Equanimity of temper, the greatest of human per-
fections, Tat. iii. 176; what it is, Sp. vii. 196;
no true taste of life without it, vi. 143; its effects,
137
Equestrian order of ladies, Sp. x. 435. 437
Equipage, expense and affectation of it, Sp. vi. 144;
a great temptation to the female sex, v. 15; pro-
per to be set off with a rent-roll, Tat. ii. 66; very
splendid in France, Sp. v. 15; distinctions therein
would quicken industry, and discountenance
luxury, x. 428. See Coaches.
Equity, schools of, Sp. ix. 337
Erasmus insulted by a parcel of Trojans, Sp. viii.
239; introduces an echo in a poem, v. 59; his
diligent and unwearied improvement of time,
Ram. xvii. 108
Eriphile, excessive peevishness of, Ram. xvii. 112
Erratum, a remarkable one in an edition of the
Bible, Sp. xii. 579; in the rule for drinking, vii.
205
Error, how like to truth, Sp. x. 460; hard to be
avoided, vi. 117; the habitation of Error de-
scribed, x. 460; the aversion of most persons to
be convinced of it, Ram. xvi. 31; attempts to
justify, generally the effect of obstinacy or pride,
ib.; vulgar, supplement to Sir Thomas Brown's
treatise on, Con. xxvi. 109; catalogue of, Look.
xxxvi. 55
Esquires, the order of, Tat. i. 19; the illiterate part
of the nation, Sp. xi. 529; why enemies to Mr.
Bickerstaff, Tat. iii. 115. See Squire.
Essays, wherein they differ from methodical dis-
courses, Sp. xi. 476; essay writing, difficulties
attending it, vi. 123; extent and variety of this
kind of writing, Ram. xviii. 184; advantages and
inconveniences of it, ib.; hard words used in,
Con. xxv. 27; remarks on, xxvi. 71
Essence of things, less regarded than their external
and accidental appendages, Ram. xviii. 162
Estates, generally purchased by the slowest part of
mankind, Sp. vii. 222; mostly acquired by little
accomplishments, ix. 353
Esteem, distinguished from affection, Tat. iv. 206;
how distinguished from credit, iii. 176
Eternity, the prospect thereof, Sp. vii. 159; xii.
575; that part of it which is past, considered,
590; considerations on that part which is to come,
628; speech on it in Addison's Cato, translated
into Latin, ib.; a demonstration of the being of
God, ib.
Ether, fields of, the pleasure of surveying them, Sp.
x. 420
Etherege, Sir George, reproved, Sp. v. 51, vi. 65
Ethics, new treatise on, Con. xxvi. 74
Eton school, a custom of it, Wor. xxii. 22
Eubulus, an amiable character, Sp. v. 49; a wit,
the adventures of, Ram. xvi. 26, 27
Eucrate, the friend of king Pharamond, Sp. vi. 76;
his conference with Pharamond, 84
Eucrates, effects of the natural softness of his tem-
per, Tat. iii. 176
Eucratia, a beautiful feminine character, Sp. vi. 144
Eudosia, an excellent character, Sp. v. 7, vi. 144
Eudoxus and Leontine, their friendship, and mode
of educating their children, Sp. vi. 123
Eve, her treatment of an angel, described by Mil-
ton, Guar. xv. 138; her innocence to be imitated
rather than her nakedness, xiv. 100. See Para-
dise Lost.
Events, some of the most considerable, produced by
slender causes, Ram. xviii. 141
Eve-ites, women so called, Guar. xv. 142
Evergreen, Anthony, his collection of fig-leaves for
the use of the ladies, Guar. xv. 142
Favours of ladies, not to be boasted of, Sp. xii. 611
Faustina, the empress, her notions of a fine gentle-
man, Sp. vi. 128
Fawners, who, Sp. viii. 304
Fear of death often mortal, Sp. v. 25; of God, all
fortitude founded upon it, Guar. xiv. 117; treat-
ed as a passion, Sp. xi. 471; a necessary passion,
vii. 224; necessary to be subdued, xii. 615; when
it loses its purpose, vii. 152; of want, its effects,
vi. 114, see Hope, Devotion, Superstition; dis-
tresses of fear obviated by the contemplation of
death, Ram. xvi. 17; superstitious censured, 59;
in what cases it characterizes a coward, xvii. 126;
not intended to overbear reason but to assist it,
ib.; irrational indulgence of, 130
Feasts, considered, Tat. iv. 205; gluttony of, Sp.
Feeble, Lord, character of, Wor. xxiii. 90
Feelings, not so perfect as sight, Sp. x. 411; feel-
ings should be accommodated to happiness, Loun.
xxx. 34; sufferings from a woman of keen feel-
ings, xxxi. 55
Feet, pretty, a letter concerning them, Guar. xv..
132
Felicia, England, happy in good ministers of state,
Tat. i. 4; and Bonario, an allegory, Wor. xxii.
Fellows, various significations of that term, Tat. ii.
52; of fire described, 61; character of an honest
fellow, Ad. xxi. 100
Feltham, his notion of translation, Id. xxvii. 69
Female consort, music of, Tat. iii. 157; library pro-
posed, iv. 248; Sp. v. 37, see Library; female
literature in want of regulation, Sp. v. 37, viii.
242, see Education; female oratory, the excel-
lency of it, Sp. viii. 247. 252; rakes described,
ix. 336; virtues, when most shining, vi. 81; sex
Examination self, recommended by Pythagoras, Sp.
xii. 586; advantages of it, Guar. xv. 158
Examiner, animadversions on, Tat. iv. 239; re-
proved for insolence and scandal, Guar. xiii. 51;
misapplies the word church, and abuses the clergy,
lords, and commons, xiv. 80; insolence to a bishop
of the church of England, 90; writes in defence
of popery, ib.; his knack at finding out treason,
xv. 160; had no talent at panegyric, 170; letters
concerning him, xiv. 56, 63; an advocate for a
lady who was said not to be lain with, 63
Example, the influence of, Guar. xiv. 87, xv. 165;
its prevalence on youth, Sp. ix. 337
Examples, who, Sp. vii. 208
Excellence, desire of, laudable, Ram. xvii. 66; prac-
tical and ideal widely different, 112
Excess, when useful, Sp. vii. 180
Exchange, see Royal Exchange.
Exercise, bodily, the great benefit and necessity of,
Sp. vi. 115, 116, vii. 161; the most effectual phy-
sic, vii. 195, see Labour, Wakes; necessary to
health and vigour, Ram. xiv. 85; better paint for
the ladies than rouge, Wor. xxii. 36
Exercise of arms in London, Tat. i. 41
Exile, an elegy, Mir. xxix. 85
Existence, every stage to be distinguished by im-
provement, Ram. xviii. 155
Expectation, the torment of it greatest in the early
seasons of life, Ram. xiv. 111; the practice of
disappointing others, not consistent with true
friendship, xviii. 163; exemplified in the case of
Liberalis, ib.; our expectations often visionary,
Expenses, oftener proportioned to our expectations
than possessions, Sp. vii. 161
Experiments, modern, utility of, Wor.-xxiv. 141
Fontenelle, his saying of the ambitious and covetous,
Sp. xii. 576
Fontenoy, relation of the battle of, and its various
effects, Ad. xxi. 110
Fools, naturally mischievous, Sp. xi. 485; how they
differ from madmen, Tat. i. 40; the way to make
them madmen, iv. 208; April fools, Sp. v. 47;
changed for an experiment, vii. 148
Footman, without avarice, Tat. iii. 124; too fat for
his master, Guar. xiii. 54; too sober and too good,
Sp. xi. 493, see Servants; pedigree of, Con. xxvi.
102
Foot-race, by damsels, at Epsom Wells, Tat. i. 36
Fop, what sort of persons deserve that character, Sp.
viii. 280; inventory of the effects of a fop, Tat. iii.
113; education of, Ram. xvii. 109
Fopling, see Flutter.
For and forasmuch discussed, Tat. ii. 54
Forbes, Lord, his good offices to Steele, Tat. iv. 72
Forecast, Diana, desires to be quickly provided for,
Tat. iv. 200
Forehead, esteemed the most material organ of speech
in an orator, Sp. viii. 231
Foresight, Frank, his good husbandry, Guar. xv. 147
Forms of prayer, see Common Prayer.
Fornication, thoughts on, Sp. vii. 182. Guar. xiii.
17; state of it, Sp. viii. 266. 274
Fortitude, described by Mr. Collier, Tat. iv. 251;
founded on the fear of God, Guar. xiv. 117; when
most conspicuous, Tat. iii. 176; a remarkable in-
stance of it, 177; at war with beauty, Guar. xv.
152; the notion of it abused, 161
Fortius, why his faults are overlooked, Sp. x. 422
Fortunatus, the trader, his character, Sp. x. 433
Fortune, controlled by nothing but Infinite Wisdom,
Sp. viii. 293, ix. 312; often unjustly complained
of, viii. 282; the way to be above her, Tat. iii.
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