INDEX

TO THE

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL PREFACES.

The Figures refer to the Pages.

ADDISON'S early connexion with Steele, Tat. i. 45;
discovers Steele to be the author of the Tatler,
57; his first writings in that work, ib.; sub-
sequent papers, 62; similarity of humour with
Steele, ib.; share in the Spectator, Sp. v. 9;
discussion on his humour, 22; instances of its
being happily imitated by Steele, 24; the moral
tendency of his writings, 25; criticisms on Para-
dise Lost, 26; style, 27; remarks on his life, 35;
share of the eighth volume of the Spectator, 69;
of the Guardian, Guar. xiii. 14. 16; fatality at-
tending the publication of his works, 32; opinion
of Steele's political zeal, 36; quarrel with Steele,
38; his Whig-Examiner and Freeholder, 42; on
comparisons between his style and that of John-
son, Ram. xvi. 41

ADVENTURER, historical account of, Ad. xix. 1, et
seq.

Amhurst, Mr., author of the Craftsman, Guar. xiii.
49

Anti-theatre, Guar. xiii. 41

Arnall, Mr., author of the Free Briton, Guar. xiii. 52
Arne, Mr., the upholder, Tat. i. 60

Astell, Mrs. Mary, Tat. i. 60

Atterbury, Dr., style of, Sp. v. 33

Bacon's Essays, Tat. i. 23
Baker, Mr. Thomas, Tat. i. 78

Baldwin, Mr. Henry, threatening letter to, from
Hawkesworth's friends, Ad. xix. 28

Bangorian controversy, Tat. i. 59

Barrow, Dr., style of, Sp. v. 33

Bartelett, Dean, Guar. xiii. 29

Bath, Earl of, a writer in the Craftsman, Guar. xiii.
49; in the World, Wor. xxii. 48

Bathurst, Dr. Richard, his supposed share in the
Anventurer, Ad. xix. 33

Beattie, Dr.'s opinion of Bickerstaff, Tat. i. 63; of
Swift, 70; information respecting Addison, Sp.
v. 13; opinion of Sir Roger de Coverley, ib.; of
Addison's humour, 23; of the countess of War-
wick, 38

Bee, The, Sp. v. 49

Berenger, Mr. R., Wor. xxii. 45

Berkeley, Bishop, life of, Guar. xiii. 16

Bickerstaff, name of, Tat. i. 55. 63

Birch, Dr. Thomas, Guar. xiii. 29

Blackall, Bishop, Tat. i. 59

Blackmore, Sir Richard's lay-monk, Guar. xiii. 45
Blair, Dr.'s criticisms on the Spectator, Sp. v. 29;
mistakes in his lectures, 31; criticism on his
style, ib.

Bolingbroke, Lord, style and character of, Sp. v. 33 ;
a writer in the Craftsman, Guar. xiii. 49
Boswell's Life of Johnson, corrected, Ram. xvi. 22;
defence of, 52; confused account of Dr. Bathurst's
share in the Adventurer, Ad. xix. 34; on the
Idler, Id. xxvii. 17

Boulter, Abp., a writer in the Freethinker, Guar.
xiii. 47

Bournelle, Mons., an opponent of the Tatler, Tat. i.
78

Boyle, Hon. Hamilton, a writer in the World, Wor.
xxii. 48

British Journal, Guar. xiii. 53

Broome, Dr., Sp. v. 59

Broughton, Rev. T., Sp. v. 73

Budgell, Eustace, Life of, Sp. v. 42. 70

Burgess, Mr., Wor. xxii. 59

Burnett, Rev. Gilbert, Guar. xiii. 47

Burney's History of Music, Tat. i. 54

Byrom, Mr., Life of, Sp. v. 54:

Cambridge, Mr. R. O., on irony, Wor. xxii. 10;
share in, and life, 25

Carey, Mr., Sp. v. 58

Carter, Mrs., Ram. xvi. 16
Cato's Letters, Guar. xiii. 49

Censor, The, Guar. xiii. 46
Champion, The, Guar. xiii. 50

Chandler, Dr., author of the Old Whig, Guar. xiii.

51

Chapone, Mrs., Ram. xvi. 14, Ad. xix. 44

Chesterfield, Lord, a writer in Fog's Journal, Guar.
xiii. 48; in Common Sense; ib.; in Old Eng-
land, 51; the World, Wor. xxii. 21; quarrel
with Johnson, 23

Christian Hero, Tat. i. 43

Clarendon, style of, Sp. v. 33

Clarke, Dr., style of, ib.

Clio, Addison's signatures, meaning of, Sp. v. 41

Cole, Rev. Thomas, Wor. xxii. 53

Colman, George, a writer in the Adventurer, Ad.

xix. 44; life of, Con. xxv. 17

Common Sense, Guar. xiii. 48

Congreve, a writer in the Tatler, Tat. i. 73
CONNOISSEUR, historical account of, Con. xxv. 1

Cooper, Mr. J. Gilbert, Wor. xxii. 57
Cowper, Mr. W., Con. xxv. 34

Cork, earl of, Wor. xxii. 46; xxv. 32
Coventrye, Rev. Francis, Wor. xxii. 53

Coxe, Mr.'s character of lord Hardwicke, Sp. v. 60
Craftsman, The, Guar. xiii. 49

Chronicle, The Yearly, Con. xxv. 26

Daily Courant, Guar. xiii. 53
Daily Gazetteer, xiii. 52

Dalrymple, Sir David. See Hailes.

De Coverley, Sir Roger, opinions of his character,
Sp. v. 13

Denham, the poet, Tat. i. 43

Dodsley, Mr. Robert, Wor. xxii. 54

Duncombe's Letters, Sp. v. 53

Duncombes, W. and J., Wor. xxii. 52; Con. xxv.
34

Dunlop, Professor, Sp. v. 65

Elphinstone's edition of the Rambler, Ram. xvi. 22
Englishman, The, Guar. xiii. 12. 36

Essayists, subjects belonging to, Tat. i. 26; Con.
xxv. 16

Eusden, Mr., Sp. v. 58; Guar. xiii. 29
Examiner, The, Guar. xiii. 43

Excise, commissioners of, Johnson's harsh opinion of,
Id. xxvii. 15

Feltham's Resolves, Tat. i. 23

Fielding, style of, Sp. v. 34; writer of the Cham-
pion, Guar. xiii. 51; True Patriot, ib.

Fishpool, The, Tat. i. 49

Flexman's Index to the Rambler, Ram. xvi. 39
Fog's Journal, Guar. xiii. 48

Fool, The, Guar. xiii. 53

Francham, Mr., Sp. v. 65

Free Briton, The, Guar. xiii. 51

Freeholder, The, Guar. xiii. 42

Freeport, Sir Andrew, discussion on his character,

Sp. v. 20

Freethinker, The, Guar. xiii. 47

Fuller, Mr., Tat. i. 74

Garrick's character in the Rambler, Ram. xvi. 19

Gataker, Mr., Wor. xxii. 59

Gazetteer, Daily, Guar. xiii. 52

Gay, John, his share in the Guardian, Guar. xiii. 28
Golding, Mr., Sp. v. 58

Gordon, author of Cato's Letters, Guar. xiii. 50
Greenwood, James, Tat. i. 74

Grove, Mr. Henry, Sp. v. 56

Grub-street Society, Memoirs of, Guar. xiii. 52
GUARDIAN, historical account of, Guar. xiii. 9; ob-
jections to the name, 10; Steele's quarrel with
Tonson, 11; probable pay of the writers, 24
Guthrie, Mr., Guar. xiii. 51

Hailes, Lord, life of, Wor. xxii. 49; a writer in the
Mirror, 52

Hardwicke, Lord, character of, Sp. v. 59
Harper, Mr., Sp. v. 66

Harrison, Mr. W. Tat. i. 79

Hastings, Lady Elizabeth, Tat. i. 73

Hawkesworth, Dr., editor of Swift's Works, Tat. i.
80; projects the Adventurer, Ad. xix. 11; life
of, 14

Hawkins, Sir John's Life of Johnson, Tat. i. 55;
Ram. xvi. passim, Ad. xix. passim; a writer in
the Universal Spectator, Guar. xiii. 50

Henley, Orator, Sp. v. 62; Con. xxv. 39
Herring, Mr., Wor. xxii. 59

Heywood, Mr. James, Sp. v. 58

Honeycomb, Will, character of, Sp. v. 21, 22