Atchefon, Sir A. his character ix. 365
Athens, how raillery was received there i. 41. Of the tyranny ex-
ercifed in it ii 85. Of their oligarchy, ib. The government first
formed by Thefeus 91. The form of it altered by Solon 91, 2.
Of the diffenfions between the few and the many 92-99.
was deftr syed 97 Polybius's character of the people 99
Attachments, trong, their confequences x. 208
Avarice, the madness and una countable effects of it iii. 38. Perni-
cious efpecially in public affairs 39 Two forts of avarice; one
confiftent with ambition, the other not 40. Definea vii. 56. Great
men have been ruined by it 56, 7
Bacon, Ld. his literary character ix. 265
Balance of power. See power
Bank, its ufefulness and danger iii. 108.
Whether the directors of
it ought to be the directors of the crown ib, The cunning and ly-
ing of ftockjobbers ii. 296. iii, 20
Barrier treaty, remarks on it i. 248.
The articl's of it 264. Two
of the articles only relate to Britain 252. Advantageous only to the
Dutch 253.
Britain the guarantee of the whole treaty 259. The
sentiments of Prince Eugene about this treaty 283. A reprefenta-
tion of fome English merchants relating to it 286
Bathos, a trea'ife of vi 69. See Profound, Scriblerus
Battle of the Books. See Books
Bee and fpider, a hot dispute between them i. 177-180
Bees, how foreigners are diverted from plundering them iv. 200.
Beef praised i. 91
Beggar's opera, remark on it iv. 283. See Gay
Beggars, a propofal for badging them iv. 251. An objection anfwer-
ed 253. They are the worst of people 255. Of shops being be-
fieged by them 259. Of their vagabond spirit 261
Bentley killed by Boyle i. 199
Berkeley, C of, her excellent character i. 243
Bettefworth, Mr. a fatire on viii. 210
Bickerstaff, Ifaac, his predictions for 1708 v. 267. An accomplish-
ment of the first of them 279. A detection of him 283. Vindi-
cated 291
Bigamy, Will, his fervice to the church iii. 8
Bishops, a man's difliking the proceedings of a cetain fet of them no
argument of his averfion to episcopacy ii. 350. No great credit to
the former to be cried up by thofe who are profeffed enemies to the
latter ib. A man may be made a bishop as well as any thing else, by
very odd means ib. Arguments against enlarging their power in
letting of leafes iv. 153. The conduct of the Popish bishops at the
reformation 154. This power of letting leafes will be fatal to e-
pifcopacy 162. What is the office of a bishop 93. Of their power
over the country clergy 95. A fatire on the bishops of Ireland viji.
202. Compared to Judas 193. Predictions concerning them x.
Blackmore, Sir R. accufed Mr. Pope of profanenefs vii. 53. n.
Blafphemy, two officers broke fɔri 228
Blefufcu ifland defcribed iv. 355. The ground of the difference be-
tween that empire and that of Lilliput 353. Threaten Lilliput
with an invasion 354. How the invafion was prevented 356, 7.
See Gulliver, Lilliput
Bolingbroke, L. his character ix. 267. Remarks on his letters 269.
Account of his fentiments and fituation in private life 307. How
he spent his time 352.
His manner of life in the country 365.
Swift's opinion of him 363. Advised to write a history x. 1-4.
A review of his life 13. His economy 14. His thoughts of fame
ib. His misfortunes 18. Of a history of his own times 22. His
manner of life in youth and old age 30, 1. His character of
his wife. 32. Hints about his metaphyfical works 33, 99, 101. Of
his other works 103. His writings extolled 115. Of his retire-
ment 124. Whether he was attached to the pretender 163. See
Swift.
Bolingbroke and Swift the only men that can write x. 118
Books, the battle of the, rife of it i. 166, 7, 8, 74, 5. An account
of the battle 182-199
Borrowing money on funds of intereft, how it began ii. 185
Bourbon, house of, whether formidable ii. 167
Bread, its virtues i. 92
Bribery, its influence x. 144
Britain, of her being a principal in wars on the continent ii, 185, 8.
Should have been only an auxiliary 192. Her wrong method of
carrying on the war 195 6. How her allies broke their engage-
ments with her 202. The war more prejudicial to her, in refpect
of expence, than to France, or any of the allies 295. See Allies
Britons defcribed by Cæfar iii. 287.
Brobdingnag, Gulliver's voyage to v. 1. A defcription of the inha-
bitants 6. of a farmer's daughter 16. of the country 31. of the
king's palace, and of the metropolis 35. of the chief temple 37. of
the royal kitchen 38. The king's great ignorance in politics 63.
The learning of this country very imperfect and confined 64. Of
their laws ib. Acquainted with the art of printing ib. Of their
military affairs 66. Of the parties in the ftate 67. See Gulliver.
Broomstick, a meditation on one vii. 104
Brotherly love, the causes of the want of it ii. 37. The ill confe-
quences of animofities 39. Motives to brotherly love 42
Brothers, Peter, Martin, and Jack, their father's inftructions to
them i 58. The virtues of their coats ib. What is meant by their
coats ib. n. How they behaved feven years after their father's death
59. Grow enamoured of the ladies ib. Their extravagance ib. n.
A description of their coats 63. Tag fhoulder knots to them 66.
Get gold lace 68. attin linings, and filver fringe 69. embroidery.
70 points tagged with filver 71. Lock up their father's will ib.
Martin and Jack differ with Peter 96. The former reform their
coats 106. A breach between them 111. See Jack, Martin, Peter
Bubble, to what applied vii. 58 n.
Bull, John, the liftory of vi. 197.-See the contents of vol, vi
Bulls, Peter's, a defcript.on of i. 87
Burnet, Bp. cenfured ix. 25. The fituation of England when he wrote
his hiftory of the reforma ion 29. Advice to him 55. Author of
the project of borrowing m ney upon funds of interest ii. 185
Caroline, Q. dreffed in Irish filk ix. 335. Obliquely cenfured viii. 17
Carteret, L. his character iii. 281. Vindicated from the charge of
favouring none but Tories iv. 72. Account of his favour to Tories
90, to Whi's 91. He inflaved Ireland, and how x. 20 40.
Swift only hated him as Lord Lieutenant ib. Thanked for his fa-
vour to Dr. Sheridan 176
Carthage, of the popular tyranny at ii. 85
Catalonians, how treated ii. 169, 70
Catoptrical victuallers, remonftrance against vii. 19
Cenfors, utility of, in England i, 249
C.ntlivre, Mrs. a fcribler vii. 53
Charles I. by whom brought to a trial iv. 176. Of the obfervation
of his martyrdom 207
Charles II. how reftored iv. 177
Children, a propofal for fattening them for human food iv. 237. The
advantages of this fcheme 243 How to preferve them x. 207.
Why men when old are faid to become fo 73. See Education
Chriftianity, an argument against abolishing it i. 225. The advan-
tage of the abolition confidered 228, 9. Of the difficulty of be-
lieving its doctrines 229. Of the number of its teache: s 230.
the abolition of the fabbath 231. Of the abolition's removing
factious dititions 232. Of the harangues of the priests 233-
Of the feheme's tending to banish prejudices 234. and to unite Pro-
teftants 235, 6. Inconveniencies that would attend the abolition
propofed 237,-241. An argument of its excellence ii. 11
Chrißians, the duty of their loving one another ii. 35, 6. How dif-
fentions arefe among them ib. The caufes of their not loving one
another 37. The ill confequences of it 39. Motives to love one
another 42
Church, that she was in danger not many years fince; and that it was
not even then a crime to fay fo ii. 306. A man may politically
be a friend to the church, and yet be a very bad man. ii. 53. The
excellent defign of building fifty new churches in London and
Wftminster 137 Altogether as ufeiul, though not fo expenfive,
as building one palace for one fubject 139. See Clergy
Church of England man's fentiments about religion i, 272 about go-
vernment 283. See government, Religion
Church-lands, of the Pope's onfirmation of ix. 34, 7
Clarendon. E. o, his characters an hiftorian ix. 365
Clergy, how they may promote religion i. 254.
without their confent iv. 226 Their cate when rectors, different
from that when bishops 93. The hardships proposed to be put on
thofe in Ireland 95 Objections against them answered 168
Clergy of the church of England, of their preaching up the unlimit-
ed power of the prince i. 286. Their character and hard circum-
ftances ii. 45. They oppofen and confuted popery, when there
was the grea eft danger of i ib. Charged in grofs, with qualities
utterly inconfiftent 346. The rage and malice of a party againıt
them ib. How they behaved in K. James II's. time iv. 181.
Clergymen, men become fo too foon viii. 359. Should preach in
country ongregations before they appear in a city 360. Are too
negligent of their yl 361. Cautioned agairft ufing hard words
and theological terms 361, 2. Of pedantry 364. Of using epithets
and phrases 365. Of moving the paffions ib. The chief tranches
of preaching 368. Of reading fermons 369. Of wit in fermons 370.
Of difparaging the Heathen philofophers 371. Of quotations 373.
Of common place books 374. Of ufing philofophical terms 376.
Of explaining myfteries ib. Of preaching againft atheism, de fm,
&c. 377. Where the clergy are moft efteemed 380. Difcretion
ferviceable to them 394. A remarkable story of two clergymen
386
Colonies, of the methed of planting v. 355, 6
Conference between a divine and a lawyer ii. 72
Congreve, Mr. his character ix. 366. Cenfured x. 6
Confcience, the word explained ii. 25. Miftakes about liberty of
confcience detected 27. The office of contcience 25. Of two
falfe principles fet up in place of it 28. When directed by religion
a firm foundation of virtue 30. The neceffity of a religious confci-
ence in every station of life 33
Converfation. See Polite converfation
Convocation ftrangely adjourned, and why ii. 349. The abfurdity of
fuch an adjourning power in the Archbishop 350. A comparison
between the upper and lower houte ib. The character of the present
proclocutor 351. Great pity that the three feeches made at pre-
fenting him, were not printed ib. The laft of them very enter
taining, if not inftructive ib. The pious defigns of the lower house
ftill baffled, and by whom iii. 163. Reflections on convocations
Cornbury, L. refufes a penfion x 58
Corruption, a happy union against x. 52. Corruption of morals, the
Corufodes, his remarkable ftory viii 386.
Country-life, its bleffings and plagues x. 172
Courage, never the object of contempt iv. 326 n..
Court-employments, to whom given ix. 302
Court-lady, character of one ix. 313, 16
Courts, in what they are conftant ix. 349.
Craffus M. a letter to iii. 41
Credit, public, who are the trueft promoters of it; the Whigs, or
Tories iii. 16-20, 95, 6.
Criminals, mercy to, when mifapplied iv. 275
Crifis, the author of, expelled the house of Commons ii. 132 n. The
favour fhown to this piece and its author 133.
Critic, who is meant by that word i. 73. Antiquity of the true cri.
tic 74. His employment 75. A true critic defined ib. His an-
tiquity proved 76-80. Three maxims concerning critics 82
Criticifm defcribed i. 85. Her parents, fifter, and children ib. Her
fpeech in favour of the moderns 186. Aflifts her fon Wotton 187
Cunning an argument of knavery, not of wit iii, 111, 12
Curll, Mr. E. account of his being poifoned vii. 40. His laft will
made in view of his death 42. How he recovered 45.
of his phrenfy 47. His wife's letter about his cafe 24.
of directions to find his authors 49. His fpeech to them assembled
51. Their refolutions thereupon 52. His fpeeches to his books
54. How he renounced christianity, turned a jew, and was circum-
cifed 59.
A prayer upon that occafion 60, 1-
Cypfelus's extraordinary tax iv. 292
Dartmouth, E. of, his character iii. 37
Days of the week, obfervatious on them x, 216
Death, its power v. 265. Wherein terrible x. 81
Decemviri, Rom. used arbitrary power ii. 100
Defoe, Daniel, pilloried, and for what iv. 135
Delany, Dr preferred by Lord Carteret iv. 85 His character x. 76
Dennis, Mr. John, a narrative of his madness vii. 28
Dependence, reflections on ix. 338
Devotos and Hitts defcribei vi. 226
Dictator, when the Romans chose one ix. 228
Digreffions, a difcourfe in praise of i. 113
Dingley Mrs. whether related to Sir William Temple x, 204
Diogenes, a faying of his to Alexander v. 263
Ditcretion, its uulity viii. 382. Of great fervice to the clergy 384
Diffenters, their bafe compliance with popery and arbitrary power in
K. James's reign ii. 355. A toleration given to them when they
are out of power, and denied by them when in power iii. 64. The
pretender greatly indebted to them 99-103 A comparison he-
tween them and the Jacobites 99, and between them and the
papists 100. Bubbled by the Whigs 101. Their allies or confe-
derates ib. 321. Advice to them 103. The infolence of a disent-
ing Lord Mayor of London i. 161. n.
Drapier's letters iii 217 &c. The effects of thefe letters 331 n. The
Drapier's refolution to oppose the pretender 284. A prociamation
iffued offering a reward for difcovering the au nor of the 4th letter
293. By whom the proclamation was fignes 323. His apology
for his 4 h letter 305, 307. The printer of i profecuted 293 n.
His feaionable advice to the grand jury concerning the bill preparing
again him 394 The bill refuted, and the jury discharged 297.
The prefentment of the jury 300. The Drapier's account of him-
felf 306. The Drapier demoli ed iv. 30
Drefs and fashion, a satire on i, 60, 1
Drinking damnation and contufion i1. 342. An inftance of that de-
teftable cuftom ib.
Drue, Mr. ftory of his defeating a certain bill iii. 310
Drunkenness, flory of one who preached against it iv. 219
Dryden cenfured 1. 54, 5. 168
Dublin, an examination of certain abuses there iv. 114.
fered as to the choice or a member to reprefent it in parliament
263. Confiderations offered in relation to the choice of a re order
• 271. A propofal for badging the begging poor there 251
Dunciad, at whofe defire wrote x. 213
Dunkirk, of the demolition of it ii. 167. Tughe's memorial against
it 176. n.
Dunton, Mr. his character ii. 132
Ecclefiaftical revenues, the method of increasing ix. 34, 5
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