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Balm of Dulnefs, the tue and the fpurious, its efficacy, and by whom prepared, iv. 544.

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CIBBER, Hero of the Poem, his Character, i. 107. not abfolutely ftupid, 109. not unfortunate as a Coxcomb, ibid. Not a flow writer, but precipi. tate, tho' heavy, 123. His. productions the Effects of Heat, tho an imperfect one, 126. His folly heightened with Frenzy, 125. He borrowed from Fletcher and Moliere, 131. Mangled Shakespear, 133. His Head diftinguished for wearing an extraordinary. Periwig, 167. more than for its reafoning Faculty, yet not without Furniture, 177. His Elafticity and Fire, and how he came by them, 186. He was once thought to have wrote a reasonable Play, 188. The general character of his Verse and Profe, 190. His Conversation, in what manner extenfive and ufeful, 192, &c. Once defigned for the Chu ch, where he should have been a Bishop, 200. Since inclined to write for the Minister of State, 213. but determines to stick to his other talents, what thofe are, 217. &c. His Apoftrophe to his Works before he burns them, 225, etc. His Repentance and tears, 213 Dulness puts out the Fire, 257. Inaugurates and anoints him, 287. His Crown, by whom woven, 223. of what compofed, i. 303. who let him into Court,

300. who his fupporters, 307. His Entry, At, tendants, and Proclamation, ufque ad fin.

Enthronization, i. 1.

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in feeing Shows, thro' dreams, thro, Book iii.

Paffes his whole Reign

Book, ii. And dreaming
Settle appears to him,

iii. 35. Refemblance between him and Settle, iii. 37. and i. 146. Goodman's Prophecy of him, Hi. 232. How he tranflated an Opera, without knowing the Story, 305. and incouraged Farces because it was against his Confcience, 266. Declares he never mounted a Diagon, 258. Apprehenfions of acting in a Serpent, 287! What were the Paffions of his Old Age, 303, 304. Finally fubfides in the lap of Dulness, where he refts to all Eternity, iv. zo. and Note. CBBER, his Father, i. 31.1 His

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two Brothers, 32. His Son, iii. 142. His better Progeny, i, 223. Cibberian Forehead, what is meant by it, i. 218. read by fome Cerberian, ibid. Note,

COOKE (Tho.) abufed by Mr. Pope, ii. 138. CONCANEN, (Mat.) one of the Authors of the Weekly Journals, ii. 299......

-declared that when this Poem had Blanks, they meant Treafon, iii. 297.

-of opinion that Juvenal never fatirized the Poverty of Codrus, ii. 144.

Corncutter's Journal, what it cost, ii. 314.

Critics, verbal ones, must have two Poftulata allowed them, ii. 1.

Cat-calls, ii. 231.

CURL, Edm. his Panegyric, ii. 58.

His Corinna, and what she did, 70.
His Prayer, 80-Like Eridanus, 182.
-Much favour'd by Cloacina, 97, &c.
Toft in a Blanket and whipped, 151.
-Pillory'd, ii. 3.

Caroline, a curious Flower, its fate, iv. 409, &c.

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DULNESS, the Goddess; her Original and Parents,
i. 12.
Her ancient Empire, 17. Her Public
College, i. 29. Academy for Poetical Educa-
tion, 33. Her Cardinal Virtues, 45, &c. Her
Ideas, Productions, and Creation, 55, &c. Her
Survey and Contemplation of her Works, 79, &c.
And of her Children, 93. Their uninterrupted
Succeffion, 98, &c. to 18. Her appearance
to Cibber, 261. She manifefts to him her Works,
273, &c.
Anoints him, 287, &c. Inftitutes
Games at his Coronation, ii. 18, &c. The
Manner how she makes a Wit, ii. 47.
A great
Lover of a Joke, 34.-And loves to repeat the
Her ways

fame over again, 122.

and means to

procure the Pathetic and Terrible in Tragedy, 225, &c. Incourages Chattering and Bawling, 237, &c. And is Patronefs of Party-writing and railing, 276, &c. Makes ufe of the heads of Critics as Scales to weigh the heavinefs of Authors, 367. Promotes Slumber with the works of the faid

Authors, ibid. The wonderful Virtue of sleeping in her Lap, iii. 5, &c. Her Elyfium, 15, &c. The Souls of her Sons dipt in Lethe, 23. How brought into the world, 29. Their Tranffiguration and Metempfychofis, 50. The Extent and Glories of her Empire, and her Conquests throughout the World, iii. 67 to 138. A Catalogue of her Poetical Forces in this Nation, 139 to 212. Prophecy of her Restoration, 333. &c. Accomplishment of it, Book iv. Her Appearance on the Throne, with the Sciences led in triumph, iv. 21, &c. Tragedy and Comedy filenced, 37. General Affembly of all her Vota'ries, 73. Her Patrons, 95. Her Critics, 115. Her Sway in the Schools, 149 to 180. And Univerfities, 189 to 274. How the educates Gentlemen in their Travels, 293 to 334-Conftitutes Virtuofi in Science, 355, &c.

Religion, 459.

Freethinkers in

Slaves and Dependents in Government, 505. Finally turns them to Beafts, but preferves the Form of Men, 525. What fort of Comforters fhe fends them, 529, &c. What Orders and Degrees fhe confers on them, 565. What Performances fhe expects from them, according to their several Ranks and Degrees, 583. The powerful Yawn the breathes on them, 605. &c. Its Progrefs and Effects, 607, &c. till the Confummation of All, in the total Extinction

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of the reasonable Soul, and Restoration of Night
and Chaos, ufq. ad fin.

Difpenfary of Dr. Garth, ii. 140.

De Foe, Daniel, in what refembled to William
Prynn, i. 103.

De Foe, Norton, a fcandalous writer, ii. 415..
DENNIS, (John) His Character of himself, i. 106,
Senior to Mr. Durfey, iii. 173.

Efteemed by our Author, and why, ibid.

DENNIS, his love of Puns, i. 63.

-And Politics, i. 106. ii. 413.

His great Loyalty to King George, how
proved, i. 106.

A great Friend to the Stage-and to the
State, ii. 413.

How he proves that none but Nonjurors and
difaffected Perfons writ against Stage-plays, ibid.
-His refpect to the Bible and Alcoran, ibid.
His excufe for Obfcenity in Plays, iii. 179.
His mortal fear of Mr. Pope, founded on Mr.
Curl's affurances, i 106.

Of opinion that he poifoned Carl, ibid.
His reason why Homer was, or was not in
debt, ii. 118.

179.

His Accufations of Sir R. Blackmore,

-As no Protestant, ii. 268.

As no Poet, ibid.

His wonderful Dedication to G. D. Efq. iii.

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