CONTENTS. - ✓ The Spectator's Account of himself 2 Of the Club-Sir Roger de Coverley- the Templar-Sir Andrew Freeport- Captain Sentry-Will Honeycomb- kept with them Steele 44 Stage tricks to excite Pity-Dramatic 45 Ill Consequences of the Peace-French Steele ped-Gospel-gossip-Ogling 47 Theory of the Passion of Laughter bulus 49 Character at the Coffee-House-Eu- Addison 52 Letter from the Ugly Club-Hobbes's Theory of Laughter Steele Addison Steele Letters from the Performers of Beasts Steele Addison ployments Addison extensive Commerce 69 Visit to the Royal Exchange-Benefit of mant, and Harriot 67 Dancing-the Dangers of it-Country Budgell 8 ledge - Letter from Parthenia Miss Shepherd 141 Improprieties on the Stage Steele Steele Lancashire Witches Hughes 142 Love-letters to Andromache Steele 143 Complaints of Sickness-A cheerful Temper 144 Female Beauty-Characters of various Beauties 145 Letters on Wagerers, Whistlers, rude Steele old Bachelor-Male Dress 146 Passages from Cicero and Burnet 147 On reading the Church Service 102 Exercise of the Fan 148 On Impertinents Whisperers-Let- 103 Compliments-Extracts on Sincerity 104 Decency of Behaviour Steele ters to them Letter on a Female Equestrian Hughes 149 Letter from a Widow with two Lovers, and Answer 105 Will Honeycomb's Knowledge of the 150 Inconveniences of Poverty-Affecta- World Various kinds of Pedants Addison tion of Slovenliness Budgell 106 Spectator's Visit to Sir R. de Cover- ley's country Seat-the Knight's do- mestic Establishment 151 Character of a Man of Wit and Plea- sure Steele 107 Sir Roger's Conduct to his Servants 108 Character of Will Wimble Steele Steele 109 Sir Roger's Ancestors 110 On Ghosts and Apparitions 111 Immateriality of the Soul 112 A Sunday in the Country-Sir Roger's Behaviour at Church 113 His Account of his Disappointment in Love 114 On the Shame and Fear of Poverty- Characters of Laertes and Irus 115 Labour and Exercise 152 Military Courage 153 Folly of Wishing to be Young Addison 154 Letter of Apology for a Man of Wit and Pleasure Addison 155 Impertinent Conversation to Women Steele in Business 156 Character of Women's Men 157 Improper Method of educating youth 158 Letters censuring the Spectator-On Women's Men-Good-breeding 159 The Vision of Mirza Addison 160 On great and natural Geniuses 116 A hunting Scene with Sir Roger 117 On Witchcraft-Story of Moll White 118 Sir Roger's Reflections on the Widow ments Addison 161 Letter and Reflections on rustic Amuse- Budgell Addison 162 On Inconstancy and Irresolution Addison 163 Disappointment in Love-Letter from -Love Scene Steele Leonora 119 Rural Manners-Politeness Addison Consolation Miss Shepherd Addison History of the War-Specimen in a 211 Transmigration of Souls-Letters on Simonides's Satire on Women Addison Addison Steele 201 Devotion-Enthusiasm 202 Folly of the Pride of Birth or Fortune -Letters from Servants 203 On Seducers and their illicit Progeny -Letter from a natural Son 204 Letters from Belinda to the Sothades -D. to his Coquette Mistress-to a Husband Steele Addison Stage-Coach-Story of a Lottery Ticket-from the Guardian of two Nieces Steele 243 On the Beauty and loveliness of Virtue Addison 244 Letters on Raphael's Cartoons-on Fe- male Apes 245 Simplicity of Character-Letters on in- nocent Diversions-Absent Lovers- from a Trojan 246 Mischief of Mothers not nursing their Children 247 Different Classes of Female Orators 248 On Beneficence, with Examples 249 Laughter and Ridicule 250 On the eyes Steele Addison Steele Addison Steele Steele Addison 205 Description of a Female Pander-af- fected Method of Psalm-singing- Erratum in the Paper on Drinking Golding Stoele Addison 251 Letter on the Cries of London Addison 206 Modesty, Diffidence, Self-denial 207 Notions of the Heathens on Devotion Addison 208 Depraved Taste on the Theatre--Let- ters on Visiting-Seduction-from a Lover Steele 252 Letters on the eye-Cure for a bad Husband Steele Female Oratory Hughes Steele 253 On Detraction among bad Poets- Pope's Essay on Criticism Addison Complaint of Starers 271 Letters from Tom Trippit, complaining of a Greek Quotation-soliciting a Peep at Sir Roger from a Showman Addison 309 Criticism on Paradise Lost 307 On the Education of Children 308 On the better regulating of Matches- from one Comparative Advantages of public and Budgell 314 Letters from a Lover, and Answer- from John Trott on his Courtship- 285 Criticism on Paradise Lost 286 False Delicacy-Defence of the Spec- tator's Censure of Public Vices- Addison 318 Amours of Escalus, an old Beau 319 Letters from Dorinda, complaining of the Spectator's Partiality-From a 320 Court of Inquisition on Maids and Ba- 321 Criticism on Paradise Lost Addison 322 Letter from Octavia, complaining of the Addison from a Countryman to his Mistress Steele Addison 325 On Looking-glasses-Passage from Milton Budgell Steele Letter from an Author turned Dealer Motteuz 326 Letter on Fortune-hunters-Hints to a 289 Reflections on Bills of Mortality-Sto- ry of a Dervise 290 Tragedy of the Distressed Mother- Letter from Sophia in love with a short face Addison 327 Criticism on Paradise Lost Steele ments |