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CONTENTS.

VOL. XXIX.

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58. Good Effects of Complacency and genteel Reforma-

tion-Story of Horatio and Emilia....

9

59. Esychus on Lounging.

15

60. Advantage, even to the greatest and most illustrious, of

being able to trifle occasionally...

21

61. Account of some Peculiarities in Mr. Umphraville-of

Attachment to inanimate Objects, and to Home..... 25

62. Of romancing in Conversation-Anecdotes of a French

Company, in a Letter from Eutrapelus.....

29

63. Of private and domestic Virtues-Character of Miss

Hargrave.....

34

64. Of good Company; in a Letter from Modestus...

65. The Hardship of educating a young Lady in an expen-

sive Manner, and then leaving her with a very slen-

der Provision for her Support-History of herself, by

S. M..

39

46

66. Criticism on a Scene in Shakspeare's Richard III..... 51

67. Letter from Lorenzo-He goes in search of a Wife-

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Characters-Bad Effects of neglected Education in

Men of Fortune.....

59

68. Description of a Macaroni Member of Parliament; Mr.

Umphraville's Reflections on that Character...................

67

69. Account of a younger Brother in the Country, in a Let-

ter from Joseph Fielding..

73

70. Danger of too much Intimacy with the Great—A Spirit

of Independence the best Guardian of Virtue-Story

of Antonio.....

78

71. Sequel of the Story of Antonio...

83

72. Advantages to be drawn from Scenes of Sorrow-the

Funeral of Maria.....

89

73. Essay on Dreams, by Insomniosus......

94

74. Essay on Dreams, concluded...

101

75. Letter from Timothy Shuttleworth, stating his Difficul-

ties in reading the Newspapers-General Reflections

on the Abuses of those daily Intelligencers..

108

76. Dinner at Mr. Melfort's-Hard Drinking-Mr. Umphra-

ville's Reflections on modern Manners.

114

120

77. The Effect of Difficulty in Attainment to heighten our

Keenness in Pursuit-Argument deduced from this

with Regard to the Rule of Poetical Justice......

78. Letter from John Hearty, giving an Account of his Suf-

ferings from an extreme Propensity to Friendship... 125

79. Integer, on negatively good Men-Scheme of a Newspa-

per to relate what Things are not done-Observations

on Pastoral Poetry..

130

80. Critique on that Species of Composition, known by the

Name of Advertisement..

138

81. Distresses of an Heiress, in a Letter from Olivia.................... 145

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82. On Sign posts, as the Reward of Public Merit, and Cri-

terion of National Success....

......

83. Inquiry into the Causes of the Scarcity of humorous

Writers in Scotland....

.....

151

158

84. Of the Privilege of Fashion to alter Nature-Some Ac-

count of certain fashionable Peculiarities in Edinburgh 163

85. Apology to Poetical Correspondents-The Exile, an

Elegy....

86. Antiquarius, on the Virtues of certain ancient Medi-

cines.

87. On Superstition and the Fear of Death...

88. The Hardships of a private Tutor, in a Letter from

K. B.-Reflections suggested by it.......

89. Emilia, on female Accomplishments-Answer by the

Author-Letter from Letitia Lappet, going to set up

Shop as Milliner.....

90. Calamities incident to extreme Old Age, particularly

the Loss of Friends; Feelings of the Author on a

Misfortune of that kind...

.....

91. On the Duties of the Great, in Behaviour as well as

Conduct.......

168

172

176

182

189

197

92. On the Desire of Figure-making..

201

207

212

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93. Character of a Self-important Trifler; in a Letter from

Miss C. F......

94. Effects of the Representation of certain Characters in

The Mirror-Letter from a Gentleman in London on

the Improvements of Edinburgh.....

219

95. Description of a dangerous Species of Coquette; in two

Letters from Mr. and Mrs. B.....

227

96. Bad Effects of an Education too refined for the Society
in which we live; in a Letter from Mary Muslin-

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The Marriage of Eval, a Poem―The Plagiarisms of
the Mirror, in a short Letter from Evelina..

97. Account of the Flint Family, and their Conduct with

regard to the Education of Master Flint, by the young

Gentleman's Tutor, Hypodidascalus....

235

242

98. Hypodidascalus's Relation continued Journal of Mas-

ter Flint's Studies for a Week

251

99. Criticism on the Character and Tragedy of Hamlet.... 259

100. Criticism of Hamlet, concluded.....

266

101. Danger of regulating our Conduct by the Rules of ro-

mantic Sentiment-Story of Emilia..........

271

102. Moderatus, on the Character of a Man of Spirit-Re-

flections on Female Spirit.....

279

103. Letter from Simon Softly, containing an Account of

his Visit to Sir Ralph Holdencourt, a Man of great

Family, with whom he had a Lawsuit.............. 286

104. Ill Consequences of retiring from Society-Character

of Acasto, a Country Gentleman........

105. Some Cautions with Regard to the Behaviour of People

in the Country....

294

300

106. Education necessary not only to fit Men for the World,

but to qualify them for enjoying Retirement from it. 306

107. Difference between theoretical Description and actual

Practice-Definition of honourable Love, by an anon-

ymous Author, and of a Battle, by A. Boyer........ 312

108. Inefficacy of guilty Pleasure to confer Happiness-

Story of Louisa Venoni......

109. Sequel of the Story of Louisa..

110. Conclusion of The Mirror....

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