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C.

CESAR (Julius) his behaviour to Catullus, who had put him
into a lampoon, No. 23.

Caligula, his wish, No. 16.

Camilla, a true woman in one particular, No. 15.

Carbuncle (Dr.) his dye, what, No. 52.

Censor of small wares, an officer to be appointed, No. 16.
Charles I. a famous picture of that Prince, No. 58.

Chevy-Chace, the Spectator's examen of it, No. 70, 74
Chronogram, a piece of false wit, No. 60.

Cicero, a punster, No. 61. The entertainment found in his
philosophic writings, ibid.

Clarinda, an idol, in what manner worshipped, No. 73.
Cleanthe, her story, No. 15.

Clergyman, one of the Spectator's club, No. 2.

Clergy, a threefold division of them, No. 21.

Clubs: Nocturnal Assemblies so called, No. 9-Several names
of clubs, and their originals, ibid. &c. Rules prescribed to
be observed in the Two-penny Club, ibid. An account of
the Ugly Club, 17-The Sighing Club, 30-The Fringe-
glove Club, ibid. The Amorous Club, ibid. The Hebdo--
madal Club: some account of the members of that club,
43; and of the Everlasting Club, 72-The Club of Ugly
Faces, 78-The difficulties met with in erecting that
club, ibid.

Commerce, the extent and advantage of it, No. 69.
Consciousness, when called affectation, No. 38.
Conversation most straightened in large assemblies, No. 68.
Coquettes, the present numerous race, to what owing, No. 66.
Coverly (Sir Roger de) a member of the Spectator's club; his
character, No. 2-His opinion of men of fine parts, No. 6.
Courtier's habit, when hieroglyphical, No. 64.

Cowley abounds in mixed wit, No. 62.

Crab, of King's College in Cambridge, Chaplain to the club
of Ugly Faces, No. 78.

Credit, a beautiful Virgin, her situation and equipage, No. 3.
-A great valetudinarian, ibid.

Cross (Miss) wanted near half a ton of being as handsome as
Madam Van Briskot, a great beauty in the Low Countries,
No. 32.

D.

DANCING: a discourse on it, defended, No. 67.

Death, the time and manner of our death not known to us,
No. 7.

Deformity no cause of shame, No. 17.

Delight and surprize, properties essential to wit, No. 62.
Dignitaries of the law, who, No. 21.

Divorce, what esteemed a just pretension for one, No. 41.
Donne (Dr.) his description of his mistress, No. 41.
Dryden, his definition of wit censured, No. 62.

Dull fellows, who, No. 43-Their enquiries are not for infor-
mation, but exercise, ibid. Naturally turn their heads to
politics or poetry, ibid.

Dutch more polite than the English in their buildings and
monuments of their dead, No. 26.

Dyer, the news-writer, an Aristotle in politics, No. 43.

E.

ENVY, the ill state of an envious man, No. 19-His relief,

ibid-The way to obtain his favour, ibid.

Ephesian Matron, the story of her, No. 11.

Epictetus, his observation upon the female sex, No. 53.

Epigram on Hecatissa, No. 52.

Epitaphs: the extravagance of some, modesty of others, No.
26-An epitaph written by Ben Jonson, 33.

Equipages, the splendour of them in France, No. 15-A great
temptation to the female sex, ibid.

Etherege (Sir George) author of a comedy, called She Would
if She Could, reproved, No. 51.

Eubulus, his character, No. 49.

Eucrote, the favourite of Pharamond, No. 76.

Eudosia, her behaviour, No. 79

F.

FABLE of the Lion and the Man, No. 11-Of the Children

and Frogs, 23-Of Jupiter and the Countryman, 25.

Falsehood (the Goddess of) No. 63.

False wit, the region of it, No. 25.

Falstaff (Sir John) a famous Butt, No. 47.

Fame, generally coveted, No. 73.
Fashion, the force of it, No. 64.

Fear of death often mortal, No 25.

Fine Gentleman, a character frequently misapplied by the
Fair Sex, No. 75.

Flutter (Sir Fopling) a comedy; remarks on it, No. 65.
Fools, great plenty of them the first day of April, No. 47.
Freeport (Sir Andrew) a member of the Spectator's club,
No. 2.

French poets, wherein to be imitated by the English, No. 45.
Friendship, the great benefit of it, No. 68. The medicine of
life, ibid. The qualifications of a good friend, ibid.

G.

GALLANTRY, wherein true gallantry ought to consist,
No. 7.

Gaper: the sign of the gaper frequent in Amsterdam, No. 47.
Ghosts warned out of the playhouse, No. 36-The appearance
of a ghost of great efficacy on an English theatre, 44.
Gospel Gossips described, No. 46.

Goths in poetry, who, No. 62.

H.

HANDKERCHIEF, the great machine for moving pity in a
tragedy, No. 44.

Happiness (true) an enemy to pomp and noise, No. 15.
Hard words ought not to be pronounced right by well-bred
ladies, No. 45.

Heroes in an English tragedy generally lovers, No. 40.
Hobbes (Mr.) his observation upon laughter, No. 47.
Honeycomb (Will) his character, No. 2-His discourse with
the Spectator in the playhouse, 4-His adventure with a
Pict, 41-Throws his watch into the Thames, 77.
Human nature, the same in all reasonable creatures, No. 70.
Honour to be described only by negatives, No. 35. The ge-
nealogy of true honour, ibid. and of false, ibid.

I.

IAMBIC verse the most proper for Greek tragedies, No. 39.
James, how polished by love, No. 71.

Idiots in great request in most German courts, No. 47.
Idols, who of the Fair Sex so called, No. 73.

Impudence gets the better of modesty, No. 2-An impudence
committed by the eyes, 20-The definition of English,
Scotch and Irish impudence, ibid.

Indian Kings, some of their observations during their stay
here, No. 50.

Indiscretion more hurtful than ill-nature, No. 23.

Injuries how to be measured, No. 23.

Inkle and Yarico, their story, No. 11.

Innocence, not equality, an exemption from reproof, 34.
Jonson (Ben): epitaph by him on a lady, No. 33.

Italian writers florid and wordy, No. 5.

K.

KIMBOW (Tho.) states his case in a letter to the Spectator,

No. 24.

Kissing-dances censured, No. 67.

L.

LADY's library described, No. 37.
Lætitia and Daphne, their story, No. 33.

Lampoons written by people that cannot spell, No. 16-witty
lampoons inflict wounds that are incurable, 23-the inhu
man barbarity of the ordinary scribblers of lampoons, ibid.
Larvati, who so called among the ancients, No. 32.
Lath ('Squire) has a good estate, which he would part withal
for a pair of legs to his mind, No. 32.

Laughter (immoderate) a sign of pride, No. 47-The provo-
cations to it, ibid.

Lawyers divided into the peaceable and litigious, No. 21. both
sorts described, ibid.

Lear (King) a tragedy, suffers in the alteration, No. 40.

Lee, the poet, well turned for tragedy, No. 39.

Learning ought not to claim any merit to itself, but upon the
application of it, No. 6.

Leonora, her character, No. 37-The description of her
country-seat, ibid.

Letters to the Spectator; complaining of the masquerade,
No. 8-From the opera-lion, 14-From the under-sexton
of Covent-Garden parish, ibid-From the undertaker of the
masquerade, ibid-From one who had been to see the opera
of Rinaldo, and the puppet-show, ibid-From Charles Lil-
lie, 16-From the President ef the Ugly Club, 17—From S.
C. with a complaint against the Starers, 20-From Tho.
Prone, who acted the wild boar that was killed by Mrs.
Tofts, 22-From William Screne and Ralph Simple, ib.
From an actor, ib. From Latinus, ib. From Tho. Kimbow,
24-From Will Fashion to his would-be acquaintance,
ibid-from Mary Tuesday on the same subject, ibid-—
From a Valetudinarian to the Spectator, 25-From some
persons to the Spectator's Clergyman, 27-From one who
would be inspector of the sign-posts, 28—From the master
of the show at Charing-Cross, ibil-From a member of the
Amorous Club at Oxford, 30-from a member of the
Ugly Club, 32-From a gentleman to such ladies as are
professed beauties, 33-To the Spectator from T. D. con-
taining an intended regulation of the playhouse, 36---From
the playhouse thunder, ib. From the Spectator to an affect-
ed very witty man, 38-From a married man, with a com-
plaint that his wife painted, 41-From Abraham Froth, a
member of the Hebdomadal meeting in Oxford, 43-From
a husband plagued with a gospel-gossip, 46-From an Og-
ling-master, ib. To the President and Fellows of the Ugly
Club, 48-From Hecatissa, ib. From an old beau, ib. From
Epping, with an account of strollers, ib. From a Lady, com-
plaining of a passage in the Funeral, 51-From Hugh Go-
blin, President of the Ugly Club, 52-From Q. R. concern-
ing laughter, ib. Spectator's answer, ib. From R. B. with a
proposal relating to the education of lovers, 53--From An-
na Bella, ib. From a splenetic gentleman, ib. From a re-
formed Starer, complaining of a peeper, ib. From King
Latinus ib. From a gentleman at Cambridge: an account
of a new sect of Philosophers called Loungers, 54-From
Celimene, 66-From a father, complaining of liberties ta-
ken in country dances, ib. From James to Betty, 71-To
the Spectator from the Ugly Club, at Cambridge, 78-
From a whimsical young lady, 79-From B. D. desiring a
catalogue of books for the female library, ib.
Letter-dropper of antiquity, who, No. 59.

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