71 NO man believes that his own life will be short. 72 The neceffity of good-humour.

73 The lingering expectation of an heir.

74 Peevishness equally wretched and offenfive. The character of Tetrica.

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78 The power of novelty. Mortality too familiar to raise

apprehenfions.

79 A fufpicious man justly fufpected.

80 Variety neceffary to happiness. A winter fcene.

81 The great rule of action. Debts of juftice to be dif tinguished from debts of charity.

82 The Virtuofo's account of his rarities.

83 The Virtuofo's curiofity juftified.

84 A young lady's impatience of controul. 85 The mischiefs of total idleness.

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77 The learned feldom despised but when they deferve contempt.

76 The arts by which bad men are reconciled to themfelves.

75 The world never known but by a change of fortune. The hiftory of Melissa.

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86 The

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86 The danger of fucceeding a great author: An intro-

duction to a criticism on Milton's verfification..

87 The reafons why advice is generally ineffectual.

88 A criticilia on Milton's verfification. Elifions dangerous

in English poetry.

89 The luxury of vain imagination.

go The panies in English poctry adjusted.

91 The conduct of patronage, an allegory.

92 The accommodation of found to fenfe, often chime-

rical.

93 The prejudices and caprices of criticifim.

94 An enquiry how far Milton has accommodated the

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95 The hiftory of Pertinax the fceptic.

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96 Truth, falfchood, and fiction, an allegory.

13 The prevalence of curiofity. The character of Nu-

gacul..

174 The original of Battery. The meanness of venal

105 The univerfal regifter, a dream.

106 The vanity of an author's expe ́tations. Reasons why

good authors are fometimes neglected.

107 Properantia's hjes of a year of confufion. The mi-

fury of profitutes.

108 Life fufficient to all pr pofes if well employed.

109 The education of a fop.

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110 Repentance stated and explained. Retirement and

abftinence meful to repentance.

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111 Youth mide nafortunate by its hate and eagernefs.

112 Too much nicety not to be indulged. The character

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of Erifkile.

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113 The hillory of Hymenæus's courtship.

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114 The neceflity of proportioning punithments to crimes. 271

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115 The fequel of Hymenaus's courtship.

116 The young trader's attempt at politeness.

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117 The advantages of living in a garret.

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118 The narrowness of fame.

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119 Tranquilla's account of her lovers oppofed to Hymenaus. 306

120 The history of Almamoulin the fon of Nouradin.

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121 The dangers of imitation. The impropriety of imi-

tating Spenfer.

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122 A criticiim on the English hiftorians.

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123 The young trader turned gentleman.

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124 The ladies mifery in a fummer retirement.

125 The difficulty of defining comedy. Tragick and co-

mick fentiments confounded.

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126 The universality of cowardice. The impropriety

of extorting praife. The impertinence of an aftro-

nomer.

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127 Diligence too foon relaxed. Neceffity of perfever-

ance.

129 The folly of cowardice and inactivity.

128 Anxiety univerfal. The unhappiness of a wit and a

fine lady.

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135 The folly of annual retreats into the country.

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NUMB. 71. TUESDAY, November 20, 1750.

Vivere quod propero pauper, nec inutilis annis
Da veniam, properat vivere nemo fatis.

True, fir, to live I hafte, your pardon give,
For tell me, who makes hafte enough to live?

M

MART.

F. LEWIS.

ANY words and fentences are fo frequently heard in the mouths of men, that a fu

perficial obferver is inclined to believe, that they must contain fome primary principle, fome great rule of action, which it is proper always to have present to the attention, and by which the use of every hour is to be adjusted. Yet, if we confider the conduct of those fententious philofophers, it will often be found, that they repeat these aphorifms, merely because they have fomewhere heard them, because they have nothing else to say, or because they think veneration gained by fuch appearances of wisdom, but that no ideas are annexed to the words, VOL. VI. and

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