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Of Songs, with fome few Examples and Remarks
Of the Leffer Ode

A Fragment of Sappho, by Mr. Philips

Young Old Age from Anacreon, by Mr. Fawkes

The Power of Gold, by the fame

The Vanity of Riches, by the fame

The Number of his Miftreffes, by the fame

On Old Age, by Dr. Broome

Cupid wounded----from Anacreon

Ode in the manner of Anacreon, by Mr. Prior

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Anfwer to Chloe Jealous, in the manner of Sappho, by the fame

A better Answer to Chloe Jealous, by the fame

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On receiving a Mofs-Rofe from a fick Lady, byMr. Dodd ib. Of the more florid and figurative Ode

On Fancy, by Mr. Wharton

On a young Lady's Birth-day, by Mr. Smart On the Death of Mr. Thomson, by Mr. Collins Of Divine Odes, or Hymns

Hymn, by Mr. Addifon

Paftoral Hymn from the 23d Pfalm, by the fame

Of the Sublime Ode

The Song of Mofes

Whence this Species of Poetry obtained the Name

Of the Pindaric Ode

The Eleventh Neumean Ode, by Dr. Weft

Alexander's Feast, by Mr. Dryden

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ibid.

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The 9th Ode of the first Book of Horace, by Mr.Congrevego

Of irregular Odes

Ode on Mufic, by Mr. Pope

On Conftancy, by Mr. Mafon

On Lyrick Poetry, by Dr. Akenfide

On the New Year, by Mr. Woty

PRECEPTS for SATIRE, with occafional Remarks 99 to 149 Of its origin and use

ibid.

Imitation of the 2d Satire of the 2d Book of Horace, by

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Love of Fame, Satire the 2d. by Dr. Young

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Of the Iliad. Its Defign and Fable
Some defects in this Poem hinted at

180 to the End.

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ibid.

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Of the Character of Achilles, and his bold Speeches to Agamemnon

ibid.

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A Picture of the Simplicity and Temperance of ancient
Times
Speeches between Achilles,Ulyffes,Phænix and Ajax 190 to 201
Speeches between Hector and Achilles

A Simile on the occafion, which is defective

Speeches between Hector and Ajax

The Character of Agamemnon

Description of that Chief

His cruel Speech to Menelaus
Accused of Cowardice by Ulyffes
Infolent Speech of Diomed to him

-Character of Diomed

Diomed's Behaviour approved by Neftor

Characters of Ulyffes and Neftor

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The Character of Therfites, and his Speech to fow more

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those of the Greeks

The Misfortunes of Priam and Hector affect us more than

Of Homer's partiality to the Greeks

ibid.

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Of the Retreat of Ajax from Hector, with two beautiful

Similies on that occafion

ibid.

The Character of Ajax

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The ufe Homer makes of the Gods is often to the Difadvantage of his Heroes

ibid.

Hector takes Leave of Andromache and his Son, and their affecting Speeches on that occafion

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Of the pathetic Interview between Priam and Achilles, with Reflections on Eloquence, and the force of a mournful defponding Attitude

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Speeches between Priam and Achilles

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Homer's knowledge of Mankind, and Power over the hu

man Heart

Of fome of the Defects in the Iliad, with a few Word's by way of Defence

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Of the Sentiments, Diction, and Numbers

ibid.

Of the Painting of Homer---His Descriptions and Similies numerous and beautiful

ibid.

Defcription of Jupiter

Defcription of the Deities engaged in the Combat

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ibid.

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Similies in the Defcription of the Grecian Army marching against the Trojans

The Iliad more Dramatic than any other Epic Poem 230 How Youth ought to read Homer

A Remark on Euftathius

Of the Odyssey

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ibid.

The fate of the Grecian Heroes after the taking of Troy 232 The Defign and Fable of the Odyffey

The Odyffey more useful than the Iliad

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Ulyffes condemn'd for an Action which has been applauded in the Czar of Muscovy

Defcription of Calypfo's Grotto

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Of the Epifodes, many of which contain important Truths and useful Leffons, conveyed by way of Fiction and Allegory

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Of the opening the Bags in which Eolus had confined the Winds---Circes turning the Companions of Ulysses into Swine---and the Sirens Song

The Characters finely drawn

Of the Sentiments, Diction and Numbers

Story of the Dog Argus

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ibid.

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Of Nausicaa's washing her nuptial Linen, and playing at

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The artful Manner in which Ulysses address'd the Queen 250

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Defcent of Ulyffes to the infernal Shades indefenfible

Dr. Warburton's Opinion of this Paffage

Bad effect of it as to the Poem

Arguments which the Critics have introduced to palliate fome of the Escapes in Homer, abfurd

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ibid.

Speech of Phemius the Bard, in behalf of himself, and in

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The manner in which Ulyffes is discovered to his Father,

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Of the Action, the Moral, and the artful and interefting
manner in which it is deliver'd

ibid.

Of his celestial Machinery

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Of the Characters, which are justly conceived and well sustained

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ibid.

Of the Hero, Turnus, Dido, Latinus, and Amate
The Character of Lavinia, her Blush beautifully drawn 279
Of Evander----His noble Simplicity of Manners, his Piety,
Generofity, and Friendship, contrafted with the impious,
abandon'd, and cruel Difpofition of Mezentius
ibid.
The Characters of Anchifes, Sinon, Drances, Camilla, Nifus
and Euryalus

ibid.

Of the Sentiments which are confiftent with his Characters,
and admirably adapted to the Subjects

280

ibid.

Eneas in his rattling Armour preffing forward to engage
Turnus, compared to Mount Appenine shaking the frozen

Foreft on its Sides

ibid.

286

ibid.

Their combat compared to the battle of two Bulls
The Indignant Speech of Numanus, who is flain by young
Afcanius
Virgil appears to most advantage in his Scenes of Diftrefs,
many of which are amazingly pathetic

His account of the burning of Troy, and of the
Eneas received from Hector's Ghoit

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warning

ibid.

Virgil has fuffer'd the Honour and Humanity of his Hero to

be fufpected in his Tranfactions with Dido, who claims

much of our Compaffion

Mercury introduced to fave the Hero's Reputation

Defcription of Mount Atlas

eas prepares his Fleet for failing

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The Paffion and Diftrefs of Dido on this Occafion, moft
pathetically represented

ibid.

The manner in which She precured her own funeral Pile
to be erected

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A beautiful Defcription of the Stilnefs of the Night con-
trafted with the agonizing Pains of the unhappy Dido 305
The Propriety of Virgil's Defcriptions, which are not thrown
in to fhew his Power in Painting; but which tend to
heighten fome Paffion, and forward the Business of the
Poem

The affecting Soliloquy of Dido at Midnight

ibid.

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The extreme Agonies, Despair and Madness of Dido on
feeing from a Watch-tower at break of Day the Trojan
Fleet under fail

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The advantage which Poetry has over History
The diftrefs'd Situation of Dido's Sifter pathetically ex-
prefs'd

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Pains taken to defend Virgil, where he needs no defence 314
Of Nifus and Euryalus, Reflections on their Behaviour 316
Of Milton's Paradife Loft

Plan or Fable of the Poem

The most magnificent Ideas raised by Milton, are
panied with Terror

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The Description of Hell Gates, and the preparation for

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Of the Excellency of this Poem

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Of the Objections made to the Fable of this Poem

333

Of the Digreffions in Paradife Loft

ibid.

The Clofe of this Poem more perfect than either the

Iliad

or Æneid

334

Of the Characters

ibid.

Of his Defcription of the Almighty and of the Angels ibid.

Defcription of the Prowess and Perfon of Satan

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His Situation after he was expelled Heaven

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Defcription of his Stature, his Shield and Spear
Of his Voice

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Of the Shapes Satan affumes to deceive Adam and Eve ibid.

Defcription of the Serpent

ibid.

The Difpofition and Remorse of Satan

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