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CONTENTS
OF THE
FIRST VOLUME.
PAGE
1.
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a
17
20
THE BEE.
No.
INTRODUCTION....
On a beautiful Youth struck blind by Lightning...
Remarks on our Theatres
Story of Alcander and Septimius; shewing, that
no Circumstances are so desperate, which Provi-
dence may not relieve.............
On the Condition of the Poles ; in a Letter from a
Traveller ...
A Short Account of M. Maupertuis
On Dress ; shewing, that they are generally most
ridiculous themselves, who are apt to see most
ridicule in others........
Picture of the Swedes ; with Anecdotes of Charles
the Twelfth
Happiness in a great measure dependent on Consti-
tution
On the Present State of our Theatres 111. On the Use of Language .....
History of Hypatia On Justice and Generosity Some Particulars relating to Father Feyjoo ....
II.
22
28
33
38
40
46
50
54
......
vi
On the Uncertainty of Literary Success........
Bidderman the Wise; a Flemish Tradition
On the Sagacity of the Spider
The Characteristics of Greatness..
56
61
65
70
V.
.....
VI.
Upon Political Frugality......
73
The Fame Machine; a Reverie
83
A Word or Two on the Farce called “ High Life
Below Stairs”
90
Upon Unfortunate Merit.....
92
On Education
95
On the Instability of Worldly Grandeur
107
Some Account of the Academies of Italy ........ 111
vii. Of Eloquence—and the Pulpit
Custom and Laws compared
123
On the Pride and Luxury of the Middling Class of
People
126
Sabinus and Olinda..........
128
The Sentiments of a Frenchman on the Temper of
the English
131
113
vui. On Deceit and Falsehood...........
The Augustan Age of England
Of the Opera in England
... 134
140
149
........
ESSAYS.
ESSAY
PREFACE
155
On the Clubs of London
158
On Public Rejoicings for Victory. [Now first
collected.]...........
167
111. On the different Schools of Music
.173
IV. A Reverie at the Boar's-Head Tavern, Eastcheap... 179
.........
IX.
The Fountain of Fine Sense; a Dream. [Now first
collected.]
195
VI. Account of Carolan, the Irish Bard ...
198
VII. A Visit to Vauxhall - Parallel between Mrs. Vincent
and Miss Brent. [Now first collected.]
201
VIII. A True History for the Ladies. (Now first collected.] 205
Visit to Elysium-Mansions of Poetry and Taste ;
a Dream. [Now first collected.] ... ..... 208
x. History of Miss Stanton. [Now first collected.]... 214
XI. On National Prejudices
220
XII. The Miseries of Ennui. [Now first collected.] 224
XIII. Adventures of a Strolling Player
.... 229
xiv. On the Approaching Coronation. [Now first col-
lected.]............
239
On National Concord
...... 241
...
XV.
XVI. Female Warriors
246
XVII. On a Taste for the Belles-Lettres
а
250
XX.
XVIII. On the Cultivation of Taste
.... 259
xix. On the Origin of Poetry
... 270
On Poetry, as distinguished from other Writing 282
xxi. On the Use of Metaphors
293
XXII. On the Use of Hyperbole
312
XXIII. On Versification
316
xxiv. Description of a Wow-Wow in the Country.
[Now first collected.] ............
.... 322
xxv. On Abuse of our Enemies. [Now first collected.] 325
xxvi. The Goddess of Silence, to the Ladies of London
and Westminster, greeting. [Now first collected] 328
XXVII. On the English Clergy, and Popular Preachers ... 331
.......
XXX.
xxviii. Progress of Politeness—Rules enjoined to be ob-
served at a Russian Assembly......
338
xxix. Female Characters. [Now first collected.] .
] 336
Zenim and Galhinda ; an Eastern Tale. [Now
first collected.]...............
343
XXXI. Specimen of a Magazine in Miniature
348
XXXII. Asem the Man-hater ; or Vindication of the Wis-
dom of God in the moral Government of the
World ; an Eastern Tale
353
XXXIII. A Biographical Memoir, supposed to be written
by the Ordinary of Newgate.
361
xxxiv. On the Tenants of the Leasowes. History of a
Poet's Garden ....
360
xxxv. A Comparison between Sentimental and Laughing
Comedy
369
XXXVI. History of a Sleeper-Walker. [Now first col-
lected.]..............
... 373
XXXVII. A Register of Scotch Marriages ....... ..... 377
xxxvi. On Friendship. [Now first collected.] ......... 381
]
AN ENQUIRY INTO THE PRESENT STATE
OF POLITE LEARNING IN EUROPE.
CHAP.
I.
III.
INTRODUCTION
... 387
The Causes which contribute to the decline of Learn-
ing
..... 389
A View of the Obscure Ages ....
...... 397
A Parallel between the Rise and Decline of Ancient
and Modern Learning. [Now first collected.]... 401
On the Present State of Polite Learning in Italy 402
IV.
....
Of Polite Learning in Germany
406
Of Polite Learning in Holland, and some other
Countries of Europe
410
VII. The Polite Learning of England and France in-
capable of Comparison. [Now first collected.]... 415
VIII. Of Polite Learning in France ...
.... 419
IX. Of Learning in Great Britain
427
Of rewarding Genius in England
428
XI. Of the Marks of Literary Decay in France and
England
439
xu Of the Stage in England
447
XIII. On Universities
452
xiy. The Conclusion
458
PREFACES AND INTRODUCTIONS,
PREFACE to a Translation of “ The Memoirs of a Pro-
testant, condemned to the Galleys of France, for his
Religion.” [Now first collected.] ...........
463
Preface AND INTRODUCTION to the “ History of the
Seven Years' War." [Now first printed.]
466
PREFACE to “ The Martial Review ; or, a General His-
tory of the Late War.” (Now first collected.]
526
INTRODUCTION to “A General History of the World,
from the Creation to the Present Time.” [Now first
527
PREFACE AND INTRODUCTION to “ The History of Eng- land ; in a Series of Letters from a Nobleman to his
l
Son, in two volumes, 12mo.” [Now first collected.]... 542
PREFACE to “A Collection of Poems for Young Ladies.” 555