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CONTENTS.
VOL. XXIX.
NO.
PAGE
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...... 39
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........
46 NO.
66. Criticism on a Scene in Shakspeare's Richard III..... 51
67. Letter from Lorenzo-He goes in search of a Wife-
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
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........ 120
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....
80. Critique on that Species of Composition, known by the
Name of Advertisement.
130
138 NO.
81. Distresses of an Heiress, in a Letter from Olivia....... 145 96. Bad Effects of an Education too refined for the Society in which we live; in a Letter from Mary Muslin-
82. On Sign posts, as the Reward of Public Merit, and Cri-
terion of National Success........
151
83. Inquiry into the Causes of the Scarcity of humorous
Writers in Scotland.
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.....
168
86. Antiquarius, on the Virtues of certain ancient Medi-
cines
172
87. On Superstition and the Fear of Death.....
176
88. The Hardships of a private Tutor, in a Letter from
K. B.- Reflections suggested by it......
182
89. Emilia, on female Accomplishments-Answer by the
Author-Letter from Letitia Lappet, going to set up
Shop as Milliner.....
189
90. Calamities incident to extreme Old Age, particularly
the Loss of Friends; Feelings of the Author on a
Misfortune of that kind..
197
91. On the Duties of the Great, in Behaviour as well as
Conduct.
201
92. On the Desire of Figure-making.
207
93. Character of a Self-important Trifler; in a Letter from
Miss C. F....
212
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
The Marriage of Eval, a Poem-The Plagiarisms of the Mirror, in a short Letter from Evelina...
235
97. Account of the Flint Family, and their Conduct with
regard to the Education of Master Flint, by the young
Gentleman's Tutor, Hypodidascalus........
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....
294
105. Some Cautions with Regard to the Behaviour of People
in the Country..
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..
318
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