Life, fashionable, or modish, disgraced by numerous and detestable
Light, the poetical propagation of, ix. 33.
Linger, Dick, the story of, vii. 80.
Listlessness characterized, in the story of Dick Linger, vii. 80. Literary Property, the villany of piracy in, ix. 308. Never heard of but in England, 308. Stupidity the surest title to an author's writings, 309.
Literature, the manufacturers of it, account of their characters, vi. 32. State of, in Scotland, from the middle of the sixteenth cen- tury, viii. 238.
Lobo, Father, Preface to the Translation of his Voyage to Abyssi- nia, ii. 265.
Lochbuy, account of, viii. 402.
Lofty, Lady, her character, iv. 76.
London and Bristol, delineated by Savage, x. 386. Happiness of the great on their return to London, vii. 322. Happiness of virgins going there to try their fortunes, 322. Their happiness generally ends in disappointment, 324. A Poem in imitation of the Third Satire of Juvenal, i. 3.
London Chronicle, Preliminary Discourse to it, Jan. 1, 1757, ii. 203 Plan of that newspaper, 204.
Longueville, William, some account of, ix. 184.
Lottery, the life of multitudes compared to it, vi. 244. The passion- ate and ensnaring hopes of gain by them, vi. 238, 239. Most commonly visionary and fallacious, 239. The imaginary prospects of fortuitous riches, injurious to trade, and the sources of per- petual delusion, 240, 241.
Love, metaphysically described, ix. 26. In geographical poetry compared to travels through various countries, 26. Described according to the laws of augury, 27. A lover neither dead nor alive, 32. A lover's heart, a hand-grenado, 33. A mistress beloved is fairer in idea than in reality, 34. Meditations of a lover, 35. Described by Dryden, 437. Negatively described, 277. Success in it most easily obtained by indirect approaches, iv. 3. The various arts of, in different ages, iii. 207. The uni- versal agent of the stage, except in Shakspeare, ii. 78. The physical cause of, x. 216. Man inspired to honour and glory by it, i. 129.
Love of excellence, natural, ix. 10.
Love's Labours Lost, observations on Shakspeare's comedy, ii.
Love's Riddle, written by Cowley, when at school, ix. 3.
Lover of his country, characterized, viii. 145.
Lough Ness, account of, viii. 240. Twenty-four miles long, and two miles broad, 241. Reported never to freeze, 242.
Louisbourg, the English and French account of the capture of it, contrasted, vii. 76.
Lucan, his Pharsalia translated by Christopher Pitt, before he was twenty years of age, xi. 217.
Lucas family, all the brothers valiant, all the sisters virtuons, vii.
Lucia, St. Island of, the conduct of the French when the English attempted to make a settlement there, ii. 290.
Lucifer, described by Cowley, ix. 55.
Luxury, united with indolence produceth the most pernicious effects, iv. 217. The veterans of it strongly addicted to sallies and ex- cess of resentment and fury, v. 259. Its fatal effects exemplified in the history of Hacho, king of Lapland, vii. 382. Lyce, an elderly lady, verses to, i. 149. Lycidas, written by Milton, in 1637, ix. 91. poem, 148. Lyttelton, George Lord, his life, xi. 380. Son of sir Thomas Lyt- telton of Hagley, Worcestershire, born 1709, 380. Educated at Eton, and removed to Christ Church, 380. An early writer both in verse and prose, 380. Leaves Oxford 1728, and travels through France and Italy, 381. An opponent in parliament to sir R. Walpole, 381. Secretary to the prince of Wales, 381. Introduces Thomson and Mallet into the suit of the prince of Wales, 381. Lord of the treasury 1744, 382. Writes observa- tions on the conversion of St. Paul, 1747, 383. His father's letter to him on that publication, 383. Succeeds his father to the title of baronet 1751, 383. Becomes cofferer and privy counsellor 1754, 384. Chancellor of the exchequer 1755, 384. Travels into Wales, 384. Patronises Archibald Bower, 384. Publishes Dialogues of the Dead, 384. Created lord Lyttelton, 385. Story of the publication of his life of Henry II. 385. Ac- count of his last illness and death 1763, by his physician, 388 His epitaph, 388. His poetical works characterized, 389. Anec- dotes of, xi. 198.
MACBETH, a tragedy, remarks on the impropriety, as well as energy, of its diction, vi. 166. Observations on Shakspeare's tragedy, iii. 81. Account of the castle of, at Inverness, x. 343.
ii. 81. Macclesfield, Earl and Countess of, account of their divorce, x. 283. The countess marries col. Brett, 283. Gives 50l. to Savage, 295. Disappointed in her South Sea traffick, 295. Continues to persecute her son, 297.
Macdonald, Sir Alexander, account of his house at Armidel in the Isle of Sky, viii. 266. The tradition of one of his predecessors burning the inhabitants of Culloden in a church, 267. Macdonald, Hugh, account of his conspiracy against his chief to whom he was heir, in the time of James VI. viii. 297.
Mackinnon, account of his house at Coriatachan in Sky, viii. 272. Maclean of Col, account of himself and family, viii. 359. Maclean, Dr. of Mull, account of him and his family, viii. 381.
Maclean, Sir Allan, account of his family, viii. 388. Maclean, Donald (heir of the laird of Col), spent a considerable time in Hertfordshire and Hampshire, in order to acquire the knowledge of agriculture, viii. 301.
Macleod, account of that happy family, proprietors of the island of Raasay, viii. 278. Account of that family and their house at Dunvegan, 290.
Macleod, Col. of Talisker, in Sky, account of his house and family, viii. 300.
Macquarry, account of the clan of, viii. 387.
Macrae, account of that clan in the Highlands, viii. 256.
Magnet, the pretended and imaginary influence of it, vi. 341. First discovered 1299, ii. 209.
Mallet, David, writes part of the prologue to Sophonisba, xi. 226. In conjunction with Thomson, writes the Mask of Alfred, 229. 350. His life, 347. Of the clan of Macgregors, his father took the name of Malloch, 347. Janitor of the high school at Edinburgh, 347. Tutor to the sons of the duke of Montrose, 347. Travels with his pupils, and on his return to London is intro- duced to persons of the highest rank and character, 348. Wil- liam and Margaret, his first production, 1724, 348. His other works, 348. Changes his name to Mallet, 349. Becomes ac- quainted with Pope, 349. Writes the Life of Bacon prefixed to his works, 1750, 350. Undertakes the Life of Marlborough, 350. Under-secretary to the prince of Wales, with a pension of 2007. a year, 350. His conversation with Garrick on in- troducing his name in the Life of Marlborough, 350. Duchess of Marlborough leaves him 10007. 351. Leaves no historical labours behind him, 351. Mustapha acted at Drury Lane, 1739, 351. Sells the copy of Amynta and Theodore for 120l. 352. Introduced to the friendship of lord Bolingbroke, 352. Lord Bolingbroke leaves him his works, 352. Mask of Britannia, acted 1753, 353. Elvira acted 1763, 353. Keeper of the book of entries for ships in the port of London, 353. Writes a letter of accusation against admiral Byng, under the character of a Plain Man, for which he receives a pension, 353. Died 1765, 353. Character of him and his works, 353.
Malouines. See Falkland Islands.
Man, a good man, a telescope, ix. 28. All he has to do is to live and die, 34. Who travels, compared with his wife who stays at home, 38. Characters of a cheerful and pensive man, 155. Lord Rochester's satire criticised, 207. Diversified by various tastes, iv. 31. In the different classes have desires and pleasures peculiar to themselves, 441. Their desires more numerous than their attain- ments, v. 210. Ranged under the two classes of merely animal and reasonable beings, 226, 227. These qualities expressive of their constitutional and habitual characters, 226, 227. The importance of every one in his own eyes, vii. 45. Most men struggle for fame, 45. The difficulty of getting a name, 45. The necessity of his being acquainted with himself, 105. The difficulty of such inquiries, 105. His desires increase with his
acquisitions, 117. Money and time the heaviest burthens of life, 118. The similar condition in all situations of life, 203. Few opportunities of showing great powers, 204. The necessity of the inquiry, "What have ye done?" 355. The characters of a read- ing man, a ready man, and of an exact man, considered, iii. 197. Inquiry how far he was first created perfect, viii. 56. Of the islands of Sky described, 311. Different ranks of, there, 314. Theodore's vision on the progress of the life of, ii. 401. First guarded by innocence, 401. Conducted by education, and at- tended by habits, 402. Reason endeavours to conduct to religion, 405. Attacked by appetites and passions, 406. Habits continue to insinuate themselves, 408. Happiness of those who submit to religion. 410. Progress of those who follow reason only, 413. View of those who pursue intemperance, 414. State of the captives of indolence, 414.
Man and wife, on disputes between, vii. 49.
Manna, metaphysically described, ix. 24.
Manuscripts, the propriety of placing them in some publick library, vii. 201. The loss of knowledge, by the loss of old libraries, lamented, 263.
Marino, metaphysical poetry borrowed from him, ix. 23.
Marlborough, Duke of, his life undertaken by Mallet, xi. 350. The old duchess leaves Mallet 1000l. as a reward for writing the life, 351.
Marlborough, Henrietta, Duchess of, her partiality for Congreve, x. 195. Congreve leaves her 10,000l. 195. Erects a monument to his memory, 195. Had his image in wax on her toilet, 195. Stole his picture from Jacob Tonson, 195.
Marlborough, Sarah, Duchess of, celebrated by Pope in his charac- ters of women, under the character of Atossa, xi. 132. Severe reflections on her conduct, iv. 84.
Marriage, the divorce of the earl and countess of Macclesfield by the Lords, considered as a bad precedent, x. 283. The dictate of nature, and the institution of Providence, iv. 116. General observations concerning it, 226. The sources of those infeli- cities which frequently attend that state, 117. 253. Why so many are unsuitable, 292. Contracts of it begun in fraud, end in disappointment, 294. The afflictions incident to it how to be alleviated, 291. The officiousness of some in promoting them censured, v. 278. The folly of publishing them in newspapers, vii. 46. Praises on that occasion generally fallacious, 47. Pro- posal for an office for writing matrimonial panegyricks, 48. Has many pains, but celibacy no pleasures, iii. 372. On the happi- ness and unhappiness of that state, 376. Early marriages cha- racterized, 379. Misfortunes of late marriages, 380. Early marriages best pleased with their partners, late ones with their children, 381.
Martin (who wrote the history of the Hebrides), account of him, viii. 285.
Marvel, Will, story of his journey into Devonshire, vii. 194.
Mason, Mr. additions to Mr. Temple's character of Gray, xi. 371.
Masquerades, their pernicious influence and effects, iv. 64. Matter, considerations on the hypothesis of, by Sir Isaac Newton, ii. 330.
May, Thomas, superior both to Cowley and Milton in Latin poetry,
Maypole, Miss, her observations on the imprudent conduct of her mother, iv. 351.
Measure for Measure, observations on Shakspeare's comedy, ii.
Mediocrity, a quality essential to happiness as well as virtue, iv.
Melanthia, her character, iv. 255.
Melcombe, Lord, his Tusculan la Trappe, sent to Dr. Young, xi. 331. His Letter to Young, 331.
Melissa, her character, v. 25.
Her vanity excited by a general
veneration, 25. By an unexpected reduction of her fortune sub- ject to various mortifications, 29.
Melissus, his character, iv. 121.
Memory, the peculiar exercise of that faculty of the mind, iv. 265. Characterized, vii. 175. Collection and distribution the two offices of, 175. Collection the most agreeable part, 175. Themistocles wished to learn the art of forgetfulness, 178. servations on the improvement of, 288. Muses, 296. The necessity of, in the acquisition of knowledge, 296. Nature seldom sparing in the gifts of, 296. Few examples of enormous, wonderful, and gigantick memory, 297.
of improvement, 298.
Men, misled by deceit, ii. 419.
Menander, style of, clear and natural, iii. 18. Plutarch's sentiment upon, 23.
Mercator, his history, iii. 228.
Merchant, the knowledge necessary for a merchant, ii. 261.
necessity of, between the manufacturer and consumer, explained,
Merchant of Venice, observations on Shakspeare's, ii. 146.
Merchant, Mr. in company with Savage and Gregory when James Sinclair was murdered, x. 305.
Merit, the complaints of the neglect of it often ill-grounded, iv. 378. The persecutors of real merit distinguished into various classes, vi. 24.
Merriment, preconcerted, seldom answers the expectation, vii. 232. Generally the effect of chance, 233.
Merry Wives of Windsor, observations on Shakspeare's comedy, ii.
Merton College, Oxford, account of the disputes respecting the visi- tation of, xii. 193.
Metaphysical Poetry, what, ix. 19. Borrowed from Marino and his followers, and recommended by Donne and Jonson, 23. successors, 23. Critical remarks on this kind of writing, 23. Metastasio, translation of an air in the Clemenza of, i. 166. Trans- lation of the speech of Aquileio, in the Adriano of, 167.
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