Confpiracy defcribed, p. 20. l. 37. to 40. p. 21. l. 1. 10 4: Sleep, p. 25. l. 3. 4. 5. 6. Portia's fpeech to Brutus, p. 25. l. 12. to 32. Calphurnia any where fo frequent as in Homer. I believe the fuccefs would be the fame likewife, if we fought for them in any other of our authors befides our British Homer, Shakefpear. This description of the condition of confpirators has a pomp and terror in it that perfectly astonishes. Our excellent Mr. Add fon, whofe modesty made him fometimes diffident in his own genius, but whofe exquifite judgment always led him to the safest guides, has paraphrased this fine defcription, in his Cato. O think, what anxious moments pafs between Fill'd up with horror all, and big with death. But we are no longer to expect those terrible graces, which he could not hinder from evaporating in the transfufion. We may observe two things on his imitation. First, That the fubjects of these two confpiracies being fo very different, (the fortune of Cæfar and the Roman empire being concerned in the first, and that of only a few auxiliary troops in the other), Mr. Add fon could not with that propriety bring in that magnificent circumstance, which gives the terrible grace to Shakespear's defcription. The genius and the mortal inftruments Are then in council. For kingdoms in the poetical theology, besides their good, have their evil geniuses likewife, reprefented here, with the moft daring stretch of fancy, as fitting in council with the confpirators, whom he calls the mortal inftruments. But this would have been too great an apparatus to the rape and desertion of Syphax and Sempronius. Secondly, The other thing very obferveable is, that Mr. Addifon was fo warmed and affected with the fire of Shakespear's description, that inftead of copying his author's fentiments, he has, before he was aware, given us only the image of his own expreffions, on the reading his great original. For. Oh, 'is a dreadful interval of time, Fill'd up with horror all, and big with death, are but the affections raised by such forcible images as these, Comparing the mind of a confpirator to an anarchy, is juft and beautiful: but the interim to a hideous dream, has fomething in it fo wonderfully Calphurnia to Cæfar, on the prodigies seen the night before his death, p. 28. l. 12. to 31. Against the fear of death, p. 28. 1. 32. to 37. Danger, p. 29. l. 36. to 39. in the notes. Envy, p. 32. l. 6. 7. Revenge, p. 40. l. 41. p. 41. l. 1. 2. 3. Brutus's fpeech to the people, p. 42. l. 12. to 29. Antony's funeral oration, p. 43. l. 36. to 41. p. 44. l. 1. to 29. p. 45. entire, p. 46. l. 1. 2. 3. 10. to 39. p. 47. 1. 2. 3. 8. to 29. Ceremony infincere, p. 51. l. 35. to 40. p. 52. l. 1. 2. 3. Brutus's difcourfe with Caffius, p. 52. l. 36. 37. 38. p. 53. 54. 55. entire. p. 56. l. 1. to 12. 20. to 23. p. 57. l. 1. to 19. Opportunity to be seized on in all affairs, p. 58. l. ult. p. 59. l. 1. to 6. The parting of Brutus and Caffius, p. 64. l. 39. 40. p. 65. l. 1. to 14. Melancholy the parent of error, p. 67. l. 17. to 21. Antony's character of Brutus, p. 71. l. 36. to 40. p. 72. l. x. 2. 3. L Antony and Cleopatra. OVE the noblenefs of life, p. 74. l. 32. to 39. * Antony's vices and virtues, p. 84. 1. 25. to 40. p. 85. l. 1. to 8. 35. to 41. p. 86. !. i. to io. + Cleopatra on the abfence of Antony, p. 87. l. 11. to 27. The vanity of human wishes, p. 89. l. 10. to 13. A description of Cleopatra's failing down the Cydnus, p. 96. l. 15. to 41. p. 97. l. 1. 2. ‡ Cleopatra's wonderfully natural, and lays the human foul fo open, that one cannot but be furprised, that any poet, who had not himself been fome time or other engaged in a confpiracy, could ever have given fuch force of colouring to truth and nature. Mr. Warburton. * It is remarked by Plutarch, of Antony, that his language and manner of fpeaking was like his temper, turgid and ambitious; and that he affected the Afiatic manner, which was fo. Shakespear, we find, not only from the style of the prefent, but many other of Antony's fpeeches, was no ftranger to this: which is a proof of his learning, as well as his inimitable excellence in keeping up the truth of his characters. Mr. Dodd. The judicious reader will be much pleased to find the vices and virtues of Antopy fo juftly fet furth, fo agreeable to all the accounts we have of his character in hiftory. Doubtlefs no fmali knowledge in antiquity was neceflary for fo exact a conformity to the characters of the ancients. Mr. Dodd. As Dryden plainly entered the lifts with Shakespear, in defcribing this magnificent appearance of Cleopatra, I fhall here give Dryden's defcription entire, leaving it to the reader to decide the victory. Her Cleopatra's infinite power in pleasing, p. 97. l. 22. 10 27. The unfettled humour of lovers, p. 99. 1. 24. to 37. p. 100. l. 1. to 13. Ambition jealous of a too fuccefsful friend, p. 112. l. 11. to 15. Octavius's entrance, what it should have been, p. 119. 1. 35. to 41. p. 120. l. 1. to 7. Women, p. 128. L. 31. to 33. Fortune forms our judgment, p. 130. l. 5. to 8. Loyalty, p. 130. 1. 17. 10 22. Wifdom fuperior to fortune, p. 131. l. 26. 27. 28. Vitious perfons infatuated by heaven, p. 132. l. 28. 10 32. Fury expels fear, p. 134. 1. ult. p. 135. l. 1. to 5. A mafter taking leave of his fervants, p. 136. l. 28. 10 37 Early rifing the way to eminence, p. 139. l. 8. 9. Antony to Clopatra, at his return with victory, p. 142. 1. 24. to 27. Lothed life, p. 143. 1. 32. 10 35. Antony's defpondency, p. 145. 1. 22. to 28. Departing greatnefs, p. 146. l. 27. 28. Antony, on his faded glory, p. 146. l. ult. p. 147. l. 1. to 23. to II. Death, p. 156. l. 35. to 39. p. 157. l. 1. to 4. Cleopatra's dream and defcription of Antony, p. 159. l. 14. 10 3.2. Firm refolution, p. 164. l. 8. 10 14. Cleopatra's fpeech on applying the afp, p. 165. l. 14. to 42. p. 166. 1. 1. to 10. Her galley down the filver Cydnus row'd; The tackling filk, the ftreamers wav'd with gold, Her nymphs like Nereids round her couch were place'd, She lay, and leant her cheek upon her hand; Neglecting fhe cou'd take 'em. Boys, like Cupids, But hung upon the object. To foft flutes The filver nars kept time; and while they play'd, The hearing gave new pleasure to the fight, And both to thought. 'Twas heav'n (or fomewhat more); For fhe fo charm'd all hearts, that gazing crouds Gymbeling Cymbeline. Arting lovers, p. 176. 1. 2. to 27. PA The baseness of falfehood to a wife, p. 186. 1. 20. to 38. Imogen's bedchamber, and Iachimo rifing from the trunk, p. 191. 1. 23. to 40. p. 192. entire. Gold, p. 195. 7. 9, to 15, A fatyr on women, p. 202. l. 28. to 41. p. 203. l. 6. to 22. A wife's impatience to meet her husband, p. 207. l. 11. to 41. p. 208, 1. x. to 6. Cave in a forest, p. 208. 7. 10. 10 40. p. 209. entire. p. 210. l. 1. to II. The force of nature, p. 210.1. 13. to 32. Slander, p. 211. l. 35. to 40. p. 212. /. 1. 2. A woman in man's drefs, p. 215. l. 13. to 24. Harmless innocence, p. 222. l. 23. to 35. Inborn royalty, p. 230. l. 35. to 42. p. 231. l. 1. to 5. Reflections on Imogen's fuppofed death, p. 231. 1. 24. 10 33. p.232. 1. 1. to 33. p. 233. 1. 9. to 20. Funeral dirge, p. 233. 1. 29. to 40. p. 234. l. 1. to 4. Imogen awaking, p. 234. 1. 25. to 40. p. 235. l. 1. 2. 3. Routed army, p. 242. l. 27. to 37. Death, p. 244. 7. 10. 10 15. L Troilus and Creffida. Ove in a brave young foldier, p. 265. l. 36. to 39. p. 266. l. 1. 3. to 9. p. 267. l. 6. to 21. Succefs not equal to our hopes, p. 276. l. 33. to 37. p. 277. l. 1. 2. On degree, p. 279. 1. 23. to 38. Conduct in war fuperior to action, p. 281. l. 31. to 40. p. 282. l. x. Refpect, p. 282. 1. 19, to 22. Doubt, p. 290. 1. 12. 10 15. Pleasure and revenge, p. 294. l. 11, 12. 13. An expecting lover, p. 306. 1. 20. to 27. l. 30. to 39. p. 307. l. IN 2. 10. to 14. Conftancy in love protested, p. 310. l. 30. to 37. p. 311. l. 1. to 17. Pride cures pride, p. 313. l. 7. 8. 9. Greatness contemptible when it declines, p. 247. l. 37. 10 42. 1. 1. to 7. p. 248. Honour, continued acts necessary to preserve its luftre, p. 315. l. 28. to 42. p. 316. l. 1. to 19. Love fhook off by a foldier, p. 317. l. 24. to 27. Lovers parting in the morning, p. 322. l. 15. to 18. 20. 10 23. Lovers' farewel, p. 326. 1. 32. to 38. Troilus Troilus's character of the Grecian youths, p. 327. 1. 27. to 33. VOLUME Romeo and Juliet. LOVE, p. 9. 1. 23. 10 27. VIII. On dreams, p. 17. l. 13. to 29. p. 18. l. 1. to 36. A beauty defcribed, p. 20. 1. 18. to 23. The courtship between Romeo aud Juliet in the garden, p. 24. 1. 32. to 38. p. 25. l. 1. 10 33. 37. to 42. p. 26. 27. 28. entire. p. 29. 1. to 27. Love's heralds, p. 37. l. 20. to 24. Violent delights not lafting, p. 39. l. 28. 29. 30. Lovers light of foot, p. 39. 7. 36. to 39. p. 40. l. 1. A lover's impatience, p. 45. l. ult. p. 46. l. 1. to 9. Romeo on his banishment, p. 49. l. 35. to 40. p. 50. entire. p. 51. 1. 1. to II. Juliet's invitation to Romeo for his stay, p. 54. l. ult. p. 55. l. 1. to 24. Her foliloquy, on drinking the potion, p. 66. l. 20. to 39. p. 67. 1. I. to 26. Romeo's description of, and difcourfe with the apothecary, p. 73. 1. 25. to 42. p. 74. l. 1. to 35. His laft fpeech over Juliet, in the vault, p. 78. 1. 14. to 41. p. 79. 1. 1. 2. 3. Hamlet. Rodigies, p. 88. l. 38. to 41. p. 89. l. 1. to 4. Ghosts vanish at the crowing of the cock, and the reverence paid to Christmas-time, p. 89. l. 35. to 38. p. 90. l. 1. to 14. Nothing can exceed this defcription of a wanton woman. Riehard III. fpeaking of Jane Shore, fays, We fay that Shore's wife hath a pretty foot, A cherry lip, a passing pleasing tongue. vol. 5. p. 174. 1. 22. 23. But in Ifaiah there is a description of the wanton daughters of Zion, which is peculiarly beautiful. "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with ftretched forth necks, and wanton eyes, walking, and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their fact, &c. chap. iii. 16. Mr. Dedd. Morning, |