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Sunlight after storm, 503.
Superannuated man, the, 319.
Superstition, 18.
Suspicion, 26.

SWIFT, JONATHAN, 188-199.
- life of, 532.

Sympathies, imperfect, 296.

Tale for a chimney corner, 389.
Tale of La Roche, 271.
Taste, delicacy of, 224.
Tatler, on the, 243.
Teaching, 41.

TEMPLE, Sir WILLIAM, 85-100.
—, life of, 533.

Thoughts, transferring of, 109.
on various subjects, 195.
Time, employment of, 118.
Toleration, 75,
Tombs, 55.
Travel, 19.

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