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Journal, a week of a deceafed citizen's journal prefented by Sir Andrew Freeport to the Spectator's elub, N. 317. The ufe of fuch a journal, ibid. Irus; the great artifice of Irus, N. 264.

K.

Knowledge, the main fources of it, N. 287.

L.

Adylove (Bartholomew) his petition to the Spectator,

N.

334.

Letters to the Spectator; from Mary Heartfree, defcribing the powerful effects of the eye, N. 252. From Barbara Crabtree, to know if she may not make use of a cudgel on her fot of a husband, ibid. from a lawyer whofe wife is a great orator, ibid. from Lydia to Harriot, a lady newly married, N. 254. Harriot's anfwer, ibid. to the Spectator, from a gentleman in love with a beauty without fortune, ibid. from Ralph Crotchet for a Theatre of Eafe to be erected, N. 258. from Mr. Clayton, &c. ibid. from Jack Afterday, an old bachelor, who is grown dead to all other pleasures but that of being worth 50,000l. N. 260. from a lover, with an inclosed letter to his humoursome mistress, ibid. from a father difcourfing on the relative duties betwixt parents and their children, N. 263. from a mother to her undutiful fon, ibid. the fon's answer, ibid. to the Spectator, from Richard Eftcourt, with one inclofed from Sir Roger de Coverley, N. 264. from James Bafy, who had his nose abufed in the pit, N. 268. from A. B. on the mercenary views of perfons when they marry, ibid. from Anthony Gape, who had the misfortune to run his nofe against a poft, while he was staring at a beauty, ibid. from- about the new-fafhioned hoods, ibid. from one at Oxford in love with Patetia, ibid. from Tom Trippit, on a Greek quotation in a former Spectator, N. 271. from C. D. on Sir Roger's return to town, ibid. from S. T. who has a fhow in a box of a man, a woman, and a horse, ibid. from Cleanthes, complaining of Mrs. Jane, an old maid, and a pickthank, N. 272. from- -with an inclofed letter from a bawd to a noble

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Lord, N. 274. from Frank Courtly, reproving the Spce-.
tator for fome freedoms he had taken, N. 276. from
Celia, incenfed at a gentleman, who had named the
words lufty fellow in her prefence, ibid. from Pucella,
kept by an old bachelor, ibid. from Hezekiah Broad-
brim, accufing the Spectator for not keeping his word,
ibid. from Teraminta on the arrival of a madamoiselle
completely dreffed from Paris, N. 277. from Betty
Cross-ftitch the owner of madamoifelle, ibid. from a
fhop-keeper whofe wife is too learned for him, N. 278.
from Florinda, who writes for the Spectator's advice,
in the choice of a husband, after fhe is married, ibid.
from Clayton, &c. on the fame fubject with their former
letter, ibid. from Jenny Simper, complaining of the
clerk of the parish who has overdeckt the church with
greens, N. 282. from the clerk in his own juftifica-
tion, N. 284. from-concerning falfe delicacy, N.
286. from Philobrune of Cambridge, inquiring which is
the most beautiful, a fair or a brown complexion, ibid.
from Melainia on male jilts, N. 288. from Peter Mot-
teux, who from an author is turned dealer, ibid. from
George Powel who is to play the part of Oreftes, in a new
tragedy called the Diftreft Mother, 290. from Sophia,.
to know if the gentleman fhe faw in the Park with a
fhort face was the Spectator, ibid. The Spectator's an-
fwer, ibid. To the Spectator from Jezebel a woman poor
and proud, N. 292. from Jofiah Fribble on pin-money,
N. 295. from J. M. advifing the Spectator to prefix no
more Greek mottoes to his papers, N. 296. from Aurelia'
Careless, concerning the ufe of the window in a beau-
tiful lady, ibid. from Euphues defiring the Spectator's.
advice, ibid. from Sufannah Lovebane, againft lam-
pooners, ibid. from Charity Froft, ibid. from John Trot,
ibid. from Chastity Loveworth, on the general notion
men have of the other fex, N. 298. from Sir John En-
ville, married to a woman of quality, N. 299. from
Sufannah Loveworth, on the behaviour of married
people before company, N. 300. from Philanthropos,
on the terms of converfation with the fair fex, ibid.
from Miranda on valetudinary friendship, ibid. from
D. G. thanking the Spectator for his criticifm on Mil-

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ton, ibid. to Chloe from her lover, giving her an account of his dreams, N. 301. from Clitander, a filent lover, N. 304. from Partheniffa, whofe face is damaged by the fmall-pox, N. 306. from Corinna to Amilcar, on the fame occafion, ibid. Amilcar's anfwer, ibid. from -on the education of children, N. 307. from Mules Palfrey, with a project for the better regulating of matches, N. 308. from a tradefman married to a woman of quality, ibid. from Reader Gentle on a new paper called The Hiftorian, ibid. from Elizabeth Sweepstakes, complaining of John Trot the Dancer, ibid. from Biddy Doughbake, who having been bid to love cannot unlove, N. 310. from Dick Lovefick in love with a lady, whofe fortune will not pay off his debts, by 500 l. ibid. from a discarded lover, with a letter to him from his miltrefs, and his anfwer, ibid. from Philanthropos, on a tale-bearer, ibid. from Tim Watchwell, on fortuneftealers, N. 311. from J. O. on the expreffions used by feveral of the clergy in their prayers before fermon, N. 312. from-containing further thoughts on education, N. 313. from Bob Harmless, complaining of his miftrefs, N. 314. from John Trot, defiring the Spectator's advice, ibid. from Toby Rentfree, with a complaint against Signior Nicolini, ibid. from M. W. on the education of young gentlewomen, ibid. from Samuel Slack on idleness, N. 316. from Clitander to Cleone, ibid. to the Spectator, with an account of the amours of Efcalus an old beau, N. 318. from Dorinda complaining of the Spectator's partiality, N. 319. from Will Sprightly, a man of mode; concerning fashions, ibid. from-complaining of a female court called the inquifition on maids and bachelors, N. 320. The power and management of this inquifition, ibid. from Ñ. B. a member of the lazy club, ibid.

Liberality, wherein the decency of it confifts, N. 292. Liberty of the people when beft preferved, N. 287. Liddy (Mifs) the difference betwixt her temper and that of her fifter Martha, and the reasons of it, N. 396. Life, we are in this life nothing more than paffengers, N. 289. Illuftrated by a story of a travelling dervise, ibid. The three important articles of it, N. 317.

MALE

M.

ALE Jilts, who, N. 288.

Man. Men differ from one another as much in fentiments as features, N. 264. Their corruption in general, ibid.

Marriage. Those marriages the most happy, that are preceded by a long courtship, N. 261. Unhappy ones, from whence proceeding, N. 268.

Merit, no judgment to be formed of it from fuccefs, N. 293. Milton's Paradife Loft. The Spectator's criticifm, and obfervations on that poem, N. 267, 273, 279, 285, 291, 297, 303, 309, 315, 321. His fubject conformable to the talents of which he was mafter, N. 315. His fable a mafter-piece, ibid.

Moderation, a great virtue, N. 312.

O.

Outrageously virtuous, what women fo called, Ο N. 266.

P.

Parents too mercenary in the difpofal of their children in marriage, N. 304. Too fparing in their encouragement to mafters for the well-educating of their children, N. 313.

Paffions, the use of them, N. 225.

Pedants in breeding, as well as learning, N. 286. Petticoat politicians, a feminary to be established in France, N. 305.

Pin-money condemned, N. 255.

Poems. Epic poem, the chief things to be confidered in it, N. 267.

Poets. Bad poets given to envy and detraction, N. 253The chief qualification of a good poet, N. 314. Polycarpus, a man beloved by every body, N. 280. Power defpotic, an unanswerable argument against it, N. 287.

Prudence, the influence it has on our good or ill-fortune in the world, N. 293.

R.

Rabelais, his device, N. 283.

Recreation, the neceffity of it, N. 258.

Rich,

Rich. To be rich, the way to please, N. 280. The advantages of being rich, N. 283. The art of growing rich, ibid. The proper ufe of riches, N. 294.

Richlieu, Cardinal, his politics made France the terror of Europe, N. 305.

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S.,

Alutation, subject to great enormities, N. 259. Scaramouch, an expedient of his at Paris, N. 283. School-mafters, the ignorance and undiscerning of the generality of them, N. 313.

Scornful Lady, the Spectator's obfervations at that play, N. 270.

Sherlock (Dr.) the reafon his difcourfe of death hath been fo much perused, N. 289.

Slavery, what kind of government the most removed from it, N. 287.

Smithfield bargain, in marriage, the inhumanity of it, N. 304.

Snape (Dr.) a quotation from his charity-fermon, N. 294. Solitude. Few perfons capable of a religious, learned, or philofophic folitude, N. 264.

Spartans, the methods used by them in the education of their children, N. 307.

Spectator, (the) his averfion to pretty fellows, and the reafon of it, N. 26r. His acknowledgments to the public, N. 262. His advice to the British ladies, N. 265. His adventure with a woman of the town, N. 266. His defcription of a French puppet newly arrived, N. 277. His opinion of our form of government and religion, N. 287. Sometimes taken for a parish fexton, and why, N. 289.

Starch political, its ufe, N. 305.

Stroke, to ftrike a bold one, what meant by it, N. 319.

T.

Tarrying his daughter, N. 311.

Hemistocles, his anfwer to a question relating to the

Time, how the time we live ought to be computed,
N. 316.
Title-page (Anthony) his petition to the Spectator, N. 304.
Trade, the most likely means to make a man's private
fortune, N. 283.

Virgil,

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