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INDEX

TO

THE FIFTH VOLUME.

385, 456

on

42

ADDISON'S letter to a lady 135 British coinage, sketch of its history
Adversaria

109, 227
Allan Ramsay recommended 111

funds, their present state 473
Amatory poetry of Greece, remarks Buds, their reproduction explained 258

140 Burthen and load distinguished 128
Amelia, Prussian princess, portrait Caracchioli, h.s character

353
of her

187 Caribbs, their reliques described 67
American sea ports, duties collected Censors of the press, account of 245
at

77 Cicero, governed by his wife 405
western states described 211 Charles I vindicated
Letters vindicated 293 Chinese characters described 292
roads, a report on 21 Climate, its influence on mind dis-
Indians, remarks on 60
proved

323
revenue, statements of 73 Coins of Great Britain, their history
Ancient romance, a sample of 168

385, 456
Anecdotes, their usés

36, 53 Cockney dialect, examples of it 15
Antiquated terms, their beauty 173 Combustion, spontaneous, in man
Anyte, Greek poetess, account of 112 explained

69
Apothecary, on the pronunciation of 17 Colours, curious effects of contrast.
April-fool-day in India, account of 475 ing them

135
Arkwright, account of him 35 Consumption, cautions against 254
Armstrong, his prefaces described 119 Connoisseurship and its pleasures
Atticus, his character
332 examined

365
Augustus, portrait of

41 Coræsus and Callirhoe, an ancient
Authors, their difficulties
167 romance

168
Balloon, a projected one described 69 Crawshay's iron works described 471
Bathing, its nutritious effects 14 Critque on American Letters
Baptism, form of in Russia 255 Cromwell, anecdote of Oliver 41
Basil described by Mr. Sansom 44 Currie, memoir of the late Dr. 83
Beattie, memoirs of professor 423 D'Alembert, his portrait

351
Beau's dress in Henry IV's time 333 Darwin's style condemned 302
Beautiful and picturesque, distinc De Creutz, his character

353
tions between

439 Delinquent, account of that comedy 57
Biography of the learned, thoughts Denham, his merits estimated 229
45 Dialogue with a wrecker

25
Blight in corn explained

216 Doctors Commons, an account of 446
Bonaparte, his military character Drama in Sicily, its present state 414
defended
254 Dress, reflections on taste in

409
Bricks, error in the making of 383 Drunkenness, its three kinds de.
Bridges, a new substitute for them 232 scribed

336

on