Inquifition, 26; of lame men, 27; of mechanics fabled Epicurus' opinion of atoms, 281 Epimetheus, 53 Ericthonius, or Imposture, 289 Efop's cock, 42; fable of a cat, 142; Examples of unfortunate kings, 67; of friendship, 94 FABLE of Atalanta, 302; of Prometheus, 304; of Proteus, Fame, Fragment of Effay on, 207; pedigree of, 47; the Favourites, how bridled, 134; lefs dangerous if mean than Fear of death, 4 Fiction, love of, 1 Flowers and trees for each month, 162 Followers, 172; costly, not to be liked, nor factious, nor Forgiveness, glory of, 13 Fortune, 143; in a man's own power, 143; blind not in- Fountains of two forts, 167 Franknefs, quality of the ablest men, 17 Friends, 172 Friendship redoubleth joys, 95; leffens forrow, 95; health- GAMES of Prometheus, 317 Garden, description of, 165; for each month, 162 divided Gardening, the pureft of pleasures, 162 Gellius, faying of, 90 Glory of forgiveness, 13 Goodness imprinted in a man's nature, 42; or philanthro- pia, 41; parts of, 44 Government, 48; of colonies, 123; pillars of, religion, juf- tice, counsel, treasure, 49 Great place, 34 Graa, or Intrigue, 257 Greek philofophy investigates first principles, 280 HABITS beft overcome at once, 139 Harp of David, 16 Heath, 168 Heaven, or Beginnings, 268 Helen, preferred to Juno and Pallas, riches and wisdom, 33 Henry VII. only two counsellors, 73; fufpicious, 117 Hippomene challenged by Atalanta, 302 Honour, three things, 135 Hope, importance of, in government, 53; to be entertained Houfes, ufe preferred to uniformity in, 156; choice of ground Icarus, 287 Illicit arts, 289 Imposture, or Erichonius, 289 Indians, custom of, 141 Injudicious free-speakers, 232 Innovation, 86 Infolent fuccefs exposed to envy, 29 Iphicrates, his address to the Lacedemonians, 241 JESTS, things privileged from, 119 Judges, office of, with reference to the fuitors, 191; with Judicature, 191 Jupiter lamed by Typhon, 233; married Metis, or Counsel, 71 Juft fears, caufe for war, 67 KINGS, endangered by kindred and prelates, 67, 68; hearts tunate, have checks, 65; examples of, 65; in counsel Kingdoms, their true Greatness, 102 LEAGUES, or Styx, 239 Libels, 47; open and audacious, fign of troubles, 47 Love, martial men given to, 34; wanton, corrupteth, 34; Lewis XI. of France, his favourites, 260 Low Countries, recurrence of weather in, 201 Machiavel, 200 Machiavel, of custom, 143; in the Christian faith, 42 ; opi- Mahomet's boldness, 40 Man, ftatue of, 304; the centre of the univerfe, 307 Manufactures, fit for plantations, 122 Marriage and fingle life, 23 Married men, best subjects, 24; best foldiers, 24; give hof- tage to fortune, 23 Mafques and triumphs, 136 Maffacre, in France, 11 Matter, force may change but cannot annihilate, 273 Meals, cheerfulness at, 115 Mediocrity in morals, 319 Memnon, or a youth too forward, 274; fable of, explained, 274 Mercenaries, not to be depended upon, 105 Merchants, vena porta, 69; wealth of a state, 69; impolicy Metis, or Counsel, 331; relating to governments, 331 Mifanthropi worse than Timon, 43 Monarchy, tree of, 107 Monks in Ruffia, 141 Monopoly, evils of, 52 Montaigne, 4 Moral and civil philosophy, fabled by the songs of Orpheus, 266 Mountebanks of the body politic, 40 Narciffus, or felf-love, 237 National greatness best promoted by arms, 109 Nature, 138 Nature and Art, allegory of contest between, 302; not to be overtasked, 138; or Pan, 242 Neceffity, the ruler of princes, 240 Negociation, better by speech than letter, 170 Negociator, how to choose, 171 Nemefis, or the viciffitude of things, 292; vengeance or re- Nero Commodus, character of, 65 New fects in religion, when dangerous, 202 Nobility, monarchy without it a tyranny, 44; numerous, Nobles and people, difcontent of, 52 ODOURS, 137 Edipus, 321 Old men envious, 27 Order, life of difpatch, 88 Ordnance, use of, in China 2000 years fince, 205 civil difcipline, 266; and Sirens, 332 Otho, 5 Over early ripeness in youth, 152 PAINTING, imagination better than reality in, 153 Palace, defcription of, 157 Pallas, 53 Pan, or Nature, 242; god of huntsmen and shepherds, 243 § Pandora's Box, 305 Parables, preceded philofophical reasoning, 228 Parents, their joys, 21; their forrows, 21; their partiality, be liberal, 22 Paffions to be avoided in age, 115 Patience effential to justice, 193 Pentheus, or perplexed judgement, 263 People fit for colonies, 121; overtaxed not fit for empire, 105 Perfians in Arbela, 104 Perfonal negociation, when good, 171 Philofophy deftroyed by feditious tumult, 268; or Orpheus, Physicians, how to choose, 116 Phyfic and diet, 115 Pillars of government, 49 Pilate, 1 Place, fheweth the man, 37; rifing into, laborious, standing Placemen, thrice fervants, to the king, to the state, and to fame, 34; as to their colleagues, 38 Plantations, 121 Plants yielding the most perfume, 164 Pleafure, allegorical reprefentation of, 276; in recurring to youthful days, 276 Pluto's helmet, 78 Political discontent, how estimated, 50 Powder plot, II Power to do good, lawful end of aspiring, 35 Poverty, caufe of fedition, 49 Preface to Wisdom of the Ancients, 223 |