CONTENTS. NUMBER VOLUME THE FIRST. 1. A General Reflection on the Choice of Titles for a periodical Effay, and a Defcription of Bablers 11. Obfervations on the Impropriety of marrying a Woman where we know her Affections are engaged by another; with an affecting Case of Matrimonial Infelicity refulting from that Caufe III. A Letter from Winifred Tapely, a Haberdasher's Wife, complaining IV. A remarkable Story of the Unhappiness arifing from the Infidelity of a v. Obfervations on the Fondness which People always have for those Sub- vi. An original Letter of Sir Robert Walpole's on the general Source of Patriotifm in England VII. A Letter from a Citizen on the ridiculous Propenfity which Tradesmen VIII. A Political Dictionary x. An original Letter from Dr. Swift to Mr. Pope, which never appeared in his Works XI. A Letter from Tom Giddy on the Inftability of human Happiness, with PAGE XIII. A Satyrical Vocabulary for the Ufe of the rifing Generation 23 24 xv. Reflections on the great Defects both in writing, and in fetting those Compofitions to Mufic which are dedicated to the Service of the Church xvi. The former Subject continued, with a Hymn; and the happy Confequences which it produced in the Story of a very amiable young Lady and a very deserving young Gentleman XVII. The Abfurdity of bringing up our Children with too great a Degree of Parfimony, where we have a large Fortune to leave at our Death, expofed in the Hiftory of Will Weakly XVIII. Serious Confiderations on the Inefficacy of nominal Christianity to promote our future Salvation xix. Orasmin and Almira, an Eastern Tale a B 2 26 27 28 30 31 xx. Reflections xx. Reflections upon Fortitude, with remarkable Instances of this Quality XXI. The Futility of modern Friendship keenly ridiculed in the Hiftory of XXII. Harry Rattle introduced to the Reader's Acquaintance. Reflections on the fhameful Licentioufnefs of our convivial Entertainments XXII The former Subject continued; with a Scene of Altercation between two intimate Friends about the Refufal of a Toast XXIV. Strictures on the Abiurdities of thofe Ladies who, through a Fond- nefs for Admiration, admit the Vifits of a Man who openly pro xxv, Reflections on the Impropriety of forming a matrimonial Union where there is a great Disparity in the Age of the Parties --XXVI. The fame Subject affectingly enforced by the melancholy Story of a XXVII. A remarkable Instance of paternal Folly-filial Ingratitude—acci- dental Reformation—and general Felicity XXVIII. The Impertinence of Second-rate Wits, or Sputterers of Good Things, cenfured; with the Character of Dick Brazen, a Member XXIX. The fatal Custom of Duelling, ftrictly fet forth in a Letter from Mrs. xxx. Observations on the general Immorality of our Drinking Songs-with a Ballad recommended as a Standard for Bacchanalians in future XXXI. The Affectation of modern Politenefs exposed in the Character of Mrs. Notable, and contrasted with a Picture of Sir Harry Down- XXXII. The Generofity of an injured Daughter, a true Story, and a remark- XXXIV. Reflections upon the Folly of Singularity XXXV. The Institution of Holidays proved evidently dangerous to the Mo- XXXVI. Exceffive Sensibility a very great Impediment to Felicity XXXVII. The Mieannefs of Women who receive. Prefents from a Lover, without having any Delign of marrying him, highly condemned— and fhewn to be greatly injurious to the Delicacy of the Female XXXVIII. On the shamef 1 Difregard of Cleanliness in Appearance, after a 61 XXXIX. On the Abfurdity of terrifying Children with the Notion of Ghosts XLII. On the Advantages of having Sons in preference to Daughters-with 1 XLIII. The Sentimental Libertine, a Story founded upon Fact NUMB. Want of Gratitude, from an Incapacity to love the Author of her XLVI. The remarkable Hiftory of an Author gination - XLIX. On the ridiculous Affectation of dreffing out of Character LI. The affecting Hiftory of a young Lady feduced into a Paffion by the LII. Franknefs in a Lady, and Generofity in a Lover, happily rewarded indelicately in the Prefence of the Ladies LIV. The Freedom of Action, which the Circumstance of Sex gives a Man, PAGE LV. Critique on the celebrated Elegy in a Country Church Yard 84 86 LVII. Indigence and Literature-with the Journal of a Genius deftitute of 82 89 LVIII. A Defence of the prefent Age against the unaccountable Inclina- 1 LIX. Extremes in Appearance difapproved; but even a Coxcomb deemed a LX. The Folly of running into expenfive Entertainments cenfured, efpe- ance C LXI. Obfcenity highly culpable in all People; but among old Men, in the LXII. Fatal Effects of bringing up Daughters with an extravagant Opinion LXIII. The foregoing Subject exemplified in the History of Theodora LXV. Contemptible Character of Subaltern Bucks, and Covent Garden 90 92 93 95 96 98 99 NUMB. LXVI. T VOLUME THE SECOND. HE lowest Orders of People proved to be the only true Patriots LXVII. Reflections on the Abfurdity of Toafting-On the Rudeness of ba- LXVIII. Critique upon Dryden's Guifcard and Sigifmonda PAGE 101 103 104 Reader NUMB. Reader earnestly recommended to adopt the Philofophy of Dick LXX. Reflections of the Drama, and the Stage, proved to have arifen in good LXXI. Dangerous Confequences arifing from the Poffeffion of.a good Voice, LXXII. The officious Sincerity of a rude Fact no Accomplishment-The Hiftory of Sally Edwards PAGE 107 108 109 112 LXXIII. Neceffary Strictures on fome very common, yet difregarded Indecencies, amongst the greatest Pretenders to Breeding and Politeness 114 LXXIV. The Abfurdity of vindicating the Credit of our Families, where the Miscondu&t of our female Relations themselves have contributed to their Difgrace, exemplified in the Hiftory of Theodofia LXXV. Reflections on the ridiculous Affectation of giving moral Inftructions to our Children, where the Tendency of our Precepts is conftantly deftroyed by the Force of our Examples; in a Letter from Eleonora LXXVI. The Equity of Providence fupported in it's various Difpofitions of LXXVII. The Inefficacy of an academical Education in the Enlargement of LXXX. Farther Remarks upon the preposterous Custom of Toafting at our LXXXI. Friendship incompatible with a Difparity of Circumftances-Inte reiting Story of two Jewish Soldiers 115 118 119 121 123 125 127 132 LXXXII. The Disobedient Daughter, or the affecting Hiftory of Mrs. Villars 128 LXXXIII, An entertaining Sketch of a ftrolling Company of Players; with ferious Advice against too great a Paffion for the Stage LXXXIV. The Folly of thofe People expofed, who avoid entering into Marriage for fear of meeting with a tyrannical Wife; yet floop to any Servility from a ridiculous Dread of offen ling an infamous Strumpet LXXXV. Obfervations on the general Infipidity or Profligacy of our amorous and drinking Songs 734 LXXXVI. The Vanity of being feen with thofe of greater Confèquence than ourfelves, the Parent of a thoufand Servilities LXXXVII. Confiderations of a new Nature, on the Education of the Ladies 138 LXXXVIII. The very great Abfurdity in fuppofing that a Man of Learning mult always be a Man of Senfe; with fome fingular Anecdotes of Dick Thornhill LXXXIX. The Misfortune of a young Lady grown up to Years of Diferetion, in having too juvenile a Father, exemplified in the Situation of Mifs Hortenfia Medicoat xc. Reflections on the general Abfurdity of Singers in private Company; XCI. Religious Confiderations on the Caufes of human Infelicity xc. On the Abfurdity, nay, the Impiety of many humble Supplications 140 141 143 144 146 147 XCIV. A |