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INDEX.

ACADEMY

CADEMY for politics.

The regulations of it, &c.

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Admiration, short-liv'd....

Age. A comfortable old age, the reward of a well-

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No.

305

305

256

260

280

255

256

256

257

257

260

Aristotle, his definition of an intire action of epic poetry 267

His sense of the greatness of the action in a poem;
his method of examining an epic poem

An observation of that critic's...

One of the best logicians in the world.

His division of a poem

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His observation on the fable of an epic poem...... 315
Art of Criticism, the Specator's account of that poem 253
Audiences, at present void of common sense......
Augustus, his request to his friends at his death......... 317

290

BEAU'S head, the dissection of one...

275

Beauty in a virtuous woman makes her more virtuous 302

Bills of mortality, the use of them.....

289

Boccalini, his animadversions upon critics.

291

CESAR (Julius) a frequent saying of his......

256

Calamities, the merit of suffering patiently under them 312
Camillus, his deportment to his son......................................... 263

Canidia, an antiquated beauty described.....

Capacities of children not duly regarded in their edu-

cation...

Censor of marriages...

Charity-schools, great instances of a public spirit

Clavius, proving incapable of any other studies, be-
came a celebrated mathematician.....

Comparisons in Homer and Milton, defended by Mon-
sieur Boileau against Monsieur Perrault..

Coquette's heart dissected...

Coverley (Sir Roger de) his return to town, and con-
versation with the Spectator in Gray's-Inn-
Walks

His intended generosity to his widow....

No.

301

307

308

294

307

303

281

269

295

Courtship, the pleasantest part of a man's life
Credit undone with a whisper...

261

320

Criminal love, some account of the state of it..

274

Critic, the qualities requisite to a good one....

291

DEATH; deaths of eminent persons, the most improv-

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Delicacy; the difference between a true and false de-

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Distrest Mother, a new tragedy, recommended by the

Spectator.

290

EATING, drinking, and sleeping, with the generality of
people, the three important articles of life....... 317
Education; whether the education at a public school,

or under a private tutor, be to be preferred.....
The advantage of a public education...

313

313

Elizabeth (Queen) her medal on the defeat of the
Spanish Armada.....

293

Emilia, an excellent woman, her character..

302

Envy; the abhorrence of envy, a certain note of a

great mind......

253

Eyes; the prevailing influence of the eye instanced in

several particulars......

252

FABLE of a drop of water.........

293

Fame, difficulty of obtaining and preserving it............................. 255

No.

Fame, the inconveniences attending the desire of it.... 255
Fop, what sort of persons deserve that character....... 280
Fortune, often unjustly complained of.......

282

To be controuled by nothing but infinite wisdom... 293
Fortune-stealers, who they are that set up for such..... 311
Distinguished from fortune-hunters

Fribblers, who........

311

288

GIFTS of fortune, more valued than they ought to be... 294
Government, what form of it the most reasonable...... 287
Gracefulness of action, the excellency of it........ 292
Greeks and Romans, the different methods observed

by them in the education of their children...... 313

HOMER'S excellence in the multitude and variety of his
characters

....

..

273
279

He degenerates sometimes into burlesque
Honeycomb (Will) his great insight into gallantry..... 265
His application to rich widows.........

Hoods, coloured, a new invention...

JANE (Mrs.) a great pickthank.

311

265

272

316

307

.......

316

Idleness, a great distemper...

Jesuits, their great sagacity in discovering the talent

of a young student...

Indolence an enemy to virtue..

Journal; a week of a deceased citizen's journal, pre-

sented by Sir Andrew Freeport to the Spectator's
club

The use of such a journal........

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252

LADYLOVE (Bartholomew) his petition to the Spectator 334
Letters to the Spectator; from Mary Heartfree, de-
scribing the powerful effects of the eye
From Barbara Crabtree, to know if she may not
make use of a cudgel on her sot of a husband... 252
From a lawyer whose wife is a great orator...... 252
From Lydia to Harriot, a lady newly married..... 254
Harriot's answer......

254

To the Spectator, from a gentleman in love with a
beauty without fortune...

254

Letters, from Ralph Crotchet for a theatre of ease to be
erected.....

From Mr. Clayton, &c........

From Jack Afterday, an old bachelor, who is
grown dead to all other pleasures but that of be-
ing worth 50,0001..

No.

258

258

260

From a lover, with an inclosed letter to his hu-

moursome mistress.....

260

From a father discoursing on the relative duties
betwixt parents and their children...

263

From a mother to her undutiful son....

263

The son's answer....

263

To the Spectator, from Richard Estcourt, with one
inclosed from Sir Roger de Coverley

264

From James Easy, who had his nose abused in the

pit.

268

From A. B. on the mercenary views of persons
when they marry.

268

From Anthony Gape, who had the misfortune to
run his nose against a post, while he was star-
ing at a beauty..

From

about the new-fashioned hoods..

From one at Oxford in love with Patetia.....
From Tom Trippet, on a Greek quotation in a

former Spectator

268

268

268

271

From C. D. on Sir Roger's return to town.......... 271
From S. T. who has a show in a box, of a man, a
woman, and a horse

271

From Cleanthes, complaining of Mrs. Jane, an old
maid, and a pickthank...

272

From

with an inclosed letter from a bawd

to a noble lord....

274

From Frank Courtly, reproving the Spectator for
some freedoms he had taken...

276

From Celia, incensed at a gentleman who had
named the words 'lusty fellow' in her presence 276
From Pucella, kept by an old bachelor..

276

From Hezekiah Broadbrim, accusing the Spec-
tator for not keeping his word...........

276

From Teraminta, on the arrival of a Mademoiselle
completely dressed from Paris.....

277

From Florinda, who writes for the Spectator's ad-

278

From Betty Cross-stitch, the owner of Mademoiselle 277
From a shop-keeper, whose wife is too learned for
him..

vice in the choice of a husband, after she is
married.......
Letters, from Clayton, &c. on the same subject with
their former letter

No.

278

278

From Jenny Simper, complaining of the clerk of
the parish who has overdeckt the church with
greens.

282

From the clerk in his own justification.
concerning false delicacy.

From

284

286

From Philobrune of Cambridge, inquiring which is
the most beautiful, a fair or a brown complexion 286
From Melainia on male jilts........

288

From Peter Motteux, who from an author is turn-
ed dealer

From George Powell, who is to play the part of
Orestes, in a new tragedy, called The Distrest
Mother

288

290

From Sophia, to know if the gentleman she saw in
the Park with a short face was the Spectator.... 290
The Spectator's answer....

290

To the Spectator from Jezebel, a woman poor and
proud......

292

From Josiah Fribble on pin-money..

295

From J. M. advising the Spectator to prefix no
more Greek mottoes to his papers.......

296

From Aurelia Careless, concerning the use of the
window in a beautiful lady..

296

From Euphues, desiring the Spectator's advice.... 296
From Susannah Lovebane, against lampooners..... 296
From Charity Frost.........

296

From John Trot......

296

From Chastity Loveworth, on the general notion
men have of the other sex...

298

From Sir John Enville, married to a woman of
quality

299

From Susannah Loveworth, on the behaviour of

married people before company.

300

From Philanthropos, on the terms of conversation
with the fair sex...

300

From Miranda, on valetudinary friendship..

300

From D. G. thanking the Spectator for his criti-
cism on Milton......

300

To Chloe, from her lover, giving her an account
of his dreams......

301

From Clitander, a silent lover.......................... 304

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