THE

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TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED

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BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, AND CRITICAL:

BY JAMES FERGUSON, Esq.

Author of the NEW BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, &c.

A New Edition, in Forty-five Volumes.

VOL XI.

CONTAINING SPECTATOR, VOL. VI.

LONDON:

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GLASGOW.

1819.

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

No.

CONTENTS

VOL. VI.

...... ADDISON.

311. LETTER on Fortune-stealers ........ HUGHES.

Remarks on them-on Widows....

312. On Sorrow-Power of bearing Cala-

mities-Letter on the Prayers of

Clergymen before Sermon .....

*.*.*.*. STEELE.

313. Comparative Advantages of public

and private Education............... BUDGELL.

314. Letters from a Lover, and Answer-

from John Trott on his Courtship

-Qualification of a Poet-Encor-

ing in the Theatres-Female. Edu-

cation

315. Criticism on Paradise Lost

***...*... STEELE.

*******... ADDISON.

316. Letters on Idleness-From a Lover UNKNOWN.

317. On waste of time-Journal of a

... STEELE.

318. Amours of Escalus, an old Beau

319. Letters from Dorinda, complaining

of the Spectator's Partiality-From

a Man of Fashion ............................................... BUDGELL.

320. Court of Inquisition on Maids, and

Bachelors Letter from an Idler... STEELE.

321. Criticism on Paradise Lost

......... ADDISON.

322. Letter from Octavia, complaining of

the Ingratitude of her Husband... STEELE.

323. Clarinda's Journal of a week

........ ADDISON.

324. Account of the Mohock Club-

Letter from a Countryman to his

Mistress

STEELE.

No.

325. On Looking-glasses-Passage from

Milton

.......

.....

326. Letter on Fortune-hunters-Hints

to a Lover-Causes of longing in

Women......

BUDGELL.

STEELE.

327. Criticism on Paradise Lost .......... ADDISON.

328. Letter from a Husband likely to be

ruined by his Wife's Accomplish-

ments

328*. Correspondence of Gabriel Bullock

and Mrs. M. Clark

329. Visit with Sir Roger de Coverley to

Westminster-Abbey

STEELE.

.. ADDISON.

330. Letters on the Education of Youth STEELE.

331. Dissertation on Beards .............

.... BUDGELL.

332. Account of the Sweaters-Letter

from three thrifty Ladies............ STEELE.

333. Criticism on Paradise Lost ......... ADDISON.

334. On Dancing

....... STEELE.

Letter on the same Subject ......... WEAVER.

335. Sir Roger de Coverley at the Theatre ADDISON.

336. On the unaccommodating Disposi-

tion of old men-Impertinence of

shopping

337. Letter on Education

........ STEELE.

........ BUDGELL.

338. Letter complaining of a merry Pro-

logue to a deep Tragedy. .... STEELE.

339. Criticism on Paradise Lost

.......... ADDISON.

340. Character of Prince Eugene........

STEELE.

341. Letter in Defence of merry Epilogues BUDgell.

342. Story of Hortensius and Sylvana... STEELE.

343. Transmigration of Souls Letter

from a Monkey..

....

344. Epicure Mammon's Letter on Eating

ADDISON.

-on Women taking Snuff ......... STEELE.

345. Criticism on Paradise Lost

No.

346. On true Liberality

347. Of the Mohocks-Manifesto of the

Emperor

348. Letter on Detraction

STEELE.

BUDGELL.

...... STEELE.

349. Consolation and Intrepidity in Death ADDison.

350. Cruelty of a French Captain-Reflec-

tions on Courage without Humanity STEELE.

351. Criticism on Paradise Lost............ ADDISON.

352. On early Wickedness-Extract from

Tillotson's Sermons.........

353. Letter on Education

... STEELE.

BUDGELL.

354. Character of a Devotee-Impudent

Behaviour of People in the Streets STEELE.

355. Use to be made of Enemies

356. Contemplation of the Character of

our Saviour

ADDISON.

STEELE.

357. Criticism on Paradise Lost ........ ADDISON.

358. Proper Ingredients of Festivity and

Mirth

359. Historyof Will Honeycomb's Amours BUDGELl.

360. On Propriety in genteel Dress....... STEele.

361. Letter on Cat-calls-History of them ADDISON.

362. Letters in Commendation of Brook

and Hellier's Wine-from a Scho-

363. Criticism on Paradise Lost ............ ADDISON.
364. Letter on Travelling.....EARL OF HARDWICKE.
From a new-married Couple-From

a Prude

365. Dangerous Influence of the Month

of May.

.......

366. Inconsistencies in Love-Thoughts

-Translation of a Lapland Love-
song-On a Chambermaid's Per-
quisites.....

STEELE.

BUDGELL.