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85. The Ode, by a Correspondent, Professor Greenfield. The rest of the Paper by Mr. Mackenzie.
86. Mr. Craig.
87. Mr. Mackenzie.
88. Mr. Craig.
89, 90. Mr. Mackenzie.
91. Mr. Craig.
92. Mr. Abercromby.
93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101. Mr. Mac
kenzie.
CONTENTS.
VOL. XXX.
PAGE
1. Introduction- Character of the Author, indolent with
Feeling, and vacant with Observation...
2. Importance of the Duty of Manners....
3. The Vanity of Skill in what we do not know, and the
Pedantry of valuing ourselves on those Branches of
Knowledge which we possess..
4. The Author becomes acquainted with Col. Caustic, a fine
Gentleman of the last Age, somewhat severe in his Re-
marks on the Present.....
5. On the writing of History-Ancient History compared
with Modern....
17
22
26
32
39
6. The Author attends Col. Caustic to a Play-Remarks of
the Colonel on the Entertainment and the Audience... 46
7. The Regrets of him who has thrown away domestic Hap-
piness in frivolous Dissipation; in a Letter from Lu-
cilius
8. M. Careful on Female Loungers-Proposal of a Hospital
for the Idle..
52
58
9. Ill Effects of Disgust with the World in Minds of Sensi-
bility, in a History of himself, by Hortensius.....
64
10. On Party Dress, by Neuter-Censure of portical Vio-
lence, especially in the Ladies..
74
11. Life of Sir Thomas Lounger, busy in Prospect, and do-
ing nothing...
12. Trifling Circumstances often form the Criterion of
Character-Judgment of a Company drawn from the
different Appearance of their Hats..
13. The Consequences of a Town Education and Society to
the Family of a Country Gentleman; in a Letter
from Agrestis......
14. Narrative of a modern Dinner in Company with Col.
Caustic
83
89
95
101
15. Description of a new Variety of the Human Race, the
Phusalophagus, or Toad-eater...
108
16. Defects of modern female Education in teaching the
Duties of a Wife, exemplified in the Narrative of
Horatius.
17. Influence of the Neighbourhood of a rich Asiatic, in a
Letter from John Homespun..
114
122
18. Injustice of the World in forming an Estimate of Char-
acter and Conduct-Contrasts of those of Cleora and
Aurelia
127
19. Comparison of ancient and modern Times, much to the
Advantage of the latter, by Paul Pasquin ....
133
20. On Novel writing...
139
21. Danger to Young Ladies of being introduced into a
Society and Style of Manners above their natural
Situation in Life; in a Letter from A. G...
22. Account of a little speaking Automaton, the Poupée
145
Parlante, and of some Incidents which happened dur- ing the Author's Visit to her..
150
.... 156
23. Vindication of that Sort of Preference which Women
are supposed to show to Men of inferior Talents ...
24. Letter from Jeremiah Dy-soon, a Valetudinarian, giv-
ing an Account of the Grievances he suffers from his
Wife.
25. Critical Examination of the Tragedy of the Fair Peni-
tent-Some Remarks on Mrs. Siddons's Performance
of the Character of Calista. . . . .
26. Insignificance and Unhappiness of a certain Species of
Bachelor-Lounger...
161
168
178
27. An Examination of the moral Effects of Tragedy..... 184
28. The same Subject, continued.....
189
29. Some Account of the late Mr. William Strahan ....... 197
30. Letter from a Member of the Mirror Club, relating some
Particulars of that Society..
31. On rural Pleasures and rural Contemplation-A Visit
of the Author to the Country Dwelling of Colonel
Caustic....
205
212
32. Account of the Colonel's Family and Occupation in the
Country-Sketch of the Character of his Sister.... 219
33. Relation of a Visit to the House of Lord Grubwell, a
Neighbour of Col. Caustic's... 225
34. Importance of Feelings accommodated to Happiness il-
lustrated in the Characters of Clitander and Eudocius. 232
35. Fallaciousness of that Generosity and Friendship which
are supposed to reside in the Society of Men of
Pleasure and Dissipation-Character and Story of
Flavillus
36. Narrative of a Country Family raised to sudden Af-
237
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fluence by the Arrival of a Son from India, and of the Taxes to which the Enjoyment of its Wealth is subject; in a Letter from Marjory Mushroom.... 243
37. Effects of the Introduction of Ancient Mythology into
the Poetry of modern Times.
38. Dream of a Court instituted for the Dissolution of Mar-
riages, on the Ground of a Deception in some of the
Parties..
39. High and brilliant Talents not the most conducive to
Eminence or Success in the Departments of Business
and Ambition.......
40. Qualifications required in a Country Clergyman by his
Patron or his Patron's Family-Amiable Picture of
the Clergyman of Colonel Caustic's Parish........
41. Argument for the Existence of Sorcery in the present
Times - Enumeration of various Kinds of modern
Witchcraft......
42. On the Poems of Hamilton of Bangour..
43. The Evils of a good Neighbourhood..
249
254
261
267
274
280
289
44. Narrative of the Happiness of a virtuous and benevolent
East Indian; in a Letter from John Truman........ 294
45. Second Letter from Jeremiah Dy-soon, containing a
Narrative of his Expedition to England for the Bene-
fit of his Health
46. The Power of Fashion in regulating the Deportment of
Men towards the other Sex; in a Letter from Al-
meria....
47. Law of Amasis, for every Egyptian to give an Account
of his Manner of acquiring his Livelihood - Dream
of such an Institution in Britain
303
311
318
48. The Sentiment and the Moral of Time-Reflections oc-
casioned by the Beginning of another Year........ 326