MEM AOBK

CONTENTS TO VOL. XLV.

No.

1. INTRODUCTION -Pursuits and Intentions of the

Author.-Invitation to Correspondents.

2. On Swearing-Its extensive influence and use

in common conversation, and in the common oc-

currences of life-Scheme for teaching the Art of

Swearing recommended to any projector.

3. Billet from Narcissus, a Dead Lounger-Reflec-

tions on Apathy-Sunday's Diary of Narcissus

Vacancy in the Lounging Club-The Seat of-

fered to Gregory Griffin-His Introduction.

4. The Love of Fame-Unjust distribution of

praise--Actions of splendid success gain more

admiration than those of useful benevolence-

Different effects of the Love of Fame at different

periods of time-Cursory Remark on cyphers-

Irregular Ode.

5. Speculation on History-The Rise and Fall of

Empires-Possibility of England's downfal-

Reflections on the possible consequences of it-

Poem on the Slavery of Greece.

6. Letter from Musidorus on the Government of

the Passions, and on silly peculiarities of behavi-

our-From Octavius, a candidate for the vacant

seat in the Lounging Club, with an account of a

Society of Idlers-From Observator, giving an

account of the various opinions formed concern-

ing the Microcosm.

7. Letter from a fellow-citizen, complaining of cer-

tain waggeries of an old gentleman,—ridiculous-

ness of pointless jests, and witticisms duly ex-

pected, and disgusting as well from the awkward

No.

merriment as frequency of repetition-Cautions

against the use of such-Reflections on the Na-

ture of Wit-Proposals for opening a Warehouse

for all the branches of that Commodity.

8. On Family Pride-Moderation of Gregory

Griffin in not boasting of his Ancestors -Different

Notions of Pride as conceived by different Per-

sons-Folly of the Opinion that Mankind dege-

nerates-Misapplication of the word Antedilu-

vian-Antiquity of a British Family certainly not

honourable-Particular duty of Men of Family

-Equitable treatment of the Citizens of the lesser

World.

9. Unity of Design in the structure of a Poem-

Allusion to Local Circumstances censured-

Poetry being defined to be a universal language

-Blackmore not inferior in his Designs to the

Poets of Antiquity-Remark on Dryden-Ex-

amples of locality-Homer, Chaucer, Pope.

10. On Genius-Complaints of its paucity ill-

founded, as proceeding from want of cultivation-

Genius to be discovered even in the dark ages-

The land of Liberty, the land of Genius-Decay

of eloquence and temporary duration of Poetry

after the enslavement of Rome by Augustus-A

series of learned men produced by Greece-Some

remarks on an unfair position in the 127th paper

of the Adventurer-The falsehood of a maxim

very generally received.

11. Gregory Griffin proposes a display of his critical

abilities-Critique on the Heroic Poem of the

Knave of Hearts.

12. Conclusion of the Critique.--Admonition to the

Author's fellow-citizens on the subject of the or-

namental devices to be prefixed to their Poems

on the Restoration.

No.

13. Reflections on the folly of supposing gradual

degeneracy in Mankind-Fiction of the Golden

Age-Civilization by no means so injurious to the

Virtue of Mankind as it is represented-The love

of pleasure conducive to Civilization-Conduct

of Agricola in the reduction of Britain,—and of

the first subduers of America contrasted-Change

of Manners in Sparta,-in Rome,-in the English,

after the Restoration.

14. Letter from Cæmeterius on Epitaphs-From a

Country Girl on loud Whisperers-Resolutions of

Mr. Griffin's Committee.

15. Letter from Alfred on true and false Glory-

From Christopher Cutjoke, on the Miseries con-

sequent on being Witty-From Ironiculus, a

Poem on the Art of Lying.

16. On Language-the causes which contribute to

the improvement or alteration of it-The progress

of the English Language.

17. Letter from a correspondent, on the nature and

extent of Politeness-From Arthur Cassock,-

his miserable situation as private Tutor in a Gen-

tleman's Family described-From Etonensis, a

Poem on taking leave of Eton.

18. On the universal curiosity to know what others

think of one-Disagreeable consequences of in-

dulging that curiosity-Danger of speaking our

sentiments of other people too freely to those

whom we do not know-Instance of the effects of

such a conduct-The advantage Gregory Griffin.

enjoys, by being able, himself undiscovered, to

find out the sentiments of his fellow-citizens,—

with regard to himself and his work-Various

opinions on the subject-Various conjectures

about the Author--Specimen of Letters of advice

from different correspondents-Story of Apelles.

No.

19. History of Frederic.

20. Reflections on the Character and Conduct of

Julius Cæsar-His clemency opposed to the cruel

behaviour of Sylla and Augustus-Mercy rarely

recommended as a virtue by the Ancients,-but

the offspring of Christianity.

21. Letter from a correspondent, containing Reflec-

tions on a Line of Virgil,-on a Parish Register,

-on the desire of posthumous fame,—and an

Eulogy on Mr. Powel, the fire-eater.

22. Letter from H. Homespun,-containing a com-

plaint against prejudices ill-founded and injurious

to any body of men,-particularly those which are

directed against Tailors and Weavers-Analogy

between the Art of Weaving and the Art of Poetry

-Proposals for drawing all Metaphors of the

Loom from our home Manufactures-Mr. Griffin's

opinion on the letter of his Correspondent,-and

his enforcement of Mr. Homespun's advice.

23. On Government-The Patriarchal-The Mo-

narchical-The States of Greece - The Modifica-

tion of the Roman Government considered-

Remark on some Lines of Virgil-Folly of too

much refinement in tracing the origin of particular

forms of Government-The Feudal System—

The progress and confirmation of the English

Constitution.

24. On Imitation-Vicious excess of it in Alexander

and Pyrrhus-Observations on the form of Go-

vernment prevailing in the Republic of Eton----

Character of Acanthio, an eccentric Genius,—and

of Soricius, his awkward imitator.

25. On proverbial expressions, and commonly re-

ceived opinions-The progress of national refine-

ment considered as analogous to the improvement

of personal taste-Ideas of the existence of