No. 231. (a) Mrs. Barber. See a curious account of this lady in Sir John Hawkins's "History of Music." Vol. v. p. 156. (b) This letter was written by Mr. John Hughes. (c) Iliad i. 225. No. 234. (a) The person here alluded to, was probably Mr. Toland, who is said by the Examiner to have been the Butt of the Tatler and Spectator. Mr. Toland wrote about this time under the patronage of Lord Oxford. See Biog. Brit. Art. Toland. No. 235. (a) Thomas Dogget, an excellent comic actor, who was for many years joint manager of the play-house with Wilkes and Colley Cibber; of whom the reader may find a particular account in Colley's "Apology for his own Life." 8vo. No. 237. (a) Vid. Sen. De Constantia Sapientis. No. 238. (6) Comedy of the Plain Dealer, by Wycherley. (b) By Tom Brown and others. No. 239. (a) The followers of Duns Scotus, a celebrated Doctor of the schools, who flourished about the year 1300, and from his opposing some favourite doctrines of Thomas Aquinas, gave rise to a new party called the Scotists, in opposition to the Thomists, or followers of the other. P. (b) The followers of Martin Smiglecius, a famous logician of the 16th century, whose works were long admired in the schools even of Protestant Universities, though he himself was a popish Jesuit. P. (c) Louis XIV. of France. (d) Part II. c. 1. v. 297. See also, No. 145. (e) The author quoted is And. Ammonius, Bayle's Dict. A forites is a heap of propositions without order. No. 240. (a) Different scenes in the play of Philaster. (b) In the play-bills about this time, there was this clause, By her majesty's command no person to be admitted behind "the scenes." No. 343. (b) Alluding to the popular cry of those times, that "the church was in danger," artfully made use of by the leaders of one party to effect the downfal of the other. No. 245. P. (a) The Minorite Friars of the order of St. Francis, are so called from a cord, which they wear by way of girdle. (b) A play, in which one covers his eyes, lays his hand upon his back, and guesses who strikes it. The French call it La main chaude. P. (c) The noted Greek Professor of the University of Cambridge. No. 246. (a) See Dr. Gregory's Comparative View of " the State and Faculties of Man with those of the Animal World," Discourse I. London, 1766. 12mo. No. 247. (a) Part III. Canton 2. ver, 443. -Still his tongue ran on, the less Of weight it bore, with greater ease. (b) This is a fine stroke of humor, after having admitted Ovid's Tale of Philomel without any objections to its veracity. The story here referred to, is of an Apple-woman, who, when the Thames was frozen over, was said to have her head cut off by the ice: It is humorously told in Gay's Trivia. "The cracking crystal yields, she sinks, she dies, No. 248. (a) See Montaigne's Essays, V. I. p. 335. P. (b) This is said to have been the late noted Beau Nash, so long director of the public diversions at Bath and Tunbridge, &c. who was in King William's time a student in the Temple. See the Memoirs of his Life, published for Mr. Newberry, in 8vo; of which book it is now well know that the author was the late ingenious Dr. Goldsmith. No. 250. (a) Alluding to the old-fashioned spoons, which had commonly ornamented figures carved on the handles, as a double face, one of the twelve Apostles, &c. &c. (b) This letter is said to have been written by a Mr. Golding. (c) The optical glass here mentioned is very common and very contemptible. No. 251. (a) This little man was but just able to support the basket of pastry which he carried on his head, and sung in a very pe culiar tone the cant words which passed into his name, Colly Molly-Puff. There is a half-sheet print of him in the "Set of London Cries," M. Lauron del. P. Tempest, exc. Granger's "Biographical History of England.” No. 258. (a) This was one Christopher Rich, mentioned in Tatler No. 99. (b) Three musicians who furnished operas for the musical entertainments at York-Buildings, and with whom Steele was concerned. ABSENCE of lovers, death in love How to be made easy Abstinence, the benefits of it Acosta, his answer to Limborch, touching the multiplicity of ceremonies in the Jewish religion Action, a threefold division of our actions No. 241 ib. 195 213 ib. 237 256 237 187 191 188 200 219, 224 219 255 256 Admiration, one of the most pleasing passions Short-lived Adversity, no evil in itself About the lottery-ticket Advertisement from Mr. Sly the haberdasher Ambition, by what to be measured Many times as hurtful to the princes who are lead by Apes, what women so called, and described Apollo's temple on the top of Leucate, by whom frequent In what manner managed by states and communities Art of Criticism, the Spectator's account of that poem BAUDY-HOUSES, frequented by wise men, not out of wantonness, but stratagem ib. 257 ib. 210: ib. 244 223 195 208 197 239 ib. ib. 250 238 239 253 190 Beggars, Sir Andrew Freeport's opinion of them Castilian: the story of a Castilian husband and his wife 198 Children, the unnaturalness in mothers of making them Chinese, the punishment among them for parricide Christian religion, the clear proof of its articles, and excel- lency of its doctrines No. 246 189 186, 213 Club: the she-romp club 317 Cordeliers, their story of St. Francis their founder 245 Cornaro, Lewis, a remarkable instance of the benefit of Cunning, the accomplishment of whom 225 Curiosity one of the strongest and most lasting of our ap- DEBAUCHEE, his pleasure is that of a destroyer Devotion: a man is distinguished from brutes by devotion The errors into which it often leads us The notions the most refined among the Heathens Socrates's model of devotions Distinguished from cunning ib Distinction, the desire of it implanted in our natures 224 Doctor in Moorfields, his contrivance 193 Dorigney (Monsieur,) his piece of the transfiguration ex- cellent in its kind 226 195 Drinking, a rule prescribed for it EDUCATION, the benefits of a good one, and necessity of it 215 224 Enthusiasm, the misery of it 201 Envy; the abhorrence of envy, a certain note of a great mind 253 Epictetus, his allusion on human life 219 239 Erasmus insulted by a parcel of Trojans Estates generally purchased by the slower part of mankind 222 perstitions Exercise, the most effectual physic 213 195 No. Expences oftener proportioned to our expectations thán possessions 191 Eyes, a dissertation on them 250 The prevailing influence of the eye instanced in se- 252 FACE, a good one, a letter of recommendation 221 Fame divided into three different species 218 The difficulty of obtaining and preserving it 255 ib Feasts: the gluttony of our modern feasts 195 Female literature in want of a regulation 242 Freeport (Sir Andrew,) divides his time betwixt his busi- Good-nature and cheerfulness, the two great orna- Hypocrisy, the honor and justice done by it to religion 243 templation of it IDOLATRY, the offspring of mistaken devotion Impudence recommended by some as good-breeding Inquisitive tempers exposed Jupiter Ammon, an answer of his oracle to the Athenians KITTY, a famous town girl LACEDAMONIANS, their delicacies in their sense of glory 188 A form of prayer used by them Lapirius, his great generosity 211 210 231 228 207 187 What sort of persons the most accomplished to raise it ib ib |