with an account of the author's manner of
celebrating the feast,

Page 26

Letter VIII. to CLYTANDER:

In favour 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,

28

Letter XV. to CLEORA:

37

42

47

52

57

Letter XIV. to ORONTES:

Concerning the neglect of oratorical numbers.

Obfervations upon Dr. Tillotson's Style.

The care of the antient orators with re-

Spect to numerous compofition, ftated and re-

commended,

59

68

Letter

-

Letter XIX. to CLEORA:

Rallying her taste for myftical and romance

writers,

80

Letter XXI. to CLEORA:

Letter XXII. to PALEMON:

Against fuicide,

Letter XX. to EUPHRONIUS:

Obfervations upon fome paffages in Mr. Pope's

tranflation of the Iliad,

82

73

Letter XXIV. to ORONTES:

On metaphors,

75

23

Letter XXIII. to CLYTANDER:

Concerning his intenfions to marry. The cha-

racter of Amafia,

102

93

96

105

Letter

Letter XXV. to PHILOTES:

Letter XXVI. to PHIDDIPUS.

Reflections on generosity,

Page 121

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.

The character of Hortenfia,

123

Letter XXXII. to the fame :

The author's refolution to continue in retire-

ment,

145

Letter XXXIV. to HORTENSIUS:

Concerning felf-reverence,

134

138

144

148

155

Letter

Letter XXXV. to CLEORA:

with an ode upon their wedding day,

Page 157

Letter XXXVI. to CLYTANDER:

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

fcription of the fituation of his villa,

162

Letter XXXVII. to HORTENSIUS:

Concerning the style 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 tafte,

Letter XL. to PALAMEDES:

181

The character of Mexentius

189

Letter XLI. to ORONTES:

The comparative merit of the two fexes, con-

fidered,

192

Letter XLII. to PALEMON:

Reflections upon the various revolutions in

the

the mind of man with respect both to his

Speculative notions, and his plans of hap-

piness,
Page 198

Letter XLIII. to EUPHRONIUS:

Objections to fome paffages in Mr. Pope's

tranflation of the Iliad,

201

Letter XLIV. to PALAMEDES:

Againft vifitors by profeffion,

Letter XLV. to HORTENSIUS:

Reflections upon fame, with respect to the small

number of those whofe approbation can be

225

confidered as conferring it,

Letter XLVI. to CLYTANDER:

Concerning the reverence due to the religion

226

of one's country,

233

223

Letter XLVII. to CLEORA:

Letter XLVIII. to EUPHRONIUS:

The public advantage of well directed fatire.

The moral qualifications requifite to a fa-

tirift,

235

Letter XLIX. to PALAMEDES:

On his aproaching marriage,

238

Letter