Adverfity, a feafon fitted to convey the most falutary and ufeful inftruction to the mind, vii. 58. The appointed inflrument of promoting our virtue and happiness, 60.

Advertisements, on pompous and remarkable, viii. 160.

Advice, good, too often difregarded, vi. 97.

The caufes of this affigned, 98. Vanity often the apparent motive of giving it, 99. When molt offenfive and ineffectual, vii. 90.

Affability, the extenfive influence of this amiable quality, vii. 2. Affectation, the vanity and folly of indulging it, v. 131. 133. Wherein it properly differs from hypocrify, 134. The great absurdity of it exposed in the character of Gelafimus, vii. 228.

Afflictions, proper methods of obtaining confolation under them, v. 113. 332. Infeparable from human life, ix. 132. The benefits of, 134.

Africa, progrefs of the discoveries made on that coaft by the Portaguefe, ix. 375.

Age, the prefent an age of authors, ix. 116.

Age, the complaints of, xi. 126.

Agriculture, its extenfive ufefulness confidered, vii. 28. Thoughts on, both antient and modern, x. 299. Productions of, alone fufficient for the fupport of an induftrious people, 300. In high confideration in Egypt, 300. The many antient writers on that fubject, 303. The enrichment of England, 304. A proper fubject for honorary rewards, 306. Superior to trade and manufactures, 307. Danger to be apprehended from the neglect of, 312. An art which government ought to protect every proprietor of lands to practise, and every enquirer into nature to improve, 312. Account of, at Raafay, one of the Hebrides, 389. Bad ftate of, at Oftig, in Sky, 411. The raifing of the rents of eftates in Scotland confidered, 432. Ajut, his hiftory, vii. 267. 276.

Akenfide, Dr. Mark. his opinion of Dyer's Fleece, iv. 213. His life, 286. Son of a butcher at Newcastle upon Tyne, born 1721. · Defigned for a diffenting minifter, but turns his mind to phyfick, 286. Pleasures of Imagination published, 1744, 287. Studies at Leyden, and becomes M. D. 1744, 287. An enthufiaftick friend to liberty, and a lover of contradiction, 287. Practifes phyfick at Northampton and Hamplead, 288. Settles at London, 289. Allowed 300l. a year by Mr. Dyfon, 289. By his writings obtains the name both of a wit and fcholar, 290. Died 1770, 290. Cha'racter of his works, 290.

Alabafter, Roxana, commended, ii. 85.

Alacrity, the cultivation of it the fource of perfonal and focial pleafare,

vi. 18, 19.

Albion, in lat. 3, account of the friendly inhabitants found there by Drake, iv. 443.

Alexandrian Library, its lofs lamented, viii. 263.

Aliger, his character, vii. 354.

Allen, Mr. of Bath, praised by Pope in his Satires, iv. 77.

All's Well that Ends Well, obfervations on Shakespeare's, ix. 309. Almamoulin, the dying fpeech of Nouradin, his father, to him, vi. 314. His though lefs extravagance, 316. The excellent advice which the fage gave him, 318.

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Altilia,

Altilia, her coquetry defcribed, vii. 246.

Amazons, obfervations on the history of the, viii. 351. Old maids in
England most like Amazons, 352.

Amazons of the Pen, ix. 117.

Ambition, generally proportioned to capacity, iv. 335. A quality na-

tural to youth, v. 97•

The peculiar vanity of it in the lower fta-
A deftroyer of friendship, viii. 90.

tions of life, 420, 421.
Characterized, xi. 268.

America, Taxation no Tyranny, or, an Answer to the Refolutions and
Addrefs of the American Congref [1775], x. 93. Motives urged
by patriots against the taxation of, 95.
claim to the right of taxing it, and of their objections to be taxed,
Examination into our
100. The plea of want of representation examined, 110.
claims of exemption from taxation from their charters examined, 117.
Their
Objection to taxation made by an old member, examined, 119. Pro-
ceedings of the congrefs of Philadelphia examined, 124. Pleas of
the Boltonians expofed, 126.
in a fuppofed addrefs from the Cornish men, 132. Some of the ar-
Their refolutions and address exposed
guments made ufe of against our taxing it examined, 137. Firft in
cited to rebellion from European intelligence, 140. Confiderations
on the Indians granting their lands to foreign nations, 146. D'ffi.
culty of a certaining boundaries, 150. The power of the French
there, 1756, 155. Colonies fift fettled there in the time of Eli-
zabeth, 158. Continued in the reign of James I. 163. Colony first
fent to Canada by the French, 165. The first discovery of New.
foundland by Cabot, and the fettlement from thence to Georgia con-
fidered, 178.
The encroachment of French on our back settle-

ments examined, 179.

Amicus, his reflections on the deplorable cafe of prostitutes, vi. 231.
Amoret, Lady Sophia Murray celebrated by Waller under that name,

11. 228.

Amusements, by what regulations they may be rendered useful, vi. 113.
Anacreon, a fpecimen of Stanley's tranflation of, ii. 44. Ode ix.
tranflated, xi. 374.

Anatomy, cruelty in anatomical refearches reprobated, viii. 66.

Ancefor, how far the meritorious deeds of, confer honour on his de-
fcendants, confidered, ix. 3.

Andrews, St. account of the city of, x. 317. The ruins of the cathe-
dral, 318. Account of the univerfity, 319. Expence of education
there for a scholar of the highest clafs, for the term of 7 months, 15 %.
for the lower clafs, 107. 320.

Angelo, Michael, oblervations on his ftyle of painting, viii. 318.
Anger, the neceffity of checking and regulating it, v. 66. A tumul-
tuous and dangerous paffion, derived from pride, 68. Exposed to
contempt and derifion, 70.
Animal food, on the choice and rejection of various forts of, x. 387.
The pernicious effects of it, 71, 72.
Anningate and Ajat, the Greenland lovers, their hiftory, vii. 267. 276.
Anoch, account of, x. 354. Confifts only of three huts, 354. Ac-
count of the landlord and his house, 354.

Anfon, Lord, little advantage to have been expected, had his voyage
fucceeded to the extent of his wishes, x. 38.

Anthea,

Anthea, her difagreeable character, v. 220, 225.

Antony and Cleopatra, obfervations on Shakespeare's play of, ix. 325. Apophthegms, by Dr. Johnfon, xi, 197.

Application, defultory, injurious to our improvements in knowledge and virtue, vi. 388. Active and diligent, ftrongly enforced by a view of the fhortnefs and uncertainty of human life, 400.

Arabs, account of their manner of living, xi. 107.

Arbuthnot, Dr. with Pope, fuppofed to have affifted Gay in writing Three Hours after Marriage, ii. 206. Sketch of his character, iv. 75. The first volume of the Memoirs of Scriblerus published by him, in conjunction with Pope and Swift, 78.

Arcades, written by Milton, about 1637, ii. 96.

Archery, the importance of, in former times, iv. 623.

Arches, confiderations on elliptical and femicircular, which is to be preferred, x. 290.

Architecture, the degenerate ftate of, at Rome, x. 295.

Argatio, his character, v. 179.

Ariofto, fome lines of, from which Pope feems to have borrowed the fentiments of his own epitaph, iv. 158.

Ariftotle, his fentiments of what is requifite to the perfection of a tragedy, vi. 429. Account of a MS. translation of his politicks in the library at Aberdeen, x. 330.

Armidel, in the Ifle of Sky, account of, x. 372.

Arms of the Highlanders, account of, x. 457.

Army, caules of the fuperiority of the officers of France to thofe of England, x. 181. Made formidable by regularity and discipline, X. 286.

Art, terms of, the neceflity of, viii. 280.

Afcham, Roger, his life, iv. 617. Born at Kirby Wilke, near North Allerton, 1515, 617. Educated with the fons of Mr. Wingfield, and entered at Cambridge, 1530, 618. Applied to the study of Greek, 618. A favourer of the Proteftant opinion, 619. Chofen Fellow of St. John's, 1534, 619. M. A. and tutor, 1537, 621. Not lefs eminent as a writer of Latin than as a teacher of Greek, 622. Fond of archery, 622. Published his Toxiphilus, 1544, 623. Receives a penfion of 10. from Henry VIII. 625. The equivalent value of his penfion, at this time, confidered, 627. Orator of the university, 628. Taught prince Edward, princefs Elizabeth, and many of the nobility, writing, 628. Receives a penfion from Edw. VI. 628. Tutor to the princess Elizabeth, which he quits without confent, 628. Secretary to Sir Richard Morifine, ambaffador to Germany, 629. On the death of Edw. VI. lofes his penfion and places, 630. Latin Secretary to Philip and Mary, 631. Enquiry how he could as a Proteftant hold the place under Philip and Mary, 631. Favoured by Card. Pole, 632. Continued in the fame employment under Elizabeth, 633. Prebend of Weftwang, in the church of York, 633. Died 1574, 636. His character, 636.

Aurance, not always connected with abilities, vii. 114.
Atrology, the credit given to it in the last century, ii. 191.
Aftronomer, the caufe of uneafinefs in an, xi. 116. Suppofes himself
to have the power of the winds, rain, and seasons, 117. Leaves his

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directions to Imlac, 120. Pekuah wifhes to become his fcholar, 129-
His opinion of the choice of life, 131. His fuperftition removed,
by entering into the amusements of life, 134.

As you like it, obfervations on Shakespeare's, ix. 308.

Athanatus, his juft reflections on the near profpect of death, v. 344.
350.

Athefts, their industry in spreading their opinions, iv. 613.

Atterbury, Dr. his infcription on the monument of Philips, ii. 290.
Atterbury, Bp. Pope examined before the Lords on the trial of the
Bishop, iv. 48. Prefents Pope with a Bible at their last interview,
iv. 49. Defcribed in the affembly of bards, as a vifitor, xi. 178.
Avarice, fatal effects of infatiable, v. 249.

Aubigny, Lady, carries a commiffion from Ch. I. to Sir Nicholas Crispe,
ii. 237.

Auchinleck, Lord, his feat at Auchinleck defcribed, x. 518.

Avarice, always poor, viii. 293. The vanity of, xi. 340.

Auguftus, Review of Blackwell's Memoirs of the Court of, x. 185.
Auguftus, Fort, account of, x. 353.

Auknafheals, account of the village of, x. 362.

Aurantius, his unjuft and abufive treatment of Liberalis, vii. 141.
Aureng Zebe, a tragedy, remarks upon fome improprieties in it, vi. 347.
Aufterities, and mortifications, their use in religion, vi. 251.
Authors, have a defire of appearing to have done every thing by,
chance, iii. 157. Criticifm a proper check on bad ones, iv. 130.
The impropriety of editors in altering the pofthumous works of au-
thors, 169. Character of, not to be collected from their works, 170.
The complaint of furreptitious editions enquired into, 584. The
difficulty of his first address, v. 1. By what methods he may be in-
troduced with advantage to the publick, 3, 4. Often deluded by
the vifionary and vain anticipations of happinefs, 11. The negle&t
of him the most dreadful mortification, 12. The folly of endeavour-
ing to acquire fame merely by writing, 13. Some peculiar discou
ragements to which he is expofed, 13. His proper talk is to instruct
and entertain, 14. The difficulty of executing it with advantage, 14.
Increased by the caprice and ill-nature of his readers, 14. His ac-
quifition of fame difficult, and his poffeffion of it precarious, 139.
The great difference between the productions of the fame author ac-
counted for, 141. Naturally fond of their own productions, 362.
Many deluded by the vain hope of acquiring immortal reputation, vi.
Their literary fame destined to various measures of duration,
223. vii. 35. Their being efteemed, principally owing to the in-
fluence of curiofity or pride, vi. 224. Their proper rank and use-
fulness in fociety, 411. Characters of the manufacturers of litera-
ture, vii. 32. As they grow more elegant become less intelligible,
viii. 143. Difficulties they find in publishing their works, 222.
The precarious fame of, 236. Who write on fubjects which have
been pre-occupied by great men, generally fink, 265. Journal of
an, 267. Seldom write their own lives, 405. Their lives full of
incident, 406. Signs of knowing how a publication is received,
406. Writing their own lives recommended, 408. Their mif-
fortune in not having their works understood by the readers, ix. 34.

221.

Not

Not to be charged with plagiarifm merely for fimilarity of fentiment, 78. Who communicate truth with fuccefs, among the firft benefactors to mankind, 79. Hints for them to attract the favour and notice of mankind, 81. No want of topick whilst mankind are mutable, 82. The prefent age an age of authors, 116. Want of patronage complained of, 119. Qualifications neceffary for an, 121. Their importance to the welfare of the publick, 149. The good they do to mankind compared to a fingle drop in a fhower of rain, 152. Who provides innocent amufement, may be contidered as benefactors to life, 153. Their condition with regard to themselves, 156. Their expectation before publication confidered, 157. The pleasure and difficulties of compofition, 158. After all, the publick judgment frequently perverted from the merit of his work, 160. The merit of his works afcertained by the test of time which they have retained fame, 240. A century the term fixed for the test of literary merit, 241. The genius of the age to be considered in or der to fix the abilities of, 311. The expectation they form of the reception of their labours, 422. Should not promife more than they can perform, x. 186. May compile new works with old materials, 186. Some fuppofed to write for the fake of making sport for fuperior beings, 244. No longer mafter ot a book which he has given to the publick, 259.

Authority, the accidental prefcriptions of it often confounded with the laws of nature, vii. 96.

Authority, parental, frequently exerted with rigour, vii. 45.
Autumn, an ode, xi. 352.

B.

BACON, Francis, Lord, the life prefixed to the edition of his works, 1740, written by Mallett, iv. 281. His fevere reflection on beautiful women, v. 246. Was of opinion that his moral effays would be of longer duration than his other works, vi. 226. Obfervations on his character, ix. 143.

Bail, the danger of becoming, exemplified in the character of Severus, ix. 40.

Baillet, his collection of critical decifions remarked, vi. 138.

Bamff, account of that town, x. 336.

Bards, uncertainty in the account of them, x. 454. A view of the affembly of, for the admiffion of Milton, xi. 166.

Bargains, the folly of buying bargains expofed, viii. 138.

Barra, Island of, account of, x. 474. Horfes there not more than twenty-fix inches high, 474.

Barretier, John Philip, his life, iv. 461. Son of a Calvinist minifter, and born at Schwabach, 1720-21, 461. His early acquirements of learning, 462. In his ninth year could fpeak Latin, German, and French, equally well, 463. In his eleventh year tranflated the Travels of Rabbi Benjamin from the Hebrew into French, with notes, 463. The method by which his father taught him the lan guages, 466. Published Anti-Artemonius, 1735, 463. Patronized

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