On a beautiful Youth ftruck blind by Lightning. 146

Remarks on our Theatres.

The Story of Alcander and Septimius.

ib.

150

A Letter from a Traveller.

155

Account of Mr. Maupertuis..

II. On Dress.

Some Particulars relative to Charles XII..

Happiness dependant on Conftitution..

On Justice and Generofity.

Some Particulars relative to Father Freijo., 193

IV. Mifcellaneous.

178

184

189

The Characteristics of Greatness.

195

209

212

213

224

Conclufion of a City Night-piece.

V. Upon Political Frugality.

A Reverie.

A Word or Two upon High Life below Stairs. 230

Upon Unfortunate Merit..

On the Inftability of Worldly Grandeur. ... 248

Some Account of the Academies of Italy.... 252

N°

An Account of the Auguftan Age of England. 283

Of the Opera in England. .

292

Preface to the ESSAYS.

I. Defcription of various Clubs:

II. Specimen of a Magazine in Miniature.

III. Afem, an Eastern Tale; or Vindication of the

Wisdom of PROVIDENCE in the moral Govern-

ment of the World.

299

302

311

315

IV. On the English Clergy, and popular Preachers. 324

"V. A Reverie at the Boar's Head Tavern, Eaft-

VII. Rules enjoined to be obferved at a Ruffian

VIII. Biographical Memoir fuppofed to be written

by the Ordinary of Newgate.

A 3

355

357

IX.

XIII. Cultivation of Tafte.

XIV. Origin of Poetry.

XV. Poetry diftinguished from other Writing.

XVI. Metaphors.

XVII. Hyperboles.

XVIII. Verfification.

XIX. Schools of Mufic, Objections thereto, and

THE

LIFE

OF

THOMAS PARNELL, D. D.

ARCHDEACON OF CLOGHER.

FIRST PRINTED IN THE YEAR 1770.

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