THE BRITISH ESSAYISTS; WITH PREFACES BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, AND CRITICAL, BY THE REV. LIONEL THOMAS BERGUER, LATE OF ST. MARY HALL, OXON: FELLOW EXTRAORDINARY OF THE ROYAL MEDICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. IN FORTY-FIVE VOLUMES. VOL. XIV. LONDON: PRINTED FOR T. AND J. ALLMAN, PRINCES STREET, HANOVER SQUARE: W. Baynes and Son, Paternoster Row; A. B. Dulau and Co. Soho Square; w. Clarke, New Bond Street; R. Jennings, Poultry ; J. Hearne, Strand; 515. LETTERS from a town Coquette to her Friend, 516. On Persecution—Character of William III. 517. Death of Sir Roger de Coverley Addison. University Physiognomy Orator Henley. 519. Meditation on animal Life 520. On the Death of a beloved Wife Francham. 521. On the uncertainty and absurdity of public 522. ‘Advice to Ladies on Marriage 523. Poetry too often mixed with Mythology-Edict Visions of worldly and heavenly Wisdom 525. Success of the Spectators—on Marriage- Let- 526. On Templars turning Hackney-Coachmen- 527. Letter on a Jealous Husband . Pope. 528. Complaints of Rachel Welladay against the 529. Rules of Precedency among Authors and Ac- 530. Account of the Marriage of Will Honeycomb 531. On the Idea of the Supreme Being · Addison. . . 533. Letters on Parents forcing the Inclinations of their Children-on Rudeness and Impudence 534. Letters, from a spoilt rich Beauty-Dapper- wit's Question-from a Grocer in Love from an Steele. Addison. ter on proper Employment for Beaux-Character 537. On the Dignity of Human Nature Hughes. 538. On Extravagance in Story-telling—Epitaph in 539. The Intentions of a Widow respecting her Steele. Budgell. Hughes. 540. Letter on the Merits of Spenser 541. On Pronunciation and Action 542. Criticisms on the Spectator—Letter on the De- Addison. 543. Meditation on the Frame of the Human Body 544. Letter from Captain Sentry on the Character of Steele. 545. Letter from the Emperor of China to the Pope 546. On dishonest Dealing-Cibber's heroic Daugh- ter—Letters on a generous Benefactor Steele. Addison. Unknown. Sir Andrew Freeport on his retiring Addison. . . 551. Translation of Greek Epigrams-Letter on Law- 552. Recommendations of industrious Tradesmen- Motteux-Harris-Rowley-Proposals for new 553. On the Spectator's opening his mouth-Com- Letter from Oxford Correspondents. Unknown. 554. On the Improvement of Genius Hughes. 555. Farewell Paper and Acknowledgments of As- sistance Letter from the Academy of Painting 556. Account of the Spectator opening his Mouth 557. On Conversation Letter by the Ambassador 558. Endeavours of Mankind to get rid of their Bur- 560. Letters, from the Dumb Doctor—from a pert Unknown. Unknown. 564. On making a just Estimate of the Characters 565. On the Nature of Man of the Supreme Being Addison. Unknown. |