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miftrefs's left-off cloaths, and ridiculously affecting the airs of a woman of quality? Thus the mind is puffed up by vanity; ⚫ that diftinction and refpectful distance which should always subfift, is weakened if not deftroyed; and the giddy girl becomes much fitter to be the mistress of a man of quality, than a wife in her own station. This might be easily remedied, if perfons ⚫ of fashion, at the same time that they give their cloaths to their servants, would interdict their wearing them. As the cafe ftands at present, the fervant who applies for a place, refembles rather a vifiter to the perfon fhe applies to, than one folliciting em⚫ployment. Their finery induces them to infift upon high wages, ⚫to the great injury of all ranks of people who stand in need of ⚫ their fervice; and instead of being of advantage to them, it in⚫volves them in difficulties from which they are unable to extricate themselves; for the whole of their wages being generally spent in cloaths, if by accident they are thrown out of place, what recourfe have they for fupport, but first to pawn or sell their cloaths, and then to prostitute their persons ?

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• The dread of the confequences to which the diffolute lives of • prostitutes unavoidably fubject them, namely, univerfal contempt, difeafe and want, may, indeed, have its influence over ⚫ the minds of many, whofe inclinations lead them to give a loose to their passions, or whose proneness to idleness tempts them to ⚫ prefer a life of eafe and debauchery, to that of industry and virtue. But, remove the dread of perishing in the streets by disease and want, and point out to them a certain afylum at all events, * not attended with the certain punishment of confinement, labour or correction; and will not the loofely-inclined be induced to lift themselves in the troops of prostitutes, under this reflection, that let what will happen, there is a certain retreat for them: • and thus the hospital, inftead of redreffing the evil, will actually • increase it.'

He raises feveral material objections to the plans which have been already offered to the public, as remedies for thefe evils. In the course of his enquiry, he takes notice that the first step towards a reformation would be a fuppreflion of bawdy-houses, which are now openly kept in different parts of the town, and in parti*cular about Covent-Garden: nay, we are even given to under'ftand, that there are many infamous houfes of this fort in Bowftreet, under the very nofe of that virtuous and vigilant magistrate Mr. Juftice Fielding!

- With. refpect to afylums and reformatories, we apprehend they would be found altogether an unneceffary expence upon the public, provided a proper police was established in this great metropolis; provided the workhouses of every parish were properly fuperintended, and the laws against vagrants strictly executed: provided proper checks were put upon overfeers, and parish-officers

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fubjected to fevere punishment, for neglect of duty, or relaxation of difcipline.

Art. 14. Letters wrote to the King of Pruffia, by a Man of Quality, now upon his travels through England. Published at the request made to the author by feveral perfons of diftinction here. 8vo. Price 1s. 6d. Hooper and Morley.

This author fhould be a foreigner by his falfe English, a man of fashion by his fantastic familiarity, a German by his phlegm, and an Hanoverian by his politics. As we are always laudably jealous of the rights and privileges peculiar to an Englishman, we cannot help looking with indignation upon this performance, as a dange-rous attempt to intrude upon us, and that even in our own bottoms, cargoes of dulnefs and impertinence, which may interfere with our own manufactures. We would have this Teutonian interloper to know, that none but the fubjects of Great Britain have a right to write nonfenfe in the language of the country.

This gentleman, in his curious dedication to the Earl of Holdernefs, tells us, that his lordship and all the Matadors then prefent, infifted upon his publishing; and how could he pretend to pru dence - We do not fee, indeed, that he had any sort of reason for making fuch pretence.-In the compofition of his dedication he fays, he began to transcribe from different addreffes of the fame nature, here and there several pitiful ftories, with intention to patch them together, and make them his own; and had already copied a great many epithets, which he intended to load upon both his lordship's two fhoulders, &c. but, he confidered that in so doing, he should have passed for a fcribbler in good earneft.-He might likewife have confidered the great rifque he ran of paffling for fuch, whether he did fo or no ;but we really think, as the dedication stands, he has loaded full as much upon both his lordship's two shoulders, as both the said two houlders can conveniently bear. In the first letter he gives us to understand, that his Pruffian majefty commanded him to give him an exact account of England; a kingdom, in whose description the most brilliant wits of Europe have miscarried. Here, we think his Pruffian majefty has laid the load too heavy on both our author's two Shoulders: for, if even an afs may be overburthened, how much more may a man of quality be loaded above his strength. He goes on, however, endeavouring to demonstrate that England cannot be faved without a powerful standing army; without taking the lead in continental quarrels ; and hiring German troops to fight our battles. We cannot tell which chiefly to admire, the prefumption or impertinence of this performance.

A.

A BASSIANS, their origin

177

Abubecre, Mahomet's father-in-
law, his last will 139
Admonitions, friendly, to the peo-
ple of Great Britain, the de-
fign of this pamphlet, with a
specimen
165
Agis, a tragedy, the plan of,
with remarks and fpecimens
233

Alexander, fome account of his
education and preceptors, 388,
his address and spirit in break-
ing Bucephalus
393
Amanda, the history of, a plan
and character of this perfor
172
America, occafional reflections on
the importance of the war in
it, &c. fome account of, with a
character
166

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Bagdat, city, the choice of its
fituation, how determined 177
Bakers, a modeft apology for
them, the fubftance and defign
of this pamphlet
74
Banks and paper-credit, fome re-
marks on
283
Bees, a curious account of their
work in a hive
508
Bobun, the foundation of his ma-
lice against William of Wyke-
ham 459. His quarrel withMr.
Budgel on that account 460
Bones, a fingular instance of their
fragility, flexibility, and disso-
lution
107
B-r A-d, a complete and final
detection of, an abstract of,
and feveral quotations from,
this pamphlet
114

fome very remarkable
facts lately difcovered relating
to the conduct of the jefuits,
with regard to Mr. Bower, the
defign of this pamphlet with

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the defign of this piece 167
Carthaginians, their conduct com-
pared to that of England, the
fubftance of this pamphlet
with remarks
150
Cenfors, Roman, fome remarks on
their office
474
Charonea, account of the famous

battle of 394. Reflections
upon it
396
Characteristics of the prefent po-
litical ftate of Great Britain,
feveral remarks on, with fome
extracts
283
Charles I. hiftorical and critical
account of his life and writings
by Mr. Harris, this perform-
ance cenfured with several spe-
cimens

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D.
Debt, national, fome remarks on
it, 287. A fingular scheme
for paying it
Demoniacs, in the NewTeftament,
the cafe of, confidered by Dr.
Lardner
333
Demophoon, a tragedy in Italian,

account and character of 428
Demofthenes, a remarkable tefti-
mony to him, by Philip king
of Macedon, 390. A decree in
his favour as a reward of his
merit
391
Denmark, an account of fome
late publications there 160
Defiandes cenfured as an author

8, 160
Dictionary, English and Swedish,
by Dr. Serenius, fome account
of, and a character
421

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Iconological, of images,
figures, fymbols, &c. fome ac-

320

count of

Chiron, or the mental optician,

522

Doubts occafioned by the fecond
vol, of an estimate of the man-
ners and principles of the
times, feveral extracts from,
with remarks

400

Douglass's treatife on the hydro-
cele, remarks on, the defign
of this with a fpecimen 523
Drama, remarks on the original
and present state of it, a cha-
racter of this
441

E.
Education, an oration on, by Mr.
Sheridan, 51. Defects of it
in Ireland, ibid. Remedies
propofed, 52. The neceflity
and advantages of it 53
Effervefcent mixtures, an inftance
of their strange effects 476
England, a compleat hiftory of,
by Dr. Smollett, vol. IV. an
account and character of, 1.
The ftate of, at the acceffion
of George II. 14. The ad-
vantages of commerce, and
disadvantages of war to Eng-
land, 55.
Public power in
England, wherein it confifts,
ibid. The bad confequences
of their ambition for naval
power
57
the ecclefiaftical hiftory
of, by Dr. Warner, a charac-
ter and fpecimens of that
work
89
Enfuring the ships of enemies, an
effay on, commended
175
Ephefians, epiftle to, a difqui-
fition concerning it 44
Eftimate of the manners and
principles of the times, vol.
ii. the defign of, with several
extracts and remarks
Efay on a drum-head, a character
and specimen of
Eugene, prince, mifreprefented by
Dr. Swift
Expedition, fecret, a farce, its
character

308

267

252

75

F.

Fair fex, an encomium on 6z
Fancy, an irregular ode, fome
account of, with a fpecimen

162

Farriery, the art of, by Mr.
Reeve, fome account and a
character of
46
Febris miliaris hiftoria, by Dr.
Fordyce, remarks on and fome
specimens of
243
Fevers, a treatife of, by Mr.
Ball, fome account of, with
specimens
368
putrid malignant, a cure

377

for
370
Fielding, Mr. his plan of a po-
lice, &c. the design of, 167.
See Afylum.
Fire-fhips, by whom invented,
144
Fiftula Lachrymalis, obfervations
on, by Mr. Pott, an account
and fpecimens of this work,
with remarks
Folly of appointing men of parts
to great offices, extracts from,
with remarks
268
Fournier, account of his for-
gery on the bishop of Win-
chefter
23
Fracture, a cure of an uncom-
mon one, 105. Several other
cafes of fractures 106, 107
Frederic the great in the temple
of glory, a plan and specimen
of

353

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