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Sect.

I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

IX.

X.

CONTENT S.

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Page.

HE Golden Verfes of Pythagoras

Fitzgerald 1

THE

ibid. 4

ibid. 5

ibid.

6

8

ibid.

ibid. 9

ibid. 12

A Thought upon Death

On the Death of an amiable Lady. ibid. 14

On Slavery

Mifs H. Falconar 15

An Appeal to our Feelings, with respect

to the Negroes

On Friendship

On the Deity

The wife Man's Petition

On Mental Beauty

On Cheerfulness

On Industry

On Bedlam

-

Mifs More 20

Dr. Hawkefworth 21

Mrs. Barbauld 22

XI.

XII.

XIII. On Profperity and Adversity

XIV. On Benevolence

XV. On Eafter-Sunday

A 4

ibid. 23

ibid. 24

ibid. 25

XVI. On the Power and Perfections of God ibid. 27

ibid. 29

Dr. Young 30

XVII. To a young Lady

XVIII. On Procraftination

XIX. On Irrefolution

XX. On Time

ibid. 30

ibid. 31

XXI.

On Life's Stage

ibid. 31

XXII. O

Se&t.

XXII.

XXIII.

XXIV.

XXV.

XXX.

XXXI.

XXXII.

XXXIII.

XXVI. On Liberty

XXVII.

XXVIII.

XXIX.

XL.

XLL.

XLII.

On Friendship

On Covetoufnefs

On the Omniprefence of the Deity

ibid. 33

XLIII.

XLIV.

XLV.

XXXIV. On Mufic

XXXV. On Learning

XXXVI. On London

XXXVII. On Autumn

XXXVIII. On Winter

XXXIX.

To a Lady playing upon a Lute

Waller 34

Page.

Dr. Young 32

ibid. 32

Addifon 34

Dryden 35

On True Nobility

Invocation of the Poetic Mufe Hayley 35

Sophrofyne exhibits delightful Scenes.

to the View of Serena

ibid. 37

The laft Scene presented to Serena ibid. 44

A Peer invites Serena to a Ball ibid. 46

Character of the Peer
ibid. 49

Edwin completes Serena's Felicity

ibid. 52

Dryden and Congreve 56

Pope 57

Dr. Johnfon 58

ibid. 60

ibid. 62

ibid. 63

ibid. 64

Dr. Armstrong 65

The Winter's Walk

The Vanity of Wealth

On Temperance

On the Mutability of all Things in

Nature

and of the Winds

A Panegyric upon Britain

On a Hail-Storm in April

On the Ufes of the different Seasons,

ibid. 67

Warton 68

Dr. Ogilvie 69

ibid. 71

XLVI. A

Page.

A Description of Egypt, and the Inundation of the Nile Dr. Ogilvie 73 XLVII. Of the Learning, Elegance, and fine Taste of the Athenians

ibid. 77 ibid. 79

XLVIII. On Human Life

XLIX.

Sect.
XLVI.

L.

LI.

LII.

LIII.

LIV.

LV.

Diseases are the Confequences of Intem

peránce

ibid. 80

Wishes obtained often make Men mife

ibid. 83

ibid. 86

rable

Wisdom perfonified

On Exercife

Dryden 88

On Wit

Pope 88

Eve's Lamentation over Paradise Milton 89
On the Melodies of the Morning

Dr. Beattie 90-
On the Mifery and Folly of Scepticism

LVI.

LVII.

On Edwin's Pursuits

LVIII. Edwin liftens to falutary Inftructions

LIX. On the Utility of Science
LX.

ibid. 92 ibid. 93

ibid. 95

ibid. 100

Verses on converting the Chapel to a
Kitchen, at the Seat of the Lord
Donnerayle, called the Grove, in
Hertfordshire
Anon. 102

LXI. Humorous Defcription of a domestic

Lady

Rival Beauties 104

LXII.
The Wish
Dr. Goldfmith 105.
LXIII. On the Italians and Dutch ibid. 106
LXIV. On the hard Fate of the Indigent ibid. 108

LXV. A

Sect.

LXV.

LXVI.

LXVII.

LXVIII.

LXIX.

LXX.

LXXI.

LXXII.

Page.

A pathetic Defcription of the British

Emigrants, when leaving their

native Country, and preparing to

embark for America Dr. Goldfmith 108

A new Simile
ibid. 110

On the Winter Solstice Dr. Akenfide 113

Against Sufpicion
ibid. 116

To a Gentleman whofe Miltress had

married an old Man

Hymn to Cheerfulness

On the Abfence of the Poetic In-

clination

ibid. 119

ibid. 121

ibid. 126

To a Friend on the Hazard of fall-

ing in Love

On leaving Holland

ibid. 128

ibid. 130

ibid. 133

LXXIII.

LXXIV. To Sleep

LXXV. An Elegy on Lady Eliza Hope

Dr. Fordyce 136

LXXVI. On the Flowers and other Sweets of

Spring
Thomfon 137

LXXVII. On the Influence of the Spring on

Man

ibid. 139

ibid. 141

LXXVIII. On the Works of God

LXXIX. A Description of the British Ladies

LXXX. On the Strength of Great-Britain

ibid. 143

ibid. 142

LXXXI. On the Happiness of a rural Life

ibid. 143

ibid. 145

LXXXII. A Winter Scene

LXXXIII. On a Man perishing in the Snow ibid. 146

LXXXIV. On