Circumftance from which we know Caufe
and Effect, 322, 325, 329, &c.
CONNEXION neceflary, our Idea of it, 317,
318, &c.

Conftantine, Emperor, his Innovation, 194.
Conftitution, British, 18, 34, 35.
Contiguity, a Reason of Affociation, 293,
312.

Contract Original, 252, 253, &c.
Conventions, whether the Source of Justice,
474, 475.

Conviction, ftrongeft, but not more general,
in Theism, 514, 515.

Corn diftributed in Rome, 240, 241.
Corneille his Character, 117, quoted, 17, 449.
Corpus juris civilis quoted, 215, 222.
Courage, how far national, 127.

its Merit, whence, 450.
Country Party, 18, 41, 42.
Court Party, 18, 4, 42.
Creation or Formation of the World enters
not into the primitive Religion, 498, 499.
Credit public, its Abuses, 196, 197.
Cromwel, a Saying of his, 34, his Ar-

D

D.

'ACIER, Monfieur, 30, Madame, ib.
Datames, the only Barbarian a Ge-
neral, 160.

Decency, its Merit, whence, 457.
Debt, public, its Advantages, 198.
its Difadvantages, 199, 200.

Deifts united with the Independents, 50.
Delicacy of Paffion, how hurtful, 3, 4, 5.

of Tafte, how advantageous, 3, 4,
5, what it is, 138, whence its Merit, 454.
Democracy without a Reprefentative, hurt-
ful, 12.

DEMOSTHENES is Character, 66, quoted,

64, 185, 188, 204, 205, 212, 214,
215, 216, 220, 223, 226, 228, 235,
236, 237, 450, 486.
Defire, Averfion, 376.
DIODORUS SICULUS his Character, 231.
Superfluous, yet not a Theift, 500.
Quoted, 15, 66, 127, 151, 185,

189, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227,
228, 229, 231, 237, 233, 234, 237,
238, 241, 242, 244, 247, 249, 251
406, 445, 498, 499, 500, 501, 525, 527.
DIOGENES LAERTIUS quoted, 231, 503.
Diogenes, the Cynic, his Character, 488,
489.

DION CASSIUS quoted, 177.

DIONYSIUS Halycarnaffæus quoted, 116, 121,
226, 239, 497, 502.

Dionyfius the Tyrant, his Maffacres, 224.)
his Army, 151, 232.

Difcretion, its Merit, whence, 441.
Divifion of Property, ufeful, 221.
Domeftic Situation of Antients and Moderns,
210, 211.

Dorians and Ionians, 127.

Dryden quoted, 120, 516.

Dubos, Abbe, quoted, 129, 182, 244, 248.
Duelling, 84.

Exiles in Greece, how numerous, 225.
EXPERIENCE, Source of all our Reafoning
with Regard to Fact, 300, &c.

Why we reafon from Experience,

FACT, Matters of, one Object of Rea-

ACT, Matters of, one Object of Rea-
298, 299,

Factions, violent and bloody, among the an-
tients, 223.

Fairies modern, equivalent to the vulgar
Deities of Antiquity, 499.
Fame, why defired, 383.
Fenelon, his Ethics, 135.

Flattery, its Influence in Religion, 505.
Flechier, his Character, 67.

Florus, quoted, 217, 218.

Flux and Reflux of Theifm and Polytheism,
503, 509.

Folard, Chevalier, his Column, 222.
Fontaine, la, quoted, 487.
FONTENELLE, Cenfure of his Paftorals, 117.
Quoted, 5, 30, 106, 130,

251, 402, 499.

French Man of Merit, 481, 482.

Their firft Queftion with Regard to a
Stranger, 455.

Fregofi and Adorni, Parties of Genoa, 37.
Frugality, its Merit, whence, 442.

G.

ALLANTRY of Civility, 82.

GA of Intrigues, 487.

Gamefters and Sailors, why fuperftitious,
497.

Gaul, Number of its Inhabitants, 247.
Gee, Mr. quoted, 179.

General Rules, their Influence, 387, 421.
Genoa, its Government and Bank, 16.
Getes immortal, their Faith, 508.
Golden Age not fufceptible of Justice, 411.
Good Senfe, how far effential to Tafte, 142.
Gorgias Leontinus, his Eloquence, 66.
Greece, its Advantages from its Situa-
tion, 7.

Numbers of its Inhabitants, 246.
Grotius quoted, 475.

Guelf, and Ghibelline Parties, 27.
GUICCIARDIN quoted, 38, 160, 438.
Guftavus Vaza, 42.

HAN

H.

ANOVER, House of, 45, 46.
Hardoüen, Pere, quoted, 240.
Harrington, his Oceana, cenfured, 272.
quoted, 21, 33, 59, 272.
Heliogabalus, a conic Stone, 503.
Henry IV. of France, his Character, 453.
a Saying of his, 202.

Henry the IVth and VIIth of England, their
Title, 256.

Helvetia, its Inhabitants, 247.
Hereditary Right, how important, 265.
Herefy, Appellation refts commonly on the
Side of Reafon, Examples, 514.
Hero-Worship, 503.

HERODIAN quoted, 241, 242, 247, 261,

503.
HERODOTUS quoted, 15, 228, 234, 238,

451, 499, 500, 508, 510, 514, 522, 525.
Hertha, Goddefs of the Saxons, 504.
HESIOD, not a Theift properly speaking, 500.
Inconfiftency in his Theology, 507.
quoted, 216, 495, 500, 501, 503,

507.
Hiero, King of Syracufe, his Policy, 190.
Hirtius quoted, 248.

Hiftory, the Study of it recommended, 26,
27, &c.

HOMER, his Character, 138, his Ethics,
135, 451, Unity of his Fable, 297, In-
confiftency of his Theology, 507, quoted,
499, 503, 507.

Homer and Hefiod, canonical Books of an-
tient Paganifm, 500.

Honefty the best Policy, 466.

Honor, modern, 84.

Hope and Fear defended, 376, 377.
HORACE quoted, 28, 59, 72, 79, 80, 84,
117, 145, 213, 214, 242, 244, 378,
428, 439, 448, 451, 485, 516.
Hortenfius de re frumentaria, quoted, 241.
Hoftis, its Signification in old Latin, 152.
Human Life, general idea of it, 110.
Nature, its Dignity, 53.
Humility, its Cautes, 380, 381.

Hufbandmen,

Husbandmen, what Proportion they bear to
Manufacturers, 150.

Hutchinfon, Mr. quoted, 201.

Hyde de Religione veterum Perfarum, quoted,

508, 510.

I.

ANSENISTS, their Genius, 51, 352.
Ice, Reports of it not credible to an In-
dian, 3:5.

Ideas, their Affociation, 292, 293, &c. 312.
their Origin, 289, 290, &c.
Idolatry, its Origin from Polytheism, 503.
Jefuits, their Refinements, 417.
Jews, their national Character, whence, 123.
Reafon of their Infurrection, 517.
Jewish Religion and Egyptian resembling,
515, 516.

Ignorance of Causes Origin of Polytheism,
496.

Immaculate Conception, a popular Opi-
nion, 507.

Immortality of the Soul, on what founded,
361, 362.

Impiety of popular Religions, 521, 522.
Impreffions, what, 290.

Impotence and Barrennefs, 445•
Incest, whence its Crime, 421.
Independants, their Genius, 49:
Indian juftly incredulous with Regard to

Ice, 345.

Industry, its Merit, whence, 442.
Inftructions to Members, 21, 22.
Intereft private, how far the Foundation of
Government, 20, public, ibid.

Intereft its Lownefs, whence, 172, 173,
useful, 176.

Johnfon, Ben, his Character, 219.

Ionians and Dorians, Tribes of Greeks, 127.
Jofephus quoted, 242, 249.
Joy, Grief, explained, 376.
Iphicrates, a Saying of his, 456.

ISOCRATES quoted, 214, 225, 226, 237.
Ireland, factious, 224.

Irifh, their Idea of Merit, 451.

Italians, Caufe of their Effeminacy, 161.

Italy, antient and modern, Number of Inha-
bitants, 248.

Julian quoted, 232.

Juftice, Source of its Merit, 408, farther
explained, 473

Juftin quoted, 238, 248.
Juftinian quoted, 85.

Liberty of the Prefs, why peculiar to Great
Britain, 6, 7.

its Advantages, 7, 8.
Lipfius, Juftus, quoted, 216, 240.
LIvy, a fincere Religionist, 519, quoted 16,
37, 124, 151, 185, 189, 220, 222,
224, 228, 237, 438, 519, 525.
LOCKE, Mr. quoted, 59, 262, 292, 315,
319, 324, 38c.

LONGINUS quoted, 63, 66, 449, 499.
Louveftein Party in Holland, 42.

Love and Hatred, whence derived, 387.
Lucan quoted, 217.

LUCIAN quoted, 107, 109, 219, 237, 251,
349, 357, 444, 482, 499, 500, 519,
522, 523.

LUCRETIUS, his Character, 117, quoted,
28, 79, 354, 503.

Luxury, its different Senfes, 157, its Ad-
vantages, 158, 159, its Difadvantages,
163, 164, &c.

Luxurious Ages moft happy, 158, 159, moft
virtuous, ibid.

LYSIAS, Genius of his Eloquence, 69,
quoted, 223, 228, 232, 234, 235, 237,
486.

Milton, the Unity of his Fable, 297

Mine, Thine, 415.

Neri, and Bianchi, Parties in Florence, 37.
Newton, Sir Ifaac, bis Rule of philofo-
phizing, 419.

Newton, Locke, Clarke, Arians, and fin-
cere, 521.

Nicholas, Saint, became a Deity among the
Mufcovites. 505.

Nifus, or ftrong Endeavor, not the Origin
of the Idea of Power, 321.
Northern Nations their Swarms, no Proof of
Populoufnels, 246.

Numatianus, Claudius Rutlius, his Con-
tempt of the Jewish, and confequently of
the Chriftian Religion, 517.

O.

founded, 343 344-

45.

De Retz, 351.

Mixture of Affections, 379-

Modefty, whence its Merit, 455.

Moliere, 85.

Molinifs, their Genius, 51, 352.
Monarchy, elective, hereditary, which pre-
ferable, 13.

Monarchy and Republic, their Advantages
and Difadvantages, with regard to the
Arts, 77, 78.

Money, its continued Encrease advantageous,
166, 167.

its Diffufion advantageous, 168, 169.
Montaigne quoted, 456.

MONTESQUIEU quoted, 114, 209, 249.415.
Monumentum Ancyrianum quoted, 240.
Morals, their Standard, 135.

not fluctuating, 483. 484.
Morality hurt by popular Religions, 525, 526.
Moral Caufes have chief Influence on Popu-

loufnefs, 210.

Opinion, the real Foundation of Govern-
ment, 20.

Optimates and Populares, Parties of Rome,41.
Orange, Family of, their Partizans, 42.
Oratoribus, Dialog. de, quoted, 126,
Oftracism of Athens, Petalifm of Syracufe,

29, 30, &c.

Parnel, Dr. his Character, 113, quoted, 115.
Parties in general, 36, perfonal, 37, real,
38, 39-

of Great Britain, 41, 42.
Pafcal, his Character, 488, 489, quoted, 353-
Paffions, their Kinds, 376, their Objects
and Causes, 379.

PATERCULUS quoted, 185, 232, 248.
Pathetic and Sublime, 453.
Patru, his Character, 67.
Paufanias, quoted, 238.

Pay, Proportion between Officers and Sol-
diers antiently, 220.

Pericles, his Eloquence, 6o.
Peripatetics, their Mediums, 439.

Perfecution, whence derived, 39, 40, na-

turally

turally attends the Frinciple of Unity of
God, 509.

Perfia, antient, whether poffeffed of an Arif-
tocracy, 15.

Perfonify, to, natural, and the Origin of Po-
lytheism, 496.

Petrarch quoted, 146.

PETRONIUS quoted, 146, 214, 245, 485.
Phædrus quoted, 80, 81, 421.

Philip of Macedon, his Character in De-
mofthenes, 450.

his Occupation in the infernal

Regions, 107.
Philip II. of Spain, 61.
Philofophy the two Kinds of it, the obvious
and abftrufe, 283.

Phyfical Caufes, their small Influence on Po-
pulousness, 208, 209.

Pindar, his Scholiaft quoted, 236.
PLATO quoted, 29, 58, 196, 234, 238,
262, 411, 421, 439, 484, 501, 520, 521.
Platonist, 95.

Plautus quoted, 235.

PLINY the Elder quoted, 40, 83, 132, 171,
185, 217, 221, 241, 242, 243, 249, 494,
495, 510, 518.

A Paffage of his examined, 239.
PLINY the Younger, his Houfe, 239, quoted,
83, 178, 502.

PLUTARCH quoted, 80, 81, 106, 107, 109,
123, 128, 166, 179, 196, 204, 205, 211,
215, 217, 218, 219, 221, 222, 224, 227,
232, 233, 234, 236, 238, 248, 250, 251,
385, 405, 421, 431, 450, 484, 503, 510,
512, 522.

A Paffage of his examined, 249.
Politenefs, whence its Merit, 454.
Politics, a Science, 11, 12, &c.
Political Customs of Antients and Moderns
compared, 219.

Pollia and Papiria, Roman Tribes, their Ani-
mofity, 37.

POLYBIUS quoted, 14, 32, 80, 152, 171,
185, 189, 190, 220, 222, 232, 236, 237,
238,243, 245, 246, 250, 256, 425, 437,
438, 443.

Polygamy, its Difadvantages, 110.
Polytheifm, the primitive Religion, 492. Its
Órigin, 494.

Pompey, his Superftition, 517.

Pope, Mr. his Character, 117, quoted, II,

52, 106, 115, 280.

POWER, what its Idea, 318, 326.
Practice, how useful to Tafte, 140.

ACINE, his Character, 117, quoted,
146, 353.

Raleigh, Sir Walter, quoted, 267.
Ramfay, Chevalier, quoted, 523.

Reason, when it influences Action, only
a cooler Paffion, 391.

how far the Source of Morals, 397.
Reason and Tafte, their Boundaries, 472.
Reason more precarious than Tafte, 143.
Reasons of State, 420.

Refinement in what Refpect ufeful, 170.
Regnard, hisVoyage to Lapland, quoted, 499.
Relations of Ideas, one Object of Reafon,
298.

Religion, two principal Questions with regard
to it, 491.

its firft Principles, not primary but
fecondary, 492.

Refemblance, a Source of Affociation, 293,