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writer, but precipitate, tho' heavy, 123. His productions the Effects of Heat, tho' an imperfect one, 1 26. His follyheightned with frenzy, 125.

He borrow'd from Fletcher and Moliere, 131. Mangled Shakespear, 133. His Head diftinguifh'd for wearing an extraordinary Periwig, 167. more than for its reafoning Faculty, yet not without Furniture, 177. His Elafticity and Fire, and how he came by them, 186. He was once thought to have wrote a reasonable Play, 188. The general character of his Verfe and Profe, 190. His Converfation, in what manner extenfive and useful 192, &c. Once defign'd for the Church, where he fhould have been a Bifhop, 200. Since inclined to write for the Minister of State, 213. but determines to stick to his other talents, what thofe are, 217, &c. His Apoftrophe to his Works before he burns them, 225, etc. His Repentance and tears, 243. Dulness puts out the Fire, 257. Inaugurates

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and anoints him, 287. His Crown, by whom woven, 223. of what compofed, i. 303. who let him into Court, 300. who his Supporters, 307. His Entry, Attendants, and Proclamation, ufque ad fin. His Enthronization, ii. 1. Paffes his whole Reign in feeing Shows, thro' Book ii. And dreaming dreams, thro' Book iii. Settle appears to him, iii. Refemblance between him and Settle, iii. 37. and i. 146. Goodman's Prophecy of him,iii. 232. How he tranflated an Opera, without knowing the Story, 305. and incouraged Farces becaufe it was against his Confcience, 266. Declares he never mounted a Dragon, 268. Apprehenfions of acting in a Serpent, 287. what were the Paffions of his Old Age, 303, 304. Finally fubfides in the lap of Dulnef, where he rests to all Eternity,iv. zo. and Note. CIBEER, his Father, i. 31. His two Brothers, 32. His Son, iii. 142. His better Progeny, i. 228. Cibberian Forehead, what is meant by it, i. 218.

read by fome Cerberian, ibid. Note. COOKE (Tho) abused by Mr Pope, ii. 138. CONCANEN, (Mat.) one of of the Authors of the Weekly Journals, ii. 299.

declar'd that when this Poem had Blanks, they meant Treason, iii. 297.

of opinion that Juvenal never fatiriz'd the Poverty of Codrus, ii. 144. Corncutter's Journal, what it coft, ii. 314. Critics, verbal ones, muft have two Poftulata allowed them, ii. 1. Cat-calls, ii. 231. CURL, Edm. his Panegyric, ii. 58.

- His Corinna, and what fhe did, 70.

His Prayer, 80-Like Eridanus, 182.

-Much favour'd by Cloacina, 97, &c.

-Toft in a Blanket and whipped, 151. Pillory'd, ii. 3.

Caroline, a curious Flower, 409, &c.

its fate, iv.

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DULNESS, the Goddess; her Original and Parents, i. 12. Her ancient Em

pire, 17. Her Public College, i. 29, Academy

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for Poetical Education Her Cardinal Virtues, 45, &c. Her Ideas, Productions, and Creation, 55, &c. Her Survey and Contemplation of her Works, 79, &c. And of her Children, 93. Their uninterrupted Succeffion, 98, &c. to 108. Her appearance to Cibber, 261. She manifefts to him her Works, 273 &c. Anoints him, 287, &c. Inftitutes Games at his Coronation, ii. 18, &c. The Manner how she makes a Wit, ii. 47 A great Lover of a Joke, 34.-And loves to repeat the fame over again, 122. Her ways and means to procure the Pathetic and Terrible in Tragedy, 225, &c. Incourages Chattering and Bawling, 237, &c. And is Patronefs of Partywriting and railing, 276, &c. Makes ufe of the heads of Critics as Scales to weigh the heaviness of Authors, 367. Promotes Slumber with the Works of the faid Authors, ibid. The wonderful Virtue of fleeping in her Lap, iii. 5, &c. Her Elyfium, 15, &c. The Souls of her Sons dipt in Lethe, 23.

How brought into the world, 29. Their Tranffiguration and Metempfychofis, 50. The Extent and Glories of her Empire, and her Conquests throughout the World, iii. 67 to 138. A Catalogue of her Poetical Forces in this Nation, 139 to 212. Prophecy of her Restoration, 333, &c. Accomplishment of it, Book iv. Her Appearance on the Throne, with the Sciences led in triumph, iv. 21, &c. Tragedy and Comedy fi lenced, 37. General Asfembly of all her Votaries, 73. Her Patrons, 95, Her Critics, 115. Her Sway in the Schools, 149 to 180. And Univerfities, 189 to 274. How the educates Gentlemen in their Travels, 293 to 334-Conftitutes Virtuofi in Science, 355, &c. Freethinkers in Religion, 459. Slaves and Dependents in Government, 505. Finally turns them to Beafts, but preferves the Form of Men, 525. What fort of Comforters fhe fends them, 529, &c. What Orders

and Degrees the confers on them, 565. What Performances the expects from them, according to their feveral Ranks and Degrees, 583. The powerful Yawn fhe breathes on them, 605, &c. Its Progrefs and Effects,607, &c. till the Confummation of All, in the total Extinction of the reasonable Soul, and Reftoration of Night and Chaos, ufq. ad fin. Difpenfary of Dr. Garth, ii. 149. De Foe, Daniel, in what refembled William Prynn, i. 103. De Foe, Norton, a fcandalous writer, ii. 415. DENNIS, (John) His Character of himself, i. 106. -Senior to Mr. Durfey, iii. 173.

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-Efteem'd by our Author, and why, ibid.

his love of Puns, i. 63. -and Politics, i. 106. ii. 413.

His great Loyalty to King George,howprov'd, i, 106.

-A great Friend to the Stage and to the State, ii. 413: How he proves that none but Non-jurors and

difaffected Perfons writ against Stage-plays, ibid. His refpect to the Bible and Alcoran, ibid.

His excufe for Obfcenity in Plays, iii. 179.

His mortal fear of Mr. Pope, founded on Mr. Curl's affurances, i. 106. Of opinion that he poifon'd Curl, ibid.

His Reason why Homer was, or was not in debt, ii. 118.

His Accufations of Sir R. Blackmore.

As no Proteftant, ii. 268.

As no Poet, ibid. His wonderful Dedication to G. D. Efq. iii. 179. Drams, dangerous to a Poet, iii. 146.

Dedicators, ii. 198, &c. Dunciad, how to be correctly spell'd, i. 1.

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F FALS HOODS, told of our Author in Print :

-Of his taking Verses from James Moore, Teft. -And of his intending to abuse bishop Burnet, ib. By John Dennis, of his really poisoning Mr.Curl, i. 106.

-And of contempt for the

facred Writings, ii. 268. -By Edward Ward, of his being brib'd by aDuchefs to fatirize Ward of Hackney in the pillory, iii. 34. -By Mift the Journalist, of unfair proceeding in the undertaking of the Odyffey and Shakespear, Teft. -Difprov'd by the teftimony of the Lords Harcourt and Bathurst. -By Mift the Journalist, concerning Mr. Addison and him, two or three Lies, Teft.

-By Pasquin, of his being in a Plot, iii. 179. -By Sir Richard Blackmore, of his burlesquing Scripture, upon the authority of Curl, ii. 268. Fleas and verbal Critics compared,as equal judges of the human frame and wit, iv. 238.

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Good Nature of our Author; Inftances of it in this work, i. 328. ii. 282. Good Senfe, Grammar, and Verfe, defired to give place for the fake of Mr. Bez. Morris and his Works, iii. 168. GILDON (Charles) abufed our Author in many things. Teft. i. 296. -Printed against Jefus Chrift, i. 296.

GILDON and DENNIS,their

unhappy Difference lamented, iii. 173. Gentleman, his Hymn to his Creator, by Welfted, ii. 207.

Gazetteers, the monftrous Price of their Writings, ii, 314. the miserable fate of their Works, ibid.

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HANDEL, an excellent mufician, banished to Ireland by the English Nobility, iv. 65. Heydeggre, a strange bird from Switzerland, i. 290. HORACE, cenfured by Mr. Welfted, Teft.

-Did not know what he was about when he wrote his Art of Poetry, ibid. HENLEY (John the Orator) his Tub and Eucharift, ii. 2. His History, iii. 199. His Opinion of Ordination and Christian Priesthood, ibid. His Medals, ibid. HAYWOOD (Mrs.) What fort of Game for her, ii. 157. Won by Curl, 187. Her great refpect forhim. The Offspring of her Brain and Body (according to Curl) ibid. Not undervalued by being fet against a Jordan, 165.

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