Humour, danger of banishing from the stage, ii. 292; definition of, iv. 42. Husbands, most prudent conduct for English, iii. 53; ladies advised to get, 252.
Hyde, Lord, dissuades the publish- ing of Bolingbroke's Letters on History, iv. 255.
Hymns, their early use in religious rites, ii. 235.
Hypasia, history of, iv. 92. Hyperbole defined, ii. 269.
Ideal beauty, whence derived, ii. 231.
Ignorance, happiness of the valley of, iii. 105; is positive, 334. Ill nature passes for wit, iv. 39. Il Penseroso, its character, iv. 288. Imagination, can recall the past, 73; a strong one, dangerous to content, ii. 286. Imitation, pleasure arising from, ii. 232; foundation of the fine arts, 244. Inconstancy produced by a love of reasoning, iii 334. Insects, sagacity of, iv. 106. Instinct, superior to reason, i. 132. Insults, advantages to be drawn from, iii. 239.
Invention and enthusiasm constitute genius, ii. 244. Ireland, Goldsmith's partiality to, i. 306.
Iris, lines addressed to, i. 129. Italy, combines all the richest bounties of nature, i. 84; de- graded condition of its inhabitants, 84; state of polite learning in,
Jests, success of a rich man's, ii. 26. Johnson, Dr, his opinion that Gold- smith's talents were slow in matu- ring disproved, i. 8; sells the Vicar of Wakefield for him, 25; his opinion of Goldsmith's fitness for an Asiatic tour, 32; estimate of Goldsmith as a historian, 35;
stands forth as the champion of Goldsmith's comedy, She Stoops to Conquer, 40; his observation in regard to that piece, 42; opinion as to Goldsmith's religion, 60; disclaims Goldsmith as an imitator, 62; his estimate of Gold- smith as an author, 67. Justice, the greatest and most diffi- cult of kingly virtues, iii. 109; striking instance of, 110. Justice and Generosity, a tale, iv. 95.
Kabul, story of his death and trans- migration, iii. 42.
Kearney, Archdeacon, his evidence that Goldsmith distinguished him- self at college, i. 8.
Kelly, the dramatist, editor of the Public Ledger, i. 24; some ac- count of, 121, note.
Kenrick, Dr, his scurrilous letter to Goldsmith, i. 43. iv. 320; some account of, i. 119. Kentish Town, remarks on, in the
style of modern travellers, iii.337. Kilcoubry, Lord, a glover, i. 301. Kings, when their praise is lasting, i. 149; arguments in favour of,
ii. 78. Knighthood, proposal to establish in England an order of female, iii. 305.
Knowledge of one's self, its impor-` tance, i. 322. Kunokephaloi, curious accounts of, iii. 44.
indulgent in monarchical than popular governments, iii. 145; in what the Chinese and English differ, iii. 210. Lawsuits, remarks on, iii. 277. Lawyers, how they live, iii. 277. Lee, Nathaniel, his rant, ii. 224. Legislature should make reforma- tion the aim of laws, ii. 122. Lennox, Mrs Charlotte, an au- thoress, i. 141, note.
Leo, the philosopher, his writings,
Letters, republic of, that term inappropriate, iii. 54.
Lies, trade in, carried on, iii. 16. Life, miseries of, i. 178; what gives it its true relish, ii. 285; to what compared, iv. 51.
Lissoy supposed to be the scene of
the Deserted Village, i. 95, note. Literary Club, some account of,
i. 28, note; contribute for a monument to Goldsmith, 50. Literary men, several eminent foreign, noticed, iv. 22. Literature, to arrest its decline the
cause and remedies should be pointed out, iv. 4; the numbers who aspire to its honours inju- rious, 5; its progress towards maturity how promoted, 5; causes of the depravation of ancient, 7. Logicians Refuted, a poem, i. 131. London affords every kind of com- pany, ii. 163; contrasted with Nankin, iii. 9.
London, a poem, its character, iv. 289.
Longinus, his opinion in regard to metaphors, ii. 254. Love, that of the English and Dutch contrasted, iii. 48; obstacles to, in different countries, 316. Lovers, what kind the most danger- ous, iii. 174.
Luke and George Leck, some account of, i. 93, note. Lumpkin, Tony, i. 236; an improved edition of Humphry Gubbins, 42.
Luxury spreads a deceitful splendour over a country, i. 102; aggravates
the miseries of the poor, 103; attended with some good effects, iii. 30.
Mac Flecknoe, a satire, its character, iv. 290.
Macpherson, James, Esq. i. 119. Mad Dog, elegy on the death of a, i. 130.
Maffei, his tragedies, iv. 15. Magazine, Lady's, conducted by Goldsmith, i. 24.
Magazine, The Infernal, ii. 171. Magazine, specimen of one in minia- ture, ii. 170.
Magistrate, a corrupt, a human hyæna, iii. 233.
Males and females, proportion of, ii. 211.
Mallet, David, Esq. Bolingbroke bequeathes him his writings, iv. 252; refuses to suppress the letters on history, 258.
Man, his rationality disputed, i. 131;
a solecism in nature, ii. 175, iii. 41; his ignorance and need of a revelation, 62.
Man in Black, in the Citizen of the World, iii. 34; who the arche- type of, i. 3. Mandarines, story of one ostenta- tious of his jewels, iii. 188. Mandarines, story of the twelve, iii. 121.
Mankind have periods of advancing and retrograding in civilization, iii. 184; neither their virtues nor vices without alloy, 195; com- pared to a ship, 241; high notions of the dignity of their nature, 318. Margites of Homer, first regular plan of comedy, ii. 241.
Marlow, in She Stoops to Conquer, resembles Lord Hardy in Steele's Funeral, i. 42.
Marriages, runaway, seldom turn out well, ii. 293. Marsyas, fable of, ii. 25. Massey, his translation of Ovid's Fasti criticised, ii. 307. Massillon, his impressive preaching, ii. 182; specimen of, iv. 153. Mathematics, Goldsmith's opinion of, iv. 50.
Methodists, Dr Johnson's opinion of, ii. 184. Middle order in a state, the most virtuous, ii. 79; how its influence may be destroyed, 79; observa- tions on the pride and luxury of, iv. 160.
Mills, Edward, Esq. Goldsmith's letter to, i. 310.
Mind, the good effects of unbending the, iii. 156.
Mirth, enthusiasts enemies to, iii. 307.
Mischief, the power of doing seldom commensurate with the desire, ii. 60.
Misers, that name often misapplied, iv. 97, 118.
Misery, whence it proceeds, iii. 129; self created, 263. Montaigne, not admired in company, i. 58; remark of his, 315. Montesquieu, the Citizen of the World, an imitation of his Lettres Persanes, i. 63; his Spirit of Laws, iv. 25.
Moral Philosophers, Society of, ii. 169.
Morals low where there is little refinement, i. 87.
Mordaunt, Sir Philip, his suicide blamed, iii. 215. Mourning, manner of in England and China, iii. 270. Multitude, their approbation seldom well founded, iii. 109. Music, three principal schools of, ii. 278.
Muzzy Club, account of, ii. 165. Myra, sonnet to, i. 139.
Nabis, his instrument of torture, iv. 289.
Naïveté, what, ii. 222. National concord, thoughts on, ii. 208.
Natural history, advantages of studying, iv. 261; notice of the principal writers in, 261; objects of, 280; systems of, 281. Naturalists, their trifling pursuits, iii. 256. Nature unjustly charged with par- tiality to particular ages, iv. 4. New books, their value compared with old, iii. 218. Newmarket, remarks on horse- racing there, iii. 247. Newspaper, specimen of a, iii. 17. Nobility are sure of flattering elegies, iii. 293.
Nobleman, account of an English, iii. 91; why courted, 92; dullest productions of one sure of success, iii. 166.
Noise in the world, in what way some make a, ii. 198. Northumberland, Earl of, offers Goldsmith his protection, i. 4; invites him to an interview, 30; neglects Goldsmith's recommen- dation in favour of his brother Henry, 31.
Novels, their bad effects upon youth, i. 313.
Novelty offensive to critics, iv. 40. Numbers, the restraint of, advan- tageous to poetry, iii. 116.
Oglethorpe, General, letter from, on the defects of hospitals, i. 319.
Obscure ages, view of, iv. 11; some | Philosopher, diary of a desponding,
of the principal writers of, 12. Old maids, that state not invo- luntary, iii. 80. Opposition, within due bounds, salutary, ii. 209; not incompatible with national concord, 210. Opera, state of in England, iv. 179. Otway, his pathos, ii. 224. Ovid, his false taste, ii. 224; diffi- culty of translating, 307.
Paine, Thomas, his letter to Gold- smith, i. 320.
Painter, story of a, iii. 179. Painting, poetry a kind of, ii. 246; undue partiality to, iii. 98. Parnell, Dr, epitaph on, i. 138; account of his life, iv. 189; Pope's letters to him, 197; joint letter of his friends to him, 198; his merits as a poet, 204; remarks on his poetical pieces, 205. Party, its effects on the mind, i. 80.
Passion employs figurative language,
Passions, the source of our pleasures as well as misfortunes, iii. 137; the business of philosophy in regard to, 138.
Patience, man not aware of its extent till tried, ii. 75. Patronage of genius, formerly fa- shionable among the nobility, iv. 33.
Peace-makers, a kind of judges in Holland, their usefulness, iv. 120. Peasantry, a bold, once destroyed,
cannot be replaced, i. 96. Penal laws, bad effects of their severity, ii. 123; heaviest on the poor, iii. 230; impolicy of, 231. Percy, Dr, Bishop of Dromore, his life of Goldsmith, i. 2, note; description of Goldsmith's lodg- ing, 22.
Pergolese, his music, ii. 278. Persians, their extravagant honour to Ali, iii. 320. Philosopher, indigent, his speech in favour of a war with Spain, ii. 172; rules for behaviour, ib.
Philosophers, reflections suggested by their fates, iii. 124. Philosophy, its consolations insuffi- cient, ii. 133; its advantages, iii. 129. Philosophy, Goldsmith's Survey of -Experimental, its character, i. 26; introduction to, iv, 300. Physicians, advertising, receive their knowledge by inspiration, iii. 67; much encouraged, 196. Pilkington, Mr, imposes upon Goldsmith, i. 48, note.
Piozzi, Mrs, weight due to her statements, i. 55.
Pirates, cruel punishment of the Wolga, iii. 267.
Pity, incompatible with friendship,
iv. 88; seldom leads to great effects, 89.
Plato, his metaphors censured, ii. 254.
Playhouse, description of the spec- tators, and performance at, iii.
Pleasing all, not to be attempted, iii. 179.
Pleasure, a man of, often very miserable, iii. 176.
Pleasures, why the prospect of,
delights more than the fruition, ii. 39; all hinge upon sense, iii. 20.
Poetry, the Art of, by Goldsmith, i. 26, note. Poetry, a chief amusement among unpolished nations, i. 79; apt to be supplanted by painting and music, 79, iii. 98; in what re- spect not strictly according to nature, ii. 232; origin of, 234; distinctive qualities of, 245. Poets, their enviable faculty of hoping, ii. 285; not necessarily versifiers, iii. 116; some prose writers deserving the title of, 116; prior to prose writers, ib. iv.7; faults of modern English, iii. 117; their character every where the same, 241; instances of poor, 242; their poverty an improper subject of ridicule, iv. 36.
Poles, their manners, iv. 69. Polite Learning, Goldsmith's in- quiry into the present state of, when written, i. 22; its charac- ter, 23; publication, ib. ; intro- duction to, iv. 3. Polite learning, character of a na- tion with posterity depends on their, iv. 11; great men owe their immortality to, 29. Politeness introduced by degrees, ii. 206; true, everywhere the same, iii. 112. Politics, passion of the English for, iii. 15; how gratified, 16. Poor, folly of their attempts to cope with the rich, ii. 50; their sorrows unheeded, iii. 325, 328 Pope, the, contrary accounts of,
Pope, Mr, controversy about, i. 64; his translation of Homer, ii. 247; blamed for exposing Parnell, iv. 202.
Popular governments, rigour of, iii. 145.
Posterity, a draft upon, ii. 162. Poverty, advantages and disadvan- tages of, iii. 195; necessity of concealing, and hints on the method, iv. 91.
Praise, when received as a favour, and when as a debt, ii. 203. Preacher, description of one, i. 98; requisites in a popular, ii. 182. Precedent, effect of governing by,
Precocity of talent seldom leads to great excellence, ii. 220. Prejudice, absurdity of national, ii. 216; not inseparable from love of country, 217. Present, enjoying the, considered, iii. 127.
Pretender, the, failure of his expe- dition to Scotland, iv. 233. Pride and anger, their connection and hurtful effects, i. 323; iii.
Prince, trifling studies improper for a, iii. 138. Prior, character of his Alma, iv.
Prison, discipline introduced in a, ii. 122; contentment in, iii. 78. Profession, to know one, sufficient,
Promise, sacredness of, ii. 100. Prosopopæia, its effect in poetry, ii. 249; examples of, 264. Providence, in what respects kinder to poor than rich, ii. 134. Public, the patron of authors, iii.
Punishments, capital, when right, ii. 122.
Purdon, Edward, epitaph on, i. 138.
Purse, what kind the most lucky, ii. 48.
Pyron, his wit, iv. 25.
Quebec, stanzas on the taking of, i. 138. Quickly, Mrs, imaginary dialogue with, at the Boar's Head Tavern, ii. 187.
Rabelais, his remark on reckonings, ii. 165.
Radcliff, Dr, assists Goldsmith in procuring a situation, i. 20. Raimond et Angeline, French translation of the Hermit, iv. 309.
Ranelagh, a market for wives, ii. 70.
Rank, a glaring instance of its screening guilt, iii. 111.
Rape of the Lock, its character, iv. 288.
Reading, how it should be conduct- ed, iii. 240.
Reason, a weak antagonist of pas- sion, ii. 181; result of governing by, iii. 335.
Refinement not suited to poverty, ii. 37.
Religion, its superiority to philo- sophy, ii. 133.
Repentance justly more prized than undeviating rectitude, ii. 105. Reports, credulity of the English in regard to, iii. 293. Repose, why men do not find it, iii. 269.
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