The British Essayists: Spectator

THE

• BRITISH ESSAYISTS;

WITH

PREFACES

BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL,

AND CRITICAL,

BY THE

REV. LIONEL THOMAS BERGUER,
LATE OF ST. MARY HALL, OXON: FELLOW EXTRAORDINARY OF THE

ROYAL MEDICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH.

IN FORTY-FIVE VOLUMES.

VOL. XV.

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CONTENTS TO VOL. XV.

No.

567. Method of political Writers affecting Secrecy;

Specimen . . . . . . . . Addison.
568, Coffee-house Conversation on the preceding

Paper-The whole Duty of Man turned into a

Libel .. . .. .. . . . . . . Addison.
569. On Drunkenness . . . . .
570. On petty Ambition · · · · Unknown.
571. Advantages of seeking the Protection of the

Supreme Being · · · · · · Unknown.
572. On Quacks . . . . . . Pearce.
573. Letter from the President of the Club of

Widows . . . . . . . . · Unknown.

7 4. Advantages of Content . . . Addison.

7 5. The present Life preparatory to the Happiness

of Eternity . : : : : Addison.

576. On Singularity; the Dread and Affectation of it

Addison.

577. Letter from a Person supposed to be crazed-

Petition of John a Nokes and Tom a Styles

Unknown.

578. On personal Identity-Story of Fadlallah

Unknown.

579. On Adultery-Dogs which guarded the Temple

of Vulcan . . . . . . . . Addison.

580. On the Glories of Heaven ·

581. The Author's Answer to his Correspondents;

Letters from a Loyer and young Lady. "Unknown.

582. On the Itch of Writing . . . Addison.

583. Duty of being usefully employed-on Planting

Addison.

584. Story of Hilpa . . . . . -.-

585. The same concluded . . . . -

No.

586. The Use of Dreams . . . . . Byrom.
587. The Vision of Hearts . . . · Unknown.
588. On Self-love and Benevolence . Grove.
589. On Planting-Folly of destroying Wood

Unknown.
590. On Eternity . . . . . . Addison.
591. Questions and Cases of Love · · Unknown.
592. Dramatic Improvements-Criticisms. Addison.
593. On Dreams, how to be improved. Byrom.
594. On Calumny. .' • . · Unknown.
595. On the Abuse of Metaphors • · ---
596. Distresses of a very amorous Gentleman