CICERO, characterized in Virgil, 139, 140. In his epiftles, explained, 188, n. De Natura deorum, corrected, 282. De Finibus, explained, 359. De Officiis, alluded to by Shakespeare, 300, 301, n. Comedy, its original and improvement, 109, &c. Proper fubject for it, 112, 113, n. Confiftency of character, fee Character. Courtier, a ridiculous character in Shakespeare, 90. Critics, their whimfical rules, B. I. Sect. I. a very good critical rule, 2, n. The province of critics, B. II. Sect. I. Cruelty, without neceffity not allowable in tragedy, 45, & n. D. Dæmon, 183, &c. Dear, 327. Devil, his character in Milton, 66. Called by Shakespeare Monarch of the North, 216. Diction, poetic, 92, 93. Its chief beauty, what? 374. Digamma, Aeolic, 209, 210, & n. 43, n. 175, n. Dignity of character, 86, 87.. DIOGENES LAERTIUS, explained, 102, n.. DIOMEDES, the grammarian, explained, 102, n. Diverfions, public, 16, &c. DRYDDN, alters Shakespeare's poems, 7, n. Turns the Paradife Loft of Milton into rime, 10, 11. Characterized in the Rehearsal, 120. Fond of repeating the fame letters in his verfes, 266. Dunces, their pride and pertness, 5, 15, 295. E. Eidwλoroia, a fine inftance of that figure, 36, & n. ELIZABETH, Queen, her learning, 5, & n. Shakespeare wrote wrote a comedy at her request, 91. Complemented by Shake- Eloquence, flourishes in popular government, B. I. Sect. XV. Englishmen, their taste, 6, 7, 15, 16, 121. B. III. Se&. I. EPICHARMUS, his improvement of comedy, 112, &c. Several EPICURUS, his doctrine to be found in Homer, 94, p. ΕπιΓεννήματα τῶν καλῶν, 55, 1. Εὖ διαβάς, 236, 237. Ευμνημόνευον, 55, n. EURIPIDES, his cyclops, 94, 95, n. 101, n. his Medaea corrected, 407. Ευσύνοπλον, 55, n. FAIRIES, an account of them, 323, n. &c. Fanaticifm, its influence on arts and Sciences, 6, 16, & n: Fashion, vicious in poetry, 86. Folly of judging from mode and fashion, 385, 386. Fathers, of the church, deftroyed the Greek writers, 18, 19, & n. Flattery, how defpicable, B. I. Sect. XV. Fool, a character in our old plays, 8. Formal authors, 97, 98. All formality, or all buffoonery, FRANCE, its influence on English taft and manners, 6, 7. French crown, meaning of the phrafe, 147, 148, & n. G. Genius, Guardian, 183, &c. Gorboducke, a play, 62, n. Gothick chivalry, 21, &c. See Englishmen. Government, popular, its influence on arts and Sciences, B. I. Sect. XV. The only models for Grave writers, 97, 98. Gravity and humour blended in the greatest characters, ibid. Greek writers, their excellency, 124. improvement of taft, B. II. Sect. I. to be destroyed, 18, 19, & n. what? 364. How written in Homer's time, 175, n. GREGORY the Great, burnt the Palatine library, 18. Hand, for power, 224. Haver, having, 321. H. How fo many came Ancient Greek language, Hell, variety of torments there, 218, &c. HELIODORUS, 268. HESYCHIUS, illuftrated, 216. Hieronymo, or the Spanish tragedy, a play ridiculed by Shakespeare and Johnson, 284. High and low life, 86. HOBBES, noted, 84. . HOMER, a Specimen of the manner in which his poem was anciently writ, 175, n. An Account of his editor Ariftarchus, 132, 133, 220, 221, n. Paffages explained, 48, n. 224, 225, n. 237. corrected, 43, 44, n. 219, 220, n. Honesty, whether requifite in a poet, B. I. Sect. XI. 130. HORACE, his character, 124, n. A flatterer of Octavius, 124. Dwells too long on the fatyric drama, 101, n. HORACE, HORACE, explained and defended, 89, & n. 108, 109, & n. 398. Some of his odes corrected and explained, 165, 166, 167, 168. Hofpitality, facred, 31, n. Human nature, 68, 69. corrected, 194.• Humour and gravity, feldom found mixed in the fame cha racter, 97. L. JAMES, firft, king, complemented by Shakespeare, 39. In, in compofition, 305, 306. Infpiration, poetical, 4, & n. Interesting Subjects of poetry, what? 31, 46, 69. JOHNSON, Ben. his Mafque at Whitehall, 38, n. Every man in his humour, explained, 63, 64, n. 244. Every man out of his humour, explained, 64, 135' 136, n. 147, n. Volpone, illuftrated, 81, 82. corrected, 405. corrected 65, 112, n. Cynthia's Revels, explained, 147, n. explained, 307, n. Alchymift, explained, 289, n. 395. The Devil's an Afs, corrected and explained, 394, Catiline, corrected, 405, 406. Heretio fyllabarum, 408, &c. See Alliteration. JULIAN, his Caefars explained, 120, 121, n. Corrected, 153, n. Explained and corrected, 279, 280. Ee 3 Καλαι K. Καλαιβάτας θεός, 223. Κήριναι υπολήψεις, 32. Knight-errantry. See Chivalry. L. LABERIUS, bis mimes, 101, n. Ladies, the upper-band given them, and allowed to wear fine cloaths, for what reafon, 72, n. Lovers of finery, 71, 72, n. Nature of fine Ladies, 29. 30. Latin ftage writers, 122, 130. Latin authors, 130, 131. Liberty, its influence on literature, B. I. Sect. XV. On dramatic poetry, 98, 99, 122. LONGINUS, noted, 83, n. Corrected, 255, 256. Ludere, meaning of the word, 307. Lyes, how neceffary in poetry, 23, & n. Probable lyes better than improbable truths, 27, n. M. Machines, poetic, 44, 45, n. Magic, poetic, 97. To make, a maker, a poet, 135, & n. Man, character of man in general, 68, 69. Man-science, 69. Manners, poetic, B. I. Sect. X. MARTIAL, explained, 139. Marvellous, fee Admiration. Mask, an account of the ancient, 103, 104. MAXIMUS TYRIUS, explained and corrected, 271, 272. Meiofis, a figure used by Shakespeare, 149. Men of wit, 97, 98. MENANDER, his rife and character, 120, 121. How his plays came to be deftroyed, 19, & 'n. Metaphors, mixed, 397, 398. MILTON, |