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His knowledge of mankind,

His letter to the Spectator,
His notion of a man of wit,

His boasts,

His artifice,

His great insight into gallantry,

His application to rich widows,

His dissertation on the usefulness of looking-glasses,
His observation upon the corruption of the age,

He gives the club'a brief account of his amours and dis-
appointments,

His adventure with Sukey,

Resolved not to marry without the advice of his
friends,

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man,

Hopes and fears necessary passions,
Horace, takes fire at every hint of the Iliad and Odyssey,
His recommendatory letter to Claudius Nero in behalf of
his friend Septimus,
Hotspur (Jeffrey, Esq.), his petition from the country infir-

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447 Jealousy, how to be allayed,
250 An Exquisite torment,
584 Jest, how it should be uttered,

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585 Jesuits, their great sagacity in discovering the talent of a
young student,
420 Jews, considered by the Spectator in relation to their tur
ber, dispersion, and adherence to their religion,
The reasons assigned for it,

420
428

619 The veneration paid by them to the name of God,
47 Jezebels, who so called,
588 Jilt, a penitent one,

Jilts described,

509 Iliad, the reading of it like travelling through a country ur
inhabited,

509

188

436

Ill-nature, an imitator of zeal,
Imaginary beings in poetry,

49

Instances in Ovid, Virgil, and Milton,
Imagination, its pleasures in some respects equal to those of
the understanding, in some preferable,
Their extent,

The advantages of the pleasures of imagination,

What is meant by them,

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The power of the Almighty over it,
35 Imagining, the art of it in general,

35 Imma, the daughter of Charles the Great, her story,
35 Immortality of the soul, arguments in proof of it.
99 The benefits arising from a contemplation of it,
99 Impertinent and trifling persons, their triumph,
219 Impertinents, several sorts of them described,
265 Impudence gets the better of modesty,
An impudence committed by the eyes,

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535

How affected militudes,

As liable to pain as pleasure; how much of either it is
capable of,

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perplexing it,
More conducive to health than those of the understand.
ing,

Raised by other senses as well as the sight,
The cause of them not to be assigned,

Works of art not so perfect as those of nature to enter
tain the imagination,

The definition of English, Scotch, and Irish impudence. 2
Recommended by some as good breeding,
Distinguished from assurance,

The most proper means to avoid the imputation of it,
Mistaken for wit,
Independent minister, the behaviour of one at his examin
tion of a scholar, who was in election to be admitted
into a college of which he was governor,
429 Indian kings, some of their observations during their stay

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here,

561 A farther account of it from the country,
607 Ingolstan (Charles), of Barbican, his cures,
457 Ingratitude, a vice inseparable from a lustful mind,
530 Initial letters, the use party writers make of them.

441

An instance of it,
453 Criticisms upon it,

465 Injuries, how to be measured,

243 Inkle and Yar'co, their story,

399 Innocence, and not quality, an exemption from reproof,

458 Inquisitive ten pers exposed,

Instiner, the power of it in brutes.

39

The several degrees of it in several different animals
71 Integrity, great care to be taken of it,
272 Interest, often a promoter of persecution,

Dry.

The ready way to promote our interest in the world,
572 Intrepidity of a just good man taken from Horace,
126 Invention, the most painful action of the mind,
416 Invitation, the Spectator's, to all artificers as well as philoso

phers, to assist him,

429,437,

447

47

A general one,

411 John a Nokes and John a Stiles, their petition,

infirm

624 Jolly (Frank, Esq.), his memorial from the country

316

ary.

87 Jonson (Ben), an epitaph written by him on a lady,
211 Journal: a week of a deceased citizen's journal presented

by Sir Andrew Freeport to the Spectator's club,
The use of such a journal,

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masters,
From T. S. a school-boy at Richmond,
From
concerning impertinents,
From Isaac Hedgeditch, a poacher,
To the Spectator: from

with a complaint

against a Jezebel,
From

who had been nonplussed by a Butt
From Jack Modish of Exeter about fashions,
From Nathaniel Henroost, a henpeek'd husband,
From Celinda, about Jealousy,

From Martha Housewife to her husband,

To the Spectator, from

whistling match at the Bath,
From Philarithmus, displaying the vanity of Lewis XIV's
conquests,
From -- who had married herself without her fa
ther's consent,

From Alice Threadneedle, against wenching,
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Fro Charles Yellow, against jilts,

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From a gentleman to a lady, to whom he had formerly
been a lover, and by whom he had been highly com
mended,

From a father to his son,

To the Spectator from Rebecca Nettletop, a town-
lady,

From Eve Afterday, who desires to be kept by the
Spectator,
From a bawdy-house inhabitant, complaining of some
of their visitors,

190

From a country clergyman, against an affected singing
of the Psalms in Church,

190

From George Gosling, about a ticket in the lottery, 191
A letter of consolation to a young gentleman who has
lately lost his father,

191

To the Spectator, from a husband, complaining of a
heedless wife,

From
complaining of his indelicate mistress,
From Susannah Frost, an old maid,
From A. B. a parson's wife,

From Henrietta to her ungracious lover,
To the Spectator from -, on false wit,
From T. D. concerning salutation,
From -

inquiring the reason why men of parts
are not the best managers,
From Esculapius, about the lover's leap,

205

From Robin Goodfellow. containing the correction of an
erratum in Sir William Temple's rule for drinking
From Mary Meanwell about visiting,

From a shopkeeper, with thanks to the Spectator,
From a lover, with a hue-and-ery after his mistress's

205

heart,

208

210

From J. D. concerning the immortality of the soul,
From Melissa, who has a drone to her husband,
From Barnaby Brittle, whose wife is a filly,

211
211

From Josiah Henpeck, who is married to a Grimalkin, 211
From Martha Tempest, complaining of her witty hus-
band,

205
208
208

From Anthony Freeman, the henpecked,

From Tom Meggot, giving the Spectator an account of
the success of Mr. Freeman's lecture,

216

From Kitty Termagant, giving an account of the Romp's
Club,

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Letter from Athenais and Davyth ap Shenkyn on the ume

subject,

From W. B. the projector of the pitch-pipe,
on education,

From
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, on the awe which attends some speakers
in public assemblies,
From Philonous, on free thinkers,
From-
to his wife,
From Tristissa, who is married to a fool,
From T. S. complaining of some people's behaviour in
divine service,

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From a citizen in praise of his benefactor,
From Rustic Sprightly, a country gentleman, complain
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From J. B. on the several ways of consolation made te
of by absent lovers,

From

From Troilus, a declared enemy to the Greeks,
on the nursing of children,
From T. B. being a dissertation on the eye,
From Abraham Spy, on a new invention of perspective
glasses for the use of Starers,
From Mary Heartfree, describing the powerful effects of
the eye,
From Barbara Crabtree, to know if she may not make
use of a cudgel on her sot of a husband,
From a lawyer, whose wife is a great orator,
From Lydia to Harriet, a lady newly married,
Harriet's answer,

29

To the Spectator, from a gentleman in love with a beauty
From Ralph Crotchet, for a theatre of ease to be

without fortune,

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The son's answer,

To the Spectator from Richard Estcourt, with one
closed from Sir Roger de Coverley,
From James Easy, who had his nose abus-d in the
pit,

persons
From A. B. on the mercenary views of
they marry,

From Anthony Gape, who had the misfortune to
his nose against a post, while he was staring at
beauty,
From

about the new fashioned hoods,
From one at Oxford in love with Patetia,
From Tom Trippet, on a Greek quotation in a former
Spectator,

From C. D. on Sir Roger's return to town,
From S. T. who has a show in a box, of a man, a wo
and a horse,

From Cleanthes, complaining of Mrs. Jane, an old mait

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noble lord,

From Frank Courtly, reproving the Spectator for se

freedoms he had taken,

From Celia, incensed at a gentleman who had named the

words lusty fellow' in her presence,

From Pucella. kept by an old bachelor,

From Hezekiah Broadbrim, accusing the Spectator fir

not keeping his word,

From Teraminta, on the arrival of a Mademoiselle com
pletely dressed from Paris,

From Betty Cross-stitch, the owner of Mademoiselle
From a shopkeeper, whose wife is too learned for

him,

From Florinda, who writes for the Spectator's advice in
the choice of a husband, after she is married,

From Clayton, &c. on the same subject as the former

letter,

From Jenny Simper, complaining of the clerk of the pa

rish, who has overdecked the church with greens,
From the clerk in his own justification,

From

concerning false delicacy,

From Philobrune, of Cambridge, inquiring which
most beautiful, a fair or brown complexion,

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From Corinna to Amilcar, on the same occasion,
Amilcar's answer,

From -, on the education of children,

From Mules Palfrey, with a project for the better regu.
lating of matches,

From Chastity Loveworth, on the general notion men
have of the other sex,

From Sir John Enville, married to a woman of qua
lity,

From Susannah Loveworth, on the behaviour of married
people before company,
From Philanthropos, on the terms of conversation with
the fair sex,

From Miranda, on valetudinary friendship,
From D. G. thanking the Spectator for his criticism on
Milton,

300

To Chloe, from her lover, giving her an account of his
dreams,

tion,

From Bob Harmless, complaining of his mistress,

From John Trot, desiring the Spectator's advice,

From Toby Rentfree, with a complaint against Signior
Nicolini,

From M. W. on the education of young gentlewo


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From a tradesman married to a woman of quality,

From Reader Gentle, on a new paper called 'The His

torian,'

From Elizabeth Sweepstakes, complaining of John Trot,
the dancer,

From Biddy Dough-bake, who having been bid to love,
cannot unlove,

From Dick Lovesick, in love with a lady, whose fortune
will not pay off his debts by 5001.

310

From a discarded lover, with a letter to him from his
mistress, and his answer,

310

From Philanthropos, on a tale-bearer,

310

From Tim Watchwell, on fortune-stealers,

311

From J. O. on the expressions used by several of the
clergy in their prayers before sermon,
From

-, containing further thoughts on educa

men,

From Samuel Slack, on idleness,

From Clitander to Cleone,

318

To the Spectator, with an account of the amours of
Escalus, an old beau,
From Dorinda, complaining of the Spectator's par
tiality.

319

322

323

312

313

314

314

314

314
316

316

324

324

325

326
326

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328

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From a married gentleman, who is in a fair way of being
undone by his virtuous lovely wife,
From S. P. recommending the patronage of young mo
dest men to such as are able to countenance and intro.,
duce them into the world,

$330

From James Discipulus, complaining of the nearness of
his father as a great discouragement to him in the
course of his studies,
From Jack Lightfoot, containing a account of his
Biveaters,

330

332

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295

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From Rachel Watchful, on dancing,
From Myrtilia, desiring the Spectator's advice in relation
to her lover,
From J. S. animadverting on some persons' behaviour at
church,

380

380

From a young uncle, on the disobedience of his elder
nephews and nieces,

About a city and a country life.

With a translation of a Lapland ode,

On the passions,
Concerning Gloriana,

364
364

366

song,
⚫ From Constantia Comb-brush, complaining that her
mistress gives her cast off clothes to others,
From Paul Regnaud to his friend, on the death of
Madame de Vellacerfe,

366

368

To the Spectator, from

371

ists,
-, on whims and humour-
From Ralph Belfry, in commendation of Mr. Powel, mas.
ter of the motion,
From Humphrey Transfer, on a moving club of parish
clerks,

372

372

372

From H. R. complaining of the lawyer's club,
From Michael Gander, on the day watchman and his
goose,

Of good-humour,

Of the country infirmary,

Of common beggars,
Of charity schools,

The freedoms of married men and women,

From T. S. on vanity, and the abundance of it in the fe-
male sex,

380

380

From Betty Lemon, who had been presented with a
guinea by a Jew,
From the Sexton of St. Bride's, on a new charity school
of fifty girls, erected in that parish,
From a gentleman in Denmark,

From Queen Ann Boleyne to Henry the VIII.

From Cynthio to Flavia, and their answers, on their
breaking off their amour,

From a bankrupt to his friend,

The answer,

From Lazarus Hopeful to Basil Plenty,

"To the Spectator; from Peter de Quir, of St. John's
college in Cambridge,

396

From a penitent jilt,

401

From a lady importuned by her mother to be unfaithful
to her husband,

402

From a married man, who out of jealousy obstructed the
marriage of a lady to whom he was guardian,
From a lady, whose lover would have abused her passion
for him,

From Richard and Sabina Rentfree,

About prejudice and emulation,
Naked shoulders,

A country society and infirmary,
From Camilla,

From an exchange man,
About buffoonery,
From Ephraim Weed,
From a projector for news,

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360

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362

362
364

Letter about education,

From one who had married a scold,
From Pill Garlick,

About the use and abuse of similes,
Salutations at churches,

With a translation of the 114th Psalm,
About the advance on the paper for the stamps,
About King Charles the Second's gaieties,
About dancing,

About sight,

About panegyrical satires on ourselves,
From Timothy Stanza,

From Bob Short,

To the Spectator: from J. R. complaining of his
neighbours, and the turn of their conversation in the
country,

474

474

From Dulcibella Thankley, who wants a direction to Mr.
Campbell, the dumb fortune teller,
From D. B. desiring the Spectator's advice in a weighty
affair,

476

From, containing a description of his garden, 477
From A. B. with a dissertation on fashions, and a pro-
posal for a building for the use of them,
From Monsieur Chezluy to Pharamond,
To the Spectator, from
From
From
From

a clerk to a lawyer,
-, being a lady married to a cot-quean,
with a dissertation on modesty,

containing reflections on the powerful
effects of trifles and trifling persons,
From a handsome black man, two pair of stairs in the
Paper-buildings in the Temple, who rivals a hand-
some fair man up one pair of stairs in the same
buildings,

485
485

From Robin Shorter, with a postscript,

From
with an account of the unmarried hen-
pecked, and a vindication of the married,
From
with an epigram on the Spectator by

486

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488

Mr. Tate,
From

with some reflections on the ocean, con.
sid red both in a calm and a storm, and a divine ode
on that occasion,

489

From Matilda Mohair, at Tunbridge, complaining of the
disregard she meets with, on account of her strict vir-
tue, from the men, who take more notice of the romps
and coquettes than the rigid,
From T. B. complaining of the behaviour of some fathers
towards their eldest sons,

From Rachel Shoestring, Sarah Trice, an humble ser
vant unknown, and Alice Bluegarter, in answer to
that of Matilda Mohair, who is with child, and has
crooked legs,

496

498

From Moses Greenbag, the lawyer, giving an account
of some new brothers of the whip, who have chambers
in the Temple,
From Will Honeycomb, with his dream, intended for a
Spectator,
From Philogamus, in commendation of the married
state,

499

500

From Ralph Wonder, complaining of the behaviour of
an unknown lady at the parish church near the
Bridge,

511

492

496

503
505

513
514

478

480
480
482
484

From Titus Trophonius, an interpreter of dreams,
From
-, complaining of the oppression and in-
justice observed in the rules of all clubs and meet-

ings,

508

From Hezekiah Thrift, containing a discourse on
trade,

509

From Will Honeycomb, occasioned by two stories he
had met with relating to a sale of women in Persia
and China,

From the Spectator's clergyman, being a Thought on
sickness,
From

From

-, with a vision of Parnassus,

-, with two inclosed, one from a celebrated
town-coquette to her friend newly married in the
country, and her friend's answer,
From Ed. Biscuit, Sir Roger de Coverley's butler, with
an account of his master's death,

515

517

From ―, condoling with him on Sir Roger's death,
with some remarkable epitaphs,

From Tom Tweer on Physiognomy, &c.

518
518

From F. G. a widower, with some thoughts on a man's
behaviour in that condition,

From —, a great enemy to public report,
From T. W. a man of prudence, to his mistress,
To the Spectator, from B. T. a sincere lover, to the

same,
From

-, dated from Glasgow in Scotland, with

526

a vision,
From Pliny to his wife's aunt Hispulla,
From Moses Greenbag to the Spectator, with a further
account of some gentlemen-brothers of the whip,
From Philagnotes, giving an account of the ill effects of
a visit he paid to a female married relation,
From
, who had made his mistress a present of a
fan, with a copy of verses on that occasion,
From Rachel Welladay, a virgin of twenty-three, with

527

527

528

coun-

a heavy complaint against the men,
From Will Honeycomb, lately married to a
try girl, who has no portion, but a great deal
virtue,

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473

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473

485

520

521
522

No.

455 Letter from Mr. Pope, on the verses spoken by the Empera
Adrian upon his death-bed,

455

455

455

460

461

532

524
525

From Dustererastus, whose parents will not let him
choose a wife for himself,

From Penance Cruel, complaining of the behaviour of
persons who travelled with her in a stage-coach out
Essex to London,

From Sharlot Wealthy, setting forth the hard ease f
such women as are beauties and fortunes,
From Abraham Dapperwit, with the Spectator's answer
From Jeremy Comfit, a grocer, who is in hopes of grow
ing rich by losing his customers,
From Lucinda Parley, a coffee-house idol,
From C. B. recommending knotting as a proper amus
ment to the beaux,
From, a shoeing horn,
From Relicta Lovely, a widow,
From Eustace, in love with a lady of eighteen, wh
parents think her too young to marry by three year
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From Fanny Fickle,

From an aunt, about her niece's idleness,
About the vanity of some clergymen wearing scarl

From Tom Nimble, about antipathies,
From Cleora, against the ladies' work,
From Lesbia, a deluded lady,
About genealogy,

From Will Hopeless, about ambition,
From the Temple, about beggar's eloquenée,
From Monimia, to recover a lost love,
From a country wit, in the burlesque way,
From a pedant, in his pedantic way, on the same

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