In fome Parts of the Work, and especially towards the latter End, Sentiments and Reflections will be found which may appear, perhaps, fingular; but, it is prefumed, they will not on that account be thought impertinent. They are generally concerning Things with which Learning has little to do, but where Nature herself is to be confulted, and here no Preeminence is to be claimed in Confequence of a fuperior Education; fince every Man can best feel how he is affected. Whatever Value thefe Reflections and Observations may have, the Examples introduced will always have their Merit, and will, we hope, lead the young Student to a careful perufal of the Volumes from whence they are extracted. CON. CONTENTS IN OF THE Of the Elifions allowed in English Poetry, with Miscellaneous Of the Beauty of THOUGHT in Poetry Thoughts in Poetry may be juft without being true Of fublime Thoughts, with Examples The Difference between the Style of Poetry and Profe ibid. The Sarcaftical, Florid and other Styles How the Paffions are best exprefs'd 53 ibid. On Apollo and Daphne, by Mr. Smart PRECEPTS for the EPITAPH, with Occafional Re- 61 to 69 On Mary Countess Dowa. of Pembroke, by Ben Johnson 63 On Dr. Francis Atterbury, Bp. of Rochefter, by Mr. Pope 64 On Master----who died of a lingering Illness, by Mr. ibid. Smart The Meffiah. A facred Eclogue, by Mr. Pope PRECEPTS for the EPISTLE, with occafional Remarks Eafe and Elegance the true Charecteristic of the Epiftle 116 A Letter to the Rt. Hon. Charles Lord Halifax, by Mr. To Mr. Pope, by the Rt. Hon. Lord Littleton L'Allegro or the lively Pleasures of Mirth, by Milton 129 Defcription of a deep Snow in which a Husbandman was Reflections on the Wants and Miseries of Mankind 154 Winter compared to old Age, with suitable Reflections 155 PRECEPTS for DIDACTIC or PRECEPTIVE POETRY, ibid. Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to the 159 160 The folly of craving for Perfections which Providence has denied us The madness of Man's defiring to be other than what he is 161 ibid. Abfolute Submiffion due to Providence Of the Nature and State of Man with refpect to himself as an individual Of Self-love, and Reason, with their use ibid. 162 163, 164 Of the Nature and State of Man with refpect to Society 165 That no Creature fubfifts wholly for itself, nor wholly for another, the happiness of Animals therefore is mutual 165 Reason inftructed by Inftinct in inventing of Arts, and in forming Societies 166 The true end of Government, and the use of Self-love to Society 167 Of the Nature and State of Man, with respect to Hap ibid. piness Happiness balanced among Mankind by the two Paffions of Hope and Fear But that good Men have the Advantage 168 ibid. Eternal Goods are fo far from being the Rewards of Vir That Virtue only conftitutes Happiness tue that they are often deftructive of it Of the Universe; a Poem, by Mr. Baker 170 Of Virgil's Georgics 173 The Prodigies fuppofed to have preceded the death of Cafar Defcription of a War Horse Of training upCalves to the Yoke, and breaking of Horfes178 180 Defcription of a Distemper among the Cattle ibid. The Nature and Government of Bees 182 Of Gay's Trivia, or Art of walking the Streets The Rife of the Patten, a Fable The Rife of the Shoe-blacking Trade Defcription of Froit-Fair on the Thames Of Pope's Efay on Criticism 189 190 ibid. 192 195 196 |