c. The identity of a paffion i. 141. The bulk of our paffions are the affections of love or hatred inflamed into a paffion i. 146. Paffions fwell by oppofition i. 146. A paffion fudden in growth is fudden in decay i. 148. ceases upon attaining its ultimate end i. 148. Co-existent paffions i. 151. c. Paffions fimilar and diffimilar i. 171. Fluctuation of paffion i. 178. &c. Its influence upon our opinions and belief i. 183. &c. 203. 358. Its influence upon our perceptions i. 215. 216. Prone to its gratification i. 238. 239. has an influence even upon our eye-fight i. 362. 363. Paffions ranked according to their dignity ii. 32. No difagreeable paffion is attended with dignity ii. 33. Social paffions of greater dignity than felfish ii. 37. External figns of paffion ch. 15. ii. 116. Paffion generally fluctuates, fwelling and fubfiding by turns ii. 163. Language of passion ch. 17. ii. 204. &c. A pasfion when immoderate is filent ii. 204. Language of paffion broken and interrupted ii. 206. What paffions admit figurative expreffion ii. 208. Language proper for impetuous paffion ii. 210. for melancholy ii. 210. for calm emotions ii. 211. for turbulent paffion ii. 211. Paffions expanded upon related objects i. 76. &c.

ii. 312. &c. 336. 372.

415. 416. iii. 60. &c. 139, 140. With regard to paffion man is paffive iii. 377. We are conscious of paffions as in the heart iii. 377.

Paffionate) perfonification iii. 64.
Paffive fubject) defined iii. 406.

Pathetic tragedy iii. 221.

Paufe) paufes neceffary for three different purpo

fes

fes ii. 360. Mulical paufes in an hexameter line ii. 368. Mufical paufes ought to coincide with 2 thofe in the fense ii. 371 375. What musical paufes are effential in English heroic verfe ii. 388. .. Rules concerning them ii. 390. &c. Paufe and accept have a mutual influence ii. 428.

Pedestal) ought to be fparingly ornamented iii. 347. Perceptions) fucceffion of i. 380. Perception defined iii. 378. Original and secondary iii. 382.

and complex iii. 383.

Simple

Period) has a fine effect when its members proceed in r the form of an increafing feries ii. 252. In the periods of a difcourfe variety ought to be studied Li 253. Different thoughts ought not to be crowd.

ed into one period ii. 263. The scene ought not to be changed in a period ii. 278. A period fo ar* ranged as to exprefs the fenfe clearly, feems more mufical than where the fenfe is left doubtful ii. 307. In what part of the period doth a word make the greatest figure ii. 318. A period ought to be to closed with that word which makes the greateft fi Sugure ii. 320% When there is occafion to mention many particulars, in what order ought they to be placed ii. 321. A fhort period is lively and familiar, a long period grave and folemn ii. 328. A difcourse ought not to commence with a long period

fi. 329.

Perfonification iii. 54. &c. Paffionate and descriptive

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Perfpicuity) a capital requifite in writing ii. 256.

Pharfalia) cenfured iii. 220.

Phedra) of Racine cenfured ii. 113. 216.

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Pilafter)

Pilafter) lefs beautiful than a column iii. 345. Pindar) defective in order and connection i. 35. Pity) defined i. 55. apt to produce love i. 93. always painful, yet always agreeable i. 134. refembles its caufe i. 221. What are the proper subjects for raifing pity iii. 226.

Planetary fyftem) its beauty i. 316.

Play) is a chain of connected facts, each scene making a link iii. 266.

Play of words) ii 71. 228 &c. Comparisons that refolve into a play of words iii. 42. 1 Pleasant emotions and paffions i. 127. &c. Pleasant pain explained i. 155.

Pleasure) pleasures of seeing and hearing distinguished

from those of the other fenfes i. 1.2.&c. Plea fure of order i. 32. of connection i. 32. Pleasures of tafte, touch, and fmell, not termed emotions or paffions i. 42. Pleasures refined and gross i. 137. Corporeal pleasure low and fometimes mean ii 32. Pleasures of the eye and ear never low or mean ii. 32. Pleasures of the understanding are high in point of dignity ii. 34. Some pleasures felt internally, some externally iii. 387.

Poet) the chief talent of a poet who deals in the pas thetic ii. 119. Poetry) objects that ftrike terror have a fine effect in it iii. 211. Objects of horror ought to be banished from it iii. 213. Poetry has power over all the hu man affections iii. 296. The most successful in defcribing objects of fight iii. 385. Polite behaviour i. 138.

Polygon) regular its beauty i. 252.

Polyfyllables)

Polyfyllables) how far agreeable to the ear ii. 242. feldom have place in the conftruction of English

verfe ii. 385. 421..!

Pompey) of Corneille cenfured ii. 176. 191. 194.

Pope excels in the variety of his melody ii. 411. His : ftyle compared with that of Swift iii. 198.

Posture) constrained posture disagreeable to the spec

Power of abstraction iii. 401. Its use iii. 402. 403. Prepofitions) explained ii. 289.

Pride) incites us to ridicule the blunders and abfurdities of others ii. 17. Confidered with refpect to dignity and meannefs ii. 34. Its external expressions or figns difagreeable ii. 132.

Primary and secondary qualities of matter i. 259. Principle) of order i. 28. 29. of morality i. 49. 74. ii. 21. of felf-prefervation. i. 96. of selfishness i. 227. 229. of benevolence i. 228. 229. Principle that makes us fond of esteem i. 237. 286. of curiofity i. 320. 345. &c. of habit ii. 105. Principle that makes us with others to be of our opinion iii. 57. 359. Principle defined iii. 394. See Propensity. Principles of the fine arts i. 7.

Proceleufmaticus ii. 461.

Prodigies) find ready credit with the vulgar i. 198.
Prologue of the ancient tragedy iii. 271.
Pronoun) defined ii. 310.

Pronunciation) rules for it ii. 347. &c. diftinguished from finging ii. 348. Singing and pronouncing compared ii. 351.

Propensity) opinion and belief influenced by it i. 199. Propensity to fit objects for the gratification of our

paffions i. 184. iii. 98. Propensity to justify our · paffions and actions i. 185. Propenfity to punish guilt and reward virtue i. 231. Propensity to carry along the good or bad properties of one subject to another i. 76. ii. 235. 307. 312. 372. 415. 416. iii. 101. Propensity to complete every work that is begun and to carry things to perfection i. 364. 365. iii. 262. 345. Propensity to communicate to others every thing that affects us ii. 204. Propenfity to place together things mutually connected ii. 308. Propenfity defined iii. 394. See Principle. Properties) transferred from one fubject to another iii. 100. &c.

Property) the affection man bears to his property i.

84.

Prophecy) those who believe in prophecies wish the accomplishment i. 239.

Propriety ii. 3. &c. diftinguished from congruity ii. 8. diftinguished from proportion ii. 19. Propriety in buildings iii. 338.

Proportion) diftinguished from propriety ii. 19. As

to quantity coincides with congruity ii. 19. examined as applied to architecture iii. 328. Proportion defined iii. 391.

Profe) diftinguished from verse ii. 353.

Profpect) pleasure of a fine profpect i. 298. An unbounded prospect disagreeable i. 366. Note. Provok'd hufband) cenfured iii. 253.

Pun) defined ii. 77.

Punishment) in the place where the crime was committed i. 371. Punishment of impropriety ii. 15.