Longitude, account of an attempt to as-
certain, v. 271.

Lottery, the life of multitudes compared
to it, ii. 273. The passionate and insnaring
hopes of gain by them, 269, 270. Most
commonly visionary and fallacious, 270.
The imaginary prospects of fortuitous riches,
injurious to trade, and the sources of per-
petual delusion, 270, 271.

Love, metaphysically described, iii. 165.
In geographical poetry compared to travels
through various countries, 166. Described
according to the laws of augury, ib. A lover
neither dead nor alive, 169. A lover's heart,
a hand grenado, 170. A mistress beloved is
fairer in idea than in reality, ib. Medita-
tions of a lover, 171. Described by Dryden,
467. Man inspired to honour and glory by
it, vi. 390. The universal agent of the stage,
except in Shakspeare, v. 100. Success in
it most easily obtained by indirect ap-
proaches, i. 3.

Love of excellence natural, iii. 151.
Love's Labour Lost, observations on
Shakspeare's comedy, v. 148.

lishes Dialogues on the Dead, ib. Created
Lord Lyttelton, ib. Story of the publica-
tion of his life of Henry II., 407. Account
of his last illness and death 1763, by his
physician, 408. His epitaph, 409. His
poetical works characterised, ib.

MACBETH, observations on Shakspeare's
tragedy of, v. 55. 151. Remarks on the
impropriety, as well as energy of its dic-
tion, ii. 216. Account of the castle of, at
Inverness, vi. 23.

Macclesfield, Earl and Countess of, ac-
count of their divorce, iv. 32. The Countess
marries Col. Brett, 33. Gives 50l. to Sa-
vage, 42. Disappointed in her South Sea
traffic, ib. Continues to persecute her son,
43.

Macdonald, Sir Alexander, account of
his house at Armidel in the Isle of Sky, vi.
45. The tradition of one of his predecessors
burning the inhabitants of Culloden in a
church, ib.

Macdonald, Hugh, account of his con-
spiracy against his chief, to whom he was

Love's Riddle, written by Cowley, when heir, in the time of James Vl. vi. 69.
at school, iii. 149.

Lough Ness, account of, vi. 25.
Louisbourg, the English and French ac-
count of the capture of it, contrasted, ii.
444.

Lucan, his Pharsalia translated by Chris-
topher Pitt, before he was twenty years of
age, iv. 287.

Lucas Family, all the brothers valiant, all
the sisters virtuous, ii. 423.

Lucifer, described by Cowley, iii. 185.
Lucretius, remarks on his system, i. 249.
Luxury, united with indolence produceth
the most pernicious effects, i. 160. The
veterans of it strongly addicted to sallies
and excess of resentment and fury, 192.
Its fatal effects exemplified in the history
of Hacho, King of Lapland, ii. 660.

Lyce, an elderly lady, verses to, vi. 404.
Lycidas, written by Milton, in 1637, iii.
212. Character of that poem, 259.

Lyttelton, George, Lord, his life, iv. 403.
Son of Sir Thomas Lyttelton of Hagley,
Worcestershire, born 1709, ib. Educated
at Eton, and removed to Christ Church, ib.
An early writer both in verse and prose, ib.
Leaves Oxford 1728, and travels through
France and Italy, ib. An opponent in par-
liament to Sir R. Walpole, ib. Secretary to
the Prince of Wales, 404. Introduces
Thomson and Mallet into the suite of the
Prince of Wales, ib. Lord of the Trea-
sury, 1744, 405. Writes observations on
the conversion of St. Paul, 1747, ib. His
father's letter to him on that publication, ib.
Succeeds his father in the title of Baronet
1751, ib. Becomes Cofferer aud Privy
Counsellor 1754, 406. Chancellor of the
Exchequer 1755, ib. Travels, into Wales,
ib. Patronises Archibald Bower, ib. Pub-

Macdonald, Flora, interview with, vi.
63. 501.

Mackinnon, account of his house at Co-
riatachan in Sky, vi. 50.

Maclean of Col, account of himself and
family, vi. 116.

Macleod, account of that happy family,
proprietors of the island of Raasay, vi. 54.
Account of that family and their house at
Dunvegan, 63.

Madock, Prince, epitaph on, vi. 460.
Magnet, first discovered 1299, v. 192
The pretended and imaginary influence of
it, ii. 346.

Mallet, David, writes part of the pro-
logue to Sophonisba, iv. 293. In conjunc-
tion with Thomson, writes the Masque of
Alfred, 294. His Life, S80. Of the Clan
of Macgregors, his father took the name of
Malloch, ib. Janitor of the High School at
Edinburgh, ib. Tutor to the sons of the
Duke of Montrose, ib. Travels with his
pupils, and on his return to London, is in-
troduced to persons of the highest rank
and character, ib. William and Margaret,
his first production, 1724, 381. His other
works, ib. Changes his name to Mallet, ib.
Becomes acquainted with Pope, 382. Writes
the Life of Bacon prefixed to his works,
1750, ib. Undertakes the Life of Marlbo-
rough, ib. Under-secretary to the Prince of
Wales, with a pension of 2001. a year, ib.
In conjunction with Thomson, writes the
Masque of Alfred, ib. His conversation
with Garrick on introducing his name in
the life of Marlborough, ib. Dutchess of
Marlborough leaves him 1000l., 383.
Leaves no historical labours behind him, ib.
Mustapha acted at Drury Lane, 1739. ib.
Sells the copy of Amyntor and Theodora

for 1201., ib. Introduced to the friendship of felicities which frequently attend that state,
Lord Bolingbroke, 384. Lord Bolingbroke
leaves him his works, ib. Masque of Bri-
tannia, acted 1755, ib. Elvira acted 1763,
ib. Keeper of the book of entries for ships
in the port of London, ib. Writes a letter
of accusation against Admiral Byng, under
the character of a Plain Man, for which he
receives a pension, ib. Died 1765, ib. Cha-
racter of him and his works, ib.

Malouines. See Falkland Islands.
Man, a good man, a telescope, iii. 167.
All he has to do is to live and die, 171.
Who travels and his wife who stays at
home, compared to a pair of compasses,
173. Characters of a cheerful and pensive
man, 261. Lord Rochester's satire criti-
cised, 300. Diversified by various tastes, i.
23. In the different classes have desires
and pleasures peculiar to themselves, 326.
Their desires more numerous than their at-
tainments, 486. Ranged under the two
classes of merely animal and reasonable
beings, ii. 260. The importance of every
one in his own eyes, 422. Most men
struggle for fame, ib. The difficulty of get-
ting a name, ib. The necessity of his being
acquainted with himself, 463. The difficulty
of such inquiries, ib. His desires increase
with his acquisitions, 472. Money and time
the heaviest burthens of life, ib. The similar
condition in all situations of life, 534. Few
opportunities of shewing great powers, 535.
The necessity of the inquiry," What have
ye done?" 640. The characters of a reading
man, a ready man, and of an exact man,
considered, iii. 66.

Man and Wife, on disputes between, ii.
425.

Manna, metaphysically described, iii.

164.

Manuscripts, the propriety of placing
them in some publick library, ii. 575. The
loss of knowledge, by the loss of old libra-
ries, lamented, 576.

Marino, metaphysical poetry borrowed
from him, iii. 163.

Marlborough, Duke of, his life under-
taken by Mallet. See Mallet.

Marlborough, Henrietta, Dutchess of,
her partiality for Congreve, iii. 633. Con-
greve leaves her 10,000l., ib. Erects a mo-
nument to his memory, 134.

Marlborough, Sarah, Dutchess of, cele-
brated by Pope in his characters of women,
under the character of Atossa, iv. 223. Se-
vere reflections on her conduct, i. 62. Re-
view of her conduct, v. 628.

Marmor Norfolciense, an Essay on an
Ancient Prophetical Inscription, v. 307.

Marriage, the divorce of the Earl and
Countess of Macclesfield by the Lords, con-
sidered as a bad precedent, iv. 33. The
dictate of nature, and the institution of
Providence, i. 85. General observations
concerning it, 167. The source of those in-

187. Why so many are unsuitable, 216.
Contracts of it begun in fraud, end in dis-
appointment, 218. The officiousness of
some in promoting them censured, 557.
The folly of publishing them in newspapers,
ii. 422. Praises on that occasion generally
fallacious, 423. Proposal for an office for
writing matrimonial panegyricks, 424. Has
many pains, but celibacy no pleasures, vi.
that state, 222. Early marriages charac-
219. On the happiness and unhappiness of
terized, 224. Misfortunes of late marriages,
226. Early marriages best pleased with
their partners, late ones with their chil-
dren, ib.

Hebrides), account of him, vi. 60.
Martin, (who wrote the history of the
Devonshire, ii. 528.
Marvel, Will, story of his journey into

character of Gray, iv. 253.
Mason, Mr. additions to Mr. Temple's

and effects, i. 47.
Masquerades, their pernicious influence

of, by Sir Isaac Newton, v. 640.
Matter, considerations on the hypothesis

and Milton in Latin poetry, iii. 156.
May, Thomas, superior both to Cowley
imprudent conduct of her mother, i. 259.
Maypole, Miss, her observations on the
Shakspeare's comedy, v. 147.
Measure for Measure, observations on

piness as well as virtue, i. 181.
Mediocrity, a quality essential to hap-

Melanthia, her character, i. 189.
Melcombe, Lord, his Tusculan la Trappe,
Young, 369.
sent to Dr. Young, iv. 368. His Letter to

excited by a general veneration, ib. By an
Melissa, her character, i. 348. Her vanity
ject to various mortifications, 351.
unexpected reduction of her fortune, sub-

Melissus, his character, i. 89.

Memory, the peculiar exercise of that
ii. 513. Collection and distribution, the
faculty of the mind, i. 197. Characterized,
agreeable part, ib. Themistocles' wish to
two offices of, 514. Collection the most
vations on the improvement of, 594. The
learn the art of forgetfulness, 515. Obser-
mother of the Muses, 599. The necessity
of, in the acquisition of knowledge, 600.
Few examples of enormous, wonderful, and
Nature seldom sparing in the gifts of, ib.
gigantic memory, ib. Methods of improve-
ment, 601.

Menander, style of, clear and natural, v,
529. Plutarch's sentiment upon, 532.
Mercator, his history, iii. 87.

merchant, v. 250. The necessity of, be-
Merchant, the knowledge necessary for a
tween the manufacturer and consumer, ex-
plained, vi. 82.

Shakspeare's, v. 149.
Merchant of Venice, observations on

Merchant, Mr. in company with Savage

and Gregory when James Sinclair was
murdered, iv. 48.

Merit, the complaints of the neglect of it
often ill-grounded, i, 279. The persecutors
of real merit distinguished into various
classes, ii. 109.

Merriment, preconcerted, seldom an-
swers the expectation, ii. 554. Generally
the effect of chance, 555.

Merry Wives of Windsor, observations
on Shakspeare's comedy, v. 146.

Merton College, Oxford, accounts of the
disputes respecting the visitation of, iv. 560,
Metaphysical Poetry, what, iii. 160.
Borrowed from Marino and his followers,
and recommended by Donne and Jonson,
163. Other successors, ib. Critical remarks
on this kind of writing, ib.

Metastasio, translation of an air in the
Clemenza of, vi. 419. Translation of the
speech of Aquileio, in the Adriano of, ib.
Metrodorus, his account of life, iii. 95.
Midsummer, an Ode, vi. 394.
Midsummer Night's Dream, observations
on Shakspeare's comedy, v. 148.

Milbourne, Rev. Mr. specimen of his
criticism on Dryden's translation of Vir-
gil, iii. 461.

210. Observations on his Scheme of Edu-
cation, ib. One of his objections to acade-
mical education, ib. His objections to en-
tering into the ministry, 211. After leaving
the university, he spent five years with his
father in the country, where he read the
Greck and Latin authours, ib. His Mask
of Comus, first acted in 1634, 212. His
Lycidas written in 1657, and his Arcades
about the same time, 213. Travels in
1638, ib. Scarce any ever wrote so much,
or praised so few, ib. Particularly noticed
at Florence, ib. Receives various Italian
testimonies in his favour, 214. Returns to
London, 215. Instructs his nephews, J.
and E. Philips, and some other boys, ib.
His biographers inclined to shrink from this
part of his life, 216. A schoolmaster an
honest and useful employment, ib. In edu-
cation, he is said to have performed won-
ders, ib. On Sundays he instructed his
scholars in theology, 218. His treatise on
Reformation, published in 1641, ib. An-
swers a book of Bishop Usher's in defence
of Episcopacy, 219. Publishes his reasons
of church government urged against pre-
lacy, and two other pamphlets on the same
subject, ib. Marries Mary Powel, who
Milton, John, remarks on his versifica- leaves him after one month, 220. Pub-
tion, i. 398. 409. The peculiarity of it, lishes several books on divorce, for which
wherein it consists, 409. He formed his he is called before the Lords, but soon dis-
scheme of it upon the models of Greece missed, 221. Becomes an enemy to the
and Rome, 416. Critical remarks on his Presbyterians, 222. Pays his addresses to
Samson Agonistes, a tragedy, ii. 83. 87. a daughter of Dr. Davis, ib. His wife asks
Preface to an essay on his use and imita- forgiveness, and returns to him, ib. Pub-
tion of moderns in his Paradise Lost, v. 244. lishes his Areopagitica, ib. Publishes a
From whence he took the first hints of Pa- collection of Latin and English poems 1645,
radise Lost, 245. MSS. called Adam Un- 223. Takes a larger house in Barbican for
paradised, supposed to be the embryo of his scholars, ib. Grants a refuge to the
Paradise Lost, 246. Subscriptions soli- relations of his wife, ib. As a schoolmaster
cited for Mrs. Eliz. Foster, his grand-daugh- compared to a chamber milliner, ib. Is
ter, 248. Inferior both to May and Cow- supposed to have had a design of entering
ley in Latin Poetry, iii. 155. Life of, 207. into Sir W. Waller's army as Adjutant
Descended from the proprietors of Milton, General, 224. Removes to a small house
near Thame, in Oxfordshire, ib. His grand in Holborn, ib. Writes in justification of
father keeper of the forest of Shotover, ib. the King's murder, ib. Writes remarks on
His father a scriviner, and eminent for his the articles of peace between Ormond and
skill in musick, ib. His mother's name the Irish rebels, ib. Suspected of having
Caston, a Welsh family, ib. His brother interpolated the Icon Basilike, ib.
Christopher knighted by King James, and swers Salmasius's Defensio Regis, 225. His
made a Jndge, ib. His sister Anne, mar- blindness laid to the charge of Salmasius's
ried Edward Philips, Secondary in the book, 226. Loses his wife in child bed, 228.
Crown Office, who left two sons, John and Marries a daughter of Capt. Woodcock,
Edward, who were educated by the poet, who also dies in childbed in the first year,
208. Born at his father's the Spread Ea- ib. Various answers to the Defensio Po-
gle, in Bread-street, London, Dec. 9, 1608, puli, ib. Writes his Defensio Secunda, ib.
ib. Received private tuition under Mr. Instance of his flattery to Cromwell, ib.
Young, then went to St. Paul's school, and Supposed to have written the declaration
entered Sizar at Christ's College, Cam- of the reasons for a war with Spain, 230.
bridge, Feb. 12, 1624, ib. At fifteen years Attempts to collect a Latin Dictionary,
of he versified Psal. cxiv. and cxxxvi. which is afterwards made use of in a new
age,
ib. Wrote many elegies in his eighteenth edition of Littleton, ib. Compiles a his-
year, 209. Wrote Latin verses with classic tory of England to the Conquest, 231.
elegance, ib. Received corporal punish- Designs his Paradise Lost, ib. Sketch of
ment at Cambridge, ib. Took his Bache- the original plan, ib. Continues to write
lor's degree, 1628, and Master's, 1632, in favour of a Commonwealth, even to within

An-

a few weeks of the Restoration, 235. At the
Restoration concealed himself in Bartholo-
mew Close, ib. His Defence burned by the
common hangman, 236. His prosecution
stopped by the intercession of Davenant,
whose life Milton had saved, 237. Re-
moves to Jewin Street, and marries Eliza-
beth Minshul, 238. Is said to have had an
offer of continuing in his place, ib. Acci-
dence commenced Grammar 1661, 239.
Employs Elwood the quaker to read Latin
to him, ib. Takes a house in the Artil-
lery Walk, 240. Wrote his Paradise Lost
only between the autumnal and vernal
equinoxes, 241. Was of opinion that the
world was in its decay, 242. Imagined the
climate too cold for flights of imagination,
243. His daughters were not taught to
write, 244. Lives unmolested after the
Restoration, 245. Retires to Chalfont dur-
ing the plague, 246. The next year returns
to Bunhill-fields, ib. A complete copy of
Paradise Lost first seen 1665, ib. Obtains
a licence, and sells the copy for 51. and 51.
at the sale of 1300 copies of each of the
first three editions, ib. Causes of the sup-
posed neglect of the Paradise Lost, 247.
Books of various languages read to him by
his daughters and friends, 248. Publishes
his history of England three years after
Paradise Lost, 249. Publishes Paradise
Regained, and Samson Agonistes, in the
same year, 250. Publishes hisArtis Logi-
ca plenior Institutio 1672, ib. Publishes a
Treatise on true Religion, &c. 251. Re-
prints his juvenile Poems with some addi-
tions, ib. His last publication was familiar
Epistles in Latin, some academical exer-
cises, ib. Died Nov. 10, 1674, and buried
at St. Giles's, Cripplegate, 252. A monu-
ment erected to his memory in Westmin-
ster Abbey by Mr. Benson, ib. His person
described, ib. His domestic habits de-
scribed, ib. His salary, as Latin Secre-
tary, 2001. a year, 53. Received 1000l.
for his Defence of the People, and lost
very considerable sums of money, ib. Left
1500l. to his widow, 254. Account of his
great learning, ib. His theological opi-
nions, ib. His political notions, 255. He
thought woman made only for obedience,
and man for rebellion, 256. Account of
his family, ib. Comus acted April 5, 1750,
for the benefit of a grand-daughter of Mil-
ton, Dr. Johnson wrote a prologue, 258.
Account of his poetical works, 257. Cha-
racter of his Lycidas, 259. Character of
L'Allegro and Il Penseroso, 260. Many of
their images borrowed from Burton's Ana-
tomy of Melancholy, 262. Mask of Comus
characterized, ib. His Sonnets characte-
rized, 264. His Paradise Lost charac-
terized, 265. His Paradise Regained, cha
racterized, 279. His Samson Agonistes
characterized, ib. Philips's Parody on
him characterized, 367. His Paradise Lost

becomes popular through Addison's re-
marks, 591.

Mince Pies and Plumb Porridge, animo-
sities excited by the use of, iii. 293.

Mind, the productions of, proceed step
by step, v. 521. The freest part of man,
540. The tranquillity of it, from what
sources generally derived, i. 24. Its exten-
sive powers displayed, 197. The rise and
progress of its dispositions and faculties,
ii. 139. Shewn in the gradations from
pleasure to ambition and avarice, 142.
The medicines most suitable to its distem-
pers, often unpleasing to the taste, 178.
Mines, alone, not the source of wealth,
v. 293.

Minim, Dick, his history, ii. 559. His
opinion of many of thepoets, 560. Be-
comes a critick, 561. Forms a plan for an
academy of criticism, 562. Presides in a
critical society, 563. His advice to a stu-
dent, 565.

Ministers, account of the disputes be-
tween the Independents and Presbyterians
on the authority of, iv. 565.

Misanthrope, of Moliere, a complete
character, v. 531.

Misella, her affecting narrative of ber
being betrayed by the treachery of her
uncle, and the fatal influence of it on ber
virtue and happiness, ii. 222. 226.

Misellus, his account of his commencing
an authour, i. 76.

Misery, how increased by comparison
with happiness, iii. 101.

Miseries of the World, the knowledge of,
necessary to happiness, vi. 189.

Misocapelus, the events which discou-
raged him from engaging in trade, i. 54S.
His appearing in the character of a wit,
ii. 10.

Misocolax, his censure of the practice of
giving unmerited praise, ii. 27.

Misothea, her fondness for disputation,

i. 530.

Misty, Dick, his history, ii. 613.
Mitissa, her conduct in a married life
described, i. 170.

Modena, Duke of, translation of a dis-
tich on his running away from a comet,
xi. 417.

Moderation, man of, his character, ii.

110.

Molesworth, his account of Denmark,
answered by Dr. King, iii. 511.
Monastick life, considerations on, vi. 266.
Monboddo, Lord, visited by Dr. John-
son, vi. 10.

Money, no man can be born a lover of
it, iv. 221. Inquiry into the value of, in
Scotland, about 200 years ago, vi. 12.

Money Lenders, their vile practices ex-
posed, iii. 11.

Montague, Lady Mary Wortley, Sa-
vage's flattery of her in the dedication to
his miscellany of poems, iv. 47.