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LENOX LIBRARY

NEW YORK

CONTENT S

OF THE

FOURTH VOLUME.

NUMBER.

XCIV. A

REVIEW of the present state of fociety in this country, as dependent upon laws, religion, manners and arts; the fame compared with antecedent periods, and murmurers against the prefent times reprehended and confuted Page I

XCV. Advantages of a great fortune well applied, and the contrary confequences refulting from it's abuse exemplified in the author's vifit to Attalus: A poetic rhapfody in the manner of The Tafk upon the first view of Attalus's country manfion

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XCVI. The vifit to Attalus concluded; obfervations refulting from that visit

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XCVII. The contemptible character of a proud man difplayed; a contraft given of hu

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XCVIII. Advantages of a happy talent for dif cerning times and feafons; rules and obfervations on this fubject; defaulters against thefe rules characterized in a variety of particulars Page 46

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XCIX. Difcovery of a curious Greek fragment, defcribing the paintings of Apelles, Parrhafius and Timanthes, taken from certain dramas of Eschylus the tragic poet

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C. Of the midddle comedy of the Greeks; anecdotes of Alexis; fragments of that dramatic poet collected

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CI. The fame collection continued and concluded. Anecdotes of Antiphanes 72

CII. Collection of fragments from the comedies of Antiphanes 80 CIII. Anecdotes of Anaxandrides: Of Ariftophon, with fragments of that poet: Of Axionicus, Bathon, Charemon, Clearchus, Criton, Crobylus, Demoxenus, Demetrius, and Diodorus, with fragments of the latter: Of Dionyfius and Ephippus

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CIV. Fragment of the comic poet Epicrates: Of Eriphus and Eubulus, with fragments of the latter: Of Euphron, Heniochus, Mnefimachus, and fragments of each

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CV. Frag

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CV. Fragments of the poet Mofchion: Of
Nicoftratus, Philippus, Phænicides,
Sotades and Straton, with various
fragments of their respective come-
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CVI. Fragments of Theophilus, Timocles and Xenarchus Conclufion of the catalogue af writers of the middle comedy: General obfervation upon these poets and the author's address to his readers upon this portion of his work

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CVII. The notion of a certain humourist that death might be avoided at will; remarks confequent thereto, and ferious reflections upon that neceffary event recommended to mankind in general 120

CVIII. Short review of events in the reign of King Charles the First introductory of the great rebellion. Of the educatio of a prince, heir apparent to a throne; it's importance, difficulty and duties defcribed 127

CIX. Ben Jonfan's imitations of Philoftratus compared with the original paffages: his fatirical glances at Shakespear inftanced; his bags in the mufque of the Queens compared with Shakespear's witches in Macbeth 136

CX. Review of Ben Jonson's comedy of the

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CXI. Review of the Samfon Agonistes of
Milton; the criticisms of Dr. Samuel
Johnson upon that dramă examined and
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opposed

CXII. Letter from H. Pofthumous complaining of a certain writer, who had publifhed a collection of his memoirs and remarkable fayings with an account of his laft will and teftament; afferting the account to be falfe in all particulars. A letter alfo from H. B. to the author, offering to fupply him with a collection of witty fayings for pofthumous publica167

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CXIII. An argument for the evidences of the Chriftian religion: A variety of paffages from the antient heathen writers adduced to fhew how far natural religion had enlightened mankind before revelation took place 176

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CXIV. Obfervations upon thefe feveral inftances 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, history, government and religion 184

CXV. Reafons offered à priori for the neceffity of a Mediator: The appearance of

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