Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to the Universe ibid. That Happiness depends upon our Ignorance of future Events, and the hope of a future State 159 160 The folly of craving for Perfections which Providence has denied us The madness of Man's defiring to be other than what he is 161 ibid. Abfolute Submiffion due to Providence Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to himself as an individual ibid. 162 163, 164 Of Self-love, and Reason, with their use Of the Paffions, and their ufe Of the Nature and State of Man with refpect to Society 165 That no Creature fubfifts wholly for itself, nor wholly for another, the happiness of Animals therefore is mutual 165 Reason inftructed by Instinct in inventing of Arts, and in forming Societies 166 The true end of Government, and the ufe of Self-love to Society 167 Of the Nature and State of Man, with refpect to Hap ibid. piness Happiness balanced among Mankind by the two Paffions of Hope and Fear But that good Men have the Advantage 168 ibid. Eternal Goods are fo far from being the Rewards of Vir tue that they are often destructive of it That Virtue only conftitutes Happines Of the Universe, a Poem, by Mr. Baker Of Virgil's Georgics 169 ibid. 170 173 The Prodigies fuppofed to have preceded the death of Cafar The manner of grafting Trees Of training upCalves to the Yoke, and breaking of Horfes 178 Of Gay's Trivia, or Art of walking the Streets The Rife of the Patten, a Fable The Rife of the Shoe-blacking Trade Pobe's Ellay on Criticism 187 188 189 190 ibid. 192 195 196 That a Critic fhould study his own Abilities Nature the best Guide to the Judgement 197 ibid. But the Judgement may be improved by Art, and by studying the Ancients, especially Homer and Virgil Of the Licences allowed in Poetry ibid. 198 199 200 ibid. Pride and imperfect Learning the fource of Error ibid. 201 Of being too hard to please, or too apt to admire 203 Characters of an incorrigable Poet, an impertinent Critic and a good one An Admonition to the Critics Of Dr. Armstrong's Art of prefer-ving Health Invocation to the Goddefs of Health Of Air, and particularly of that breathed in London 204 205 206 207 ibid. ibid. 208 Of the choice of Air, and of a Country Situation 210 The neceffity of a free Circulation of Air, and of draining Bogs, and clearing away Trees ibid. ibid. Of the regard which ought to be paid to Diet and Exercise, by those who live in Countries that are very dry or very marthy Advice to those who would avoid an over moist Air 211 That gratifying the Fancy contributes to Health The Effect which running Water has on the Air The benefit of funny Situations, with a House rather airy than warm, proved from the languishing ftate Plants are in when confined to the Shade of Diet 212 ibid. ibid. 213 Of the Circulation of the Blood, its wafte, and how fupply'd ibid. Of the ufe of Labour in concocting the Food into Chyle and then into Blood ibid. Of the choice of Food; liquid Food, Vegetables, and young Animals, eafieft of Digeftion; but not thofe made fat by unnatural means ibid. Every Brute is directed by Inftinct to its proper Aliment, but voluptuous Man feeds with all the Commoners of Nature, and is led in purfuit of Pleasure to his own Deftruction. 214. Eating to excefs, of any Aliment, dangerous, and especially after long Abstinence 215 The ufe of fometimes indulging the Appetite, and of Fasting occafionally to unload the Wheels of Life 216 The Regimen to be observed in the feveral Seasons of the Year. That each Month and each Clime produces the Food which is moft proper, but Winter demands more generous Liquors than the other Seasons Of the Choice and proper ufe of Water ibid. 217 218 ibid. The only Liquors drank in the first Ages of the World ibid. That which is moft pure, which is fooneft evaporated, and which generally falls from the Sides of Mountains, or rifes from a fandy Spring is beft Of fermented Liquors, and their use. When drank unmixed with Water they retard Concoction, as appears by their Property of preferving Reptiles, and animal Food from Putrefaction ibid. That Generous Liquors may fometimes be drank freely and to good purpose, tho' but feldom; for whatever too much accelerates the motion of the Fluids, whether it be Wine, high feafon'd Meats, or laborious Exercife long continued, impairs the Conftitution Of Exercise ibid. 219 22.0 The Importance of Exercise to thofe of a delicate Frame ib. 221 That in all our Exercifes we fhould begin and end leisurely; avoiding the ufe of cold Liquors while we are hot, and taking care to cool by degrees ibid. Of Bathing, and of the ufe of the Cold Bath (to fortify the Body against inclement Weather) to thofe whose Conftitutions will admit of it 222 The warm Bath recommended to thofe who dwell in fultry climes, and fometimes to the Inhabitants of our own, when the Skin is parched, the Pores obftructed, and Perfpiration imperfectly performed ibid. The Seafons for Exercise fhould be adapted to the Conftitution. Labour, when fafting, is beft for the corpulent Frame ; but thofe of a lean habit fhould defer it until a Meal has been digefted ibid. No Labour either of Body or Mind is to be admitted when the Stomach is full, and the Spirits are required to promote Digeftion; for it is dangerous to hurry an half concocted Chyle into the Blood ibid. The corpulent Frame requires much Exercife, the lean lefs ibid. No Labours are too hard in the Winter; but in the Summer milder Exercises are beft, and thofe are moft proper in the Morning and Evening, avoiding the noxious Dews of the Night 223. The Pleasures of Reft after Labour, and an Admonition against eating too much, and too late at Night ibid. Caution against mifapplying thofe Hours, either in Study or Company, in which Nature intended we should rest 224 The Reason why thofe who labour obtain fo much Refreshment from Sleep, while the Indolent find but little Relief ibid. Of Cloathing---The neceflity of putting on the Winter Garb early, and not leaving it off till late in the Spring Of the fweating Sickness' Of the Paffions 225 ibid. ibid. ibid. Of the Soul and its Operations ibid. It is a great Art in Life fo to manage the reftlefs Mind that it may not impair the Body The dreadful Effects of thofe mifguided Paffions which fill the Mind with imaginary Evils 227 ibid. Those chronic Paffions which fpring from real Woes and not from any Disorder in the Body, are to be cured by fuch Diverfions or Bufinefs, as fill the Mind, or remove it from the Object of its Concern 228 ibid. The Folly of feeking Relief from Drinking ibid. The Poet's Tribute to the Memory of his Father ibid. The wretched Situation of those who having nothing to do are obliged to spend their Days in queft of Pleafure 229 Indolence and Luxury are Enemies both to Pleasure and to Health Of Virtue and good Senfe---Their Effects ibid. ibid. Whatever fupports the Mind in a State of Serenity and Chearfulness, fupports the Body alfo; hence the Bleffing of Hope which Heaven has kindly thrown into our Cup as a Cordial for all our Evils The dreadful Effects of Anger, and of other Paffions 231 Violent Sallies of Paffion are fometimes ufeful in cold and corpulent Constitutions 230 ibid. But those who are fubject to violent Paffions fhould refrain from ftrong Liquors ibid. Of the Ufe of Mufick in foothing the Paffions ibid. 232 Of the great use of Didactic Poetry ibid. of Of the ufe of Episodes and Digreffions which should be oc- The Bag-Wig and Tobacco-Pipe, by Mr. Smart 250 The Bufinefs of Poetry, especially of that which is Allego- rical ibid. ibid. That fort of Allegory which is made up of real or hiftorical ment 31 37 38 Of the Affinity between Poetry and Painting The Heads and Hearts of Men not fo bad as they are Of |