crea-

Equanimity, 549

Friends, 465, 595
Equivocation, 652

departed, 226
Evil, 283

parting, 706
and good, 132, 237, 419

unstable, 315
Evils, 28, 250

Friendship, 58, 404
Exaltation, 157, 203

cold, 160
Examination, self, 622

faithless, 480
Example, 243

hollow, 272, 477
and precept, 123,

with the wicked,
644

234
Exasperation, 423

Frivolity, 572
Excellence, 394

Future, 550
Excess, 165, 347

and past, 5, 211
Exertion, self, 247

Futurity, 402
Expectations, 240
Experience, 254, 372, 393 Gifts, bartered, 331
Exposure, self, 696

not our own, 1, 2
Extenuation, 608

God, authority from, 759
Extremes, 699

Christian's hope, 751
Extremity, 112, 686

pleading with, 753

the widow's friend, 754
Face, 457

God's care over his
Falsehood, 71

tures, 748
Fame, 22, 66, 109, 470

precedure, 323
Famine and plenty, 445 Glory, 321
Farewell and welcome, 259 and wealth, 177
Fashion, 271

worldly, 90
Father, 446

Gold, 389, 396, 397
Faults, 167

Good and evil, 132, 237, 419
extenuation of, 3 Goodness, 362
Fear, 65, 309, 326, 355, 501 Grace, 717, 718, 757
and love, 133

its conflict, 174
sloth, 486

Gratitude, 461
Fickleness, 67, 141

Greatness, 427, 518
Fidelity, 77, 156, 434, 553. Grief, 14, 179, 246, 491, 646,
554, 669

658
conjugal, 395

and joy, 356
Flattery, 82, 146, 508, 420 Guile, 63
Folly, 269

Guilt, 452, 503, 702
and wisdom, 267

terrors of, 734
Foolery, 155
Forbearance, 603

Habit, 655
Forgiveness, 673

Happiness, 59
Forethought, 566, 567, 676

human, 512, 513
Fortitude, 148, 329, 694

real, 238
Fortune, 120, 220

Heaven, 755
Frailty, 407, 528

Home, 535

severe, 313

Honesty, 596

Justice, public, 128
Honour, 400, 422, 431, 592, retributive, 206
594

self, 593
and policy, 589
Honours, 23, 439
Hope, 175, 548

and despair, 44 Kindness, 581, 600, 670
Hopes, 350

Kings, 166, 429
Humanity, 588

Knowledge, 104, 105, 106,
Humility, 428, 565, 768

386, 542, 560
feigned, 192

and virtue, 176
Hypocrisy, 64, 88, 302, 410,
504, 723

Labour, 124, 130
Imagination, 353, 375 Lamentation, 42
Imaginations, 97

Learning and wisdom, 284
Imbecility, 462

Lenity, 587
Impediments, 52

and cruelty, 131
Imperfection, 478, 561

Licentiousness, 95
Impiety, 37

Life, 199, 212, 219, 242, 515,
Implacability, 678

527
Indulgence, over., 471

brevity of, 342, 724, 778
Inexperience, 408

human, 305, 333
Infatuation, 343, 344

instability of, 521
Infection, 252

suspension of, 474
Infirmity, 230

Love, 228, 264, 275, 312, 349,
Ingratitude, 415, 424, 438, 354, 403, 447, 449, 459
488, 580, 610, 667

decay of, 256
Injuries, 584

and fear, 133
Insinuations, 51, 306
Inspection, self, 426, 604
Intellectual advancement, 62 Magnanimity, 684
Intemperance, 16, 334, 555 Malice, 215, 432
Interest, self, 9

Man, difference in, 169
Interposition, 92

fall of, 727
frailty of, 99, 528

not a slave to sense, 107
Jealousy, 374, 453, 460, 651 to be studied, 490
Jests, 268, 338, 569

and woman, 363
Joy and grief, 356

Man's estimation, 233
Judging, 688

Mankind, 91, 294
impartiality of, 524

variableness of, 310
Judgment, 101, 184, 301 Manners, 122
divine, 732

Marriage, 367, 413, 414, 635
and taste, 286 Means of Heaven, 536
Justice, divine, 74

Meekness, 425
due to heaven, 299 Melancholy, 231, 273, 674

Men, their characters, 190 Opportunity, present, 258
dying, 8

Oppression, 80,411, 444,664,
wise, 6

665
Mercy, 72, 119, 680, 705, 728 Order, universal, 378

pretended, 204
Mercies, 729, 730

Pardon, 359
Merit, 117, 118

Passion, 388, 703
Mind, 113, 531, 619

and reason, 585
disordered, 371 Passions, mental, 201
Minds, weak, 60, 78

Past and future, 5, 211
Mildness, 577,578

Patience, 249, 330, 597, 598,
Miracles and means, 27

621
Mirth and sorrow,
468

and cowardice, 135
Mischief, 207

Peace, 435
Misconception, 115 Peasant and courtier, 218
Misconstruction, 180 Performances and promises,
Modesty, 61, 526

129
Mortality, 279

Perseverance, 576
Murder, 736, 737

Persuasion, 579
and treason, 205 Pirates, prodigality of, 365

Pleasure, 370
Name, 463

and knowledge, 530
good, 216

labour, 130
Nature, 607, 614

Plenty and famine, 445
and art, 33

Poetry, 391
human, 139, 186,288 Policy, 458
418

and honour, 589
perverted, 236

Pomp, 227
weakness of, 183

and power, 304
News, 171, 563

Popularity, 295
Novelty, 26

Poverty and pride, 377
desire of, 522

riches, 181, 265
Power, 36, 456

insolence of, 222
Oath, 562

loss of, 274
Oaths, solemnity of, 540

mental, 357
Obduracy, 766

and pomp, 304
Obedience, 140, 161

supernatural, 760
Observation, 616

Practice and theory, 159, 475
Obstinacy, 94

Praise, 583
Occupation, 380, 381

false, 70
Office, 178

self, 153, 443
Omnipotence, 324

Prayers, 41
Opinion of things, 440

feigned, 761
Opinions, modern and pre- insincere, 196
sent, 4

Precept and example, 123
Opportunity personified, 532 Precipitancy, 412, 623

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Prediction, 253

Sarcasm, 266
Predictions, 519,520 Satan, 84
Prejudice, 121

Satiety, 340
Prevention, 172

Secrecy, 516
Pleasure and knowledge, 530 Security, confident, 311
Pride, 32, 46

Selfishness, 483
effects of, 189 Servants, faithful, 661

and poverty, 377 Severity, 657
Pride's mirror, 32, 225

Service, 495
Principle, want of, 469 Servitude, 675
Procrastination, 38

Shakspeare's apostrophe to
Profligacy, 448

his soul, 779
Prosperity and adversity, 263

cure of self-love,
Protection, divine, 762

777
Providence, 25, 715, 740

detestation of a thea.
Provocation, 731

trical life, 775, 776
Prudence, 162, 697

his faith and hope in
Punishment, 451

Christ, 780

humility, 773, 774
Qualifications, 464

on the shortness of life,

778

Sight, clearest, 307
Reason, 379, 388, 543, 582, Silence, 352, 472, 498
687

Simplicity, 339, 679
and passion, 585 Sincerity, 29, 31, 573, 611
Rebellion, filial, 96 Slander, 217, 398
Reconciliation, 689, 704 Solemnity, 262
Recreation, 43

Somnambulism, 511
Redemption, 727

Sorrow, 30, 289, 318, 405,
Reflection, 685

436, 507, 510, 539, 599
Reformation, 741

and mirth, 468
Reparation, 618

Surrows, past, 683
Repentance, 98

subdued, 102
false, 744, 745, Soul, 719

746, 747 Sovereignty, divine, 756

true, 742, 743 Station, 300
Repose, 591

Sterility and cultivation, 114
Reputation, 53

Strength, danger of reliance
Resignation, 487, 541, 660

want of, 758 Stubbornness, 195
Resolve, 506

Studies, 605
Retirement, devotional, 771 Studiousness, over., 285
Retribution, 317

Submission, 564, 609, 626,
Revenge, 373, 505

738, 739, 750
Reverence, 314

Sufferance, 544
Riches, 223, 282

Sufferings, 210, 229
and poverty, 181, 265 Suicide, 546, 575
Rumour, 55, 56, 292 Supplication, 725

in, 303

Suspicion, 361, 482, 525, 586 | Vicissitudes of life, 187
Sympathy, 229, 467 Virtue, 20, 145, 185, 260, 281

and knowledge, 176
Taste and judgment, 286

vice, 39, 83, 87
Temperance, 551

Vows, sincere, 351
Theory and practice, 159,475
Things opposed, 672 Wealth and glory, 177

unavoidable, 574 Welcome and farewell, 259
Time, 108, 257, 277, 278, Wicked, vengeance on, 168

293, 298, 319, 502 Wickedness, 320

personified, 533 Wisdom, 10, 147, 612, 617
Time's progress, 385

and folly, 267
Timidity, 100, 241

learning, 284
Traducement, 81

Wishes, 12
Treachery, 13

Woes, 6
Treason, 214, 366

Woman and man, 363
and murder, 205 World, ill, 466
Trials, 406

World, 601
fortitude in, 245 Worth, 76
Troubles, 500

Wretchedness, self, 437
Truth and beauty, 232
beauty's ornament, 297 Youth, 663

and age, 89, 348, 662
Valour, false, 152

camomile, 188
Vice, effrontery of, 48

INDEX TO CHARACTERS.

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