Savages brought into France Scava, the many Strokes he received upon his Buckler, in fuftaining Scare-fish Schools interdicted to the Chriftians Sciences eftablished by Authority Scipio Emilianus, the firft Man among the Romans high Spirit Page 178 an Attack Secrets kept after a full Dofe of Liquor Sects of different Opinions divided, one for the Body, and the other for the Soul Seed, how it becomes prolific bearing the Impreffions of the Parents Self-love indiferect Seneca's Works Seneca defended compared with the Cardinal of Lorrain and Paulina his Wife, their Loves and Deaths Senfe, its Force and Effects the jufleft Dividend of Nature's Favours Senfes, the Beginning and End of human Knowledge how they deceive us altered by Paffions of the Soul hinder one another the Uncertainty of our Judgment of their Operation Senfuality vicious and unreasonable Sertorius, how he diflodged his Enemy from an inaccessible Poft Servants, as many Enemies Servius tormented with the Gout Sextilia, a Roman Lady, her Suicide Sick at Babylon brought out of Doors for the public Advice Sickness not to be counterfeited Sight grofly deceives us altered, and its Effects loft by one in Sleep Silkworms, how produced Silvanus' Suicide 362 363 363,366 his Soul and Virtue his Prayer filed a Toper bis Death his conftitutional Vice compared himself to Midwives Soldier made a Coward by the Cure of a Difeafe rified by the Enemy, performs a brave Exploit horridly terrified by the Preparations for his Execution 53 305 470, &c. 130 Soldiers, French, cenfured for dreffing for an Attack as for a Ball that were ordered to eat always ftanding, &c. firft taught to handle their Arms with Skill mercenary Solon's Tears for the Death of his Son 97 496 552 347 Solyman the First, what he thought of Victories gained in the Abfence of the Sovereign Sons eat their dead Fathers Sophocles the Tragedian Sophronia canonised for avoiding Ravishment by Suicide Sorrows increase by that of Knowledge Sovereign Good, confifts in the Tranquillity of the Soul and Body according to fome Philofophers Soul inconftant and variable liable to be overthrown by its own Weakness of Man, according to the Philofophers Opinion its Seat fhocked by the Sufferings of the Body general, from whence the particular Souls are extracted capable of Alteration its Faculties difturbed by the Contagion of a mad Dog Souls the most regular to be difcompofed by various Accidents Shifting their Places from one Body into another Spartans Valour Speaking has its Failing Species, the Fondness of all Creatures for their own the pureft, capable of different Conftructions Liberty of it Sperm denied to Women Speufippus's Suicide Notion of the Deity Spittle, its Quality Spoils burnt for a Sacrifice to fome Gods Spurina his Story Stag chafed Stallion's Revenge on a Groom for making him leap his Dam Stature of Men looking towards Heaven Stilpo, the Philofopher, what haftened his End his natural Appetite Stoick Philofophy and her Effects Stoicks Rhodomontades Stone the most painful of all Difeafes difcharged by one dreaming he was lying with a Wench Straton, the Philofopher, his Notion of God Strength of Men inferior to that of other Animals Study a pleafant Employment fit for an old Man Stupidity accompanied by Health and Vigour Subftance, mortal, always changing Suicide, its Wickedness its jufteft Motives other Caufes of the Hyperboreans Suicides Interment Fortitude, how to be judged Sun, mourning for the Death of Cæfar Sun-Worship the most excufable Swallows Judgment and Skill in building their Neft: Letter-Carriers I Plato his Ideas and real Sentiments bis Check of himself in a Paffion Plautus not comparable with Terence Pleafure, what is the last that Man is capable of enjoying fixed in Infenfibility of Pain internal Page 240 245 276 ibid. 520 104 17 216, &c. 120 458 467 extreme, mixed with Groaning conant and universal, infupportable to Men 468 Plurality of Worlds 264 Plutarch his Translation by Amiot 43 his Character 106, 107, &c. 111 bis Regard for an Ox that had long ferved him reproached for Anger, by a Slave of his accufed of Ignorance and Falfity, and bis Defence Poetry allowed by Plato, which commended in Fashion in Montaigne's Time Poets, of all Sorts of Artificers, the fondeft of their Works of the first Rank 102, 103 prefuming on their Works 415 that excel among the French 453 Poifon taken by a Lady in Publick 41 kept at Marseilles, for thofe that would deftroy themselves Portuguefe drove from a Town they befieged by Swarms of Bees Praxea, a Roman Lady, why he put herself to Death Pregnancy of Women, its Time Prefumption, natural and original Difeafe of Men Mens Inheritance what it is divided into two Parts 36 510 how he ought to die Princes, the Qualities that are most useful to them fhould not be Tricksters Should be active and fober Principles not to be admitted without Examination in vogue Pronunciation gives Value to Works, left to the Efficacy of the Voice Prophecying Faculty Protagoras, ingenious Faggot-maker Protagorus, a great Doubter Pyrrhonians Ignorance common Stile his vain Attempt to conform his Life to his Doctrine common Behaviour at a Lofs for Words to represent their Opinion Pyrrhonifm, its Advantage more defenfible than the Opinion of the Academics Pythagoras's Tranfmigration of Souls Idea of God 35 47 ibid. 33 Ravishment in Women confidered Reading of Letters and Tickets ought not to be deferred Reafon Controuller of all Things a Teft full of Falfity |