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CONTENTS.

VOL. XVI.

No. HISTORICAL and Biographical Preface.
Original Dedications.

1. The Author's Address-Importance of Au-
thors-Plan of the Work

2. History of the Author-the Lizard Family 3. Remarks on Collins' Discourse on Free

thinking

STEELE

STEELE or BERKELEY

4. On Dedications-the Author to himself
5. Family of the Lizards-the Females
6. The same-Sir Harry Lizard.

7. Conversation on Marriage-Smith's Letters to Sir Francis Walsingham

8. On Passion Story of Licenciado Esquivel, and Aguire

9. Character of Mr. Charwell-his Economies-Letter on Freethinking

10. On Dress-Letter of Simon Sleek on that Subject.

POPE

STEELE

11. On Reproof, GAY-Letter on the Obsequium Catholicon, and cures by it . POPE Criticism, and the Artifices of censorious Critics.

12.

on

13, Account of the younger Sons of the

Lizards.

14. Account of two thoughtless young Men -Fashion of driving Carriages ....

STEELE

No.

5. Love Verses-easy Writing

6. On Poetry-Songs-Song Writing.

17. On illicit Love-Story of a French

Knight

18. Thoughts on the Prospect of Death-

Psalm by Sir Philip Sidney.

19. On the Influence of Vice-Insensibility

to virtuous Sentiment-Henry IV. of

France, his Prayer before Battle.

20. On Duelling.

21. Excellency and Superiority of the Scrip-

tures

22. On a Country Life-Pastoral Poetry

23. On the same

24. Jack Lizard's return from the University-

on Pedantry-Conversation

25. On Lord Verulam's History of Hen-

ry VII...

26. All Women are Ladies-Letter recom-

mending a Wife to Sir Harry Li-

zard.

27. Grounds to expect a future State pro-

ved

28. On Pastoral Poetry

29. Essay on Laughter-several, Kinds of

Laughters

31. Various Schemes of Happiness.

STEELE

BUDGELL

STEELE

BERKELEY
STEELE

30. On Pastoral Poetry.

BUDGELL

32, The Subject of Pastoral Poetry treated in

an Allegory

STEELE

33. On the Merits of the Tragedy of Cato-

Prologue and Epilogue.

34. Conversation on fine gentlemen

35. The Pineal Gland discovered-Voyage

through several

36. Letter on Punning.

37. On the Tragedy of Othello-Story of Don

Alonzo :

tleman-like Man.

38. On pretty Gentlemen-Letter from a Gen-

39. Observations on the Pineal Gland of a

40.

Freethinker...

On the Pastorals of Pope and Philips
41. Censure of à Passage in the Examiner.

BERKELEY

BIRCH

HUGHES

STEELE

No.

42. Gifts necessary to a Story-teller

43. Opinions on the Characters of Lucia and

Marcia in Cato

44. Conduct of certain old Fellows in Gray's

Inn Gardens

45. Miseries of Seduction-Cyrus and Panthea

46. History of Madam Maintenon

47. The same continued.

49. Essay on Pleasures, natural and fantastical
-Pleasures of Imagination. . . .

50. Visit to the Country-offensive Barber-
romantic Pleasures

51. On sacred Poetry-David's Lamentation
over Jonathan

52. Colbert's Conversation with the French
King on the Power of the Dutch...

53. Strictures on the Examiner's Liberties with

the Character of ...

STEELE

BERKELEY

STEELE

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL

PREFACE

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THE GUARDIAN.

THE seventh volume of the SPECTATOR, originally intended to be the last, was concluded Dec. 6, 1712, and the first paper of the GUARDIAN made its appearance March 12, 1713. This work had been actually projected by STEELE before the conclusion of the SPECTATOR. In a letter to POPE, dated Nov. 12, 1712, he announces his intention in these words, "I desire you would let me know whether you are at leisure or not? I have a design which I shall open a month or two hence, with the assistance of the few like yourself. If your thoughts are unengaged, I shall explain myself farther." To this, which indicates that POPE had previously assisted STEELE, though of that assistance we have no direct proof, he answers that he shall be very ready and glad to contribute to any design that tends to the advantage of mankind, which, he adds, "I am sure, all yours do."*

STEELE'S Letters to his friends, vol. 2.

p. 338, 339.