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AN

ESSAY

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SATIRE,

Occafioned by the Death of

Mr POP E.

Infcribed to

Mr WARBURTON.

By J. BRO W N, A. M.

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CONTENTS.

Rules for the Conduct of Satire. Justice and Truth
its chief and effential Property, 169. Prudence in
the Application of Wit and Ridicule, whofe Province
is, not to explore unknown, but to enforce known
Truths, 191. Proper Subjects of Satire are the
Manners of prefent Times, 239. Decency of
Expreffion recommended, 255. The different
Methods in which Folly and Vice ought to be chafti-
fed, 269. The Variety of Style and Manner
which thefe two Subjects require, 277.
The
Praife of Virtue may be admitted with Propriety,
315. Caution with regard to Panegyrick, ✯ 329.
The Dignity of true Satire,

341.

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The Hiftory of Satire, Roman Satirifts, Lucilius,
Horace, Perfius, Juvenal, 357, etc. Caufes of
the Decay of Literature, particularly of Satire,
389. Revival of Satire, 401. Erafmus one

of its principal Reftorers, 405, Donne, 411.
The Abufe of Satire in England, during the licen
tious Reign of Charles II. 415. Dryden,
429. The true Ends of Satire purfued by Boileau
in France, 439; and by Mr Pope in England,
* 445.

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