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CONTENTS TO VOL. XXXI.

No.

47. ON Macklin's British Inquisition-Speech on the Question, Whether the Stage might not be made more conducive to Virtue? Col. & Thorn. 48. On Christmas-Celebration of it in Town and Country-On Christmas-Boxes-This Season disagreeable to Persons of Fashion Col. & Thorn. 49. Letter containing a Scheme for a Female Parliament-Usefulness of it, and Objections against it-Account of the Covent-Garden Society, consisting of certain Good-natured Females, divided into Ladies and Commons Duncombe. 50. On Suicide-Account of the Last Guinea Club -Assembly at White's, a kind of Last Guinea Club Different Ways of Suicide between vulgar Persons and Persons of Fashion-Punishments for Suicides proposed-Frequency of Self-Murders in England falsely imputed to the Climate-Despair, brought on by Extravagance and Debauchery, a Cause of Suicide-Freethinking another-Specimen of a Bill of Suicide after the Manner of, but distinct from, the common Bills of Mortality

Duncombe. 51. On Kept Mistresses and Keepers-Character of a Hen-pecked Keeper-of a Keeper, a Married Man-of a Keeper, an Old Man-Shifts of Persons in middling or low Life, who take Girls into Keeping Duncombe. 52. Two Letters from a Pretty Miss in Breeches -and from a Blood in Petticoats Duncombe. 53. On Dram-Drinking-Rich Cordials (however recommended by their specious foreign Names) no less pernicious than common Gin-Letter from

No.

a Husband, complaining of his Wife, who has
taken to Drinking by way of Medicine

Col. & Thorn.
54. On Frolics-instances among the Bucks, &c.
-and among the Ladies
Col. & Thorn.

55. On a New Sect among the Ladies, called Evites

Con nakedness of Women I

56. On Superstitions in Love-Letter from a Coun-

try Girl, enumerating the several Tricks which

she had tried, in order to know who was to be her

57. On the Import and Extent of the phrase Good

58. Proposal for Pressing all the useless and detri-

mental Members of the Community, such as

Country Squires, Town Squires, Bloods, Duel-

lists, Fortune-Hunters, Gamesters, and Free-

59. Superstitions observed in the Country

60. Proposal to erect a School for Whist for the In-

struction of Young Ladies

61. On Sectaries and Enthusiasts-Sects founded

by the lowest Mechanics-History of Religion,

Superstition, and Atheism

62. Debates in the Female Parliament, in the Com-

mittee of Religion-Speech of Miss Graveairs,

setting forth that the Female Dress inclined to

Popery Resolutions proposed to prevent it-

63. On Race-Horses-Panegyric on White Nose--

Pedigrees of Race-Horses carefully preserved-

Praises of the Jockey-Proposal to preserve his

Breed-Genealogy of a Jockey Col. & Thorn.

64. Petition of the Dogs, a Dream Speeches of a

Greyhound, a Pointer, a Lap-Dog, and others

Duncombe.

65. Letter, remonstrating against the Use of Paint

among the Men-Description of a Male Toilet-

Characters of John Hardman and Mr. Jessamy

Unknown.

66. On Masquerades-Fantastic Dresses there-

Plan for a Naked Masquerade Col. & Thorn.

67. On Imitation Our present Writers only Copiers

of others-Verses on Imitation

68. On the Public Gardens --Dearness of the Pro-

visions there-Description and Conversation of a

Citizen, with his Wife and two Daughters, at

69. Female Poets riding Pegasus, a Vision

70. Letters-from an Author to Mr. Town, with a

Proffer of his Assistance-from another Author,

complaining of the Custom of giving Money to

Servants-from a Methodist Teacher-Letter, on

the wonderful Increase in the Order of Gentlemen

Essays, and

71. Of Essay Writing-Mr. Town's Character as

an Essay Writer-Subjects of his

manner of treating them

72. On Songs-Mechanical Practice of modern

Song-Writers-Pastoral Dialogue, a Cento from

the most celebrated New Songs

Lloyd.

73. On the present State of Monuments - Flattery

of Epitaphs- Heathen Gods improper Decorations

for Christian Monuments

74. On the Modesty of the Moderns, in including

all the Vices, instead of Virtues, in the Character V ao

of a Fine Gentleman or Lady-Account of a New

Treatise on Ethics, or System of Immoral Philo-cater

Col. & Thorn. *

75. On Good-nature-Analogy between clothing

the Body and adorning the Mind-Extract from

Swift's Tale of a Tub

76. On the present State of Politics-Letter from

Mr. Village, with the Character of a Country Po-

77. Letter from a Mind and Body Clothier; with a

Plan of his Warehouse for clothing the Mind to-

gether with the Body

78. On the Use of social Intercourse between Per-

sons of different Ages and Professions—Want of

it between Father and Son

79. Description of a London Tradesman in the

80. Letter from a Husband, complaining of his being

ruined by his Wife's Relations Col. & Thorn.

81. Letter from Mr. Village, giving an Account of

his Visit to Lord Courtly-Character of the Ho-

nourable W. Hastings by the Earl of Shaftesbury

82. Letter of Advice to a Young Academic-Cha-

racters of the Freethinker-Gamester-Drunkard

-Lounger-Wrangler-and others. Unknown.

83. On Alliteration-Ridiculous Affectation of it in

Modern Poets--Proposal for the Rhymer's Play-

thing, or Poetaster's Horn-book Col. & Thorn.

84. On Sea-Officers-Their unpolished Behaviour

on Shore Their Contempt of New Improvements

in Navigation-Of Sea-Chaplains. Col. & Thorn.

(85. Account of the Female Thermometer-Secret

Affections of Ladies discovered by it-Experi-

ments upon it at the Playhouses-Operas-Mas-

querades-Public Gardens-and other places

86. Letter from Orator Higgins, relating his Pro-

gress in Literature by studying in the Public

87. On Eating--Character of Cramwell, and his

CONNOISSEUR.

No. 47-93.

-Non de villis domibusve alienis,

Nec male necne Lepos saltet: sed quod magis ad nos

Pertinet, et nescire malum est, agitamus.

HOR.

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