Vanity, the lie of, defined, i. 22. Of authors, represented in the
cafe of Mifellus, v. 103. Exceffive, exemplified in the character
of Mr. Frolick, 389. Its tendency to idleness, vii. 84.

Vafalage, the gradual declination of, from the time of the Danes and

Normans, X. 304.

Vega, Lopez de. burlefque of fome lines of, xi. 378.

Venice, account of the quarrel between that state and Paul V. iv. 324.
Venuftulus, the manner of his addrefies to Tranquilla, vi. 308. His
unmanly and timid conduct expofed, 351.

Verecundulus, the infelicities he fuftained through habitual bashfulness
and timidity, vii. 103.

The peculiarity of

Verfification, remarks on its rules, vi. 92. 104.
Milton's, in his Paradife Loft, 106. See Virgil.
Vice, the defcriptions of it in writing fhould be always calculated to
excite difguft, v. 25. The effence of, confidered, x. 247.

Victoria, her letter on the foolish anxiety to excel merely in the charms
of external beauty, vi. 376. On the mortifications arifing from the
lofs of it, 394.

Vida, his art of Poetry tranflated by Chriftopher Pitt, iv. 160. His
remarks on the propriety of Virgil's verification, vi. 132.

Vines, first planted by Noah, x. 301. Progrefs of the cultivation of,
302. Ordered to be deftroyed by an edict of Domitian, 302. Of
France, fuperior to the mines of America, 311.

Virgil, account of the Sortes Virgilianæ, ii. 11. Specimen of Sir
John Denham's tranflation, 80. Milbourne's criticisms on Dry-
den's tranflation, 415. Vain attempts to tranflate Virgil by Brady
and Tate, 418. Aneid, tranflated by Chriftopher Pitt, iv. 161.
This tranflation contratted with Dryden's, 161. In what refpects
fuperior in pafloral poetry, v. 239. Remarks on the judicious
propriety of his verfification, 242. Why preferred to Homer by
Scaliger, vi. 140. The plan of his Æneid formed upon the writ
ings of Homer, 323. Exceptions to fome of his imitations of
Homer, 324. Criticifms on his Paftorals, ix. 68.

Virtue, the danger of mittaking the love, for the practice of virtue,
exemplified in Savage, iii. 302. The reprefentations of it in
works of fancy, fhould be always exact and pure, v. 25. The
difference between fpeculative and practical virtue, ço. 'The error
of fubilitating fingle acts of it, for habits, 184. Obstructed by con-
founding the praife with the practice of goodnefs, 184. United with
indufry fupplies the genuine fources of hope, vi. 211. Virtue and
truth, often defeated by pride and obftinacy, 102. The conftant
purfuit of it, the higheft excellence, vii. 263. The criterion of,
confidered, x. 246. Such conduct not to be repented of, for the
event, xi. 96. To be pursued by virtuous means, 265. The
various attacks on it, 540.

Virtuofo, his character diflintly drawn, vi. 63. The advantages he
is capable of communicating to others, 73. His exceflive fondness

for curiofities often the evidence of a low genius, 76.

Visionary fchemes, the effects of, xi. 121.
Vijitor's criticisms on Pope's Epitaphs, iv. 140.

Vivaculus,

Vivaculus, his letter on Virtuofo's, vii. 215.

Ulinifh, account of, x. 401.

Ulva Ifle, account of, x. 492. The Mercheta Mulierum paid there,

493.

Ulyffes, the difcovery of, improper for a picture, viii. 181.

Uneafinefs of mind, often relieved by comparing our lot with that of others, vii. 265.

Union, the difficulty of, either between nations or fmaller communities, ix. 15.

Univerfities, the fuperiority of the English, to their academies, and foreign univerfities, viii. 133.

Voltaire, his vifit to Congreve, iii. 164. Pays a vifit to Pope, iv. 51. Young's Epigram on him, 248.

Volunteer Laureat, iii. 306.

Voffius, Ifaac, delighted in having his hair combed for many hours together, ii. 288.

Voting, confiderations on the rights of, for reprefentatives in Parlia

ment, x. 11.

Voyages, introduction to The World Displayed, a collection of, ix. 374. Abstract account of, in fearch of new countries, x. 34. Il confequences of, 63.

Upton, Mr. obfervations on his Critical Obfervations on Shakespeare, ix. 286.

Usefulness, publick, fhould be the object of our diligent endeavours, vi. 371. 375.

W.

WAINSCOT, TOM, complaint of his fon's becoming a fop, and neglecting business, viii. 379.

Waller, Edmund, his life, ii. 222. Born at Colfhill, in Hertfordfhire, March 3, 1605. 222. His father left him 3500l. a year, 222. Educated at Eton, and removed to King's College Cambridge, 222. Returned to Parliament in his 18th year, 222. Wrote his first poetry in his 18th year, 223. Wrote poetry almoft by instinct, 223. Marries Mrs. Banks a great heiress, 225. Lofes his wife, who leaves one daughter, 225. Addreffes Lady Dorothea Sidney under the name of Sachariffa, who rejects his addreffes, 225, Celebrates Lady Sophia Murray under the name of Amoret, 228. Supposed to have taken a voyage, 228. Marries a lady of the name of Breffe or Breaux, by whom he has five fons and eight daughters, 228. Being returned to the parliament of 1640, makes a noify fpeech on imaginary grievances, 229. No bigot to his party, 231. His fpeech on Epifcopacy, 231. Sends 1000 broad pieces to the King when he fet up his ftandard, 234. Continues to fit in the rebellious conventicle, and to speak against their proceedings, 234. Nominated one of the commiffioners to treat with the King at Oxford, 234. Engaged in a plot against Parliament, 235. The manner in which the plot was difcovered, 237. Him and Tomkyns taken up, both of whom confefs the whole plot, 238. A day of

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thanksgiving appointed for deliverance from the plot, 240. Earl of Portland and Lord Conway taken up on the declaration of Waller, for being concerned in the plot, are examined several times by the Lords, and admitted to bail, 240. Tomkyns and Chaloner executed for the plot, 242. Tried and condemned, and after a year's imprisonment, and a fine of 10,000l. is banished, 243. Obtains, from Cromwell, permiffion to return, 244. Received by Cromwell, as a kinfman, 244. Writes his famous panegyrick on Cromwell, 245. Writes a Poem on the death of Cromwell, 246. Writes again on the Restoration of Charles II. 246. Returned to Parliament for Haftings, 247. Obtains from the King the Provostfhip of Eaton, but Clarendon refufes to put the Seal to the grant, from his not being a clergyman, 248. His oppofition to Clarendon on that account, 249. Kindly treated by James II. 250. Prepares for his latter end, 251. Died Oct. 21, 1687, and was buried at Beaconsfield, 252. Account of his defcendants, 252. His character by Clarendon, 252. Declared he would blot from his works any line that did not contain fome motive to virtue, 258. His works characterized, 259. Specimen of his translation of the Paftor Fido, 271.

Walmsley, Gilbert, fome account of, ii. 472.

1663, 305.

Walpole, Horace, travels through France into Italy with Gray, where they quarrel, and each purfue their journey feparately, iv. 295. Walsh, William, his life, ii. 305. Born at Aberley, Worcestershire, Entered Gentleman Commoner at Oxford 1678, 305. The belt critick in the nation, 305. Member of Parliament for Worcestershire, 305. Gentleman of the Horfe to Queen Anne, 305. A zealous friend to the Revolution, 306. Correfponded with Pope, on the pattoral comedy of the Italians, 306. Supposed to have died in 17c9, 306. Account of his works, 306. An early encourager of Pope, iv. 8.

Wants, those who have no real, form imaginary ones, xi. 6. The wants of him who wants nothing, xi. 8.

War, Princes think it neceflary to affign fome reafon for, but frequently a very unfatisfactory one, iv. 566. Should be conducted by rules confiftent with the univerfal intereft of man, vi. 53. Different feelings on the approach of, viii. 17. Deplorable cafe of the ladies Icoling their gallants, 18. The raifing and training an equal number of women recommended, 19. Women capable of being defeated, as Braddock, without feeing his enemies; of furrendering Minorca without a breach; and of looking at Rochfort, 20. Every man ought to fight as the fingle champion, 29. The duty of thinking as if the event depended on a man's counsel, 29. Propofal for crecting a fort on Salisbury plain, refembling Breft, arming it with beef and ale, and ufing our foldiers to attack it, 31. Affes, bulls, turkeys, geefe, and tragedians, to be added by way of accuftoming the foldiers to noifes equally horrid with the war cry, 32. Diminution of the love of truth, one of the calamities of war, 120. Ill effects of making preparations for it, in the time of peace, x. 39. Every method of pacincation to be tried before war is engaged in, 59. Its miferies little attended to by many, 60. No expectation of

allies in a war which might have been prevented, 62. The propriety of demanding expences in preparing for war when the oppofite party confents to conditions required, confidered, 75.

War of 1756, origin of, x. 146.

Warburton, W. Bishop of Gloucefter, his literary and critical character,
iv. 67. Defends Pope's Effay on Man against Croufaz, 69. Com-
mences a friendship with Pope, 69. Erects a monument to the me
mory of Pope, 87. Defends the memory of Pope against the accu-
fations of Mallet, 88. Obfervations on his notes on Shakespeare,
ix. 285. View of the controverfy between him and M. Croufaz, on
Pope's Effay on Man, 364.

Warner, Tim. account of his good fort of woman to his wife, viii. 400.
Warrior, the vanity of his wifhes, xi. 337-

Watering-Places, obfervations on, and on a select set at one of them,
viii. 312.

Watts, Dr. Ifaac, his life, iv. 179. Born at Southampton, 1674, 179.
Began with Latin at four years of age, 179. Educated in a dif
fenting academy, 180. A maker of verfes from fifteen to fifty, 180.
Leaves the academy at twenty years of age, 181. Tutor to Sir John
Hattap's fon, 181. Becomes Preacher at twenty-four years of age,
181 Sir Thomas Abney takes him into his houfe, 181. His cha-
racter as a preacher, 184. His moral character, 185. His works
characterized, 185. Received an unfolicited diploma of D. D.
from Edinburgh and Aberdeen, in 1728, 186. Died 1748, 187.
His character, 187.
Wealth, the contempt of it reprefented in various inftances, v. 370,
371. Wrong notions of its usefulness corrected, 374. Why the
object of general defire, vi. 383. The real importance and influence
of it fhewn in the cafe of disappointed expectations, vii. 80.
Weather, caufes why an Englishman's conversation is first on the wea-
ther, viii. 42. A more noble topick than generally fuppofed, 42.
. Influences the temper, 43. The folly of fubmitting to fuch infu-
ence: 43.

Weft, Gilbert, his life, iv. 199. Educated at Eton and Oxford, 199.
Defigned for the church, but obtains a commiffion in the army, 199.
Reigns his commiffion, and appointed Clerk extraordinary of the
Privy Council, under Lord Townend, 1729, 200. Settles at Wick-
ham in Kent, 2co. Publishes his Obfervations on the Refurrection,
1747, 200. Created LL. D. at Oxford, 1748, 200. Frequently
vifited by Lyttelton and Pitt, 200. Clerk of the Privy Council and
Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital, 201. Died 1756, 201. His works
characterized, zoz.

Wharton, Lord, his vile character, iii. 50.

Whatever is, is right, true fenfe of that affertion of Mr. Pope, ix. 368.
Wbirler, Jack, his hiftory, viii. 72.

Whisperer, his character, vii. 25.

Whitefoot, his character of Sir Thomas Browne, iv. 604.

Whitebead, Paul, fummoned before the Lords for his poem called
Mannere, iv. 77-'

Wickedarf the general spread of it confidered, vi. 434.

Wife, an idle one defcribed, viii. 56. Cautions in choosing one, 396.

Wilkes,

Wilkes, Jobu, confiderations on his being rejected by the Houfe of Commons as reprefentative for Middlefex, x. 5.

Wilks, Mr. (the actor) occafionally allows a benefit to Savage, iii. 259. Inftances of his generofity, 255.

Wills, the neceflity of making them, exemplified in the ftory of Sophia Heedful, vi. 390.

William III. King, fupplied copious materials for profe and verfe, iii.

132.

Winbury, Mifs, Pope's unfortunate lady, iv. 113. Said to have been in love with Pope, 113.

Winders in Scotland defcribed, x. 337.

Winter, the feafon of ferioufnefs and terror, vi. 54. And of retire... ment and fludy, 57- The horrors of it in the polar countries, vii. 266. In the Hebrides little more than rain and wind, x. 376. An Ode, xi. 354. Winter's Walk, 355.

Winter's Tale, obfervations on Shakespeare's comedy, ix. 310.
Wishes, vain, the folly of indulging them, vi. 17.

Wit, has its changes and fashions, ii. 22. Pope's defcription erroneous, 23. Properly characterized, 23. Exuberance of, con

demned, 41. Sir R. Blackmore's account of, iii. 182. Its original, v. 144. Wherein it differeth from learning, 144. The mutual advantages of their being united, 143. The folly of affecting that character, 168. The means neceflary to the production of a perfon eminent for the character of a wit, vi. 194.

Wits, feldom rewarded by their fuperiors, ii. 218. Affected, the meanness of their character, vi. 366. vii. 4. 200. In the time of Charles II. characterized, xi. 344.

Witchcraft, hiftory of, ix. 312. An annual fermon still preached at
Huntingdon, in commemoration of the conviction of the witches of
Warbois, 314.
King James I. wrote in defence of it, 314
Act of Parliament made i James I. for the punishment of, 314.
Withers, Gen. Hen. Pope's Epitaph on him, with the Vifitor's criti-
cifms, iv. 152.

Welley, the rife and fall of, xi. 334.

Women, Lord Bacon's fevere reflection on beautiful, v. 245. Infelicities peculiar to, 251. The want of attention to their enquiries, cenfured, vi. 356. Their deplorable cafe in the beginning of a war, by lofing their gallants, viii. 18. Recommended to follow the foldiers to camp, 19. Capable to become foldiers, 19. An army of, might have been defeated, as Braddock, without feeing the enemy, furrendered Minorca, without a breach, and looked at Rochfort, 20. A good fort of one, characterized, 400. The danger they are in when they lay afide their religion, ix. 3. The fortitude of, de scribed, xi. 265.

Wonder, an inflance of the defire of man to propagate a, ii. 6.
Wood, confiderations on making plantations, x. 490.

Woods Halfpence, their history, iii. 391.

Word to the life, Prologue to, xi. 349.

World, Milton fuppofed it to be in its decay, ii. 127. This opinion was refuted by Dr. Hakewill, 127. Compared to a clock, 34. World Displayed, (a collection of voyages) Introduction to, ix. 374.

Wormwood,