From a country gentleman, under the misfor-
tune of having a fine park and an only
daughter
From Mrs. Mary Comfit, at Mile end Green 326
From T. B. complaining of his wife's expen-
sive longings during her pregnancy
From a married gentleman, who is in a fair
way of being undone by his virtuous, love-
ly wife
From S. P. recommending the patronage of
young modest men to such as are able to
countenance and introduce them into the
world
From James Discipulus, complaining of the
nearness of his father as a great discour-
agement to him in the course of his studies 330
From Jack Lightfoot, an account of his sweat-
From J. S. animadverting on some persons'
behaviour at church
To the Spectator, from Peter de Quir, of St.
From Queen Anne Boleyn to Henry VIII.
From Cynthio to Flavia, and their answers,
on their breaking off their amour
From a bankrupt to his friend, and the answer 456
From Ed. Biscuit, Sir Roger de Coverley's
About panegyrical satires upon ourselves
From Timothy Stanza
butler, with an account of his master's death 517
From, condoling with him on Sir Roger's
death, with some remarkable epitaphs
From Tom Tweer, on physiognomy, &c.
From F. G. a widower, with some thoughts
on a man's behaviour in that condition
From a great enemy to public report
From T. W. a man of prudence, to his mistress 522
To Spectator, from B. T. a sincere lover, to
the same
From - dated from Glasgow in Scotland,
with a vision
524
From Pliny, to his wife's aunt, Hispulla 525
From Moses Greenbag, to the Spectator, with
a further account of some gentleman-bro-
thers of the whip
From Philagnotes, giving an account of the
ill effects of a visit paid to a female married
relation
From A. B. with a dissertation on fashions,
and a proposal for a building for the use of
them
From Monsieur Chezluy to Pharamond
To the Spectator, from, a clerk to a lawyer 480
,being a lady married to a cotquean 482
with a dissertation on modesty 484
containing reflections on the pow
erful effects of trifles and trifling persons
From a handsome black man up two pair of
stairs, in the Paper-buildings in the Temple,
who rivals a handsome fair man, up one
pair of stairs, in the same buildings
From Robin Shorter, with a postscript
From, with an account of the unmarried
henpecked, and a vindication of the married 486
From- with an epigram on the Spectator,
by Mr. Tate
From, with some reflections on the ocean,
considered both in a calm and in a storm,
and a divine ode on that occasion
From Matilda Mohair, at Tunbridge, com-
plaining of the disregard she meets with, on
account of her strict virtue, from the men,
who take more notice of the romps and co-
quettes than the rigids
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From Mr. Pope, on the verses spoken by the
Emperor Adrian upon his death-bed
From Dustererastus, whose parents will not
let him choose a wife for himself
From Penance Cruel, complaining of the be-
haviour of persons who travelled with her
in a stage coach out of Essex to London
From Charlotte Wealthy, setting forth the
hard case of such women as are beauties
and fortunes
Letter from, a shoeing horn
From Relicta Lovely, a widow
From, on poetical justice
From Eustace, in love with a lady of eigh-
teen, whose parents think her too young to
marry by three years
From, complaining of a young divine,
who murdered Archbishop Tillotson's ser-
mon upon evil speaking
From -, with a short critique on Spenser
From Philo-Spec, who apprehends a dissolu-
tion of Spectator's club, and the ill conse-
quences of it
From Captain Sentry, lately come to the pos-
session of Sir Roger de Coverley's estate
From the Emperor of China to the Pope
From W. C. to the Spectator, in commenda-
tion of a generous benefactor
From Charles Easy, setting forth the sove-
reign use of the Spectators in several re-
markable instances
From Sir Andrew Freeport, retiring from
business
About the force of novelty
Those that write or read them excommuni-
From Philonicus, a litigious gentleman, com-
plaining of some unpolite law terms
From T. F. G. S. J. T. E. T. in commenda-
tion of the Spectator
Liberty of the people, when best preserved
Library; a lady's library described
Liddy, (Miss) the difference between her tem-
per and that of her sister Martha, and the
reasons of it
Lie given, a great violation of the point of ho-
Life; the duration of it uncertain
From the Bantum ambassador to his master,
In what manner spent according to Seneca
Not real but when cheerful
From Oxford, about recovering his speech
To what compared in the Scriptures, and by
the heathen philosophers
The present life a state of probation
We are in this life nothing more than passen-
From Will Warley, about military education
From an half pay officer, about a widow
From Peter Push, on the same subject
Illustrated by the story of a travelling der-
Eternal life we ought to be most solicitous
From the president of the Widow's Club 573
From a man supposed mad for reading poetry
Valuable only as it prepares for another
Light and colours only ideas of the mind
Lillie, (Charles) his presents to the Spectator
Lindamira, the only woman allowed to paint
Lion in the Haymarket occasioned many con-
jectures in the town
From Shalum, the Chinese, to the princess
Very gentle to the Spectator
Livy, in what he excels all other historians 409, 420
From John Shadow, at Oxford, about reflect-
ing at night on past day's actions
Loller, (Lady Lydia) her memorial from the
country infirmary
From John Shadow, about dreams
London, an emporium for the whole earth
The differences of the manners and politics
of one part from the other
London, (Mr.) gardener, an heroic poet
Longings in women, the extravagances of
From an aunt, about her niece's idleness
About the vanity of clergymen wearing scarfs 609
From Tom Nimble, about antipathies
Love, the general concern of it
From Lesbia, a deluded lady
From Will Hopeless, about ambition
From the Temple, about beggars' eloquence 613
From Monimia, to recover a lost love
Love has nothing to do with state
The transport of a virtuous lover
In what manner discovered to his mistress by
one of Will Honeycomb's acquaintance
Love, the mother of poetry
About the styles of letters
The capriciousness of love.
The romantic style in which it is made
A nice and fickle passion
From the love casuist, about the widows' te-
nure and the black ram
From the same about love queries
Method to preserve it alive after marriage
623 Love casuist, some instructions of his
625 Lover, an account of the life of one
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