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A.

ABIGAILS (male) in Fashion among the Ladies,

Number 55.

Abfence in Converfation, a remarkable Inftance of it in
Will Honeycomb, N. 77. The Occafion of this Abfence, ibid.
and Means to conquer it, ibid. The Character of an absent
Man, out of Bruyere, ibid.

Acroftick, a piece of falfe Wit, divided into Simple and
Compound, Ñ. 60.

Act of Deformity, for the use of the ugly Club, N. 17..
Advertisements, of an Italian Chirurgeon, N. 22. From
St. James's Coffee-house, 24. From a Gentlewoman
that teaches Birds to speak, 36. From another that is a
fine Flesh Painter, 41.

Advice; no Order of Perfons too confiderable to be ad-
vised, N. 34.

Affectation, a greater Enemy to a fine Face than the Small-
Pox. N. 33. it deforms Beauty, and turns Wit into Abfur-
dity, 38. The Original of it, ibid. found in the wife Man
as well as the Coxcomb, ibid. The way to get clear of it, ib.
Age, rendered ridiculous, N. 6. how contemned by the
Athenians, and refpected by the Spartans, ibid.
Alexander the great, wry-neck'd, N. 32.
Ambition never fatisfied, N. 27.

Americans, their Opinion of Souls, N. 56. exemplified in
a Vision of one of their Countrymen, ibid.

.32.

Ample (Lady) her Uneafinefs, and the Reason of it, N. 3
Anagram, what, and when firft produced, N. 60.
Andromache, a great Fox hunter, N. 57-

· April (the first of) the merrieft Day in the Year, N. 47.
Aretine made all the Princes of Europe his Tributaries, N. 23.
Arietta, her Character, N. 11. her Fable of the Lion and the
Man, in answer to the Story of the Ephefian Matron, ibid.
her Story of Inkle and Yarico, ibid.

Ariftotle, his Obfervation upon the Iambick Verfe, N. 31.
Upon Tragedies, 40, 42.

Arfinoe, the first musical Opera on the English Stage, N.18.

Avarice,

Avarice, the Original of it, N. 55.
Operates with Luxury;
ibid. at War with Luxury, ibid. its Officers and Adhe
rents, ibid. comes to an Agreement with Luxury, ibid.
Audiences at prefent void of Common Sense. N. 13.
Aurelia, her Character, N. 15.

Author, the Neceffity of his Readers being acquainted:
with his Size, Complexion, and Temper, in order to read
his Works with Pleasure, N. 1. his Opinion of his own
Performances, 4. The Expedient made use of by thofe
that write to the Stage, 51.

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B:

ACON, (Sir Francis) his Comparison of a Book well:
written, N. 10. his Obfervation upon Envy, 19.
Bags of Money, a fudden Transformation of them into
Sticks and Paper, N. 3..

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Baptift Lully, his prudent Management, N. 29.

Bawdry,never writ but where there is a Dearth of Inven
tion, N.51.

Beaver, the Haberdasher, a great Politician, N. 49.
Beauties, when Plagiaries, N. 4 The true Secret how to
improve Beauty, 33. then the most charming when
heighten'd by Virtue, ibid.

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 Society, who, N. 10.

Blank Verse proper for Tragedy, N. 39.

Boubours, (Monfieur) a great Critick among the French,

N. 62.

Bouts-Rimez, what, N. 60.

Breeding, fine Breeding diftinguished from good, N. 66.
Britif Ladies diftinguish'd from the Picts, N. 41.
Brunetta and Phillis, their Adventures, N. 80.
Bruyere, (Monfieur) his Character of an absent 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.

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C.

ESAR (Julius) his Behaviour to Catullus, who
had put him into a Lampoon, N. 23.

Caligula, his Wish, N. 16.

Camilla,

Camilla, a true Woman in one Particular, N. 15.
Carbuncle, (Dr.) his Dye, what, N, 52.

Cenfor of fmall Wares, an Officer to be erected, N. 163.
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 worshipped, N. 73.-
Cleanthe, her Story, N. 15:

Clergyman, one of the Spectator's Club, N. z.
Clergy, a threefold Divifion of them, N. 21..
Clubs, Nocturnal Affemblies fo called, N.9, Several Names
of Clubs, and their Originals, ibid. &c. Rules prescribed to
be obferved in the Two-peny Club, ibid. An Account of
the Ugly Club, 17. The Sighing Club, 30. The Fringe-
Glove Club, ibid. The Amorous Club, ibid: The Heb
domadal 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, N. 69:
Consciousness, when called Affectation, N. 38.

Conversation 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 Situation and Equipage,
N. 3. a great Valetudinarian, ibid.

Crofs (Mifs) wanted near half a Tun of being as hand-
fom as Madam Van Brisket, a great Beauty in the Low
Countries, N..32.

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D.

ANCING, a Difcourfe on it, defended, N. 67%
Death, the Time and Manner of our Death not
known to us, N. 7.

Deformity,

Deformity, no Caufe of Shame, N. 17.

Delight and Surprise, Properties effential to Wit, N. 62. Dignitaries of the Law, who, N. 21.

Divorce, what esteemed to be a juft Pretenfion to one, N. 41.

Donne (Dr.) his Defcription of his Miftrefs, N. 41.

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 Buildings, and Monuments of their Dead, N. 26.

Dyer, the News-Writer, an Ariftotle in Politics, N. 43.

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NVY The ill State of an envious Man, N. 19. his Relief, ibid. The way to obtain his Favour, ibid. Ephefian Matron, the Story of her, N. 11.

Epictetus, his Obfervation upon the Female Sex, N. 53. Epigram on Hecatiffa, N. 52..

Epitaphs, the Extravagance of fome, and Modesty of others, N. 26. An Epitaph written by Ben Johnson, 33. Equipages, the Splendor of them in France, N. 15. a great Temptation to the Female Sex, ibid.

Etherege (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.

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F.

ABLE of the Lion and the Man, N. 11. Of the
Children and Frogs, 23. Of Jupiter and the Country-

man, 25.

Falfhood (the Goddefs of) N. 63.

Falfe Wit, the Region of it, N. 25.

Falfaff, (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 upon it, N. 65.

Fools, great Plenty of them the first Day of April, N. 47.

Freeport,

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 Medicine of Life, ibid. The Qualifications of a good Friend, ibid.

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ALANTRY; wherein true Galantry ought to confift, N. 7.

Gaper; the Sign of the Gaper frequent in Amfterdam, N.47. Ghofts warn'd out of the Playhouse, N. 36. the Appearance of a Ghost of great Efficacy on an English Theatre, 44. Gofpel Goffips defcribed, N. 46.

Goths in Poetry, who, N. 62.

H.

HANDKERCHIEF, the great Machine for

moving Pity in a Tragedy, N. 44.

Happinefs, (true) an Enemy to Pomp and Noife, N. 15. Hard Words ought not to be Pronounced right by wellbred Ladies, N. 45.

Heroes in an English Tragedy generally Lovers, 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 Adventure with a Pia, 41. Throws his Watch into the Thames, 77. Human Nature, the fame in all reasonable Creatures, N. 70. Honour to be defcribed only by Negatives, N. 35. the Genealogy of true Honour, ibid. and of falfe, ibid.

I.

IAMBICK Verfe the most proper for Greek Trage

dies, N, 39,

James, how polished by Love, N. 71.

Idiots in great Request in most of the German Courts,

N. 47.

Idols, who of the Fair Sex so called, N. 73.

Impudence gets the better of Modefty, N. 2. An Impudence committed by the Eyes, 20. the Definition of English, Scotch, and Irish Impudence, ibid.

Indian Kings, fome of their Obfervations during their
Stay here, N. 50.

Indifcretion, more hurtful than Ill-nature, N. 23.
Injuries how to be measured, N. 23.

Inkle and Yarico, their Story, N. 11.

Innocence and not Quality, an Exemption from Reproof,

N. 34.

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