CONTENTS NUMB. Sir Roger de Coverley, and on his own situation STEELE 545 Letter from the emperor of China to the pope- 546 On dishonest dealing-Cibber's Heroic Daughter -Letter on a generous benefactor . .- UNKNOWN Andrew Freeport on his retiring . • ADDISON UNKNOWN 552 Recommendations of industrious tradesmen Motteux – Harris - Rowley - Proposals for 553 On the Spectator's opening his mouth-Com- ann Letter from Oxford correspondents 554 On the improvement of genius. 555 Farewell paper and acknowledgments of assist. ance-Letter from the Academy of Painting • STEELE 556 Account of the Spectator opening his mouth . ADDISON 558 Endeavours of mankind to get rid of their bur. 560 Letters, from the dumb doctor from a pert bag- gage on the author's recovering his speech UNKNOWN 561 Account of the widows' club . . 562 On egotism-Retailers of old jokes . 563 Letters, from a blank-complaining of a choleric 564 On making a just estimate of the characters of 565 On the nature of man--of the Supreme Being . ADDISON cimen . . . . . -The Whole Duty of Man turned into a libel UNKNOWN 571 Advantages of seeking the protection of the Su- 573 Letter from the president of the club of widows UNKNOWN 575 The present life preparatory to the happiness of eternity . . . tition of John a Nokes and Tom a Styles UNKNOWN 578 On personal identity_Story of Fadlallah 579 On adultery-Dogs which guarded the temple of 580 On the glories of heaven ters from a lover and young lady . UNKNOWN 588 On self-love and benevolence .. 589 On planting-Folly of destroying wood . UNKNOWN 591 Questions and cases of love . UNKNOWY • BYROM UNKNOWN 595 On the abuse of metaphors . 596 Distresses of a very amorous gentleman . 597 The dreams of various correspondents . 598 On a merry and serious cast of temper · • ADDISON 599 The cave of Trophonius, a dream . UNKNOWN 600 Various opinions of future happiness . . ADDISON 601 On benevolence-Causes which obstruct it . GROVE 602 Advantages of an air of importance in making . . BYROM 604 On a desire of knowing future events . UNKNOWN 605 A difficult case in love resolved. 606 Embroidery recommended to the ladies . 607 Qualities necessary to make marriage happythe 608 List of persons who demanded the flitch of bacon -On antipathies Against embroidery 610 Applause of men not to be regarded—Story of 611 Letter from a lady insulted by her seducer-Re- flections on the subject : a lady marked by the small-pox casuist—Custom of Enborne . . 616 On vulgar phrases_Specimen. 617 On strained and pompous phrases—Specimen 619 Answers to various correspondents 621 On improper pride . . . . UNKNOWN 622 Memoirs of an honest country gentleman 623 Account of the custom of Enborne . 624 Division of mankind into classes-Pursuits of 625 Questions in love solved by the love casuist . GROVE UNKNOWN • BLAND UNKNOWN in church . . 632 Power of numbers-Grotto work-Verses on a 633 On oratory--Advantages from Christianity . PEARCE THE SPECTATOR. No. 544. MONDAY, NOV, 24, 1712. Nunquam ita quisquam benè subducta ratione ad vitum fuit, TER, Adelph. Act. v. Sc. 4. lies. No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience : insomuch that we find ourselves really ignorant of what we thought we understood, and see cause to reject what we fancied our truest interest. THERE are, I think, sentiments in the following letter from my friend captain Sentry, which discover a rational and equal frame of mind, as well prepared for an advantageous as an unfortunate change of condition, Coverley-ha!!, Nov. 15, 'SIR, Worcestershire. "I am come to the succession of the estate of my honoured kinsman, Sir Roger de Coverley; and I assure you I find it no easy task to keep up the figure of master of the fortune which was so handsomely enjoyed by that honest plain man. I VOL. VIII. B |