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 Reafon 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

225 ibid.

ibid.

Of the fweating Sickness'

Of the Paffions

Of the Soul and its Operations

ibid.

That painful Thinking, or the Anxiety, which attends fevere Study, Difcontent, Care, Love, Hatred, Fear and Jealoufy 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 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

227

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 fpend their Days in queft of Pleasure 229 Indolence and Luxury are Enemies both to Pleasure and to Health

ibid. ibid.

Of Virtue and good Senfe---Their Effects 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

230

The dreadful Effects of Anger, and of other Paffions 231 Violent Sallies of Paffion are fometimes ufeful in cold and corpulent Conftitutions ibid. But those who are fubject to violent Paffions should refrain from ftrong Liquors

ibid.
ibid.

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

232

ibid.

of

Of the ufe of Episodes and D'greffions which should be oc-
cafionally pathetic

Of the neceffity of enriching the Style

Of Painting and Mufic

234

PRECEPTS for TALES in VERSE, with occafional Re-

marks

235 to 245

Those beft which keep the Mind in a state of Sufpenfe

and Anxiety to the End

The Hermit, by Dr. Parnel

The Apparition, by Mr. Gay

PRECEPTS for FABLES, with occafional Remarks

233

ibid.

The great ufefulness of Fables

245 to 252

The Jugglers, by Mr. Gay

245

246

The Poet and his Patron, by Mr. Moore

248

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

V O L. II.

Of Spencer

Definition of Allegorical Poetry

Allegorical Poetry most esteem'd by the Ancients
Of the Fable

PREC

RECEPTS for ALLEGORICAL POETRY, with oc-
cafional Remarks

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

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rical

235

236

242

marks

Of the origin of this Species of Poetry

Of invoking the Mufes

Of the excellencies of Pindar

2

ibid.

The Fairy Queen, by Spenfer
The Castle of Indolence, by Thomson
Pain and Pleasure, by Mr. Addifon
Care and Generosity, by Mr. Smart
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 fatisfied with-
out feeking for a myftical Meaning, ought to be diftin-
guished by another Name

Improvement of Life. An Eaftern Story, by Mr. Johnjon 33

Of the Force and Propriety of Parables in the New Tefta-

31

4

ibid.

ment

Of the Affinity between Poetry and Painting

The Reason why we are fo affected by a beautiful Paffage

in Shakespeare

39

The Heads and Hearts of Men not fo bad as they are
generally represented
ibid.

PRECEPTS for LYRIC POETRY, with occafional Re-

5

25

27

30

3.

37

38

39 to 96

ibid.

40

ibid.

Divifion of Lyric Poetry into the Sublime C de, the lesser Ode

and the Song

43

Of

Of Songs, with fome few Examples and Remarks
Of the Leffer Ode

A Fragment of Sappho, by Mr. Philips

Young Old Age from Anacreon, by Mr. Fawkes
The Power of Gold, by the fame
The Vanity of Riches, by the fame
The Number of his Miftreffes, by the fame
On Old Age, by Dr. Broome
Cupid wounded----from Anacreon

Hymn, by Mr. Addifon

Paftoral Hymn from the 23d Pfalm, by the fame Of the Sublime Ode

The Song of Mofes

Whence this Species of Poetry obtained the Name
Of the Pindaric Ode

The Eleventh Neumean Ode, by Dr. Weft

ibid.

Ode in the manner of Anacreon, by Mr. Prior Anfwer to Chloe Jealous, in the manner of Sappho, by the fame

61

Of irregular Odes

Alexander's Feaft, by Mr. Dryden

ibid.

62

A better Answer to Chloe Jealous, by the fame

On receiving a Mofs-Rofe from a fick Lady, byMr. Dodd ib.
Of the more florid and figurative Ode
On Fancy, by Mr. Wharton

63

ibid.

On a young Lady's Birth-day, by Mr. Smart On the Death of Mr. Thomson, by Mr. Collins Of Divine Odes, or Hymns

55

ibid.

Dr. Swift's Verses on his own Death
London, a Satire, by Mr. Johnson

Love of Fame, Satire the 2d. by Dr. Young

56

57

ibid.

58

59

60

marks

Of the Drama in general, and its use

Of Comedy

67

68

69

70

71

ibid.

72

73

74

Ode on Mufic, by Mr. Pope

The 9th Ode of the first Book of Horace, by Mr. Congreve90 On Conftancy, by Mr. Mafon

92

93

95

On the New Year, by Mr. Woty On Lyrick Poetry, by Dr. Akenfide PRECEPTS for SATIRE, with occafional Remarks 99 to 149 Of its origin and use

ibid.

Imitation of the 2d Satire of the 2d Book of Horace, by

Mr. Pope

102

106

116

75

82

ibid.

86

123

130

137 ibid.

Mack Flecknoe, by Mr. Dryden
Of Burlesque Satirical Poems

The fplendid Shilling, by Mr. Philips
Hudibrafs, by Mr. Butler

144

PRECEPTS for DRAMATIC POETRY, with occafional Re

149 to 180

149 160

165

Of Tragedy

Of Farce mufical Entertainments. Opera and Pantomime171

Of Prologues and Epilogues

375

PRECEPTS for the EPIC or HEROIC POEMS with

occafional Remarks

180 to the End.

What conftitutes an Epic Poem
Stricture on Criticifm

183 ibid.

184

Of Homer

187

189

Of the Iliad. Its Defign and Fable
Some defects in this Poem hinted at
Of the Character of Achilles, and his bold Speeches to

ibid.

Agamemnon

A Picture of the Simplicity and Temperance of ancient

Times

190

Speeches between Achilles, Ulyffes, Phænix and Ajax 190 to 201 Speeches between Hector and Achilles

201

202

203

A Simile on the occafion, which is defective
Speeches between Hector and Ajax
The Character of Agamemnon
Defcription of that Chief

205

His cruel Speech to Menelaus Accused of Cowardice by Ulyffes Infolent Speech of Diomed to him .... -Character of Diomed

ibid.

206

ibid.

207

208

ibid,

Diomed's Behaviour approved by Neftor
Characters of Ulyffes and Neftor

209

The Character of Therfites, and his Speech to fow more Diffention in the Army

ibid.

211

The Speech of Ulysses in answer to him
Of Ulyffes, Menelaus, and Helen

212

ibid.

Helen's Lamentation over Hector's Corfe

The Misfortunes of Priam and Hector affect us more than thofe of the Greeks

ibid.

213

Of Homer's partiality to the Greeks

Of the Retreat of Ajax from Hector, with two beautiful Similies on that occafion

ibid.

The Character of Ajax

214

The ufe e Homer makes of the Gods is often to the Disadvantage of his Heroes ibid. Hector takes Leave of Andromache and his Son, and their affecting Speeches on that occafion 215

Of the pathetic Interview between Priam and Achilles, with Reflections on Eloquence, and the force of a mournful defponding Attitude

218

Speeches between Priam and Achilles
Homer's knowledge of Mankind, and Power over the hu-

213

man Heart

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Of fome of the Defects in the Iliad, with a few Words by way of Defence.

Of the Sentiments, Diction, and Numbers Of the Painting of Homer---His Descriptions and Similies numerous and beautiful

ibid.

226

ibid.

Defcription of Jupiter

Defcription of the Deities engaged in the Combat
Similies in the Defcription of the Grecian Army marching
against the Trojans

228

The Iliad more Dramatic than any other Epic Poem 230
How Youth ought to read Homer
231
A Remark on Euftathius

ibid.

227 ibid.

Of the Odyssey

The fate of the Grecian Heroes after the taking of Troy 232
The Defign and Fable of the Ody ffey

233

The Odyffey more useful than the Iliad

234

Ulyffes condemn'd for an Action which has been applauded in the Czar of Mufcovy

235

Defcription of Calypfo's Grotto

236

Of the Epifodes, many of which contain important Truths and ufeful Leffons, conveyed by way of Fiction and Allegory 239

Of the opening the Bags in which Eolus had confined the Winds---Circes turning the Companions of Ulysses into Swine---and the Sirens Song

ibid.

The Characters finely drawn

Of the Sentiments, Diction and Numbers

240

24.1

Story of the Dog Argus

242

Of Nausicaa's washing her nuptial Linen, and playing at
Ball with her Maidens

243

248

ibid.

Ulyffes led by Pallas to the Phaacian Court

249

An useful Precept refpecting Behaviour
Defcription of the Palace and Gardens of Alcinous
The artful Manner in which Ulyffes addrefs'd the Queen 250
His Reception at Court

ibid.

Contends with the Phaacians at their Games
Character of Demodocus, a blind Bard
The Effect his Song had on Ulysses

Ulyffes relates his Adventures to the Phaacians
Account of Polyphemus and his Cave
Defcent of Ulyffes to the infernal Shades indefenfible
Dr. Warburton's Opinion of this Paffage
Bad effect of it as to the Poem
Arguments which the Critics have introduced to palliate
fome of the Efcapes in Homer, absurd

Ulyffes difcovered by Euryclea

Speech of Phemius the Bard, in behalf of himself, and in honour of his Profeffion

253

254

255

257

259

260

261

262

263 ibid.

265
266

The prudent Precaution of Penelope
The manner in which Ulyffes is discovered to his Father,
poetical, but not prudent

267

The best Method of making Criticism instructive and agreeable to young Minds Of Virgil's Æneid

The Defign of the Poem

275

272

ibid

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