THE BRITISH ESSAYISTS; ΤΟ WHICH ARE PREFIXED PREFACES BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, AND CRITICAL: BY JAMES FERGUSON, Esq. Author of the NEW BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, &c. A New Edition, in Forty-five Volumes. VOL. XVIII. CONTAINING GUARDIAN, VOL. III. LONDON: Printed by Barnard and Farley, Skinner Street, FOR G. OFFER; J. SHARPE AND SONS: ROBINSONS AND CO.; W. BLAIR, EDINBURGH; AND J. SAWERS, GLASGOW. 1819. No. 136. Various Causes of Death-Country 137. Advantages of illustrious Birth- 139. History of Lions-Story of Androcles 140, On Female Dress-Letter to Pope 141. On Wit-Life of the Author 142. Danger of Masquerades-Letter from 143. Account of the Terrible Club 144. Variety of Humour among the English 145. Letters from a Swaggerer-concern- ing a Challenge-Advertisement.. 146. History of Lions-Story of Sir George 154. Lucifer's Account of a Masquerade 155. Utility of Learning to the Female Sex 156. History and Economy of Ants........ 158. Proper Employment of Time; a Vision 163. Letter from an insulted Chaplain- 164. On Translations-Speech of Pluto, 165. Miseries of Folly and Vice at the Head 167. Story of Helim and Abdallah 168. Character of a Mistress of a Family from the Book of Proverbs-Trans- lation from Anacreon-Letter from 171. Good done by the Author's Specula- tions-Letter from a Short Writer- 172. On the invention of Letters-Poem THE GUARDIAN. N° 123. SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1713. Hic murus aheneus esto, Nil conscire sibi IMITATED. HOR. 1 Ep. i. 60. True, conscious honour, is to feel no sin: POPE. THERE are a sort of knights-errant in the world, who, quite contrary to those in romance, are perpe tually seeking adventures to bring virgins into distress, and to ruin innocence. When men of rank and figure pass away their lives in these criminal pursuits and practices, they ought to consider that they render themselves more vile and despicable than any innocent man can be, whatever low station his fortune or birth have placed him in. Title and ancestry render |