1. On Suicide. Account of the Laft Guinea Club. Affembly at
White's, a kind of Laft Guinea Club. Different Ways of Suicide
Punish-
between Vulgar Perfons and Perfons of Fafhion. ments for Suicides propofed. Frequency of Self-murders in England falfely imputed to the Climate. Defpair, brought on by Extravagance and Debauchery, a Caufe of Suicide. Free- thinking another. Specimen of a Bill of Suicide after the Man- ner of, but diftinct from, the common Bills of Mortality LI. On Kept Miftreffes and Keepers. Character of an Hen-pecked Keeper of a Keeper, a Married Man-of a Keeper, an Old Man.
Shifts of Perfons in Middling or Low Life, who take Girls into
Keeping
LVII. On the Import and Extent of the Phrafe, Good Company LVIII. Propofal for Preffing all the Ufelefs and Detrimental Members of the Community, fuch as-Country Squires-Town Squires- Bloods-Duellifts-Fortune-hunters-Gamefters-and
LXI. On Sectaries and Enthufiafts. Sects founded by the loweft Mecha- nics. Hiftory of Religion, Superftition, and Atheism
LXII. Debates in the Female Parliament, in the Committee of Religion.
Speech of Mifs Graveairs, fetting forth that the Female Dress
inclined to Popery. Refolutions propofed to prevent it. De-
bates upon them
LXIII. On Race-horfes. Panegyric on White-nofe. Pedigrees of Race- horfes carefully preferved. Praifes of the Jockey. Propofed to preferve his Breed. Genealogy of a Jockey
LXIV. Petition of the Dogs, a Dream. Speeches of a Greyhound, a Pointer, a Lap-dog, and others
LXV. Letter, remonftrating against the Ufe of Paint among the Men. Defcription of a Male Toilet. Characters of John Hardman, and Mr. Jeffamy
LXVIII. On the Public Gardens. Dearness of the Provifions there.
LXXVIII. On the ufe of Social Intercourfe between Perfons of Different Ages and Profeffions-Want of it between Father and Son LXXIX. Defcription of a London Tradefinan in the Country LXXX. Letter from an Husband, complaining of his being ruined by his Wife's Relations
LXXXI. Letter from Mr. Village, giving an Account of his Vifit to Lord
Courtly. Character of the Honourable W. Haftings, by the
Earl of Shaftesbury
LXXXII, Letter of Advice to a Young Academic. Characters of the
Free-thinker-Gamelter-Drunkard-Lownger-Wrangler-
LXXXIII. On Alliteration. Ridiculous Affectation of it in modern Poets.
Propofal for the Rhymer's Play-thing, or Poetafter's Horn-
book
LXXXIV. On Sea-officers. Their unpolifhed Behaviour on Shore. Their Contempt of New Improvements in Navigation. Of Sea-chap- lains LXXXV. Account of the Female Thermometer. Secret Affections of Ladies difcovered by it. Experiments upon it, at the Play-houfes, Ope- ras, Mafquerades, Public Gardens, and other Places LXXXVI. Letter from Orator Higgins, relating his Progress in Literature by ftudying in the public Streets
LXXXVII. On Eating. Character of Cramwell, and his Eating Club LXXXVIII. On Ideal Happiness. Authors poffeffed of it, especially Essay- writers. Mr. Town's Defcription of his Study
XCIV. Mr. Town confidered in a Military Capacity. His Articles of News,
CII. Letter, on Nobility. Vanity of Pedigrees. Story of a Nobleman and his Coachman in Hell. Pedigree of a Footman
cvi. Letter from Cantab. complaining of the too great Strefs laid on Mathematical Studies in that Univerfity. Letter from Michael Krawbidge, on the Lady's Diary
cvшi. On Curfing and Swearing CIX. On Vulgar Errors. Specimen of a Supplement to Sir Thomas Brown's Treatife. Refutation of the following Vulgar Errors- That a Maid cannot be with Child-That Gaming depends on Chance That Matrimony brings People together--That the Sabbath is a Day of Reft-That there is any fch Thing as an Old Woman-That the Gofpel is an Object of Belief
cx. Letter, containing a Propofal to Tax all fashionable Vices and Amufse-
ments, viz. Routes, Drums, Card-tables, &c.-French Foppe-
CXIII. On the Modern Tafte in adorning Gardens with the Statues of Pa- gan Deities. Letter from Mofes Orthodox, proposing a Poll-tax on Gods
Of Match-makers by Profeffion. Ac-
CXIX O: Keeping a Secret. Characters of faithless Confidants CXX. On Tafte
count of a droll Accident occafioned by the Mistake of a Match- maker
CXXIII. Secret Hiftory of Infants brought to the Foundling Hofpital. A
CXXIV. Of Love. Characters of various Lovers CXXV. Letter from a Gentleman of Cambridge, introducing two Poems, viz. The Satyr and the Pediar; a Fable. Epiftle to a Friend, on the modern Notions of Correctnefs
CXXVI. On Preaching. Inflamed Oratory and extravagant Geftures im- proper in the Pulpit. Pretty Preachers condemned CXXVII. Leiter, containing the Character of a Jealous Wife CXXVIII. Letter from Sir Aaron Humkin, complaining of his Lady's vio- lent Paflion for Mufic
CXXIX. Letter from Thomas Vainall, an Old Bachelor, defcribing him-
felf and his Sycophants, and afking Advice concerning the Dipo-
fal of his Fortune by his Laft Will. Mr. Town's Reflections
on this Subject
cxxx. Letter from Lady Humkin, containing a Vindication of herself, on
account of her Paffion for Mufic
CXXXII. On Keeping Low Company. Character of Toby Bumper CXXXIII. Lerter from Ignoramus, containing a New Plan for Studying the Law. Character of Tom Riot
CXXXIV. Letter from Mr. Village, giving an Account of the present State of Country Churches, their Clergy, and their Congre- gations
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