THESE PAPERS

ARE DUTIFULLY INSCRIBED TO HIS BEST BENEFACTOR

AND PATRON,

HIS MUCH-HONOURED FATHER,

AS A HUMBLE EXPRESSION OF HIS LOVE,

AND

A STILL HUMBLER TRIBUTE TO MANLY VIRTUE AND

UNBLEMISHED INTEGRITY OF LIFE,

BY

WILLIAM ROBERTS, A. M.,

Late Fellow of C. C. Coll., Oxon,

VOL. XXXV.

Page

No.

INTRODUCTION to the work with an expo-

sition of the motives inciting the author

to undertake it.

1

1. Some account of the ancient and peace-

ful family of the Olive-Branches, parti-

cularly of the mother of Simon. ... 17

2. A further account of the nature of the

work-Declaration of hostilities—A

very curious dream......

25

3. Character and plan of the society of

which Simon Olive-Branch is perpetual
president—The government of Echo-
Advantages of peace and forbearance in
conversation-Mr. Blunt's character,
and conversion, brought about by means
of the singular institutions of the author's
club— Mr. Barnaby, the church-warden

-Mr. Anthony Allworth.............. 34

4. The effect of sudden perferment in loosen-

ing ancient connexions— Tom Varn-
ish–Anthony Trueman's letter- Epis-

tle from former self to present self...... 44

5. Female society-Madam Olive-Branch

perpetual Presidentess—Miranda's ele-

gant harangue-Vickery's incomparable

têtes.

52

6. First paper on the subject of religion-

General thoughts on the contemplation

of nature's works, and the beautiful ana-

logies arising therefrom—The reader
prepared for a succession of papers on
the subject of religion-Fears of Madam

71

No.

Page

Olive-Branch for the success of the un.

dertaking

62

7 Qualifications of Simon Olive-Branch for

the work— Assistances received-More

invited-Statement of obligations--An-

swers to applications for redress.....

8. On the uses to which solitude may be

turned-Introduction of Eugenio to the

reader-His person-His habits-His

excellencies-A poetical dialogue ...... 79

9. Plan of a female boarding-school, by a

projecting friend, designed to carry into

effect the principles and reasoning set

forth in a dissertation on the rights of

Women-An extraordinary new and

true story of the Ceugnontain Socouima 97

10. Wit of an April-fool day.

98

11. Modern biography-Heads and particu-

lars of the life of a jack-ass--Dialogue,

after the manner of Fontenelle, between

a modern biographer and a kennel-scra-

per .....

105

12. Physical and moral effects of fine wea-

ther--More of Eugenio-Letter to his

Amelia-Stanzas on Winter-Love can

soften its rigours

116

13. Comparative biography-Some touch-

ing resemblances between Crassus and

Lord Chatham-Letter from the Projec.

tor- A biographical apparatus....

124

14. Letters from various ladies, and the per-

plexity into which Simon-Olive-Branch

is thrown thereby-Belinda Daub-

Sarah Solemn-Lucinda Heartfree-

Grace Latitude-Martha Muscle-Ra-

chael Unruly.............

134

15. Short history of physiognomy-Opinions

No.

Page
thereon-Letters from Benjamin In-
voice and Peter Poker

143

16. First part of a solemn dream on the Em-

pire of Nothing-Great City of Tinti-

nabia

153

17. Our misconceptions as to the bias of our

own talents-Dick Addle, his long

course of blunders in the inquiry, and
final success—Mr. Isaac Olive-Branch's

authentic list of accidental discoveries-

Will Wetherall's Letter

...... 164

18. Pleasures of the country- A rustic cele-

bration- A petition to Mr. Simon Olive-

Branch-Letter from Eugenio to Amelia

_Verses to the Bee......

175

19. Epistle from Oxford, exhibiting an ac-

count of a most extraordinary inven-

tion-Particulars in a letter from Ti.

berius Vosterhusius

186

20. Second part of the vision of the Empire

of Nothing-An interesting account of

the Academy-Region of Expecta-
tion-Land of promise-Island of Ga-

pers-Paradise of Fools--City of Shim-

sham-Introduction at the court of his

Inane majesty

195

21. Some morality in gaming-Ravages of

that vice on the character and attributes

of the female sex-Unexaggerated his-

tories of two living females

215

22. Dissertation on dreams

226

23. Letter to the king

237

24. Further account of the club--Its disci-

pline-Cognizance and jurisdiction of its

departments-Absent disciple ............ 250

25. Moral uses of calculation- An Arabian

ghost story

261