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Anagram, what, and when first produced, N. 6o.
Andromache, a great fox-hunter, N. 57.

April, (the firft of) the merrieft day in the year,
N. 47.

Aretine made all the Princes of Europe his tributa-
ries, N. 23.

Arietta, her character, N. 11. her fable of the
lion and the man, in answer to the ftory of the
Ephefian Matron, ibid. her story of Inkle and Ya-
rico, ibid.

Ariftotle, his obfervation upon the Iambick verse,
N. 31. upon tragedies, 40, 42.

Arfinoe, the first mufical opera on the English
stage, N. 18.

Avarice, the original of it, N. 55. Operates with
luxury, ibid. at war with luxury, ibid. its officers
and adherents, ibid. comes to an agreement with
luxury, ibid.

Audiences at prefent void of common fenfe, N. 13.
Aurelia, her character, N. 15.

Author, the neceffity of his readers being acquaint-
ed with his fize, complexion, and temper, in or-
der to read his works with pleafure, N. 1. his
opinion of his own performances, 4. The ex-
pedient made use of by those that write to the
itage, 51.

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BACON, (Sir Francis) his comparifon of a book
well written, N. 1o. his obfervation upon

envy, 19.

Bags of money, a fudden transformation of them
into fticks and paper, N. 3.

Baptift Lully, his prudent management, N. 29.
Bawdry, never writ but where there is a dearth of
invention, N. 51.

Beaver, the haberdafher, a great politician, N. 49.
Beauties, when plagiaries, N. 4. The true fecret
how to improve beauty, 33. then the most charm
ing when heightened by virtue, ibid.

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Bell

Bell, (Mr.) his ingenious device, N. 28.
Bell-Savage, its etymology, N. 28.
Birds, a cage-full for the opera, N. 5.
Biters, their bufinefs, N. 47.

Blackmore, (Sir Richard) his obfervation, N. 6.
Blanks of fociety, who, N. 10.

Blank verfe proper for tragedy, N. 39.

Bohours, (Monfieur) a great critick among the French, N, 62.

Bouts-Rimez, what, N. 60.

Breeding, fine breeding distinguished from good, N. 66.

British Ladies diftinguished from the Pics, N. 41. Brunetta and Phillis, their adventures, N. 80. Bruyere, (Monfieur) his character of an abfent man, N. 77.

Bullock and Norris, differently habited, prove great helps to a filly play, N. 44.

Butts defcribed, N. 47. the qualification of a butt, ibid.

C

CEfar (Julius) his behaviour to Catullus, who had put him into a lampoon, N. 23.

Caligula, his wish, N. 16.

Camilla, a true woman in one particular, N. 15. Carbuncle, (Dr.) his dye, what, N. 52.

Cenfor of finall wares, an officer to be erected, N. 16.

Charles I. a famous picture of that prince, N. 58. Chevy-Chafe, the Spectator's examen of it, N. 70,

74.

Chronogram, a piece of falfe wit, N. 60.

Cicero, a punfter, N. 61. The entertainment found in his philofophic writings, ibid.

Clarinda, an idol, in what manner worshiped, N.
Cleanthe, her ftory, N. 15.

73.

Clergyman, one of the Spectator's club, N. 2.
Clergy, a threefold divifion of them, N. 21.
Clubs, nocturnal affemblies fo called, N. 9. Seve-

ral

ral names of clubs, and their originals, ibid. &c.
Rules prescribed to be obferved 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, fome 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, N, 69.
Consciousness, when called affectation, N. 38.
Converfation most straitned in numerous affemblies,
N. 68.

Coquettes, the prefent numerous race, to what
owing, N. 66.

Coverley (Sir Roger de) a member of the Spectator's
club, his character, N. 2. His opinion of men
of fine parts, 6.

Courtiers habit, on what occafions hieroglyphical,
N. 64.

Cowley abounds in mixt wit, N. 62.

Crab, of King's College in Cambridge, Chaplain to
the club of ugly faces, N. 78.

Credit, a beautiful virgin, her fituation and equi-
page, N. 3. a great valetudinarian, ibid.

Cross (Mifs) wanted near half a tun of being as
handfome as Madam Van Brisket, a great beauty
in the Low-countries, N. 32.

D

Ancing, a difconrfe on it, defended, N.

Dancing,

67.

Death, the time and manner of our death not

known to us, N. 7.

Deformity, no caufe of fhame, N. 17.

Delight and furprise, properties effential to wit,

N. 62.

Dignitaries of the law, who, N. 21.

Divorce, what efteemed to be a juft pretenfion to

one, N. 41.

Donne (Dr.) his defcription of his mistress, N. 41.

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Dryden,

Dryden, his definition of wit cenfured, N. 62.
Dull fellows, who, N. 43. their inquiries are not
for information but exercise, ibid. Naturally turn
their heads to politics or poetry, ibid.

Dutch more polite than the English in their build-
ings, and monuments of their dead, N. 26.
Dyer, the news-writer, an Ariftotle in politics, N. 43

E

FNvy: The ill ftate of an envious man, N. 19.
His relief, ibid. The way to obtain his favour,

ibid.

Ephefian Matron, the ftory of her, N. 11.
Epictetus, his obfervation upon the female fex,

N. 53-

Epigram on Hecatissa, N. 52.

Epitaphs, the extravagance of fome, and modefty
of others, N. 26. An epitaph written by Ben-
John fon, 33.

Equipages, the fplendour of them in France, N. 15.
A great temptation to the female fex, ibid.
Etheridge (Sir George) author of a comedy, called
She would if he could, reproved, N. 51.

Eubulus, his character, N. 49.

Eucrate, the favourite of Pharamond, N. 76.
Eudofia, her behaviour, N. 79.

F

FAble of the lion and the man. N. 11. Of the
children and frogs, 23. Of Jupiter and the
countryman, 25.

Falfehood, (the goddefs of) N. 63.

Falfe wit, the region of it, N. 25.

Falstaff, (Sir John) a famous butt, N. 47.

Fame, generally coveted, N. 73.

Fashion, the force of it, N. 64.

Fear of death often mortal, N. 25.

Fine Gentlemen, a character frequently mifapplied

by the Fair Sex, N. 75.

Flutter, (Sir Fopling) a comedy; fome remarks up-

on it, N. 65.

Fools,

Fools, great plenty of them the first day of April,
N. 47.

Freeport, (Sir Andrew) a member of the Spectator's
club, N. 2.

French poets, wherein to be imitated by the English,

N.

45.
Friendship, the great benefit of it, N. 68. The me
dicine of life, ibid. The qualifications of a good
friend, ibid.

G

GAlantry; wherein true galantry ought to con-

fift, N. 7.

Gaper; the fign of the gaper frequent in Amfter-
dam, N. 47.

Ghosts warned out of the playhouse, N. 36. the
appearance of a ghoft of great efficacy on an En-
glib theatre, 44.

Gofpel-goffips defcribed, N. 46.

Goths in poetry, who, N. 62.

H

Handkerchief, the great machine for moving
pity a tragedy, N. 44.

Happiness, (true) an enemy to pomp and noise,
N. 15.

Hard words ought not to be pronounced right by
well-bred Ladies, N. 45.

Heroes in an English tragedy generally overs,

N. 40.

Hobbs, (Mr.) his obfervation upon laughter, N. 47.
Honeycomb (Will) his character, N. 2. his difcourfe
with the Spectator in the playhouse, 4. his ad
venture with a Pict, 41. Throws his watch into
the Thames, 77.

Human nature, the fame in all reasonable crea-
tures, N. 70.

Honour to be defcribed only by negatives, N. 35-
the genealogy of true honour, ibid. and of false,
ibid.

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