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NUMB.
Page
81 The great rule of action. Debts of jus.
tice to be distinguished from debts of
charity
55
82 The virtuoso's account of his rarities 60
83 The virtuoso's curiosity justified
66
84 A young lady's impatience of controul 72
85 The mischiefs of total idleness
78
86 The danger of succeeding a great author :
An introduction to a criticism on Mil.
ton's versification
84
87 The reasons why advice is generally inef-
fectual
90
88 A criticism on Milton's versification. Eli.
sions dangerous in English poetry 96
89 The luxury of vain imagination
· 102
90 The pauses in English poetry adjusted 107
91 The conduct of patronage, an allegory 114
92 T'he accommodation of sound to sense, of.
ten chimerical
119
93 The prejudices and caprices of criti.
cism
128
94 An inquiry how far Milton has accommo-
dated the sound to the sense
133
95 The history of Pertinax the sceptick 141
96 Truth, falsehood, and fiction, an alle-
gory
147
97 Advice to unmarried ladies
152
98 The necessity of cultivating politeness
- 160 Noms.
99 The pleasures of private friendship. The
necessity of similar dispositions
165
100 Modish pleasures
170
101 A proper audience necessary to a wit 175
102 The voyage of life
181
303 The prevalence of curiosity. The cha-
racter of Nugaculus
187
101 The original of fiattery. The meanness
of venal praise
193
105 The universal register, a dream
198
106 The vanity of an author's expectations.
Reasons why good authors are sume-
times neglected
203
107 Properantia's hopes of a year of confu-
sion. The misery of prostitutes
108 Life sufficient to all purposes if well em-
ployed
215
109 The education of a fop
220
110 Repentance stated and explained. Re-
tirement and abstinence useful to re.
pentance
227
111 Youth made unfortunate by its haste and
eagerness
233
112 Too much nicety not to be indulged. The
character of Eriphile
238
113 The history of Hymenæus’s courtship 244
114 The necessity of proportioning punish-
ments to crimes
250
209
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115 The sequel of Hymenæus's courtship - 256
116 The young trader's attempt at politeness 262
117 The advantages of living in a garret 269
118 The narrowness of fame
276
119 Tranquilla's account of her lovers op-
posed to Hymenæus
281
120 The history of Almamoulin, the son of
Nouradin
288
121 The dangers of imitation. The impro-
priety of imitating Spenser
294
122 A criticism on the English historians - 300
123 The young trader turned gentleman 306
124 The lady's misery in a summer retirement 311
125 The difficulty of defining comedy. Tra-
gick and comick sentiments confounded 316
126 The universality of cowardice. The im-
propriety of extorting praise. The im-
pertinence of an astronomer
322
127 Diligence too soon relaxed. Necessity of
perseverance
328
128 Anxiety universal. The unhappiness of
a wit and a fine lady
333
129 The folly of cowardice and inactivity - 338
130 The history of a beauty
343
131 Desire of gain the general passion 349
132 The difficulty of educating a young noble-
354
133 The miseries of a beauty defaced - 360
man
NOMB.
Page 134 Idleness an anxious and miserable state 365
135 The folly of annual retreats into the
country
370
136 The meanness and mischief of indiscrimi-
nate dedication
376
137 The necessity of literary courage
382
138 Original characters to be found in the
country. The character of Mrs. Busy 387
139 A critical examination of Samson Ago-
nistes
393
140 The eriticism continued
399