakespeare

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