mies, exposes the person who has obliged him, and, in short, sticks at nothing that may establish his character of a wit. It is no wonder therefore he fucceeds in it better than the man of humanity, as a perfon who makes use of indirect me thods, is more likely to grow rich than the fair trader.
of the foul, Number 116.
Affliction and forrow, not always expressed by tears, N. 95. True affliction labours to be invisible, ibid.
Age, the unnatural misunderstanding between age and youth, N. 153. The authority of an aged. virtuous person preferable to the pleasures of youth, ibid. Albacinda, her character, N. 144.
Alexander, his artifice in his Indian expedition, N. 127. His answer to those who asked him if he would not be a competitor for the prize in the Olympic-games, 157. Amaryllis, her character, N. 144. Ambition, the occafion of factions, N. 125. Animals, the different make of every species, N. 120. The inftinct of brutes, ibid. exemplified in seve- ral instances, ibid. God himself the foul of brutes, 121. The variety of arms with which they are provided by nature, ibid.
Amusements of life, when innocent, neceffary and allowable, N. 93.
Apparitions, the creation of weak minds, N. 110. Arable, (Mrs.) the great heiress, the Spectator's fel-
Aristotle, his account of the world, N. 166. Aristus and Afpafia, an happy couple, N. 128. Artist, wherein he has the advantage of an author,
Affociation of honeft men proposed by the Specта- tor, N. 126.
Author, In what manner one author is a mole to another, N. 124. Wherein an author has the advantage of an artist, 166. The care an author ought to take of what he writes, ibid. A story of an atheistical author, ibid.
BAREFACE, his fuccess with the ladies, and the reason for it, N. 156.
Bear-Garden, the Spectator's method for the im- provement of it, N. 141.
Beauties, whether male or female, very untractable, N. 87. and fantastical, 144. impertinent and dif- agreeable, ibid. The efficacy of beauty, ibid.
Board-wages, the ill effects of it, N. 88. Bodily exercises, of ancient encouragement, N. 161. Books reduced to their quinteffence, N. 124. The legacies of great geniuses, 166.
Burnet, (Dr.) fome passages in his theory of the earth confidered, N. 143, and 146.
CÆSAR (Julius) his reproof to an ill reader,
Cambray (the Bishop of) his education of a daugh- ter recommended, N. 95.
Cant, from whence faid to be derived, N. 147. Care, what ought to be a man's chief care, N. 122. Carneades, the philofopher, his definition of beau- ty, N. 144.
Caffius, the proof he gave of his temper in his child- hood, N. 157.
Castle-builders, who, and their follies exposed, Ν. 167.
Cenfure, a tax, by whom paid to the publick, and for what, N. 101.
Chaplain, the character of Sir Roger de Coverley's,
Chastity, the great point of honour in women, N. 99. Cheerfulness of temper, how to be obtained and preferved, N. 143.
Children, wrong measures taken in the education of the British children, N. 157.
Children in the Wood, a ballad, wherein to be
Churchyard, the country Change on Sunday, N. 112. Common-prayer, fome confiderations on the read. ing of it, N. 147. The excellency of it, ibid. Compaffion, the exercise of it would tend to leffen the calamities of life, N. 169. Compliments in ordinary difcourse cenfured, N. 103. Exchange of compliments, 155.
Conde (Prince of) his face like that of an eagle, Ν. 86.
Gennecte (Thomas) a monk in the 14th century, a zealous preacher against the womens commodes in those days, N. 98.
Contentment, the utmost good we can hope for in this life, N. 163.
Conversation, usually stuffed with too many com- pliments, N. 103. What properly to be under- stood by the word Converfation, 143. Gottilus, his great equanimity, N. 143. Coverley (Sir Roger de) he is something of an hu- mourist, N. 106. His choice of a chaplain, ibid. His management of his family, 107. His account of his ancestors, 109. Is forced to have every room in his house exorcifed by his chaplain, 110. A great benefactor to his church in Worcestershire, 112. in which he fuffers no one to fleep but him- felf, ibid. He gives the Spectator an account of his amours, and character of his widow, 113, 118. The trophies of his several exploits in the country, 115. A great fox-hunter, 116. An instance of his good-nature, ibid. His averfion to confidents, 118. The manner of his recep- tion at the affizes, 122. where he whispers the judge in the ear, ibid. His adventure when a schoolboy, 125. A man for the landed inte- reft,
rest, 126. His adventure with some gipfies, 130. Rarely sports near his own feat, 131.
Country, the charms of it, N. 118. Country gen- tleman and his wife, neighbours to Sir Roger, their different tempers described, 128. Country Sunday, the use of it, 112. Country wake de- scribed, 161.
Courage recommends a man to the female fex more than any other quality, N. 99. One of the chief topics in books of chivalry, ibid. False courage, ibid. Mechanic courage, what, 152.
Cowley, his magnanimity, N. 114. Coxcombs, generally the womens favourites, N. 128.
DEATH, the contemplation of it affords a de- light mixed with terror and forrow, N. 133. Intended for our relief, ibid. Deaths of emi- nent persons the most improving passages in hif- tory, ibid.
Debt, the ill state of such as run in debt, N. 82. Decency, nearly related to virtue, N. 104. Demurrers, what fort of women so to be called, Ν. 89.
Devotion, the great advantage of it, N. 93. The most natural relief in our afflictions, 163. Dick Craftin challengeth Tom Tulip, N. 91. Disappointments in love, the most difficult to be conquered of any other, N. 163. Diffsenters, their canting way of reading, N. 147. Diffimulation, the perpetual inconvenience of it, Ν. 103.
Duelling, a difcourse against it, N. 84. Pharamond's edict against it. 97.
Duration, the idea of it how obtained according to Mr. Locke, N. 94. Different beings may enter- tain different notions of the fame parts of dura- tion, ibid.
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