wrote a comedy at her request, 91. Complemented by ShakeSpeare, 119, n. Eloquence, flourishes in popular government, B. I. Sect. XV. EMPEDOCLES, corrected, 219, n. Englishmen, their tafte, 6, 7, 15, 16, 121. B. III. Se&. I. Ancient Britons, 19, 20. EPICHARMUS, his improvement of comedy, 112, &c. Several of his verfes corrected, 113, 114, n. EPICURUS, his doctrine to be found in Homer, 94, . ΕπιΓεννήματα τῶν καλῶν, 55, 1. Εὖ διαβάς, 236, 237. Ευμνημόνευτον, 55, n. EURIPIDES, his cyclops, 94, 95, n. 101, n. his Medaea corrected, 407. Ευσύνοπλον, 55, n. A verfe in Εφέσια γράμματα, 324, 1. FAIRIES, an account of them, 323, n. &c. Fanaticifm, its influence on arts Fashion, vicious in poetry, 86. and fashion, 385, 386. and sciences, 6, 16, & n. Folly of judging from mode Fathers, of the church, deftroyed the Greek writers, 18, 19, & n. Flattery, how defpicable, B. I. Sect. XV. Fool, a character in our old plays, 8. Formal authors, 97, 98. All formality, or all buffoonery, ibid. FRANCE, its influence on English taft and manners, 6, 7. B. I. Sect. XV. French crown, meaning of the phrafe, 147, 148, & n. G. Genius, Guardian, 183, &c. Gorboducke, a play, 62, n. Gothick chivalry, 21, &c. See Englishmen. Government, popular, its influence on arts and Sciences, B. I. Grave writers, 97, 98. Gravity and humour blended in the Greek writers, their excellency, 124. improvement of taft, B. II. Sect. I. The only models for How fo many came to be destroyed, 18, 19, & n. Ancient Greek language, Hand, for power, 224. Haver, having, 321. H. Hell, variety of torments there, 218, &c. HELIODORUS, 268. HESYCHIUS, illuftrated, 216. Hieronymo, or the Spanish tragedy, a play ridiculed by High and low life, 86. HOBBES, noted, 84. HOMER, a fpecimen of the manner in which his poem was An Account of his editor Ariftarchus, 132, 133, 220, 221, n. Paffages explained, 48, n. 224, 225, n. 237. Honesty, whether requifite in a poet, B. I. Sect. XI. 130. HORACE, his character, 124, n. A flatterer of Octavius, 124. Dwells too long on the fatyric drama, 101, n. HORACE, HORACE, explained and defended, 89, & n. 108, 109, & n. Some of his odes corrected and explained, 165, 166, Hofpitality, facred, 31, n. Human nature, 68, 69. corrected, 194. Humour and gravity, feldom found mixed in the fame cha- racter, 97. L. JAMES, firft, king, complemented by Shakespeare, 39. In, in compofition, 305, 306. Inspiration, poetical, 4, & n. Interesting Subjects of poetry, what? 31, 46, 69. JOHNSON, Ben. bis Mafque at Whitehall, 38, n. Every man in his humour, explained, 63, 64, n. 244. Every man out of his humour, explained, 64, 135' Volpone, illuftrated, 81, 82. corrected, 405. corrected 65, 112, n. Cynthia's Revels, explained, 147, n. explained, 307, n. Alchymift, explained, 289, n. 395. The Devil's an Afs, corrected and explained, 394 Catiline, corrected, 405, 406. Heretio fyllabarum, 408, &c. See Alliteration. JULIAN, his Caefars explained, 120, 121, n. Ee 3 Corrected, Καλάι K. Καλαιβάτας θεός, 223. Κήριναι υπολήψεις, 32. Knight-errantry. See Chivalry. L. LABERIUS, his mimes, 101, n. Ladies, the upper-band given them, and allowed to wear fine cloaths, for what reason, 72, n. Lovers of finery, 71, 72, n. Nature of fine Ladies, 29. 30. Latin ftage writers, 122, 130. Latin authors, 130, 131. LONGINUS, noted, 83, n. Corrected, 255, 256. Love, a comic paffion, 7, & n. Love and honor, ibid. Ludere, meaning of the word, 307. Lyes, how necessary in poetry, 23, & n. Probable lyes bet- M. Machines, poetic, 44, 45, n. Magic, poetic, 97. To make, a maker, a poet, 135, & n. Man, character of man in general, 68, 69. Manners, poetic, B. I. Sect. X. MARTIAL, explained, 139. Marvellous, fee Admiration. Mafk, an account of the ancient, 103, 104. MAXIMUS TYRIUS, explained and corrected, 271, 272. Meiofis, a figure used by Shakespeare, 149. Men of wit, 97, 98. MENANDER, his rife and character, 120, 121. How his plays came to be destroyed, 19, & 'n. Metaphors, mixed, 397, 398. MILTON, MILTON, Spencer and Shakespeare his originals, 365. Bor-`' His broken verfes, how artful, 366, &c. A fine inftance of the fuitableness of character Tincture of Vanity in Eve, how finely and ten- The Paradife Loft, how far a picture of his Paffages illuftrated, 96, & n. 141, 142, 143, 390, 397, 401, 402, 411, 412 Defended and explained, 366, n. xxviii, &c. 158, & n. 227, 228, 343, 344, 355, 359, Corrected and explained, 198, 202, 230, 402, 403. A better reading proposed, 152, 153. Samfon Agonistes, 144. Corrected, 407, 408. Mifanthrope, 68, 69. Mocker, 397- Models, for taft, 130, 131. Monofyllables, frequent in the ancient Greek language, 364. Moralities, 99, & n. MURETUS, Ee 4 |