of the foreft of Shotover. 82. His father a Scrivener, and eminent for his kill in mufick, 82. His mother's name Cafton, a Welsh family, 83. His brother Chriftopher, knighted by King James, and made a Judge, 83. His fifter Anne married Edward Philips, Secondary in the Crown Office, who left two fons John and Edward, who were educated by the Poet, 83. Born at his father's, the Spread Eagle in Bread-Street, London, Dec. 9, 1608. 84. Received private tuition under Mr. Young, then went to St. Paul's fchool, and entered Sizar at Chrift's College, Cambridge, Feb. 12, 1624, 84. At fifteen years of age, he verfified pfalm cxiv. and cxxxiv. 85. Wrote many elegies in his eighteenth year, 85. Wrote Latin verfes with claffick elegance, 85. Received corporal punishment at Cambridge, 86. Took his Batchelor's degree 1628, and Master's 1632, 87. Obfervations on his " Scheme of Education," 87. One of his objections to academical education, 87. His objections to entering into the miniftry, 88. After leaving the univerfity, he spent five years with his father in the country, where he read the Greek and Latin authors, 89. His Masque of Comus, first acted in 1634, 89. His Lycidas, written in 1637, and his Arcades about the fame time, 90. Travels in 1638, 90. Scarce any ever wrote fo much, or praised fo few, 91. Particularly noticed at Florence, 91. Receives various Italian testimonies in his favour, 92. Returns to London, 94. Inftructs his nephews J. and E. Philips, and fome other boys, 94. His Biographers inclined to fhrink from this part of his life, 94. A fchoolmaster an honest and useful employment, 95. In education he is faid to have performed wonders, 95. On Sundays he inftructed his scholars in theology, 97. His treatife on reformation, published in 1641, 97. Anfwe's a book of Bishop Ufher's, in defence of Epifcopacy, 97. Publishes his reafons of church government urged against prelacy, and two other pamphlets on the fame subject, 98. Marries Mary Powell, who leaves him after one month, 100. Publishes feveral books on divorce, for which he is called before the Lords, but foon difmiffed, 101. Becomes an enemy to the Prefbyterians, 101. Pays his addreffes to a daughter of Dr. Davis, 101. His wife afks forgiveness, and returns to him, 102. Publishes his Areopagitica, 102. Publishes a collection of Latin and English poems 1645, 103. Takes a larger houfe in Barbican for his cholars, 103. Grants a refuge to the relations of his wife, 103. As a fchoolmafter compared to a chamber milliner, 103. Is fuppofed to have had a defign of entering into Sir W. Waller's army as Adjutant General, 104. Removes to a fmall house in Holborn, 104. Writes in juftification of the King's murder, 104 Writes remarks on the articles of peace between Ormond and the Irish rebels, 104. Sufpected of having interpolated the Icon Bafilike, 105. Anfwers Salmafius's Defenfio Regis, 106. His blindness laid to the charge of Salmafius's book, 108. Lofes his wife in childbed, 109. Marries a daughter of Capt. Woodcock, who also dies in childbed in the fift year, 109. Various anfwers to the " Defenfio Populi," 109. Writes his "Defenfio Secunda," 109. Inftance of his flattery to Cromwell, 109. Suppofed to have written the de claration claration of the reafons for a war with Spain, 110. Attempts f 142. Greece Greece and Rome, 115. Critical remarks on his Samfon Agonifes, a tragedy, vi. 431 437. The apotheofis of, a vifion, xi. 163. Character of his profe works, 179. The Prefident's fpeech for the adm ffion of Milton into the affembly of bards, 186. Cowley's fpeech against his admiffion, 187. Prologue to the Mafque of Comus, acted at Drury Lane Theatre for the benefit of a granddaughter of Milton, 346. Mince Pies and Plumb l'orridge, animofities excited by the ufe of, ii. 190. Mind, the tranquillity of it, from what fources generally derived, v. 33. Its extenfive powers difplayed, 266. The rife and progrefs of its difpofitions and faculties, vii. 65. Shewn in the gradations from pleafure to ambition and avarice, 68. The med cires moft fuitable to its diftempers, often unpleafing to the tafte, 117. Mines, alone, not the fource of wealth, x. 309. Without agri ulture, must be exhaufted for the purchase of bread, 509. Minim, Dick, his hiftory, viii. 239. Ufed the company of the lower players, 239. His opinion of many of the poets, 240. Becomes a critick, 242. Forms a plan for an academy of criticism, 244. Prefides in a critical fociety, 245. His advice to a ftudent, 247. Minifters, account of the difputes between the Independents and Prefbyterians on the authority of, iv. 510. Mijella, her affecting narrative of her being betrayed by the treachery of her uncle, and the fatal influence of it on her virtue and happinefs, vii. 175. 181. Mifellus, his account of his commencing an author, v. 103. 355 Mijothea, her fondnefs for difputation, vi. 268. Mify, Dick, his ftory, viii. 315. Mitia, her conduct in a married life defcribed, v. 230. Modena, Duke of, tranflation of a diftich on his running away from a comer, xi. 379. Moderation, man of, his character, vii. 26. Molefworth, his account of Denmark anfwered by Dr. King, ii. 2. Monaflick life, confiderations on, x'. 135. Monboddo, Lord, vifited by Dr. Johnfon, x. 326. Money, no man can be born a lover of it, iv. 73. Enquiry into the value of, in the time of Henry VIII. 626. Enquiry into the value of, in Scotland, about 200 years ago, x. 330. Money landers, their vile practices expofed, ix. 9. Montague, Lady Mary Wortley, Savage's flattery of her in the dedica tion to his mifcellany of poems, ii. 264. Montague, Mrs. on feeing a buft of her, xi. 373 Montrofe, account of, x. 325. Morad, his hiftory, vii. 287. His dying charge to 289. VOL. XI. Morality, inquiries relating to it vafly preferable to phyfica! contemplations, v. 157. This truth illuftrated in the character of Gelidus, 157. The ancient poets very exceptionable teachers of it, 188. Morrow, Demetrius's fpeech on the expectation of, xi. 257. Mother, their greater cruelty in dittieffing their offspring than in Mountains, on the measurement of the height of, x. 358. Advan- Muack, account of the clan of, x. 399. Muck and, account of, x. 400. Mull, Ile, account of, x. 486. Murray, Lady Sophia, celebrated by Waller under the name of Myrtilla, her account of the character and behaviour of Flavia, vi. 78. Muick, the pleasure of ladies in attending mufical performances, viii. 68. Margyrus, his hittorv, ix. 1. §. Hitory of his companions in the NAIRN. account of, 2. 341, Narration, hittorical, the difficulty of this kind of writing illuftrated, vi. 328. Nature, the contemplation of its works, fitted to afford pleasure and intruction, v. 50. It furnishes a fource of proper materials for reflection from the objects about us, and difcovers new reasons for adoring the fovereign Author of the univerfe, 30. By enlarging our curiofity after the works of nature we multiply the inlets of happiness, 32. Nation, its flate to be difcovered by the manners of the common peo ple, x. 338. Natural Hijlory, difficulties in writing on that subject, viii. 220. Nature, Nature, no danger of her being exhausted, viii. 10. Navigation, no tradition of, before Noah's Ark, ix. 374. Slow Nekayah joins her brother Raffelas in flying from the happy valley, in Neutrality, a prifoner may promise to observe it, ii. 14. News Papers, account of the Mercurius Aulicus, Mercurius Rufticus, Night, defcribed by Dr. Donne, ii. 38. Nitella, her exceffive nicety freely cenfured, vi. 281. Noir, M. le, fhort account of, viii. 192. Nombre de Dios, account of Drake's expedition against it, iv. 382. Novelty, the strong propenfity of the human mind towards it, vi. 54. |