tium, dead men, 419. Rife
and progrefs of Polytheism among
them, 420. Their idolatrous
myfteries, 421. Their deplo
rable corruption at the time of
Chrift's appearing in the world,
428.
PAINTERS, French, their merit
inquired into, 521.

Neceffary for them to ftudy
in Italy, ib.
PAINTING, academies of, fubject
to give falfe judgments on the
works of artills, 353.
PALEMON and Anna, a love tale,
from the Shipwreck, a poem,

397.
PALERMO, city of, defcribed, 552.
A dreadful cemetery in it,

553.
PAPER currency, in the colonies,
obfervations on, 443.
PARABLES of our Saviour, Mr.
Bourn's difcourfes on, ftrongly
recommended, 309.
PENITENTS white, the fraternity
of, in Languedoc, 525.
PERSECUTION, Whether authorised
3

palpable and material, ib.
their energy or action,542.
PHYSIOGNOMY, humourous fyftem
of, 482.

PIKE, Rev. Mr. ejected by his
congregation, 407.

PINDAR, Critical obfervations on
his odes, 126.

PLATO, his republic characteri
zed, 337.
PLEASURE and morality not in-
confiftent with each other, 34.-
Poetically and allegori-
cally delineated, 230.
POETRY, enthufiaftic delights of,
.31.

POLAND, the wretched ftate of the
common people in, 515.

More oppreffed than the
Plebeians of Rome, ib.

Abfurd laws of, refpecting
murder, 516.

POLYBIUS,

POLYBIUS, his remarks on the
corruptions of government, 269.
POMPEY, his magnificent theatre
defcribed, 186.

POOR, laws relating to, confider-
ed, 289. A fuperintendant pro-
pofed to be added to the over-
feers, 290.
POPULOUSNESS of nations,
thoughts on, 466. Of Africa,
in particular, ib.
PRAYER for wisdom, 215.
Repentance, ib.

Good difpofitions, 216.
Piety towards God, ib.
Charity to mankind, ib.
Self-government, ib.
Sincerity, 217.

Submiffion to Providence, ib.
PRIDEAUX, Mr. Humphry, anec-
dote concerning him, 316.
PRINTS incapable of conveying a
good idea of paintings or edi-
fices, 523.
PRIVILEGE, Parliamentary, ob-
fervations on, 95.
PROVIDENCE, arguments for and
against the belief of, 131. Po-
etical iliustrations of, 135 Im-
perfect knowlege of, in the hea-
then world, 424.
PUBERTY, an early inftance of,
560.

Q

Q.

UINTUS CURTIUS, fee Roy-
AL SHEPHERD.

RICCATI, his effay on mufical
compofition, 569.
RIDLEY, Nich. bishop of Lon-
don, his generofity to his prede-
ceffor's relations, &c. 4. His
private life, 5. His difpute with
Dr. Hoper, 6. Perfuades the
King to grant his house, called
Bridewell, for an hofpital, 8.
His interview with the Princess
Mary, 9. Is confined in the
Tower, and attainted of high
treafon, 10. Sent to dispute
with the Papifts at Oxford, 11.
Burnt for a heretic, 13.
ROLLING Breast-works, a curious
invention, to serve as parapets,
404.

ROME, a defcription of the anti-
quities of 524.

Alterations in, ibid.
Roots, Hebrew, the elements of
all languages, 506.

The paucity of them, 507.
To be found in the French
and all other languages, 510.
ROUSSEAU, his notions of educa
tion controverted, 301.
ROYAL SHEPHERD, an English
opera, from Metaftatio, found-
ed on a story in Quintus Curtius,
245.

S.

Smity between the Jewish and

ACRIFICES, bloody, confor-

Pagan notions concerning them,
279. Appointed by God him-
felf, ib. How far of avail to.
ward the removal of guilt, ib.
SAURIN, Mr. his ftile imitated in
an English oration, 318.
SCHEME, for fupplying the public
with 20 millions, without any
loan, or new tax, 71. For aug-
menting the incomes of the indi-
gent clergy, and providing for
their widows and orphans, 330.
SCIENCES Contradiftinguished from
the polite arts, 313.
SENSATION philofophically invef-
tigated, 368.

SERVANTS,