for irregularities in 1700, 18. Expelled 1705, 19. Refides in London, 19. Account of his works, 20. Dedicates Phædra, a tragedy, to the Marquis of Halifax, who had prepared to reward him with a place of 3col. a year, which he loses, through not foliciting it, 20. Purposes writing a tragedy of Lady Jane Grey, retires into the country for that purpose, where he died in July 1710, 23. The ftory of his being employed to alter Clarendon's History falfe, 24. Copy of his Analyfis of Pocockius, 27. Smollet, Dr. an obelisk raifed to his memory near the place of his birth, viii. 410. Smuggle, Ned, his story, vii. 370. Sneaker, Jack, a hearty friend to the present establishment, his hiftory, vii. 40. Snug, Dick, his ftory, vii. 314. Snug, Timothy, his hiftory, iii. 164. Sober, Mr. his history, vii. 123. Sobriety, confidered, vii. 358. Society, mutual benevolence the great end of it, iv. 360. Soldiers, their contemptible ftate in time of peace, vii. 81. Their wish for war not always fincere, 81. On the bravery of the Eng. lish, viii. 271. Arises very much from the diffolution of dependance, which obliges every man to regard his own character, 273. Solid, Jack, his ftory, vii. 315. Solitude, a relifh for thofe pleafures an argument of a good difpofi tion, iv. 29. The disgustful tedioufnefs of it to many, 29. The peculiar pleasures of it, v. 408. Enquiry into the state of happinefs in, iii. 358. Somerville, Mr. his life, xii. 278. Born at Edfton, in Warwickshire, 1692, 278. Educated at Winchester, and Fellow of New College, 278. Died July 19, 1742, and an account of his death by Shenftone, 279: Account of his works, 280. Sophron, his letter on frugality, iv. 364. His hiftory, vii. 228. Sorrow, the indulgence of it incapacitates to enjoy the pleasures of contemplation, iv. 30. The experience of it a preservative againft the vanities of the world, 38. Cautions against it, 303. Inftructions for preventing it, 306. Soul, Dr. Boerhaave's opinion of, xii. 33. Sounds, their origin described, ix. 27. Account of a cavern reported to be remarkable for reverberation of, viii. 299. South Sea, little advantage to be expected from commerce there, viii. 101. Southern, the first who had two nights of a new play, ix. 347- Spectator, notes refpecting the writers, &c. in that publication, x. 83. The first English publication that taught minuter decencies and inferior duties, 84. Advantages of fuch publications, 85. Defigned to divert the attention of the people from publick difcontent, 86. Observations on the character of Sir Roger de Co verley, verley, 87. Obfervations on Sir Andrew Freeport, 88. Nearly 1700 of them fold daily, 88. Spence, Mr. published a criticism on Pope's tranflation of the Odyffey, xi. 106. Forms a friendship with Pope by which he obtains preferment in the church, 106. Spencer, Edmund, one of his ftanzas compared with the fame as altered by Prior, x.,182. Some imitations of his diction censured, V. 325. Spirituous Liquors, the bad effects from the use of, ii. 341. Eight millions of gallons confumed every year in England, 342. Spleen, extracts from Sir R. Blackmore's effay on, x. 215. Sport, analogy of the fuppofed fport of fuperior beings tormenting man, with man's fport over inferior animals, viii. 46. Sprat, Dr. Thomas, his life of Cowley rather a funeral oration than a hiftory, ix. 1. Affifted Buckingham in writing the Rehearsal, 349. His life, xii. 36. Born at Tallaton, Devonshire, 1636, 36. Became Commoner at Oxford 1651, 36. Takes orders, and made Chaplain to the Duke of Buckingham, whom he is faid to have affifted in writing the Rehearsal, 37. A favourite of Wilkins, and one of the firft Fellows of the Royal Society, 37Writes the Hiftory of the Royal Society, 37. Made Bishop of Rochefter 1683, 38. Writes the Hiftory of the Rye-House Plot, 38. Made Commiffioner of ecclefiaftical affairs, 38. Stood neuter refpecting the Declaration, 38. Withdraws from the commiffion, 39. In a conference whether the Crown was vacant, fpoke in favour of his old mafter, 39. A plan laid to charge him and others with a plot to reftore King James, 39. The Bishop feized, and confined for fome time, 40. In the cause of Sacheverell appeared among the friends of the church, 40. Died May 20, 1713, 41. Lift of his works, 41. Spring, the pleasures of that feafon difplayed, iv. 29. An ode, i. 135. Spritely, Robin, his obfervations on watering places, and of a felect fet at one of them, vii. 316. His farther account of company at the Wells, 335: 320. Stag, verfes on the head of a ftag, ix. 268. Account of thofe in the Iflands of Sky, viii. 310. Stage, tragedies in rhyme introduced foon after the Restoration, ix. A controverfy between Dryden and Sir R. Howard on Dramatick Rhyme, 321. Not attended with much profit in the time of Dryden, 347. Southern the firft who had two nights and Rowe three nights of a new play, 347. A flattering dedication to a play a principal part of the profit of an author, 348. Dryden wrote prologues for two guineas each, and afterwards raised them to three guineas, 348. Dryden's obfervations on Rymer's Remarks on the Tragedies of the laft Age, 447. Dennis's reasons for paying no regard to the opinion of an audience, x. 124. Account of the difpute between Collier and the poets, 190. The laws of dramatick action ftated, vi. 97. The complaint, concerning the dramatick art being long exhaufted, vii. 9. Thoughts on the appearance of new actors, 96. New actors VOL. XII. M m com compared to new monarchs, 96. The cruelty of combinations for Stage coach, characters in a ftage-coach, iii. 191. Steady, Tom, his ftory, vii. 313. Steele, Sir R. fold the comedy of the Drummer for 50 guineas, x.. 95. His controverfy with Addison on the " Peerage Bill," 102. . Patronizes Savage, 290, Story of writing a pamphlet, 291. Story of his being ferved by Bailiffs in livery, 292. Propofes marrying one of his natural daughters to Savage, 293. Difcards Savage, 293. The early friendship between him and Addison, 75 Borrows 100/. of Addison, which he reclaims by an execution, 75. Stella, invited by Swift into Ireland, xi. 7. Removes to Dublin, and marries Swift, 21. Dies Jan. 28, 1728. Her end fuppofed to have been haftened by the neglect of Swift, 29. Evening, an Ode to, xi. 142. Ode to, 143. In mourning, 146. Ode to, 147. Stepney, George, his life, ix. 291. Defcended from the family at Pendegraft, Pembrokeshire, born at Westminster, 1663, 291. Educated at Weftminster, and removed to Cambridge, 291. Engaged in many foreign employments, 291. Died in 1707, and buried in Westminster Abbey, 292. His Epitaph, 292. Character of his works, 293. Stoicks, their erroneous fyftem concerning evil, iv. 207. Strafford, Lord, character of, by Sir John Denham, ix. 80. Study, exercife the best relaxation from, xii. 13. The imbecility of fpirit incident to perfons addicted to it, vi. 103. Sturdy, Bob, his ftory, vii. 337 Style, the alteration of it humourously displayed, v. 228. Subordination, the neceffity of, in places of public education, xi." 192. Enquiry into the nature of, viii. 27. The neceffity of, 27. Sunday, the different methods of employing that facred season, iv. 194. The true method recommended, 198. Superfluities and Neceffaries of life confidered, vii. 147. Superftition. a difpofition irrational and terrifying, iv. 283. The danger of falling into, iii. 341. Supreme good, falfely fuppofed by fome to be a ftate of quiet, vii. 71. Suretyship, the danger of, exemplified in the character of Candidus, iii. 177. Sufpicion, often the concomitant of guilt, v. 51. An enemy to virtue and happiness, 51. Old age peculiarly addicted to it, 52. Sufpirius, the fcreech-owl, his character, iv. 377. Swift, Dean, Jonathan, Sir R. Blackmore's obfervations on the Tale of a Tub, xi. 1. His life, 2. His birth and parentage uncer táin, 1. An account faid to be written by himself, fays he was the son of an attorney, and born in Dublin, St. Andrew's Day 1667, and another account delivered by himself to Pope, ftates his being the fon of a clergyman, and born at Leicester, 1. Educated at Kilkenny, and entered in Dublin University 1682, 2. Admitted Batchelor of Arts by special favour, 2. Attends his ftudies very close, 2. On the death of his uncle Godwin Swift, he is introduced to Sir W. Temple, who patronifes him, 2. King William offers to make him Captain of horse, 3. Confulted by the Earl of Portland on triennial Parliaments, 3. The diforder which brought him to the grave fuppofed to be first contracted by eating fruit, 4. Takes the degree of Master of Arts at Oxford, July 5, 1692, 4. Pays an annual vifit to his mother at Leicester, and generally on foot, 4. Leaves Sir W. Temple in difcontent, 1694, 5. Enters into the church, and obtains the Prebend of Kilroot, in Conner, 5. Returns to Temple, and gives up his Prebend, 5. Wrote Pindarick Odes to the King, Temple, and the Athenian Society, 5. Dryden's declaration, that Swift would never be a Poet, 6. Temple dies, and leaves his MSS. to Swift, of whom he had obtained a promise of the first vacant Prebend of Weftminster, or Canterbury, but never performed, 6. Dedicates Temple's pofthumous Works to the King, 6. Goes to Ireland with the Earl of Berkely as private fecretary, 6. Difappointed of the Deanery of Derry, he gets two fmall livings in the diocefe of Meath, 7. Invites Stella to Ireland, 7. Publishes the Diffentions in Athens and Rome, in 1701, 7. In 1704, the Tale of a Tub, 7. In 1708, the Sentiments of a Church-of-England-Man, and fome other pamphlets, 9. Enters into the service of Lord Harley, 1710, 10. Writes thirty-eight Papers in the Examiner, 11. Publifhes a Propofal for correcting &c. the English Tongue, 13. Writes a Letter to the October Club, 13. In 1712, publishes the Conduct of the Allies, 14. Reflections on the Barrier Treaty, and Remarks on the Introduction to Vol. iii. of Burnet's Hiftory of the Reformation, 15. Discovers the mifery of greatnefs, 16. Accepts the Deanery of St. Patrick's, 1713, 17. Refufes 50% of Lord Oxford, but accepts of a draught of 1000l. on the Exchequer, but intercepted by the death of the Queen, 17. Keeps a Journal of his vifits, &c. 17. Endeavours to reconcile Lord Oxford and Bolingbroke, but in vain, 18. Publishes in 1714, the publick spirit of the Whigs, in anfwer to the Crifis, 18. 300l. offered for the discovery of the author, 19. Retires in 1714, into Berkshire, 19. Goes to fettle on his Deanery in Ireland, 19. Writes feveral other political pamphlets, 20. Mrs. Johnfon removes from the country to a house near the Deanery, 21. Marries Mrs. Johnfon, 21. Becomes popular by recommending to the Irish the use of their own manufactures, 22. Account of the death of Vaneffa, 22. Acquires fresh esteem by the Drapier's letters, 23. 300/ offered for the discovery of the author, 24. His conduct to his Butler, who was entrusted with the fecret, 26. Makes his Butler Verger of St. Patrick's, 26. Obtains the appellation of the Dean, money, 34. 26. In 1727, publishes his Mifcellanies, 3 vol. and Gulliver's Travels, 27. His wife dies Jan. 28, 1728, 29. He greatly laments her death, though fuppofed to have haftened it by neglect, 29. His difcourfe with Bettefworth the lawyer, 29. Lends money to the poor without intereft, but requires the repayment without charity, 32. His continual increafing afperity, 33. His giddinefs and deafnefs increases, 33. Always careful of his Polite Conversation, published 1738, 34. Directions for Servants, foon after his death, 34. Lofes his mental powers, 35. Dies in October 1744, in his 78th year, 36. His powers as an author, 37 Dictated political opinions to the English, 37. Delivered Ireland from plunder and oppreffion, 37. Irish may date their riches and profperity from his patronage, 38. Remarks on his works, 38. Deferted the Whigs, when they deserted their principles, 39. His character as a churchman, 39. His perfon, temper, and economy, 40. Story of Gay and Pope vifiting him. after they had fupped, 42. His character by Dr. Delaney, 45. Promotes the fubfcription for Pope's tranflation of the Iliad, 96. Joins with Pope in publishing 3 Volumes of Mifcellanies, 109. Published the firft Volume of the Memoirs of Scriblerus, in conjunction with Pope and Arbuthnot, 136. Narrowness of mind in his letters, 160. The report of Pope having written a defamatory life of him groundlefs, 162. His hiftory of the last years of Queen Anne, faved by an accident, vii. 260. Sycophants, their infamous character, v. 213. Sydenham, Thomas, his life, xii. 180. Born at Winford Eagle, in Dorsetshire, 1624, 180. Entered Commoner of Magdalen Hall Oxford, 1642, 181. Supposed to have spent fome time in arms, 181. Batchelor of Phyfick 1648, 181. Did not take up the -practice of phyfick without having qualified himself for it, as was reported, 182. Practifes phyfick in Westminster, 117. Died 1689, 189. His character, 189. Symerons, or fugitive Negroes, enter into treaty with Sir Francis Drake, xii. 76. T. TACKSMAN in Sky, defcribed, viii. 311. Complaints of them fhewn to be unjust, 311. Tacksman in Col, account of, viii. 369. Talifker in Sky, account of, viii. 300. Taming of the Shrew, obfervations on Shakespeare's, ii. 157. Tantalus, his fabled punishment a ftrong image of hungry fervility, vi. 186. Taffo, reprefents fpirits as promoting or obftructing events by external agency, ix. 60. Reprefents the pleasures and fplendours of heaven, 60. Tafte, low, cenfured, vi. 218. Tate, Nahum, died in the Mint, in extreme poverty, x. 66. Tatler, notes of fome of the writers, x. 83. Defigned to divert the attention of the people from publick difcontent, 86. Taxation |