poet Of Axionicus, Bathon, Cha- remon, Clearchus, Criton, Croby- lus, Demoxenus, Demetrius, and Diodorus, with fragments of the CIV. Fragment of the comic poet Epi- crates: Of Eriphus and Eubulus, with fragments of the latter: Of CV. Fragments of the poet Mofchion : Of Nicoftratus, Philippus, Phani- cides; Sotades and Straton, with CVI. Fragments of Theophilus, Timocles and Xenarchus: Conclufion of the catalogue of writers of the middle comedy: General obfervation upon thefe poets and the author's addrefs CVII. The notion of a certain humorist that death might be avoided at will; remarks confequent thereto, and fe- rious reflections upon that neceffary CVIII. Short CVIII. Short review of events in the reign of King Charles the First introduc tory of the great rebellion. Of the education of a prince, heir apparent to a throne; its importance, diffi- culty and duties defcribed Page 230 CIX. Ben Jonson's imitations of Philc ftratus compared with the original paffages: his fatirical glances at Shakespear infanced; his bags in the mafque of the Queens compared with Shakespear's witches in Mac- 238 CXI. Review of the Samfon Agonistes of Milton; the critics of Dr. Sa- CXII. Letter from H. Polkumous com- fering to fupply him with a collecti- NUMBER. CXIII. An argument for the evidences of the pafages from the antient heathen writers adduced to fhew how far CXIV. Obfervations upon these several infances of right reafon in the heathen world; modes of reafoning, by which natural religion might deduce the probability of a future ftate of rewards and punishments. Confufion of fyftems in the philofophy of the heathens. Of the peculiar nation of the Jews; their character, hiftory, government and religion 278 CXV. Reafons offered à priori for the neceffity of a Mediator: The appearance of Christ on earth accompanied with fuch evidences as put it out of doubt that he was the true Meffias: Arguments of David Levi in a pamphlet lately published from the non-accordance of the evangelical genealogies examined. The gofpel account of the birth of Chrift vindicated 285 CXVI. Argument of David Levi for the fuperiority of the miracles wrought by by Mofes over thofe, which the evangelifts record of Chrift: His cavils against two particular mira- CXVII. Further defence of the miracles ob- further attempts for finking the character of Chrift below that of Mofes fairly confidered; the whole THE OBSERVER. N° LXXIX. PREJUDICE is fo wide a word, that if we would have ourfelves understood, we must always use fome auxiliary term with it to define our meaning: Thus when we fpeak of national prejudices, prejudices of education, or religious prejudices, by compounding our expreffion we convey ideas very different from each other National prejudice is by fome called a virtue, but the virtue of it confifts only in the plication and moderate degree of it. It proper ap must be confeffed a happy attachment, which can recon VOL. III. B cile |