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"And fo, fubmitting myfelf to be tried by my Country, and allowing any jury of twelve good men, and "true, to be that country; not excepting any, unless "Mr. Ifaac Bickerstaff, to be of the pannel, for you are "neither good nor true. I bid you heartily farewel; and am,

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BSOLUTE power reprefented in a dance, p. 65. Advice not be given to every body, 150. Not afked for information, but out of fulness and perplexity of heart, ibid.

fculapius, his recipe for love, 282. Falls in love with the divine Hebe, 26r.

Africanus, his character, 218. His magnanimity and manner of purchafing annuities, 228..

Age, what renders it moft agreeable, 270. Indecent when not spent in virtue, 275.

Alchymift, a comedy by Ben Johnson, remarks on it, 84. Alicant, caftle of, furrenders, 61. Account of officers killed there, 128.

Allen, Mr. a player, founder of Dulwich college, 119.
Almanack, Oxford, for 1709, confidered, 232, 233.
Aloft, attempt to furprize the garrison there, 6.

Amanda, the happy wife of Florio; character of her, 292.
Annihilation, defcribed by Milton and Dryden, 30, 31.
Annuities, how purchafed by Africanus, 228.
Argyle, John, Duke of, his character, 277.

Artillery company of London, defcription of an exercife of arms performed by them, 245.

Afpafia, a moft excellent woman; her character, 251, The firft of the beauteous order of love, 291.

Afturias

Afturias, prince of, acknowledged heir to the crown of Spain, 27.

Avaro, a mean fpirited rich man, described, 151. Aurengexebe, an Indian ftock-jobber, his hiftory, and indecent manner of spending old age, 272, 273.

B.

ACHELOR's scheme to govern a wife, 57.

B Bajados, account of a battle there, 101.

Bankers, why they should take poems for bills, 256. Barrymore, Earl of, made prifoner at the battle of Ba jados, 102.

Barry, Mrs. an excellent player, 4. Defired to act the widow at Mr. Bickerstaff's funeral, 39.

Bath, commotions among the good company there, 93, 94, &c.

Battle of Bajados, 101.

Bays, his expedient to procure applaufe at the playhoufe, 36.

Beadleftaff, his teftimony of a reformation and puppetfhew at Oxford, 267.

Bear, meaning of that word explained, 225.

Bear-garden, of great antiquity, 186.

Beauty, the force and efficacy of it, 88, 89. Every temper to be softened by it, 57.

Belfry, Mr. an ignorant clown, his behaviour at Lady Dainty's, 221.

Bernard, Mr. a French banker, confequences of his failure, 16-26-177. His offer to his creditors, 56.

Betterton, Mr. a celebrated player, account of his benefit play, 4. Bickerstaff, Ifaac, his genealogy, 66. An adept in aftronomical fpeculations, 11. Gives advice for his own fake, 31. Expects hufh money, 156. Did not compound with the milliners and toymen, 184. His will, 38. Extraordinary cures performed by him at his lodgings, 203. Difpofes of his three nephews, 179, 180.

Bicknell, or Bignell, Mrs. a comedian, commended, 13 Acts the Country Wife, ibid.

Billet, deux concerning a rival, 1740

Birth, to be proud of it, the greatest of vanities, 66.
Bodily wits, who, 270.

Bracegirdle, Mrs. an excellent player, 4.

Bribery, a treatise thereon, 249. A poem on that fub-

ject, 250.

Brunette, Colonel, a very pretty fellow, 141.

Bruffels poftfcript, remarks on that poem, 275, 276.
Buckley, Mr. a drawcanfir, 108.

Bullock and Penkethman, the comedians, to attend Mr.
Bickerstaff's funeral, 63.

Bufy Body, character of that comedy, 112.

But, that particle used too frequently, 229.

C.

ADOGAN, Major-general, arrives at Brussels, ga
Calia, why fo long a maid, 23.

CAL

Cafar, Julius, compared with Alexander, 36.

Camilla, account of the person who performed that cha-
racter in the opera, 118.

Campaign, by Addifon, character of that poem, 259.
Cancrum, his merit, 143.

Cant, of modern men of wit, 71.

Cards take the place of poetry, 4-
Careless, Frank, oppofed to Fop Nice, 85.

Ceremony, the invention and ufe of it, 181.

Challenge, the ftyle of it, 149.

Children, manner of nurfing them, 88, 89.

Chloe, love of her makes coxcombs, 19:

Circumfpection water, Bickerstaff's, wonderful effects of

it, 7-203.

Citizens diftinguished from cits, 152.

Clarifa, love of her makes madmen, 19.

Clidamira, a woman of diftinction, a pretty lady, 205.

Comment on ftone-walls, 103.

Companions, what fort moft defirable, 270, 271.

Compaffion, often the weakest part about us, 24&.

Confcience described, 288, 289.

Contention between two Ladies for the title of Very pretty,

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Conver

Converfation, mutual good-will the quinteffence of con-
verfation, 271. The moft neceffary talent therein, 121.
Repartees, 189.

Copenhagen, poetically

Coquettry, what, 162.

defcribed by Ambrofe Philips, 74.

Coquettes, a mischievous fect, ibid.

Corinna, a kept mistress, her manner of life with Lim-
berham, 292.

Country Wife, remarks on that comedy, 12, 13.

Country, ignorant of Mr. Bickerstaff's writings, 188.
Credit described, 288.

Criticks, of all mortals the fillieft, 175. Oppofed to
wits, 174. A great critic falls into a fit at the opera, 20.
Cuftom, the cause of duels, 172.

Cynthio falls in love, 3. The effects of a bow from his
miftrefs, 25. Dictating on the paffion of love, 129.
His adventure at the play-house, 130. His refolution
and letter to his mistress thereon, 210.

Czar of Muscovy, account of his victory over the Swedes,
45.

D.

DAMIA, a woman of diftinction, a very pretty

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Dancing difplays beauty, 204.

Daffapa, Tom, his potions, 289.

Dawks, honeft Icabod, the news-letter-writer, an account
of him, 108.

Decius, the character of a lewd perfon, 266.

Dedications, the abufe of them, 255. A play dedicated
to a city-knight, ibid.

Denmark, King of, runs for a prize at Drefden, 202.
Account of his tour, 10- —26—34—43—46—127,
Diftaff, Jenny, Mr. Bickerstaff's half-fifter, her discourse on
love; the command and power of women, 56. Her
reflections on her brother's writings, 197. Her con-
duct in an amour, 199.

Diverfions for the King of Denmark at Drefden, 202.
Divito (or Chriftopher Rich, Efq;) fale of his goods,
celeftial and terreftrial, 253, 254.

Dogs, account of the lofs of a Lady's lap-dog, 284.

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