CONTENTS.

VOLUME I.

No. HISTORICAL and Biographical Preface.

Original Dedications.

1. Introduction-Character of an absent Lover-

Betterton's Benefit---Continental Intelligence
-Death of Mr. Partridge STEELE

2. The Medicine: HARRISON-Continental Intel-

ligence-Raillery on the state of France.... STEELE

3. Play-house, a Poem by Blackmore---Tapestry

Continental Intelligence-Benefit of Bicker-

staff.....

4. Plan of the work-Characters of Cloe and Cla-

rissa-Dramatic news-Strolling company-

Continental Intelligence-Island of Felicia

5. Fallen State of Love-Cynthia the absent Lov-

er-Project for the Advancement of Religion

-Continental Intelligence-Story of Unnion

and Valentine-Character of the Duke of

Marlborough..

Visit from Sappho-Criticism on Homer ar

Virgil-Journal of the Iliad-Continental

Intelligence-Characters of Alexander and

Cæsar

7. The Author's will-Raillery on Marriage-
Characters of a Coquet and a Coxcomb-
Epsom Wells, a Comedy-Continental In-
telligence...

... STEELE

Reformation of the Stage-Continental Intelli-
gence-A Dream of the State of England.

9. Congreve's Old Batchelor: STEELE-Descrip-
tion of the Morning: SWIFT-Character of
Timon-Pastorella converted from Coquetry
-Continental Intelligence.....

10. Empire of Beauty-Continental Intelligence
11. A Similitude-On Death-Modern Prophets :
STEELE-Genealogy of the Staffs: Twis-
DEN-Continental Intelligence....

.....

12. Corruption of Manners and Language-Bite:

STEELE-A Winter Piece : PHILLIPS-Ver-

ses by..

13. Adventures of the Tatler's Guardian Angel, Pa-

colet-Continental Intelligence

..........

14. Character of Verus-Earl of Essex and Alchy-

mist-Dumb Fortune-teller and Widow-To

Corespondents

.......

15. Story of Pacolet-Gamesters-Pleasure ••••

16. Characters at Bath-Letter to Castabella

17. On Panegyric-Naked Truth criticised

18. On Signs: (probably) ADDISON-Distress of

News-writers....

.......

STEELE

STEELE.

DRYDEN.

STEELE.

ADDISON.

19. History of Esquires-Busy Body-A Trip to

the Jubilee-Letter from Madam Maintenon STEELE.

20. Complaint of a Lady: STEELE-Dramatic

News and Criticism; ADDISON-Continen-

tal Intelligence

........

21. Characters of a Gentleman and a Pretty Fel-

low-The Fox-Dramatic Writers of the last

and present Age-Letter on Mr. Bickerstaff's

Prophecy of his Death-Witchcraft-Con-

tinental Intelligence...

STEELE.

14. Character of a very Pretty Fellow-A Toast:

ADDISON-Continental Intelligence-Lines

to the French King..

.. STEELE.

25. On Duelling-Advice generally unwelcome--

Continental Intelligence ...

26. Letter from a Pretty Fellow-from Louis XIV.
-Duelling....

27. Character of a Rake-a Coquet-Verses on

a Parrot-Letter from Jeffry Nicknack-

Continental Intelligence.

28. On Duelling--Continental Intelligence........

29. Letter from Tim. Switch on Duelling-Critics

and Wits-Continental Intelligence ......

30. Character of the Author's Three Nephews-

Style of Love-letters

31. Duelling-Letter to the Author on his being

little known in the Country-Continental In-

telligence ...

32. Platonic Ladies-Madonella: SWIFT-On

Punning ..

33. Mrs. Jenny Distaff on the Treatment of the

Fair Sex-Attemps to seduce her-Continen-

tal Intelligence

34. Cures performed by the Author-Saltero's Cof-

fee house.

35. Snuff-taking-Cynthia's Courtship-Hamlet's

Direction to the Players: STEELE-Family

of Ix: (probably) SWIFT-Continental In-

telligence

36. Mrs. Jenny Distaff-Characters at Epsom-

Of Africanus: ADDISON-Continental Intel-'

ligence..

37. On the Fox-hunter's Speech-Cæsar to his party

at the Rubicon .....

STEELE,

STEELE.

STEELE.

STEELE.

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