Pectoris affectus: aut verum, aut æmula veri
Umbra boni quemque urget: at omnia participare
Cum nequeunt, Ratioque monet nos quærere nostra;
Affectus, qui se solùm et sua commoda curant,
Dummodo Fas servent, Rationis castra sequuntur;
Qui sese diffundere amant generosius, auctum
Nobilitant genus, et Virtutum nomina ducunt.

No.

INDEX TO THE LETTERS.

Page

293

I. FROM MR. POPE, requesting Mr. Spence to return his
letters, and containing general expressions of regard
II. From MR. CHRISTOPHER PITT, enclosing a Prologue. 294
III. From MR. ROBERT DOWNES.-Observations on the pre-

valence of Free-thinking in the University of Oxford;
-attributed to the predominance of Mathematical Stu-
dies

IV. From DR. EDWARD YOUNG.-Introducing Thomson
the Poet to Mr. Spence .

V. From STEPHEN DUCK.-Account of an interview be-
tween him and Curll
VI. From MR. A. SMYTH.-Account of a Riot in London,
occasioned by a drunken frolic of Lord Middlesex and
some friends, on the 30th of January.

296

298

Ibid.

300

301

303

VII. From THE SAME.-On the same subject VIII. From LORD MIDDLESEX.-On the same subject. IX. From MR. SPENCE TO HIS MOTHER: from Turin, Account of the representation of a Mystery, entitled The Damned Soul. This representation is also mentioned by Gray in one of his Letters .

305

X. From THE SAME TO THE SAME.-Humorous account of
an Italian Surgeon

308

XI. From THE SAME TO THE SAME.-Account of Andrey, a
Frenchman, one of the Adepts or Alchemical Impos-

tors.

310

XII. From HORACE WALPOLE.-Professions of friendship

and enclosing Verses by Pope.

313

XIII. From THE EARL OF ORFORD (Sir R. Walpole), TO COL.
CHURCHILL.-Invitation to country quiet and con-

No.

XIV. From MR. W. CARR TO MR. SPENCE.-Account of
the revival of a drowned man at St. Neots
XV. From MR. N. HERBERT.-On the rescuscitation of

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. . 315

drowned persons

XVI. From THE SAME.-Demosthenes' cure for stammering-Essayed.-Origin of the term Quack

XVII. From THE REV. GLOSTER RIDLEY.-Dr. Lowth's Poem the Judgment of Hercules.-The Samothracian Mysteries.-The Cabiri

316

318

320

XVIII. From THE SAME.-with part of his Poem in Imita-
tion of Spenser, sent as a fragment of an old MS. 322
XIX. From THE SAME.-Reply to Observations on the
Imitation of Spenser

325

XX. From MR. EDWARD ROLLE. Superstitious story of deaths foretold by passing through a church porch 327 XXI. From MR. WHEELER.-Account of Mr. Keirl, The Man of Ross XXII. From MR. ROBERT DODSLEY. Observations on Retirement

.

328

331
332

XXIII. From THE SAME.-Enclosing a Love Song XXIV. From MR. ROBERT WOOD.-Account of his intended tour in Greece-soliciting hints from Mr. Spence 334 XXV. From DR. ROBERT LOWTH, from Turin.-Account of the death of Count Richa

XXVI. From THE SAME.-Princess of Carignan.-Sig. Paderni. Preparations for publishing the Antiquities of Herculaneum.-Sig. P.'s opinion of the Polymetis

335

337

XXVII. From STEPHEN DUCK.-Appointed chaplain to a regiment of dragoons, his verses to his censors on that occasion

XXVIII. From THE SAME.-Further particulars of the Man

of Ross

XXIX. From HORACE WALPOLE.-Translation of Illam

quicquid agit, from Tibullus.-Inscription on a
neglected column at Florence

339

340

342

XXX. From MR. EDWARD ROLLE.-Gipsy prediction.Addition to salary of the Poetry Professor at Oxford.-Increase of students at New College. 344

No.

XXXI. From THE SAME, from Mayence-Passage of the
Alps.-Comforts of travelling in Germany.—
The Tyrol.-Mount Brenner.-Of the Rhine.
-Its junction with the Moselle

XXXII. From MR. HOOKE, JUN.-Enclosing verses to Mr.

Spence

&c. .

XXXIII. From DAVID HUME.-Account of Mr. Blacklock,

XXXIV. From MR. ROBEBT HILL.-Thanks for Mr. Spence's benevolence, and enclosing an Enquiry into the Nature of Apparitions.

XXXV. From MR. JONES.-Invitation to Welwyn from Dr. Young, and promise of particulars relating to the Life of Richardson

XXXVI. From LORD MELCOMBE TO DR. YOUNG.-En

closing Verses to him, and an Ode

XXXVII. From SIR ALEXANDER DICK.-Return of Spring.
-Improvement at Prestonfield and its Envi-
rons.-Paper made from an aquatic plant.-
Mr. Hume.-Dr. Robertson, &c.

XXXVIII. From THE SAME.-His Illness and Recovery.-
Dr. Armstrong.-Fingal.-Lord Kaim's Ele-

XXXIX. From THE SAME.-Cause of the spontaneous

ments of Criticism

growth of Mushrooms

XL. From THE SAME.-Dr. Armstrong.—Mr. Black-
lock.-Enclosing a copy of a Letter from Sta-
nislaus King of Poland.

XLI. From DR. JOSEPH WARTON.-Death of the War-
den of Winchester.-Singular Story of the
prediction of Need's death by himself

Page

345

349

350

355

356

357

360

363

366

368

XLII. MR. SPENCE TO DR. WARTON.-Miscellaneous
XLIII. Specimens of Dobson's Latin Version of Pope's
Essay on Man.