Advice, good, too often disregarded, i. 403. The causes of this assigned, 404. Vanity often the apparent motive of giving it, ib. When most offensive and ineffec- tual, ii. 159.
Affability, the extensive influence of this amiable quality, ii. 93.
Affectation, the vanity and folly of in- dulging it, i. 96. 98. Wherein it properly differs from hypocrisy, 99. The great ab- surdity of it, exposed in the character of Golasimus, ii. 262.
Afflictions, proper methods of obtaining consolation under them, i. 83. 246.
Africa, progress of the discoveries made on that coast by the Portuguese, v. 198.
Age, the present an age of authours, iii.
Agriculture, its extensive usefulness con- sidered, ii. 112. Thoughts on, both ancient and modern, v. 286. Productions of, alone sufficient for the support of an industrious people, 287. In high consideration in Egypt, ib. The many ancient writers on that subject, 289. The enrichment of Eng- land, 290. A proper subject for honorary rewards, 291. Superior to trade and manu- factures, 292. Danger to be apprehended from the neglect of, 294. An art which go- vernment ought to protect, every proprietor of lands to practise, and every inquirer into nature to improve, 296. Account of, at Raasay, one of the Hebrides, vi. 54. Bad state of, at Ostig, in Sky, ib. The raising of the rents of estates in Scotland consi- dered, 90.
Ajut, his history, ii. 291. 293. Akenside, Dr. Mark, his opinion of Dyer's Fleece, iv. 327. His life, 385. Son of a butcher at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, born 1721. Designed for a dissenting minister, but turns his mind to physick, ib. Plea- sures of Imagination published 1744, 386. Studies at Leyden, and becomes M. D. 1744, ib. An enthusiastick friend to liberty; and a lover of contradiction, ib. Practises physick at Northampton and Hampstead, 387. Settles at London, ib. Allowed 300l. a year by Mr. Dyson, 388. By his writings obtains the name both of a wit and scholar, ib. Died 1770, ib. Character of his works, ib.
Alabaster's Roxana commended, iii. 209. Alacrity, the cultivation of it the source of personal and social pleasure, i. 343.
Albion in lat. 3o, account of the friendly inhabitants found there by Drake, iv. 512. Alexandrian Library, its loss lamented, ii. 576.
Aliger, his character, ii. 355.
Allen, Mr. of Bath, praised by Pope in his Satires, iv. 225.
All's Well that Ends Well, observations on Shakspeare's, v. 150.
Almamoulin, the dying speech of Noura- din, his father, to him, i. 564. His thought-
less extravagance, 565. The excellent ad. vice which the sage gave him, 567.
Altilia, her coquetry described, ii. 275. Amazons, observations on the history of like Amazons, 369. the, ii. 638. Old maids in England most
Amazons, of the pen, iii. 107.
pacity, iv. 422. A quality natural to youth, Ambition, generally proportioned to ca- 1.72. The peculiar vanity of it in the lower stations of life, 311. A destroyer of friend- ship, ii. 453. Characterized, vi. 359.
America; Taxation no Tyranny, or, an the American Congress [1775], v. 436. Answer to the Resolutions and Address of lands to forei Considerations on the Indians granting their foreign nations, 331. Difficulty of of the French there, 1756, 338. Colonies ascertaining boundaries, 333. The power first settled there in the time of Elizabeth, 340. Colony first sent to Canada by the French, 345. The first discovery of New- foundland by Cabot, and the settlement from thence to Georgia considered, 355. The encroachment of the French on our back settlements examined, 356.
case of prostitutes, i. 502. Amicus, his reflections on the deplorable
by Waller under that name, iii. 319. Amoret, Lady Sophia Murray celebrated may be rendered useful, i. 414. Amusements, by what regulations they Anatomy, cruelty in anatomical re- Anacreon, Ode ix. translated, vi. 412. searches reprobated, ii. 437.
Andrew's, St. account of the city of, vi. of the university, 4. Expence of education 3. The ruins of the cathedral, ib. Account there, 5.
style of painting, ii. 615. Angelo, Michael, observations on his
gulating it, i. 49. A tumultuous and dan- Anger, the necessity of checking and re- gerous passion, derived from pride, 50. Exposed to contempt and derision, 51. The pernicious effects of it, 52, 53.
of various sorts of, vi. 57. Animal food, on the choice and rejection
Anningate and Ajut, the Greenland lovers, their history, ii. 291. 293.
Anoch, account of, vi. 31. Consists only and his house, 32. of three huts, ib. Account of the landlord
Anson, Lord, little advantage to have to the extent of his wishes, v. $95. been expected, had his voyage succeeded
Anthea, her disagreeable character, i. 163. Antony and Cleopatra, observations on Shakspeare's play of, v. 158.
improvements in knowledge and virtue, ii. Application, desultory, injurious to our by a view of the shortness and uncertainty 50. Active and diligent, strongly enforced of human life, 59.
have assisted Gay in writing Three Hours Arbuthnot, Dr. with Pope, supposed to
after Marriage, iv. 3. Sketch of his cha- racter, 223. The first volume of the Me- moirs of Scriblerus published by him, in conjunction with Pope and Swift, 226.
Arcades, written by Milton, about 1637, iii. 213.
Archery, the importance of, in former times, iv. 653.
Arches, considerations on elliptical and semicircular, which is to be preferred,
Architecture, the degenerate state of, at Rome, v. 283.
Argutio, his character, i. 132.
Aristophanes, licentiousness of his writ- ings exorbitant, v. 517. The only authour from whom a just idea of the comedy of his age may be drawn, 518. History of, 527. Plutarch's sentiments upon, 532. Justification of, 534.
Aristotle, his sentiments of what is re- quisite to the perfection of a tragedy, ii. 81. Account of a MS. translation of his politics in the library at Aberdeen, vi. 13. Armidel, in the Isle of Sky, account of, vi. 45.
Army, causes of the superiority of the officers of France to those of England, v. 357. Made formidable by regularity and discipline, 366.
Art, terms of, the necessity of, ii. 589. Artists' Catalogue, preface to, v. 604.
Ascham, Roger, his life, iv. 648. Born at Kirby Wiske, near North Allerton, 1515, ib. Educated with the sons of Mr. Wingfield, and entered at Cambridge, 1530, 649. Applied to the study of Greek, 650. A favourer of the Protestant opinion, ib. Chosen Fellow of St. John's, 1534, ib. M. A. and tutor, 1537, 652. Not less emi- nent as a writer of Latin than as a teacher of Greek, ib. Fond of archery, 653. Pub- lished his Toxophilus, 1544, ib. Receives a pension of 10l. from Henry VIII. 655. The equivalent value of his pension, at this time, considered, 656. Orator of the uni- versity, 657. Taught Prince Edward, Princess Elizabeth, and many of the
Astronomer, the cause of uneasiness in an, vi. 251. Supposes himself to have the power of the winds, rain, and seasons, 252. Leaves his directions to Imlac, 254. Pe- kuah wishes to become his scholar, 255. His opinion of the choice of life, 263. His superstition removed, by entering into the amusements of life, 270.
As you like it, observations on Shak speare's, v. 149.
Athanatus, his just reflections on the near prospect of death, i. 254.
Atterbury, Bp. Pope examined before the Lords on the trial of the Bishop, iv. 202. Presents Pope with a Bible at their last interview, ib.
Avarice, the vanity of, vi. 321. Fatal effects of insatiable, i. 184.
Aubigney, Lady, carries a commission from Charles I. to Sir Nicholas Crispe, iii. 326.
Auchinleck, Lord, his seat at Auchinleck described, vi. 157.
Augustus, Fort, account of, vi. 30.
Auknasheals, account of the village of,
Aurantius, his unjust and abusive treat- ment of Liberalis, ii. 196.
Aureng Zebe, a tragedy, remarks upon some improprieties in it, ii. 21.
Austerities, and mortifications, their use in religion, i. 517.
Authours, have a desire of appearing to have done every thing by chance, ili. 627. The complaint of surreptitious editions in- quired into, iv. 622. The difficulty of his first address, i. 1, By what methods. he may be introduced with advantage to the publick, 2, 3. Often deluded by the vi- sionary and vain anticipations of happiness, 8. The neglect of his the most dreadful mortification, 9. The folly of endeavouring to acquire fame merely by writing, 10. Some peculiar discouragements to which he is exposed, ib. His proper task is to instruct and entertain, ib. The difficulty of exe- cuting it with advantage, 11. Increased by the caprice and ill-nature of his readers,
nobility, writing, ib. Receives a pension ib. His acquisition of fame difficult, and from Edward VI. ib. Tutor to the Princess his possession of it precarious, 103. The Elizabeth, which he quits without consent, great difference between the productions ib. Secretary to Sir Richard Morisine, of the same authour accounted for, 104.
lished Anti-Artemonius, 1735, 526. Pa- tronised for his learning by the king of Prussia, 1735, ib. Died 1740, 529. Ad- ditions to Life, ib.
ambassador to Germany, 658. On the death of Edward VI. loses his pension and places, 659. Latin Secretary to Philip and Mary, ib. Inquiry how he could as a Pro- testant hold the place under Philip and Mary, ib. Favoured by Cardinal Pole, 661. Continued in the same employment under Elizabeth, ib. Prebendary of West- wang, in the church of York, ib. Died 1574, 663. His character, ib.
Assurance, not always connected with abilities, ii. 176. Astrology, the credit given to it in the seventeenth century, iii. 294.
Naturally fond of their own productions, 268. Many deluded by the vain hope of acquiring immortal reputation, 495. Their literary fame destined to various measures of duration, 496. ii. 117. Their being es- teemed, principally owing to the influence of curiosity or pride, i. 497. Their proper rank and usefulness in society, ii. 68. Characters of the manufacturers of litera- ture, 114. As they grow more elegant become less intelligible, 491. Difficulties they find in publishing their works, 547. The precarious fame fame of, 557. Who write on subjects which have been pre-occupied
Barretti, translations of some lines at the end of his Easy Phraseology, vi. 416. Bashfulness, sometimes the effect of studious retirement, ii. 171. 176. Fre- quently produced by too high an opinion of our own importance, 178.
Baxter, Mr. Richard, incitement he often urged to the present exercise of charity, i. 332.
by great men generally sink, 578. Journal father taught him the languages, 525. Pub- of an, 579. Seldom write their own lives, 676. Their lives full of incident, ib. Signs of knowing how a publication is received, 677. Writing their own lives recommended, ib. Their misfortune in not having their works understood by the readers, iii. 29. Not to be charged with plagarism merely for similarity of sentiment, 77. No want of topick whilst mankind are mutable, 81. The present age an age of authours, 106. Want of patronage complained of, 107. Their importance to the welfare of the publick, 137. The good they do to man- kind compared to a single drop in a shower of rain, ib. Who provide innocent amuse- ment, may be considered as benefactors to life, 139. Their condition with regard to themselves, 140. Their expectation before publication considered, 141. The pleasure and difficulties of composition, ib. After all, the publick judgment frequently perverted from the merit of his work, 143. The merit of his works ascertained by the test of time which they have retained fame, v. 97. A century the term fixed for the test of lite- rary merit, 98. The genius of the age to be considered in order to fix the abilities of, 55. The expectation they form of the re- ception of their labours, 226. Project for the employment of, 505.
Authority, the accidental prescriptions of it often confounded with the laws of nature, ii. 163.
Authority, parental, frequently exerted with rigour, ii. 125.
Autumn, an ode, vi. 395.
BACON, Francis, lord, the life prefixed to the edition of his works, 1740, written by Mallet, iv. 382. His severe reflection on beautiful women, i. 182. Was of opinion that his moral essays would be of longer duration than his other works, 499. Ob- servations on his character, iii. 131.
Bail, the danger of becoming, exem- plified in the character of Selenus, iii. 34. Baillet, his collection of critical de- cisions remarked, i. 432.
Bamff, account of that town, vi. 18.
Bards, uncertainty in the account of them, vi. 108.
Bargains, the folly of buying bargains exposed, ii. 487.
Barra, island of, account of, vi. 123. Horses there not more than thirty-six inches high, ib.
Barratier, John Philip, his life, iv. 521 Son of a Calvinist minister, and born at Schwabach, 1720-21, ib. His early ac- quirements of learning, 522. In his ninth year could speak Latin, German, and French, equally well, ib. In his eleventh year translated the Travels of Rabbi Ben- jamin from the Hebrew into French, with notes, 523. The method by which his
Bayes, that character designed for Dryden, iii. 404. That character also sup- posed to be designed for Davenant and Sir Robert Howard, 405.
Beaumont and Fletcher, their plots in Spanish stories, iii. 390.
Beauty, disgustingly described, iii. 171. A mental quality, merely relative and com- parative, i. 425. The disadvantages inci- dent to such as are celebrated for it, ii. 42. The folly of anxiety and solicitude upon account of it, 43. The natural principle of, 623. The most general form of nature the most beautiful, ib. Depends much on the general received ideas, 625. Novelty said to be one of the causes of beauty, ib.
Beggars, the best method of reducing the number, v. 651. As numerous in Scot- land as in England, vi. 9. Account of, in the Hebrides, 125.
Bell, Mrs. epitaph on, vi. 424. Bellaria, her character, ii. 309. Bellarmine, Cardinal, writes in defence of Paul V. against the Venetians, iv. 413. Bemoin (a Prince of Africa,) account of him, v. 204. Is driven from his kingdom, visits Portugal, and becomes a Christian, ib. On his return to regain his kingdom, through the assistance of the Portuguese, is stabbed by the Portuguese commander,
Ben Hannase Rabbi Abraham, his ac- count of the power of the magnet in the detection of incontinence, ii. 345.
Benserade, Mons. translation of his lines à son lit, vi. 417.
Bentley, Dr. his saying on Pope's trans- lation of Homer, iv. 262.
Bernardi, John, account of him, iv. 277. Died in Newgate in 1736, ib.
Betterton, a picture of him painted by Pope, iv. 180.
Bible, the veneration always paid to sacred history, iii. 185.
Biography, impediments in the way of, iii. 566. By what means it is rendered dis- gustful and useless, i. 284. A species of writing entertaining and instructive, 385.
Most eagerly read of any kind of writing, Holland 1652, 443. His opinion that it is ii. 629. More useful than history, ib. Every not the business of a seaman to mind state
man the best writer of his own story, 630. Difficulties in writing the life of another, 631. Few authours write their own lives, whilst statesmen, generals, &c. frequently do, 676.
Biographia Britannica, many untruths in that publication in the life of Dr. E. Young, iv. 372.
Birch, Thomas, Εις Βιρχιον, νί. 441. Re- view of his History of the Royal Society, v.
Black Friars Bridge, consideration on the plans offered for the construction of, v. 279. Blackmore, Sir Richard, charged by Dryden with stealing the plan of Prince Arthur from him, iii. 416. Libels Dryden in his Satire upon Wit, 427. His life, 638. Born at Corsham, in Wiltshire, ib. Edu- cated at Westminster, and entered at Ox- ford 1668, ib. Made Doctor of Physick at Padua, ib. For a short time a schoolmaster, ib. Fellow of the College of Physicians, April 12, 1687, 639. Resided at Sadlers' Hall, Cheapside, ib. Wrote for fame, or to engage poetry in the cause of virtue, ib. Published his Prince Arthur 1695, ib. Made Physician in ordinary to K. William, and knighted, 641. His Paraphrase of Job 1700, ib. His Satire on Wit, the same year, 642. Creation, a philosophical poem, 1712, 643. His account of wit, 646. Observations on the Tale of a Tub, 647. Extract from his Essay on the Spleen, 648. Censor of the College of Physicians 1716, 649. His New Version of Psalms 1721, ib. His Alfred 1723, ib. Becomes despised as a poet, and neglected as a physician, 650. Wrote many books on physick, ib. His censure of Hippocrates's Aphorisms, ib. His opinion of learning, ib. Died Oct. 8, 1729, 652. His character, and asan authour, ib. Extract from his Prince Arthur, 654.
Blackwell, Thomas, review of his Me- moirs of the Court of Augustus, v. 633.
Blake, Robert, Admiral, his life, iv. 439. Son of a merchant, and born at Bridge- water 1598, ib. Entered at Oxford 1615, where he continued to 1623, ib. On being refused a fellowship of Wadham College,
affairs, 449. Sent with a fleet into the Me- diterranean 1654, 450. Forces Algiers to submission 1656, ib. Obliges Tunis and Tripoli to submit to him, 451. Obliges the Governor of Malaga to give up a priest who had beat some sailors for paying no respect to a procession of the host, ib. Destroys the plate fleet of Spain 1656, 452. Died at sea, and buried in Henry VII.'s Chapel, 453, 454. After the Restoration, his body taken up and thrown into a pit in St. Margaret's Church-yard, 454. His military character, by Lord Clarendon, ib. His moral character, by the authour of Lives English and Foreign, ib. Got his brother discharged from the command of a ship for not having done his duty, 455. Blank verse, characterized, iv. 390. Blount, Martha, some accaunt of her ac-
quaintance with Pope, iv. 232.
Bluster, Squire, some account of his in- famous character, ii. 99.
Body Natural and Body Politick, the parallel between, ii. 485.
Boerhaave, Herman, M. D. his life, iv. 417. Born at Voorhout, near Leyden 1668, ib. His character of his father, 418. Designed for the ministry, ib. A stubborn ulcer on his thigh the cause of turning his thoughts to medicine, ib. His progress in learning at Leyden, 419. Loses his father in 1682, ib. His diligence at the University, 420. Continues in the study of Divinity, ib. His fortune being exhausted by his education, he reads Lectures in Ma- thematicks, 421. Begins to study Physick, ib. Engages in the practice of Chemistry, 422. Makes researches in botanical know- ledge, 423. Takes the M. D. degree at Hardewich 1693, ib. Designs to obtain a licence to preach, but finds difficulties, from being suspected of atheism, ib. Cause of that suspicion, ib. Begins the practice of Physick, 424. Invited to settle at the Hague, but refuses it, 425. Elected Profes- sor of Physick 1701, 426. Recommends the study of Hippocrates, and reads Lectures as well in Chemistry as Physick, ib. In- vited to the Professorship of Physick at
retires to the country, 440. Chosen Mem- Groningen, which he refuses, 427. Recom- ber for Bridgewater, by the Puritan party, mends Mathematicks in the science of
1640, ib. Declares for the Parliament, and raises a troop of dragoons, ib. Governor of Taunton, 1645, which he defends against Lord Goring, 441. Commissioner of the Navy, 1648-9, ib. Sent in pursuit of Prince Rupert, whom he drives into the Tagus, ib. Takes seventeen and burns three Portuguese ships, ib. Takes a French man of war, valued at one million, 442. Drives Prince Rupert into Carthagena, ib. Attacks the Prince in the harbour of Malaga, ib. Takes a French man of war in the Mediter- ranean, ib. His conduct in the war with
Physick, ib. Advanced to the highest degrees of the University 1714, ib. Makes an Oration, recommending the attaining to certainty in Natural Philosophy, 428. This Oration opposed by the Professor of Franeker, who at length submits to him, ib. Elected member of the Academy of Sciences at Paris, 1728, 429. Professor of Chemistry at Leyden 1718, ib. Violently afflicted with the gout 1722, 430. Seized with a violent fever 1727, 431. Resigns his Professorships of Botany and Che- mistry 1726, ib. Visited by patients from
all parts of Europe, 432. His readiness at discovering disorders, ib. His own account of his last illness, ib. His opinion of the soul, 433. Died 1738, 434. His person described, ib. His character, ib. Catalogue of his works, 438. His serious reflection on the execution of criminals, i. 533.
Boerhaave, James, character of him, by his son Herman Boerhaave, iv. 417.
Boetius, Hector, (First President of the King's College, Aberdeen,) account of him, vi. 12. His revenue, as President, forty Scottish marks, about 21. 4s. 6d., ib.
Boileau, his opinion of Epick Poetry, iii. 416. His sentiments on the power of dic- tion, ii. 214.
Broom, Betty, history of her life, ii. 460. Educated in a charity school, ib. Ob- jected to as a servant because she could read and write, 461. Goes to London, and an account of the various places she en- gaged in there, 462. 469. Five hundred pounds left her by her mistress, with which she resolves to retire into the country, and teach poor girls to read and write, 471.
Broome, William, born in Cheshire, iv. 160. Educated upon the foundation at Eton, and sent to St. John's College, ib. In con- junction with Ozell and Oldisworth, trans- lates the Iliad, 161. Assists Pope in the notes to the Iliad, ib. Some pieces of his poetry in Pope's Miscellanies, ib. Assists Pope in the translation of the Odyssey, ib. Wrote all the notes to the Odyssey, ib.
Bolingbroke, Lord, supposed to have de- clared his opinions to Mr. Hooke, though he concealed them from Pope, iv. 219. Pope leaves his MS. papers to him, 233. Burns 1500 copies of the Patriot King, printed by Pope without his knowledge, Browne, Edward, M. D. his life, iv. 637.
234. Employs Mallet to traduce the memo- ry of Pope, and Warburton defends it, ib. Leaves his works to Mallet, 384.
Bombasine, Mrs. her character, i. 54. Books, the study of them not sufficient to constitute literary eminence, ii. 156. Observations on the multiplication of, 632. Compilations in general useless, ib. Multi- plication of books distracts choice, and dis- appoints inquiry, 656. Of travels, most generally read of any, and in general dis- appoint their readers, 663. How they tend to the civilization of mankind, iii. 137. The various motives to reading, 138.
Booksellers, their treatment of authours
complained of, ii. 548.
Boscovich, his interview with Dr. John- son,ļi. li.
Bower, Archibald, patronized by Lord Lyttleton, iv. 406.
Boyle, Robert, philosophy much im- proved by his discoveries, i. 498. His opinion of the best expedients for pro- moting manufactures, ii. 353.
Bracelet, observations on the reappear- ance of it, ii. 499. Proposal to make them a mark of distinction of the character or temper of the wearer, 500. Proper emblems for soldiers to wear on bracelets, 501.
Braidwood, Mr. account of his academy at Edinburgh for the deaf and dumb, vi. 158.
Brevity, on what occasions it is necessary and useful in an authour, i. 4.
Bridges, considerations on the strength of arches for bridges, v. 280.
Bristol and London, delineated by Sa- vage, iv. 116.
Britæin, Great. See Great Britain.
Brodæus, Græcorum epigrammatum ver- siones metricæ, vi. 445.
Brogues, those made use of in the isles of
Sky, described, vi. 46.
Brooke, Mr. See Stage.
Brown, Thomas, answers Dryden's Hind and Panther, iii. 412. Some account of him, 413.
Son of Sir T. Browne, born at Norwich 1642, ib. Educated at Norwich, first en- tered at Cambridge, and removed to Ox- ford, ib. Travelled through Germany, Aus- tria, Hungary, and Thessaly, 1668 and 1669, ib. Published his Travels, ib. Phy. sician to Charles II. and Bartholomew Hospital, 638. Assists in the translation of Plutarch's Lives, ib. President of the Col- lege of Physicians and died 1708, ib.
Browne, Sir Thomas, his life, iv. 619. Descended from a family in Cheshire, and born at London 1604, ib. Educated at Winchester, 620. Deprived of part of his fortune by a guardian, ib. Entered Gen- tleman Commoner at Oxford 1623, ib. Practised Physick in Oxfordshire, ib. Goes to Ireland with his father-in-law, ib. Travels through France and Italy, 621. Created M. D. at Leyden, ib. Returns to London about 1634, ib. Wrote Religio Medici 1635, ib. History of that publication, ib. Settled at Norwich 1636, 625. Incorpo- rated M. D. at Oxford 1637, 626. Married Mrs. Mileham 1641, ib. Printed his Inquiry into Vulgar Errors 1646, ib. Writes his Hydriotaphia 1658, 628. His account of the belief of the Ancients of a Future State, 629. His Treatise on the Garden of Cyrus, 630. Two collections of his posthumous works, one published by Dr. Tenison, the other 1722, 631. Chosen Honorary Fellow of the College of Physicians 1665, 636. Knighted by Charles II. 1671, ib. Died at Norwich 1682, ib. His character by Mr. Whitefoot, 638. Remarks on his style of writing, 645. Some expressions in his works tending to deism and atheism ac- counted for, ib.
Browny (the fairy), account of, vi. 105. Bruce, the traveller, remarks on Father Lobo's Voyage, i. ri. aii.
Brumoy's Greek Theatre, general con- clusion to, v. 516.
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