CRASHAW (Richard), notice of, 253.

Specimen of his Poems, 253-255.

CRAWFURD (William) Songs by, 470.
Croker (J. W.), note on Dr. Young by, 435.

On the identity of Thales with Savage, 611.
Cromwell's Conspiracy, a Tragi-Comedy, extract
from, 281.

Cuckoo, ode to. Logan, 641.

Cunningham (Allan), notes by, 394, 696, 697.
Life of Burns by, characterized, 679.

CUNNINGHAM (John), specimens of, 557.
Custom, influence of. Pomfret, 364.

Specimens of his Plays, 190, 191.

Character of his Translation of Homer, 60.

His share in the Tragedy of Chabot, 280, note.

Chastity described. Milton, 315.

CHATTERTON (Thomas), notice of, 537-540.

Ballad by, 540-544.

CHAUCER (Geoffrey), anecdotes of, 65-69.

Observations on his Poetry, 16.

Specimens of his Poems, 69-75.

DANIEL (Samuel), notice and specimen of, 35, 37,

38, 143.

DARWIN (Dr. Erasmus), notice of, 717.

Specimens of, 718-720.

specimen of, 562.

Chorus, the ancient, 688.

CHURCHILL (Charles), notice of, 499; alluded to, 622.

Specimens of 501-505.

CIBBER (Colley), specimen of, 479.

Ode on a Pipe of Tobacco, in imitation of.
I. H. Browne, 488.

Cleveland (John), his knotted deformities, 44.
Coleridge (S. T.), opinion of Thomson and Cowper
compared, 450, note.

Of Beaumont and Fletcher, 49, note.
Collier (John Payne), his character of Brathwaite's
Strappado, 309, note.

COLLINS (William), notice of, 475.
Specimens of, 475-478.

A Sonnet by, 698, note.

His Poems, 698.

Specimen of his Poems, 162, 163.
Davison's Rhapsody, specimen from, 117.
De Brunne. See MANNYNG.

Death's Conquest. James Shirley, 281.
DEKKER (Thomas), notice of, 217.

Specimens of his Poems, 217, 218.

DENHAM (Sir John), notice of, 295.

Specimens of his Poetry, 295-298.

Alterations in his Cooper's Hill, 297, note.
Influence of his numbers upon English versifi-
cation, Appendix A.

Description of such an one as he would love.
Sir T. Wyat, 90.

Spring described. Earl of Surrey, 94.

A prisoner's reflections on his past happiness.
The same 93.

A lover's request for comfort. Rich. Edwards,
95.

Allegorical personages described in hell. Tho.
Sackville, 96.

Arraignment of a lover. Gascoigne, 99.
Una followed by the lion. Spenser, 107.
Description of the witch Duessa's journey to the
infernal regions. The same, 108.

The Bower of Bliss. The same, 111.
Glauce and Britomart exploring the Cave of
Merlin. The same, 114.

Belphoebe finding Timias wounded. The same,
114.

Successive appearances of nature during a surn-
mer's day. A. Hume, 121.

Mercy dwelling in heaven, and pleading for the
guilty. Giles Fletcher, 144.

Justice addressing the Creator. The same, 145.
Mercy brightening the rainbow. The same,

145.

The Palace of Presumption. The same, 145.
Nymphidia, the court of Fairy. Drayton, 169.
The Poet's Elysium. The same, 37.

The same, 290.

The Swallow. The same, 291.

The father of Rhodalind offering her to Duke
Gondibert. Davenant, 293.

Cooper's Hill. Sir J. Denham, 295.

Complaint of a learned divine in puritan times.
Dr. Wilde, 304.

Song on May Morning. Milton, 310.
Athens. The same, 311.

Samson bewailing his blindness and captivity.
The same, 311.

Speeches of Manoah and the Chorus, on hear-
ing of his last achievement and death. The
same, 312.

The Emigrants. Marvell, 318.

The Nymph complaining for the death of her
Fawn. The same, 318.

On translated verse. Roscommon, 331.
Night Piece, or a picture drawn in the dark.
Waller, 341.

Voyage to Ireland, in burlesque. C. Cotton,
342-348.

Thoughts-What are they? Flatman, 350.
Character of Shaftesbury. Dryden, 356.
Character of Zimri. The same, 357.
Character of Doeg and Og (the poets Settle and
Shadwell). The same, 357.

Description of Lycurgus, King of Thrace, and
Emetrius, King of Inde. The same, 358.
Preparations for a Tournament. The same, 359.
From The Flower and the Leaf. The same,
361.

The influence of custom. Pomfret, 364.

The Bookworm. Parnell, 375.

Letter from Italy. Addison, 387.

On himself, when in a consumption. Dr. Sewell,
394.

From the Spleen. Green, 406.

Epistle to his friends. West, 420.

The Bastard. Savage, 422.

Verses, written after seeing Windsor Castle.
T. Warton, sen., 446.

The Castle of Indolence, Canto I. Thomson,
450.

Epistle to the Earl of Dorset. A. Philips, 458.
The Summum Bonum. Welsted, 460.
Verses written in an Inn. A. Hill, 471.
Allegorical description of Vertù. G. West, 474.
Grongar Hill. Dyer, 481.

From the Prophecy of Famine. Churchill, 503.
Lochleven. Bruce, 521.

Extracts from the Shipwreck. Falconer, 525-

530.

From The Pleasures of Imagination. Aken-
side, 532-536.

From A Monody to the Memory of his Wife.
Shaw, 552.

The Field of Battle. The same, 602.

The Reptile and Insect World. Brooke, 606.
Extracts from "Leonidas." Glover, 626-636.
Invocation to Melancholy. Headley, 640.
Death of Irad, and the lamentation of Selima
over his body. Dwight, 653.

Extracts from Judah Restored. Dr. Roberts,
664-668.

The Dying Indian. J. Warton, 701.
Extracts from The Task.

Cowper, 710-713.

On the Loss of the Royal George. The same,
714.

Yardley Oak. The same, 714.

Destruction of Cambyses's Army. Darwin, 717.
Midnight Conflagration. The same, 719.
The heroic attachment of the youth in Holland
who attended his mistress in the plague. The
same, 720.

The Minstrel. Book I. Beattie, 720.
DILLON. See Roscommon.

Disdain returned. Carew, 213.
DODSLEY (Robert), specimens of, 505.
DONNE (Dr. John), notice of, 38, 182.

Specimens of his poetry, 183, 184.

Specimens of his heroic verse with rhyme.
DORSET (Charles Sackville, Earl of), notice of, 366.
Specimens of, 366, 367.

DOUGLAS (Gawain), his Translation of the Eneid,
20.

Descriptions of natural scenery, 79.
Dowsabel, a ballad. Drayton, 176.

Drake (Sir Francis), description of. Fitzgeffrey, 200.
DRAMATIC PIECES.

SHORT EXTRACTS.

From David and Bethsabe. Peele, 31.

From The Maid's Tragedy. Beaumont and
Fletcher, 150.

From the tragedy of Philaster. The same, 151.
From The Custom of the Country. The same,
157.

From the comedy of All Fools. Chapman, 190,

191.

From the tragedy of Women beware Women.
Middleton, 196.

From the play of Blurt, Master-Constable. The
same, 199.

From The Phoenix. The same, 199.
From The Honest Whore. Dekker, 218.
From Vittoria Corombona. Webster, 219.
From The Bondman. Massinger, 234.

From The Great Duke of Florence. The same,
236.

From the Fair Maid of the Exchange. Hey-
wood, 248.

From The Gentleman of Venice. The same,
272.

From The Traitor, 51.
From The Brothers, 51.

DRAMATIC PIECES, continued.

ENTIRE SCENES.

From the tragedy of Philaster.

Fletcher, 151.

Beaumont and

From The Scornful Lady. The same, 153.
From The Maid of the Mill. The same, 154.
From the tragedy of Rollo. The same, 155.

From The Beggar's Bush. The same, 155.
From the tragedy of Bonduca. The same, 156.
From the comedy of Monsieur Thomas. The
same, 158.

From A King and No King. The same, 160.
From the tragedy of Amurath. Goffe, 164.
From Sophonisba, a tragedy. Marston, 187.
From Antonio and Mellida. The same, 188.
From the comedy of All Fools. Chapman, 190.
From The Muses' Looking Glass. Randolph,
192.

From the tragedy of Women beware Women.
Middleton, 196.

From The Roaring Girl. The same, 197-199.
From The Fox. Ben Jonson, 207.
Fortune giving Fortunatus his choice of goods.
Dekker, 217.

From The Duchess of Malfi. Webster, 219-223.
From the comedy of A New Wonder. Rowley,

223.

From The Lover's Melancholy. Ford, 225.
From The Duke of Milan, a tragedy. Mas-
singer, 228.

From The Bondman. The same, 229-235.
From The Fatal Dowry. Massinger and Field,
236.

From the tragedy of A Woman killed with
Kindness. Heywood, 247.

From The Fatal Contract. Heminge, 266.
From the tragedy of The Cardinal. Shirley,
268-271.

From The Royal Master. The same, 271.
From The Doubtful Heir. The same, 272.
From The Lady of Pleasure. The same, 274-277.
From Chabot, Admiral of France. Shirley and
Chapman, 280.

From The City Match. Mayne, 306

From The Masque of Comus. Milton, 313–316.
From The Orphan. Otway, 333.
From Venice Preserved. The same, 336.
From Theodosius; or, The Force of Love. Lee,
352.

From the tragedy of Barbarossa. Brown, 518.
Fragment of the tragedy of Agrippina. Gray,
550.

From the tragedy of Creusa. W. Whitehead,
622.

From Caractacus. Mason, 690.

Dramatic Poets of England, prior to Shakspeare,
notice of, 29-32.

After Shakspeare, and during the reign of
James I., 35, &c.

Dramatic Unities, remarks on, 34.

DRAYTON (Michael), notice of, 47, 166.

Specimens of his poetry, 167-178.

Dread, description of. Thomas Sackville, 97.
Drum, ode on hearing. John Scott, 609.
DRUMMOND (William), notices of, 249.
Extracts from, 38, 250, 251.

Sonnets by, 250.

His conversations with Jonson, 291.

DRYDEN (John), specimens of, 356–362.
Critical remarks on his works, 55-57.
His descriptive powers, 61.

Passage borrowed from, by Goldsmith, 575.
His translation of the Eclogues and Georgies,
compared with Warton's, 699.

His contradictory criticisms, &c., 631.

Dubartas's poem on Creation, translated by Syltes-
ter, specimen of, 41.

The question considered, how far Milton was
indebted to it, 41.

Dulcina, a tale. Sir W. Raleigh, 141.
DUNBAR (William), notices of, 17, 20, 84.
Specimen of his poems, 84, 85.

DWIGHT (Timothy), specimens of, 653, 654.
DYER (John), notice of, 481.

Specimen of, 481, 482.

On his return from Spain. Sir T. Wyat, 90.
Of a precise Tailor. Sir J. Harrington, 131,
On Lucy, Countess of Bedford. Ben Jonson, 207.
The Remedy worse than the Disease. Prior,
390.

On partial Fame. The same, 390.
On two Monopolists. Byrom, 558.
Quod petis hic est. Bishop, 674.
Splendeat usu. The same, 675.

Quocunque modo rem. The same, 675.
Miscellaneous. Perrot, 131.

EPITAPHS.

On Elizabeth, L. H. Ben Jonson, 206.

On the Countess of Pembroke. The same, 206.

On Lady Mary Villiers. Carew, 213.

On sauntering Jack and idle Joan. Prior, 390.
On Mrs. Mason. Mason, 695.

ETHEREGE (George), notice of, 349.
Specimens of, 350.

Evening, ode to. Collins, 475.

Tempestuous, ode on. John Scott, 609.
Evening Star, address to. Stepney, 367.

FABLES.

Fancy and Desire. Vere, 123.

Related by a Beau to Esop. Vanbrugh, 394.
The Court of Death. Gay, 405.
Labour and Genius. Jago, 604.

The Blackbird. Stephenson, 637.

Henry the Minstrel (Blind Harry), 79.

HENRYSONE (Robert), 82.

Specimen of his poems, 82, 83.

HERBERT (George), specimen of the poetry of, 184-
186.

Hermitage, inscription in. Warton, 658.
HERRICK (Robert), notices of, 52, 284.

Specimens of his poetry, 284-286.

Hesperus, song of. Ben Jonson, 206.

Heywood (John), an early dramatic author, 29.
HEYWOOD (Thomas), notice of, 247.

Hook (N.), specimen of, 338.
HOWARD (Henry, Earl of Surrey), notice of, 91.
Specimens of his poems, 93, 94.

Something melancholy even in his strains of
gallantry, 19.

Estimate of the service rendered by him to
British literature, 24.

Hudibras, Butler's, extracts from, 321-331.

And his Squire, described. Butler, 321.
Commencing battle with the rabble, and lead-
ing off Crowdero prisoner, 326.

Vicarious justice exemplified by Ralpho, in the
case of the Cobbler that killed the Indian, 329.
Consulting the Lawyer, 329.

HUME (Alexander), notice of, 121.

Poetical specimen of, 121, 122.
HUNNIS (William), specimens of, 25, note, 95.

IMAGINATION, Pleasures of. Akenside, 532–537.
Imprisonment, benefit of, to a wild youth. Mid-
dleton, 198.

Independence, ode to. Smollett, 556.
Indifference, prayer for. Mrs. Greville, 618.
Ireland, voyage to. Cotton, 342.

JAGO (Richard), specimens of, 604.

JAMES I., King of Scotland, notices of, 81.
Specimens of his poems, 81, 82.
James I., King of England, 44.
Jealousy, description of. Greene, 102.
JOHNSON (Dr. Samuel), specimens of, 611-617.
Jones (Inigo), his quarrel with Jonson, 201.
JONES (Sir William), notice of, 669.

Specimens of his poetry, 673.
JONSON (Ben), account of, 201-204.
Specimens of his poetry, 204-211.
Extracts from, 731.

Critical remarks on him as a dramatist, 45.
His quarrel with Daniel, 143, note.

Justice addressing the Creator. Giles Fletcher, 145.

KILLIGREW (Mrs. Anne), ode to the memory of.
Dryden, 358.

KING (Dr. Henry), specimens of, 303.
Kiss, the parting. Dodsley, 506.

Knowledge (human), vanity of. Sir J. Davies, 162.
Description of. Sir F. Greville, 165.

KYD, a dramatic poet of the age of Elizabeth, notice
of, 23.

Dryden's adaptations of Chaucer, 58.
His Life of Burns, 593.

LODGE (Dr. Thomas), notice of, 148.
Specimens of his poems, 148, 149.
LOGAN (John), notice of, 37, 641.

Specimens of, 641, 642.
Longland. See Langlande.
Look Home. Southwell, 104.

Love-song of the thirteenth century, specimen of, 9.
Love, object of. Sir T. Wyat, 90.

Requited with disdain. W. Hunnis, 95.

Servile lot of. Southwell, 104.

A nymph's disdain of. Sir W. Raleigh, 141.
A shepherd's description of. The same, 141.
Admits no rival. The same, 142.

Devotion to. Middleton, 199.
Persuasions to. Carew, 212.

Mediocrity in, rejected. The same, 212.
Darts of. Cartwright, 240.

To Lucasta. Richard Lovelace, 264.
Young, address to. Marvell, 319.
Influence of. Waller, 340.

Farewell of. The same, 341.

The same, 90.

Suit to his unkind mistress.
Lamentation that he ever had cause to doubt
his lady's faith. The same, 91.
Request for comfort, affirming his constancy.
Rich. Edwards, 95.

Arraignment of one. Gascoigne, 99.
The silent. Sir W. Raleigh, 140.
Address of, to his mistress. Carew, 213.
Persuasions of, to enjoy. The same, 213.
Threatens ungrateful beauty. The same, 213.
Disdain returned by. The same, 213.

Address to Castara, inquiring why he loved
her. Habington, 256.

Description of Castara. The same, 256.

Reflections of, on the sight of his mistress's
house. Ayres, 338.

Reflections of, on his mistress's girdle. Waller,
341.

Self-banished. The same, 341.

Dialogue between two. Logan, 642.
LOVELACE (Richard), notice of, 263.

Specimens of his poems, 263, 264.
LOVIBOND (Edward), specimen of, 583.
Loyal Garland, extracts from, 337.
Loyalty confined. Anon., 282.
LUDICROUS POEMS.

Like Master, like Man. Rowlands, 181.
Tragedy of Smug the Smith. The same, 182,

The Vicar. The same, 182.
Fools and Babes tell true. The same, 182.
The married Scholar. The same, 182.

On Lute-strings cat-eaten. Mennis and Smith,
305.

From the Strappado for the Devil. Brath-
waite, 309.

Extracts from Hudibras. Butler, 321–331.
The Splendid Shilling.
The Church Builder.

Philips, 368.

Anon. 371.