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THE WORKS

OF

JOSEPH ADDISON.

COMPLETE

IN THREE VOLUMES.

EMBRACING

THE WHOLE OF THE "SPECTATOR," &c.

VOL. I.

NEW-YORK:

PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS,

NO. 82 CLIFF-STREET.

1842.

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ployments

tinent Acquaintance-Letter from Ma-

ry Tuesday

25 Letter from a Valetudinarian-Excess

of Anxiety about Health

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a Clergyman

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Opera Dresses

Steele

mant, and Harriot

Ugly Club

extensive Commerce

69 Visit to the Royal Exchange-Benefit of

Addison 70 Critique on the Ballad of Chevy-Chase

Addison 66 Letters on fashionable Education
Errors in the common Modes

67 Dancing-the Dangers of it-Country

Hughes 68 On Friendship

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of a Friend

Fan

71 Love Love Letter of James to Betty Steele

72 Account of the Everlasting Club

Addison

73 Passion for Fame and Praise-Charac-

ter of the Idols

74 Continuation of the Critique on Chevy-
Chase

75 Idea of a fine Gentleman-Character

of Vocifer and Ignotus

Steele

76 Memoirs of the private Life of Phara-

mond

77 Absence of Mind-Bruyere's Charac-
ter of an absent Man

Budgell

78 Claim of Cambridge to the Origin of

the Ugly Club-Petition of Who and

Which

Steele

79 Letter from a Coquette-from B. D.

on formal Devotion

80 History of Phillis and Brunetta-the

Remonstrance of That

81 Female Party Spirit discovered by

Patches

82 The Misery of being in Debt

Addison

Steele

83 Dream of a Picture Gallery

Addison

84 Private Life of Pharamond-Story of

Spinnamont

Steele

85 Fate of Writings-Ballad of the Chil-

dren in the Wood

86 On Physiognomy

Addison 134 Letter from a Splenetic cured-Letter

and Petition on the Exercise of the

87 On Beauties-Letter from a Beauty

Steele

Letter on Idols

88 Manners of Servants- Mischief of

Board-Wages

Eusden 135 Blessing of being born an Englishman

-The English Tongue

Steele

rage

89 Lovers-Demurrage-Folly of Demur-

90 Punishment of a voluptuous Man after

Addison

136 Letter from a Liar

137 Condition of Servants-Letters from

Ralph Valet and Patience Giddy

138 Frivolous Disputants-Exercise of the

Addison

Steele

Death-Adventure of M. Pontigna

Snuff-box

91 Loves of Honoria and Flavia

Hughes

139 The Love of Glory-Character of Pe-

92 Books for a Lady's Library

Addison

ter the Great

93 Proper Methods of employing Time

140 Letters on Love, Wit, Drinking, Gam-

94 Subject continued-Pursuit of Know-

ing, &c.

ledge

Letter from Parthenia

Miss Shepherd

95 Letter on Demonstrations of Grief-

141 Improprieties on the Stage

Steele

Female Reading

Steele

Lancashire Witches

Hughes

96 Adventures of a Servant

142 Love-letters to Andromache

Steele

97 Pharamond and Eucrate on Duels

143 Complaints of Sickness-A cheerful

98 Ladies' Head-dresses

Addison

Temper

99 The chief Point of Honour in Men and

144 Female Beauty-Characters of various

Women-Duelling

Beauties

100 Complaints of Sickness-Characters of

145 Letters on Wagerers, Whistlers, rude

Harry Tersett and Varilas

Steele

old Bachelor-Male Dress

101 Uncertainty of Fame-Specimen of a

146 Passages from Cicero and Burnet

History of the Reign of Anne I.

Addison

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-

151 Character of a Man of Wit and Plea-

ley's country Seat-the Knight's do-

mestic Establishment

Steele

sure

152 Military Courage

107 Sir Roger's Conduct to his Servants

108 Character of Will Wimble

Steele

153 Folly of Wishing to be Young

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

116 A hunting Scene with Sir Roger

117 On Witchcraft-Story of Moll White

118 Sir Roger's Reflections on the Widow

-Love Scene

119 Rural Manners-Politeness

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

160 On great and natural Geniuses

Addison 161 Letter and Reflections on rustic Amuse-

ments

Addison

Budgell

Budgell

Addison 162 On Inconstancy and Irresolution Addison

163 Disappointment in Love-Letter from

Miss Shepherd

Addison

Steele

Addison

Leonora

Consolation

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198 Character of the Salamanders-Story

of a Castilian and his Wife

199 Letter on the mercenary Practices of

Men in the Choice of Wives

200 Political Arithmetic-Rules for Popu-

lation

201 Devotion-Enthusiasm

Addison

Stage-Coach-Story of a Lottery

Ticket-from the Guardian of two

Nieces

Steele

Steele 243 On the Beauty and loveliness of Virtue Addison

244 Letters on Raphael's Cartoons-on Fe-

male Apes

Mr. H. Martyn

Addison 245 Simplicity of Character-Letters on in-

nocent Diversions-Absent Lovers-

from a Trojan

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

Children

246 Mischief of Mothers not nursing their

247 Different Classes of Female Orators

248 On Beneficence, with Examples

Complaint of Starers

Addison

206 Modesty, Diffidence, Self-denial

205 Description of a Female Pander-af-

fected Method of Psalm-singing-

Erratum in the Paper on Drinking

Steele 219 Laughter and Ridicule

250 On the eyes

Addison

Steele

ters on Visiting-Seduction-from a

Lover

207 Notions of the Heathens on Devotion Addison

208 Depraved Taste on the Theatre-Let-

Steele

251 Letter on the Cries of London

252 Letters on the eye-Cure for a bad

Husband

Female Oratory

253 On Detraction among bad Poets-

Pope's Essay on Criticism

Steele

Addison

Steele

Addison

Steele

Addison

Golding

Steele

Addison

Steele

Hughes

Addison

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