LONDON: Printed by C. Ackers in St. John's-Street, Cont. Oakley 3-31-36 21324 36 vol THE PREFACE. S the miscellaneous Kind of Writing is in its own Nature peculiarly engaging; Variety of Subjects having a certain Quality of unbending and entertaining the Mind; fo this Work may boaft of a greater Variety in less Compass, than any other Kind of Performance, and truly anfiers our Motto, Multum (we might fay Plurima) in Parvo. Indeed, a Work of this Nature, well executed, can hardly fail of pleafing almost all Sorts of Perfons; the Variety herein contain'd being in fome Sort proportionable to the vaft Variety of Difpofitions and Taftes in the World; fo that if fome Things do not please fome Geniufes, here are others that may. Is one apt to be taken with Politicks, another with Hiftory, another with Poetry; one with ferious and grave Subjects, another with humorous and comical ones; they may find all thefe in this Collection, and a great Number under thefe and fever al other Heads. The The great Succefs and general good Reception thefe our Monthly Endeavours have already met with, confirm our above Obfervation of the Pleasure arifing from Variety of Subjects, and give us the Satisfaction of thinking at least that the Publick efteems our Defign to be well executed: As we gratefully acknowledge their kind Encouragement of this Work, fo we shall endeavour all we can to please them more and more. Our Readers will take notice, that we have been often at an additional Expence, particularly in the Month of December, in order to finish in the Appendix the Proceedings and Debates in Parliament, which we have accordingly done; fo that this Volume contains a particular and comprehenfive Account of all those great Affairs: As this is a Subject highly useful and entertaining, and it was necessary to finish it with the Year, we doubt not but our Readers will excufe our putting them to the additional Charge of an Appendix on this Occafion; and they may be affur'd we shall not do fo for the future, without an abfolute Neceffity, as in the prefent Cafe. THE THE LONDON MAGAZINE. APRIL, 1732. A View of the Weekly ESSAYS and DISPUTES in this Month. Univerfal Spectator, April 1. N° 182. A fon, how genteel is her Mien, and A in Love and Generofity. most accomplish'd B Gentlemen of the Age, and has a large Eftate: When he was about One and Twenty, he efpoufed the Lady Cordelia, who, befides Wit and good Nature, had a Fortune of 100,000l. and had only the Misfortune of being born fome Years before him. All the Expreffions of mutual Love and Efteem paffed between them; and the Marriage was celebrated in the moft fumptuous Männer, for feveral Weeks; Balls, Concerts of Mufick, Affemblies, and Entertainments on the Water, being the Bufinefs of each Day. But how uncertain at beft, are all our Joys! For Florio, with his Lady, taking the Diverfion one Evening at Barn-Elms, of a fine Concert and fplendid Supper; amongst the reft of the Company there appear'd the charming Sylvia, who, with a Lady of her Acquaintance, made the Tour of the Walks: My dear Florio, fays Gordelia, obferve that beautiful Per C how ravishing is her Voice in Singing! Let us try to engage her to our Entertainment. Florio undertook to do it, whilst his Lady and her Companions liften'd to the Nightingale. He invited Sylvia to his Tent, and after a Turn or two in the Walks, he learnt her Name and Place of Abode, giving her the greateft Marks of his Affection. When they join'd the Company, Cordelia in a particular Manner exprefs'd her Efteem for her, and how happy the fhould be in her Converfation. They now reach'd the Tent, and refresh'd themselves with a moft fumptuous Banquet; the Night was spent molt agreeably, whilft Sylvia, in her Turn, diverted the Company with the Charms of her Voice. In fhort Florio lolt his Ꭰ Heart, Sylvia fill'd all his Thoughts; and fhe was no lefs enamour'd with his Wit and the Comeliness of his Perfon; and the Prefents which he afterwards daily made her, at length overcame her Virtue. He now provided her a fine Houfc, and fettled 500l. a a Year upon her. E Cordelia, in the mean Time, was fenfible of what fhe had done; and when any inform'd her of the Intrigue, he would only anfwer, that it was no Surprize to her, for that A her |
