with an account of the author's manner of

celebrating the feast,

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Letter VIII. to CLYTANDER:

In favor of a particular providence,

Letter IX. to TIMOCLEA:

A panegyric upon riddles,

Letter X. to PHIDIPPUS:

Reflections upon friendship,

Letter XI. to HORTENSIUS:

Against modern Latin poetry.

Letter XII. to AMASIA:

With a tale,

Letter XIII. to PHILOTES:

Written in a fit of the spleen,

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37

4.2

47

52

57

Letter XIV. to ORONTES:

Concerning the neglect of oratorical num-

bers. Obfervations upon Dr. Tillotson's

Ayle. The care of the antient orators with

respect to numerous compofition, flated and

recommended,

59

Letter XV. to CLEORA.

68

Letter

Letter XVI. to PHILOTES:

Againft cruelty to infects,

Letter XVII. to the fame :

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Upon his marriage,

Letter XVIII. to HORTENSIUS:

Reflections upon the passion of fame,

Letter XIX. to CLEORA:

Rallying her tafte for mystical and romance

writers,

80

Letter XXII. to PALEMON:

Against fuicide,

73

Letter XX. to EUPHRONIUS:

Obfervations upon fome Paffages in Mr. Pope's

tranflation of the Iliad,

82

Letter XXI. to CLEORA:

93

Letter XXIII. to CLYTANDER:

Concerning his intentions to marry.

character of Amafia,

75

Letter XXIV. to ORONTES:

On metaphors,

96

The

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105

Letter

Letter XXV. to PHILOTES:

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Letter XXVI. to PHIDIPPUS:

Reflections on generofity,

Letter XXVII. to SAPPHO:

a young lady of thirteen years of age, 127

Letter XXVIII. to PHIDIPPUS:

Reflections upon the fentiments of the antients

concerning friendship,

129

Letter XXIX. to the fame :

Upon grace in writing,

Letter XXX. to CLYTANDER:

Concerning the love of our country,

Letter XXXI. to PALAMEDES:

Letter XXXIII. to PALEMON:

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134

138

Letter XXXII. to the fame :

The author's refolutions to continue in retire-

ment,

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144

The character of Hortenfia,

Letter XXXIV. to HORTENSIUS:

Concerning felf-reverence,

148

155

Letter

Letter XXXV. to CLEORA:

with an ode upon their wedding day,

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Letter XXXVI. to CLYTANDER:

Reafons for the author's retirement :—a de-

Jcription of the fituation of his villa, 162

Letter XXXVII. to HORTENSIUS:

Concerning the ftyle of Horace in his moral

writings,

166

Letter XXXVIII. to the fame:

Concerning the great variety of characters

among mankind. The fingular character

of Stilotes,

177

Letter XXXIX. to PHIDIPPUS:

Concerning the criterion of taste,

181

Letter XL. to PALAMEDES:

The character of Mezentius,

Letter XLI. to ORONTES:

The comparative merit of the two fexes, con-

fidered,

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189

Letter XLII to PALEMON:

Reflections upon the various revolutions in

the

the mind of man with refpect both to his

fpeculative notions, and his plans of hap-

piness,
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Letter XLIII. to EUPHRONIUS:

Objections to fome passages in Mr. Pope's

tranflation of the Iliad,

201

Letter XLIV. to PALAMEDES:

Againft vifitors by profeffion,

223

Letter XLV. to HORTENSIUS:

Reflections upon fame, with respect to the

fmall number of those whofe approbation

can be confidered as conferring it,

225

Letter XLVI. to CLYTANDER:

Concerning the reverence due to the religion

of one's country,

226

Letter XLIX. to PALAMEDES:

On his approaching marriage,

Letter XLVII. to CLEORA: 233

Letter XLVIII. to EUPHRONIUS:

The public advantage of well directed satire.

The moral qualifications requifite to a fa-

tirist,

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