author of an Essay on Satire, 352. His name thought necessary
for the success of every poetical and literary performance, 352.
He wrote the lives of Polybius, Lucian, and Plutarch, and trans-
lated the first book of Tacitus, 352. Assisted in translating Ovid's
Epistles, and adds a preface on translation, 353. Writes Absalom
and Achitophel, which is several times answered, 353. Medal,
which is answered by Settle and others, 355. After the accession
of James, declared himself a convert to popery, 356. Engaged to
defend the papers found in the strong box of Charles II. 357.
Translates Maimburg's History of the League, and the life of Fran-
cis Xavier, 358. Supposed to have undertaken to translate Varil-
las's History of Heresies, and to have answered Burnet, 358. Bur-
net's observation on the Answer, 358. Publishes the Hind and
Panther, which is answered by the earl of Halifax, Prior, Tom
Brown, &c. 360. Writes on the birth of a prince, 362. At the
Revolution loses the place of Laureat, 362. Celebrates Shad-
well's inauguration in Mac Flecknoe, 362, Lord Dorset is said.
to have continued the salary of Laureat to him, 363. In 1690,
writes Don Sebastian, and in 1691 four other dramas, 363. In
1693, publishes his translation of Juvenal and Persius, 364. Pur-
poses writing an Epick Poem either on Arthur or the Black Prince,
364. He charged Blackmore with stealing his plan, 365. In
1694, begins his translation of Virgil, which he publishes in 1697,
365. Translates Fresnoy's Art of Painting into English prose,
365. Fables, his last work, published 1699, 366. Doubts re-
specting the person who first set the Ode on St. Cecilia's Day to
musick, 366. Died in Gerard-street, May 1, 1701, 366. A
wild story respecting his funeral, 367. Buried amongst the poets
in Westminster Abbey, 371. A monument erected to his me-
mory by the duke of Buckinghamshire, 371. Account of his
descendants, 371. His character as described by Congreve, 372.
Differently described by Dr. Johnson, 373. Copy of the agree-
ment with Jacob Tonson, to pay him 250 guineas for 10,000
verses, 382.
Said to have received 500l. from the duchess
of Ormond, as a compliment for his Fables, 384. Said to have
received forty pounds from a musical society for the use of Alex-
ander's Feast, 384. In his younger years put confidence in judi-
cial astrology, 385. His character as a poet and critick, 386.
The father of English criticism, 386. Criticisms on various pas-
sages of his poems, 397. Specimen of Milborne's criticism on
Dryden's translation of Virgil, 426. His observations on Rymer's
remarks on the tragedies of the last age, 447. Copy of a Letter
to his sons in Italy, 458. His opinion of lord Roscommon's
Essay on Translated Verse, 218. Milton thought him a good rhy-
mist, but no poet, 146. Declares that Swift will never be a poet,
xi. 6. Compared with Pope, 167. Wrote merely for the people,
167. His prose works characterised, 169. Composed without
consideration, and published without correction, 169. His in-
attention and inaccuracy remarked, iv. 201. His character of
Shakespeare, ii. 134.
Dryden, John, jun. writer of The Husband his own Cuckold, ix.
371.
Duke, Richard, his life, x. 29. Bred at Westminster, and took his
Master's Degree at Cambridge, 1682, 29. Prebendary of Glou-
cester, and chaplain to Queen Anne, 30. Died February 10,
1710-11, 30.
Dumb and Deaf, account of Braidwood's academy at Edinburgh for,
viii. 414.
Dun or Borough, in the Isle of Sky, described, viii. 295. Supposed
to have been places of safety for the cattle, 296.
Dun Bay, account of, viii. 228.
Dunciad, the part Savage was supposed to have in publishing it, x.
.321.
Dutch war of 1652, account of the engagement at sea between the
Dutch admirals and admiral Blake, xii. 47.
Dutch, their revolt against the power of Spain, ii. 299. Raised to
power by their plan of commerce, 300. Their increasing power,
304.
Dyer, John, his life, xi. 272. Born in 1700, at Aberglasney, in
Caermarthenshire, 272. Educated at Westminster, and designed
for the law, 272. Becomes itinerant painter, 272. Travels to
Italy, and on his return publishes the Ruins of Rome, 273. En-
ters into the church, 273. His preferments, 273. Publishes
The Fleece, 1757, 273. Died 1758, 274. His works charac-
terised, 274. Akenside's opinion of The Fleece, 275.
EARBURY, Mr. account of him, and his pretending to pro-
phecy, xii. 201. His disputes with Mr. Cheynel, 201.
Earse language, used in a kirk at Inverness, viii. 239. Account of,
353. No MS. of that language more than 100 years old, 353.
Many dialects of, 355.
Earse poetry, understood by Miss Maclean of Mull, viii. 381.
Earth, advantages from the position of it, vii. 171.
Editors, the impropriety of their altering works of authors left to
their care, xi. 227. The duty of, ii. 113.
Education, the difficulty attending it, vii. 149. Those who make
the avenues to it easier, are the friends of mankind, 150. The
method used by Barretier for instructing his son in the languages,
154. The importance of conducting it aright, v. 78. 88. Errors
in the conduct thereof censured, 243. 388. 393. vi. 294. The
pernicious effects of wrong management in this affair, v. 255.
Some instances of remissness and irregularity specified, v. 388. vii.
280. 327. The folly of employing girls on useless needlework,
and neglecting every other part of their education, vii. 50. The
importance of, ii. 235. Want of variety and novelty in books
designed for, 236. Plan of the Preceptor, 241. Considerations
on the education of the children of the poor, viii. 232. Expense
of a scholar of the highest class in the University of St. Andrews,
for the term of seven months 157. for the lower class 107.214. The
course of, in the University of Aberdeen, 221.
Egmont, Port. See Falkland Islands.
Elgin, account of, vii. 233. The ruins of the cathedral, 233.
Eloquence, that false sort which only confuses the reader, ridiculed,
Elwood, the Quaker, some account of, ix. 126.
Eminent men, least eminent at home, vii. 202.
Embalming, on the practice of, iii. 436.
Emigration, state of, from the Hebrides, considered, viii. 326.
Eminence, a proof of it in having many enemies as well as friends,
iv. 58.
Employment, the necessity of, vii. 291.
Enemies, the duty and charity of relieving them, ii. 370.
England supposed by Milton to be too cold a climate for flights of
imagination, ix. 131.
English, remarkably barren of historical genius, v. 329. The little
proficiency made by them in civil wisdom, viii. 66. On the bravery
of their common soldiers, ii. 271. Arises very much from the dis-
solution of dependence which obliges every man to regard his own
character, 273.
English Dictionary, plan of that work addressed to the earl of
Chesterfield, ii. 3. Original motives, only from the patronage
of the proprietors, 3. Difficulties in fixing the plan, 7. From
the words to be omitted, 7. From the accents, 10. From the un-
certainty of orthography, 27. From the pronunciation, 8. From
the etymology, 10. 14. From the syntax, 18. From explanation
with brevity, 19. From the various meaning of the same word,
20. From antiquated words, 25. From impure words, 25. Pre-
face to the English Dictionary, 31. A writer of dictionaries
characterized, 31.
English language, the progress of, vii. 255.
supposed, 365. Contains sufficient information in every branch
of science, 366.
Ennius, his epitaph, written by himself, ii. 227.
Enterprises, the various opponents to, xi. 99.
Envy, its malignant influence described, vi. 252. Will often sacri-
fice truth and friendship to weak temptations, 253.
Epaminondas, his death a proper subject for a picture, vii. 181.
Epick Poetry, what it is, ii. 160. Requisites in a writer of, 161.
Boileau's opinion of, 366.
Epictetus, his salutary instructions for preserving the mind from the
elevation of vanity, and the dejection of grief, iv. 12. His ex-.
cellent sentiments on the advantage of being influenced by the
fears of poverty and death, 111. His epitaph, ii. 280. Epi-.
gramma, xi. 211.
Epigram, de Sacerdote furem consolante epigramma, iii. 151. De.
Bardilla, Latrone Mantuano, 151.
Episcopacy, Mr. Waller's speech against it, ix. 237.
Epistolary writing, its difficulty and excellence, v. 70. It ought to
bear a strict conformity to nature, and the various purposes de-
signed by it, 72. 74.
Epitaphs, the difficulty of writing them on common characters, ii.
273. Essay on, ii. 270. Enquiry into what the perfection of,
consists, 271. Intended to perpetuate examples of virtue, 272.
The name alone sufficient for eminent men, 272. All allusions
to Heathen mythology absurd, 274. Impropriety of addressing
the passenger in, 276. First rule in writing, not to omit the
name, 277. Regard for truth to be observed, 278. Private
virtue the best subject for, 279. For Mr. Hogarth, xi. 164.
Erasmus, his diligent and unwearied improvement of time applauded,
v. 237.
Eriphile, her excessive peevishness censured, v. 162.
Errol, Earl of, invites Dr. Johnson to his seat at Slanes Castle, viii.
227.
Error, the aversion of most persons to be convinced of it, iv. 201.
203. Their attempts to justify it generally the effect of obstinacy
or pride, 201. 203.
Etymology, difficulties in settling it, ii. 14.
Essays, the extensiveness and variety of this kind of writing, vi. 254.
The advantages and inconveniences of it, 254.
Essence of things, less regarded than their external and accidental
appendages, vi. 130.
Eubulus, his character, iv. 168. 180.
Evening, An ode, to Stella, i. 143.
Events, some of the most considerable, often produced by casual and ·
slender causes, vi. 1.
Evil, thoughts on the origin of, vii. 357. The cause of all good, 358.
Review of a Free Enquiry into the Nature and Origin of, viii. 220.
How far may be said to be our good, 241. The folly of lamenting
evils which may never happen, ii. 375.
Eumathes, his free censure of the errors of modern education, v. 388.
393. His judicious conduct in the tuition of a young nobleman,
vi. 310. His narrative of the low insidious arts by which his good
designs were obstructed and defeated, 313. The mean adventures
of his pupil related, 317.
Eumenes, his character, iv. 404.
Euphelia, an account of her rural amusements, iv. 273. 298.
Euphemia, her character, iv. 80.
Euphues, his character, iv. 160.
Euripides, parody of a translation from the Medea, i. 461.
Expeditions and voyages, in search of new countries, abstract account
of, viii. 96.
Eutropius, his account of the indecent and insulting conduct of Tri-
pherus, v. 175, 176, 177.
Excellence, the desire of it laudable, iv. 421. Practical and ideal,
widely different, v. 259.
Exercise, its necessity to the health and vigour of the body, v. 86.
Existence, every stage and period of it should be distinguished by
some improvement, vi. 94.
Expectation, the torment of it greatest in the early seasons of life, v.
255. The practice of disappointing the expectations of others,
inconsistent with true friendship, vi. 135. This instance of wrong
conduct exemplified in the case of Liberalis, 140, 141. Our
expectations often visionary and disappointing, 323, 324.
External appearances, frequently delusive, vi. 323.
Extravagance, some instances of it related, vi. 299.
FAILINGS, the detection of them too generally received with
disgust, iv. 156.
Falkland, Lord, tries the Sortes Virgiliana, ix. 8.
Falkland Islands, thoughts on the late transactions respecting them,
(1771) viii. 96. Supposed to have been first discovered by
capt. Davis 1592, 98. Visited 1594, by sir Richard Hawkins,
and called Hawkins's Maiden Land, 99. Discovered by the
Dutch 1598, and called' Sebald's Islands, 99. Obtained the
name of Falkland Islands 1698, from capt. Strong, 99. Said
by Strong to have no wood, and by Dampier to have no water,
99. Called the Malouines by the Spaniards, 100. A settlement
recommended on Pepys Island by Anson, 100. An expedition
for the further discovery of, purposed in 1748, but opposed,
and put off by the Spaniards, 102. Capt. Byron sent to take
possession of them, 1765, with his favourable account of the island,
and called the harbour Port Egmont, 104. Captain Macbride
sent 1766, 105. His unfavourable account of the island, 105.
A garrison stationed at Port Egmont, 106. Messages and replies
between the governour of Port Egmont and the Spanish Port So-
lidad, 107. Port Egmont attacked by a fleet from Buenos Ayres,
and taken, 110. A fleet prepared by England, and negociations
opened to settle the differences, 112. The Spaniards agree to
restore Port Egmont, 116, Consequences to be expected had a
war taken place, 123.
Fall of Fiers, account of, viii. 245.
False alarm, (1770) viii. 65. Former general causes of, removed,
66. Through want of proficiency in civil learning, 66.
Falsehood, its guilt widely extended, v. 159. Often imitates truth,
160. The influence of it on the passions, 162. The artifices of
it exploded, vi. 284.
Falstaff, Sir John, Prince Henry's tender reflections on his death,
v. 10.
Fame, the love of it when irregular and dangerous, iv. 315. When
laudable, 315. The only recompence mortals can bestow on
virtue, 317. The ill economy of it the effect of stupidity, 359.
The acquisition and loss of it considered, v. 360. That of
anthors casual, precarious, and short-lived, vi. 37, 38. Of a
short duration when it is not properly founded, 87. The ascent
to it obstructed by envy and competition, 148. That of authors
very precarious, vii. 236. The vain desires of the lovers of, xi.
337.
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