TATLER.

No 137.

CONTENTS.

VOL. I.

No. HISTORICAL and Biographical Preface.

Original Dedications.

1. Introduction-Character of an absent Lover

-Betterton's benefit-Continental In-

telligence-Death of Mr. Partridge . STEELE

...

2. The Medicine: HARRISON-Continental In-

telligence-Raillery on the state of

France...

3. Play-house, a Poem by Blackmore-Tapestry

-Continental Intelligence-Benefit of

Bickerstaff....

4. Plan of the Work-Characters of Cloe and

Clarissa-Dramatic News-Strolling

Company-Continental Intelligence-

Island of Felicia.

5. Fallen State of Love-Cynthia, the absent

Lover-Project for the Advancement

of Religion-Continental Intelligence

-Story of Unnion and Valentine-

Character of the Duke of Marlborough

6. Visit from Sappho-Criticism on Homer and

Virgil Journal of the Iliad-Con-

tinental Intelligence-Characters of

Alexander and Cæsar.....

STEELE

No.

7. The Author's Will-Raillery on Marriage

-Characters of a Coquet and a Cox-

comb-Epsom Wells, a Comedy-

Continental Intelligence.............

.. STEELB

8. Reformation of the Stage-Continental In-

telligence-A Dream of the State of

England...

9. Congreve's Old Batchelor: STEELE-De-

scription of the Morning: sWIFT-

Character of Timon-Pastorella con-

verted from Coquetry-Continental In-

telligence

10. Empire of Beauty-Continental Intelligence

11. A Similitude-On Death-Modern Pro-

phets: STEELE-Genealogy of the Staffs:

TWISDEN-Continental Intelligence

12. Corruption of Manners and Language-

Bite: STEELE-A Winter Piece: PHIL-

LIPS-Verses by....

STEELE

STEELE

DRYDEN

13. Adventures of the Tatler's Guardian Angel,

Pacolet-Continental Intelligence.........., STEELE

14. Character of Verus-Earl of Essex and Al-

chymist-Dumb Fortune-teller and Wi-

dow-To Correspondents......

15. Story of Pacolet-Gamesters-Pleasure....

16. Characters at Bath-Letter to Castabella..

17. On Panegyric-Naked Truth criticised....

18. On Signs: (probably) ADDISON-Distress of

Newswriters.....

19. History of Esquires-Busy Body-A Trip to

the Jubilee-Letter from Madam Main-

tenon

ADDISON

STEELE

No.

20. Complaint of a Lady: STEELB-Dramatic

News and Criticism: ADDISON-Con-

tinental Intelligence

21. Characters of a Gentleman and a Pretty Fel-

low-The Fox-Dramatic Writers of the

last and present Age-Letter on Mr.

Bickerstaff's Prophecy of his Death-

Witchcraft-Continental Intelligence

22. Cynthia in Love-Lindamira's Lovers—

Cave Underhill-Young Lady in Love

with a Rake

23. Cure for Fits in Married Ladies-Letter to

the French King-Continental Intel-

ligence...

24. Character of a very Pretty Fellow—A Toast :

ADDISON-Continental Intelligence-

Lines to the French King......

25. On Duelling-Advice generally unwelcome

-Continental Intelligence.....

.......

26. Letter from a Pretty Fellow-from Louis

XIV.-Duelling.

27. Character of a Rake-a Coquette-Verses

on a Parrot-Letter from Jeffry Nick-

nack-Continental Intelligence....

28. On Duelling-Continental Intelligence....

29. Letter from Tim. Switch on Duelling-

Critics and Wits-Continental Intel-

ligence....

30. Character of the Author's Three Nephews

-Style of Love-letters.....

STEELE

STEELE