Chapter I: LOVE not, at peep of day, (4)

Since our establishment in this city, among the acquaintances we have formed, a family of the name of Williams, consisting of a respectable father and mother, and three dutiful sons, has not been the least flattering and agreeable. My earliest observation in it, was the sincere passion which the eldest son constantly avowed for a neighbouring female, whose parents, though not in the habit of intimacy with his, were ever cordial and polite to his addresses. A mutual and unvaried affection had subsisted between them from their infancy, and, “growing with their growth,” the time had now arrived in which they anticipated the unbounded fruition of their juvenile hopes. Their parents, having heretofore tacitly acquiesced in their union, beheld with unutterable pleasure the ceaseless constancy of their children, which could be productive of nothing but the most unmingled happiness to all. The day of festive gladness was appointed, and Mr. Williams, in order to equalize his son’s estate with the expected affluence of his daughter-in-law, purchased an elegant house, and furnished it with every article of grandeur and convenience; besides a handsome donation in cash, which he reserved for the day of celebration. The blissful and expectant hour opened to the warm feelings of the young lovers a thousand scenes of untasted joy--a thousand sources of ineffable delight. Louisa already looked upon Henry as the plighted husband of her soul, and poured into his bosom her unrestrained confidence; while he, with feelings equally elated, made her the supreme mistress of his thoughts!--Thus did the rapturous scene glow in their vivid imaginations, and tantalize expectation, when the sordid parents of Louisa, taking her to their closet, thus addressed her:--“Dear Louisa, your happiness and future comfort being the only hope and object of our lives, we have with pleasure beheld, and cherished with parental indulgence, the virtuous passion you have long felt for Henry Williams. In three days more our period of duty and authority will expire; and before this we earnestly wish, by one dictate of prudence, well to conclude the work ever nighest our hearts.”--The astonished Louisa, unable to discern the tendency of this ambiguous exordium, remained pensively silent; and her father continued:--“You know the disparity of young Williams’ fortune, and the thoughtlessness of men of his profession and years--Let us then beseech you as you regard your future welfare and our solemn request, the last perhaps we shall ever enjoin, previous to your marriage, to call for an attorney and confirm on your children the fortune left you by your uncle: what we are able to bestow will equal, if not exceed the fortune of your husband.”--Louisa was all comprehension, and looking with an eye of affection first at her attentive mother, and then her father, she exclaimed, “Is it possible, father, that he, to whose honour and fidelity I am to commit my person and precious happiness, is deemed unworthy to be trusted with a trifling sum of paltry gold!”--and turning, with a sigh acceded to the proposition of her parents, as the only means of reconciling them to participate in their approaching bliss. An attorney was obtained, and her fortune of five thousand pounds secured to the offspring of her legal marriage, and forever wrested from the touch of her husband.

Their exulting parents beheld the nigh approach of their children’s happiness, with accumulated transport! The enraptured Henry forsook the world; and devoted his time to the retired society of his amiable Louisa;--Louisa disclosed the ungenerous deed she had been obliged to perform.--Its suspicious aspect, and concealed process, enraged the pride of his soul!--He flew to his father, related the insiduous act, and with aggravated frenzy cursed the foul and penurious machination!--His father, naturally of a high and independent spirit, heard his son with mortified ambition, and in flames of vindictive manliness hastened to the presence of the parents of Louisa--They received him with cordiality; but their demeanour was soon changed into coldness and reproach, by his unbridled vehemence; and after a clamorous altercation, in which the agonized Louisa mingled her tears, he left them with a solemn denunciation of the match, and an imprecation on their iniquitous penury. All intercourse between the parties was interdicted; the house, furniture, &c. purchased by Mr. Williams, re-sold, and the intended solemnization annihilated.

--Here, Caroline, pause, and enquire of your soul, if this horrid tale could thus conclude? Say, my sister, is it possible to your conception, that the divine and unadulterated fervor of this young pair, could, by this interposition of avarice, be resolved into apathy and indifference?---Could that celestial passion, whose weakest votary has survived the shocks of fate, become extinct by a mere artifice and parental covetousness?---No, Caroline, it is inconsistent with nature, and nature’s God.

Louisa’s anguish at this disastrous event is not to be described!--After uttering her grief in the agony of tears and lamentation, she drooped into a settled melancholy. Immured in her chamber, and refusing the comfort of the world, her lonely reflections aggravated the deletary influence of her misfortune: She gradually declined; and in a few months, her relentless parents beheld the awful advances of their child’s dissolution; which she viewed with a placed benignity of soul. “Death, like a friend” indeed, seemed to succour her affliction: and by a gradual and mild operation, terminated the bitter pangs of her heart. Yet even at the solemn period of her decline, her mind dwelt on the constancy and love of Henry with delightful extacy; and in departing from her sorrowing friends, forever closed her quivering lips in pronouncing his beloved name! Her fate reached the ears of the frantic Henry, who, until this time, had been kept ignorant even of her indisposition! He flew to the house--but at first was denied this last sad pleasure of beholding his lifeless Louisa!--He was, however, admitted for a few minutes, on cruel conditions. Leaning on the arm of his younger brother as he crossed the aisle which conducted to the solemn apartment, his weakened senses started at the melancholy idea, and for a time an universal agony rendered him unconscious of his real situation.--He entered the darkened room, and approaching the coffin, beheld his lately blooming love beautiful even in the frozen arms of death!--“Oh!” he exclaimed; but his surcharged heart gushing from his eyes, obstructed the farther utterance of his grief. He gazed on the cold eloquence of her face; touched with his hand her palsied cheek; and with a kiss whose ardor seemed to breath his soul to the object, was dragged from the tragic spectacle!

He attended the funeral rites; and since has been continually absorbed in silent sorrow! His soul, at times, seems abstracted from his body, and in relapsing from his reveries, he often fervently exclaims, “I have seen my Louisa! She is with her kindred spirits in bliss; and I shall soon be happy!”--While he thus paces in pursuit of the same grave which incloses his hopes of life and felicity, his loving parents, oppressed with age and affliction, are hourly progressing towards their end. Sorrow has raised her banner in the family; while the parents of Louisa, in performing the pageantry of mourning, forget the cause and object of their grief.

From this interesting narrative, my love, you will perceive, that, although others of your sex endure not the same distresses to which you are destined, they are not wholly exempt from the asperities of fate. Alas, be not covetous of distress: but learn from this reflection, that all are either the Victims of Sentiment or the dupes of passion, desirable it is to acquire a mind patient in suffering, and a soul indignant of complaint.

Excuse the length of the present, and believe me to be

Your affectionate sister,

MARIA HARTLEY.

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[->] The preceding Letter is extracted from an invaluable Novel, entitled “THE VICTIMS OF SENTIMENT:” wrote by a YOUNG AMERICAN of Philadelphia.--It is just published, and, for sale at the office of the Weekly Magazine, No. 358, Pearl-street; (_price 6s._)

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_ANECDOTE._

When a celebrated eastern traveller’s book was presented to the sovereign, some person asked Lord North if the author of it was not to be made a knight; “Yes, to be sure,” replied his Lordship, “and then you will have some new Arabian _Knight’s_ [Nights] Entertainments you know.”

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DETRACTION. A VISION.

Superior excellence is the general mark for calumny; and envy is usually led to asperse what it cannot imitate. A little mind is scandalized at the pre-eminence of its neighbour, and endeavours to depreciate the virtues which it cannot attain to. Thus the distempered eye is impatient of prevailing brightness; and, by attempting to observe the lucid object, inadvertently betrays its own weakness. Pride is the fruitful parent of Detraction; and it is the unjust estimate which men set upon themselves, that generates in their minds this ridiculous contempt of greater worth. Persons of this unhappy complexion regard all praises conferred upon another as derogatory from their own value. The arrows of the backbiter are generally shot in the night; and the most unspotted innocence is the game of this infernal destroyer. The heads of his darts are imbrued in poison; and it too frequently happens, that a small wound proves mortal to the injured. But to drop for the present these figurative expressions, I would only observe, that it is a pity a well-regulated society cannot more effectually curb this impious licentiousness of those sons of darkness. If a wretch, necessitated by the cries of a starving family to seek illegal supplies of bread, shall make an open attack upon me, the constitution of the realm consigns such a pitiable malefactor to infamy and death. And shall this miserable object of compassion prove the victim of my resentment; while the backbiter may, with impunity, revel in the excesses of his iniquity, and boast defiance to all laws? As this is a topic, however, which has been descanted on by a variety of pens, I shall endeavour to enliven it with the air of novelty, by throwing my farther sentiments into the form of a vision.

I found myself, during the slumbers of the night, in a very extensive region, which was subject to the jurisdiction of a fury, named Detraction. The fields were wild, and carried not the least appearance of cultivation. The tops of the hills were covered with snow; and the whole country seemed to mourn the inclement severity of one eternal winter. Instead of the verdure of pleasing herbage, there sprang up to sight hemlock, aconite, and other baneful plants. The woods were the retreats of serpents; while on the boughs were perched the birds of night, brooding in doleful silence.

In the middle of the plain was a bleak mountain, where I discovered a groupe of figures, which I presently made up to. The summit presented the fury of the place. There was a peculiar deformity attending her person. Her eyes were galled and inflamed; her visage was swoln and terrible; and from her mouth proceeded a two-edged sword. A blasted oak was the throne which she sat on; her food was the flesh of vipers, and her drink gall and vinegar.

At a little distance from her I observed Ignorance talking loud in his own applause; Pride strutting upon his tiptoes; Conceit practising at a mirror; and Envy, like a vulture, preying upon herself.

The multitudes who paid their addresses to this fury were a composition of all nations and professions, of different characters, and various capacities. There was the mechanic, the tradesman, the scholar; but the most zealous votaries consisted principally of old maids, antiquated batchelors, discarded courtiers, and the like. Each strove to ingratiate himself with the fury, by sacrificing the most valuable of his friends; nor could proximity of blood move compassion, or plead exemption from being victims to her insatiable passion. Some addressed this infernal Moloch with the very fruits of their bodies; while others were triumphantly chanting forth the extent of her power, and expatiating on the numbers of her conquests. At this incident arose in my breast all the tender sentiments of humanity that I had ever cultivated; and I began to blame my criminal curiosity, which had prompted me to ascend the mountain. But in a few minutes the whole scene was very agreeably reversed. For, towards the southern boundaries, I observed the clouds parting, the sky purpling, and the sun breaking forth in all its glory. When immediately there appeared marching towards us Good-nature, in all her pomp and splendor; arrayed like a sylvan nymph, and blooming with unstudied graces. She was of a fair and ruddy complexion, which received additional beauty from the frequent smiles that she threw into her countenance. On her right hand shone Good Sense, with much majesty and diffidence in her mien. She was an essential attendant on the young lady, who never appeared to such advantage, as when she was under her more immediate direction. On her left was Generosity, carrying a heart in her hand. The next that presented, was Modesty, with her eyes fixed on the ground, and her cheeks spread with roses. Then followed a train of beauties, who, by the unaffected charms of their persons, made me desirous of a nearer inspection. Upon a close approach, I discovered that they were a tribe of AMERICAN LADIES, who were always fond of appearing in the retinue of the Goddess, from whose indulgent smiles they received an accessional lustre to their charms. I then turned my eyes towards the monsters I have above described; the principal of which turned pale, and fell down in a swoon from her throne. Pride sunk into a shade; Envy fell prostrate and bit the ground; while Ignorance vanished like a morning cloud before the rising sun. As the Goddess drew near, the whole collection of fiends disappeared. The basilisk skulked into the glade, and the oak on which the fury was seated budded forth afresh. Wherever the goddess walked, the flowers sprang up spontaneous at her feet. The trees, surprized with new-born life, displayed the enamelled blossom. The tender roe was seen bounding over the mountains, and the little lamb sporting on the hills. Instead of the briar and the thorn, there shot forth the myrtle and every odoriferous shrub. The voice of the turtle was heard in the groves, and the dales resounded with the melodious harmony of the nightingale. In a word, the whole reign confessed the happy influences of the Deity, and charmed in all the genial softness of the spring.

D. C.

[[Source:

Author: (Dr.) Nathaniel Cotton (1705-1788).
First known publication 1746. The piece was not part of the 1751
Visions in Verse.]]

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_ANECDOTES._

Some of the papers sport Mr. Thomas Paine as a man of gallantry; they say, since his last trip to Paris, he was caught on his knees at a lady’s feet by her husband.--The Frenchman astonished at what he saw, exclaimed, “_Vat the devil be you doing, Citizen Paine?_” “_Only_,” replied Tom, “_measuring your lady for a pair of stays._”--The Frenchman quite pleased at Tom’s answer, kissed and thanked him for his politeness.

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UP STAIRS BACKWARDS.

An English servant was sent to an acquaintance of his master’s, who lived at a watch-maker’s in Dame-street. When he came to the shop, he asked if the gentleman was at home; the watch-maker answered in the affirmative, and directed him to go up three pair of stairs _backwards_. After a journey of half an hour, and astonishing the whole house with his noise, he arrived at the door and delivered his message. The gentleman gave him a dram, which he took, saying, “Long life to your good-natured heart and to mine, and I should be obliged to you to tell me a better way down, for the man told me I was to come up _backwards_; and if, sir, I go down the same way, I am certain I shall break my neck.” The gentleman bursts into a fit of laughing, and explained the watch-maker’s meaning.

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NEW-YORK.

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_MARRIED,_

At Charleston, (S.C.) Captain WILLIAM EARLE, to Mrs. I’ANS, widow of Mr. Francis I’ans, formerly of this city.

On Sunday evening, 28th ult. at Norwalk, (Connecticut) by the Rev. Mr. Smith, Mr. STEPHEN WHITE, to Miss ESTHER WASSON, both of that place.

On Sunday evening se’nnight, by the Rev. Dr. Rodgers, Mr. HENRY C. SOUTHWICK, printer, to Miss MARY WOOL, both of this city.

On Monday evening se’nnight, by the Rev. Dr. M’Knight, Mr. ROBERT WILLIAMSON, to Miss BARBARA HARRIES, both natives of Scotland.

At New-Rochelle, on Thursday evening last, by the Rev. Dr. Kuypers, Dr. ROBERT G. MERRIT, to Miss ROOSEVELT, daughter of Mr. John Roosevelt, both of this city.

[[If Internet sources can be trusted, “Miss Roosevelt” is Maria
Roosevelt, great-granddaughter of Johannes Roosevelt. This puts her
in the same branch of the family as Theodore and Eleanor (but not
Franklin) Roosevelt.]]

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_METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS._
_From the 18th to the 24th inst._

THERMOMETOR observed at 6, _A.M._ 3, _P.M._
Prevailing winds.
OBSERVATIONS on the WEATHER.

deg. deg. 6. 3. 6. 3.
100 100
June 18 62 77 e. ne. rn. lt. wd. do. do. t. lg.
19 54 69 n. w. cloudy lt. wd. clear do.
20 57 69 e. s. clear lt. wd. do. do.
21 58 70 e. se. cloudy lt. wd. clear do.
22 60 66 e. se. cloudy do. do. do. rn.
23 60 64 se. ne. rain lt. wd. do. do. rn.
24 63 71 w. s. cloudy lt. wd. do. do.

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ELEGY,
WRITTEN TO DISSUADE A YOUNG LADY FROM FREQUENTING
THE TOMB OF HER DECEASED LOVER.

Now, thro’ the dusky air, on leaden wings,
Sails the sad night, in blackest clouds array’d;
Hark! in the breeze the gathering tempest sings;
How dear it murmurs in the rustling shade!

Loud, and more loud, is heard the bursting sound
Of thunder, and the peal of distant rain;
While lightnings, gliding o’er the wild profound,
Fire the broad bosom of the dashing main.

Now dies the voice of village mirth; no more
Is seen the friendly lantern’s glimmering light;
Safe in his cot, the shepherd bars his door
On thee, Eliza! and the storm of night.

In yon sequester’d grove, whose sullen shade
Sighs deeply to the blast, dost thou remain,
Still faithful to the spot, where he is laid,
For whom the tears of _beauty_ flow in vain?

Ah, left alone beneath the dreadful gloom,
Companion of the tempest! left alone!
I see thee, sad-reclining o’er the tomb,
A pallid form, and wedded to the stone!

Ah! what avails it, Sorrow’s gentlest child,
To wet the unfruitful urn with many a tear;
To call on Edward’s name, with accents wild,
And bid his phantom from the grave appear?

No gliding spirit skim the dreary ground,
Dress the green turf, or animate the gloom,
No soft aerial music swells around,
Nor voice of sadness murmurs from the tomb.

Cold is the breast that glow’d with love, and pale
The cheek that, like the morning, blush’d before:
Mute are the lips that told the flattering tale,
And rayless is the eye that flattered more.

Deep, deep beneath the dark mysterious grave,
Thy tears he sees not, nor can hear thy sighs:
Deaf is thine Edward, as the Atlantic wave,
Cold as the blast that reads the polar skies.

Oh! turn, and seek some sheltering kind retreat;
Bleak howls the wind, and deadly is the dew:
No pitying star, to guide thy weary feet,
Breaks thro’ the void of darkness on thy view.

Think on the dangers that attend thy way!
The gulf deep-yawning, and the treacherous flood;
The midnight ruffian, prowling for his prey,
Fiend of despair, and darkness, grim with blood!

But oh! if thoughts terrific fail to move,
Let Pity win thee back to thine above;
Melt at a sister’s tears, a mother’s love,
Aw’d by the voice of Reason, and of God!

N. B.

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TO HEALTH.

Health, rosy nymph, the pleasing boon
Of happiness thou can’st bestow----
Without thee, life’s best journey soon
Becomes a pilgrimage of woe.

Shunning the palace, did’st thou dwell
With Slav’ry in his gloomy cell,
More blest the captive in the mine,
Than he for whom the metals shine.

But no--thy haunt cannot be there
Th’ abode of pining misery,
Where the sad bosom of despair
Heaves with unpity’d agony----

Nor, wanton, dost thou love to sport,
In pleasure’s gay delusive court--
Over the gem-imbossed vase,
To smile in Bacchus’ ruddy face.

Thou fly’st th’ intoxicating bowl,
Fountain of madness and disease,
Whose wild and absolute controul,
The vanquish’d reason sways.

Thou shun’st the fragrant myrtle groves,
Which the Paphian Venus loves--
Where, while Pan pipes a roundelay,
Th’ unblushing nymphs and satyrs play.

Ah, modest Health, from scenes like these,
Thou turn’st thy steps aside, to haste
And catch the balmy morning breeze,
Its spirit-giving breath to taste;

Where bath’d in view some valley lies,
Or up a mountain’s woody rise--
Whence stretching to the eastern sky,
Bright rural prospects greet the eye.

Here, a deep forest widely spread,
Its variegated foliage shows,----
There, rolling thro’ a flowery mead,
With rapid course, a river flows

On to the sea--where meets the view
Thro’ opening hills its bosom blue,
Save when a white-sail flies the gale before,
Or a wave breaks upon the rocky shore.

And as thou dart’st thy looks around,
O’er the lively landscape smiling,
More blythe the ploughman’s carols sound,
His tedious furrow’d way beguiling----

More sweet the birds their songs renew,--
More fresh each blooming flowret’s hue----
From every valley springs, without alloy,
A general cheerfulness--a burst of joy.

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EPIGRAM.

Pair’d in wedlock, pair’d in life,
Husband, suited to thy wife:
Worthless thou, and worthless she;
Strange it is ye can’t agree!

_NEW-YORK: +Printed by JOHN TIEBOUT, No. 358, Pearl-Street, for THOMAS BURLING, Jun. & Co.+ +Subscriptions+ for this +Magazine+ (at 6s. per quarter) are taken in at the Printing-Office, and at the Book-Store of Mr. J. FELLOWS, Pine-Street._

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INDEX

to the

NEW-YORK WEEKLY MAGAZINE,

_Or, Miscellaneous Repository,_

+For the YEAR 1796-7.+

_VOLUME THE SECOND._

[Transcriber’s Note to Index:

Issues (“No.”) were numbered continuously through the run of the magazine, but pagination started over again with Volume II. Each issue was 8 pages.

Nos. 53-65: beginning p. 1, with issues ending on
p. 8, 16, 24, 32 ... 104
Nos. 66-78: beginning p. 105, with issues ending on
p. 112, 128, 136 ... 208
Nos. 79-91: beginning p. 209, with issues ending on
p. 216, 224, 232 ... 312
Nos. 92-104: beginning p. 313, with issues ending on
p. 320, 328, 336 ... 416

The Index is shown as originally printed. Within each initial letter, articles are listed in page order. In this section _only_, error corrections are shown inline in [brackets]. A bracketed [P] indicates a poem listed in the first (prose) Index. Entries in brackets were missing from the printed Index.

Three Index items--Marriages, Meteorological Observations, and the serialized novel _The Victim of Magical Delusion_--were missing all entries for the year 1797 (pages 209-end, issues 79-end). Page references added by the transcriber are shown as a bracketed block.

Poetry from 1797 was also not indexed, except for the final two issues, 103 and 104 (pages 408 and 416). These listings have _not_ been added.]

A

Account of a dreadful murder, PAGE 20, 28
Activity conducive to happiness, 31
Account of a wonderful deliverance at sea, 31
Advice, 35
All men are slaves, 38
Anecdotes, 39, 47, 119, 175
Account of the last moments of Dr. Johnson, 43, 51
Aphorism, 44
Astonishing courage, 44
Anecdotes of men of extraordinary strength, 60
of Dr. Johnson, 63
of Dr. Goldsmith, 67
Activity, 65
Account of a negro woman who became white, 71
Anger, 76
Anecdote of Mr. Handel, 84
Authenticated etymologies, 89, 99, 131
Anecdote of Voltaire, 91
Anger, 99
Arabian Maxims, 126, 148
Anecdote of Miss D’Arblay, 151
Dr. Goldsmith, 159
the celebrated John De Witt, 164
of Sir Philip Sidney, 169
of Cæsare Arethuzi, 174
of M. De Sartine, 183
of an Earl of Portland, 195
of Madame Fayette, 406
of Champagneaux, 407
of Camus, 407
of Madame Cordet, 411
of Voltaire, 411
Advice, 174
Account of La Maupin, 182
Affection, 199
Adieu to a favourite grove, 224 [P]
Ambition, 248 [error for 249]
Answer to a grammatical epistle, 263
Art of happiness, 272 [error for 273]
Artful lover, 281
Address of the Translator of Magical Delusions, 330, 338
Alfonso and Marina, 333, 341, 349 [spelled Alphonso in body text]
Approach of Spring, 352 [P]
African’s Complaint, 353
Affability, 361
Antiochus and Stratonice, 366
Anecdotes, 215, 219, 239, 243, 255, 270, 308, 315, 323, 326,
339, 343, 355, 363, 365, 391, 399, 403, 414, 415

B

Beautiful Allegory, 28
Bon Mot, 75
Benevolence, 78
Beggar, The--a Fragment, 84
Bonna, Life of, 286
Balm of sorrow, 323
Behaviour, 393

C

Curious proposition of a debtor to his creditor, 7
etymology, 25
Law Anecdote, 47
Cursory thoughts on fortune, 30
Conscience, 68
Character of a rich man, 68
Court of love, 68
Contemplation, 75
Courtship and marriage of Dr. Johnson, 76
Curious superscription of a letter, 81
historical Anecdote, 91
observations, 140
on making love, 148
Character of a poor man, 87
good man, 119
Conjugal affection, 150
Conversation, on 153
Contentment, on 156
Compassion--an anecdote, 163
Communion with our own hearts 177
Character, a, extracted from Camilla, 180 [error for 185]
Conversation of a fine woman, 190
Candidus, 214, 222
Contemplation--an ode, 216 [P]
Conduct of men towards the fair, 262
Choice, 280, 367 [P]
Curiosity, 285
Curious incident, 286
Anecdote, 315
Chearfulness, 329
Criminal, 335, 351, 359, 375, 383
Collins’s monument, 366
Character of Lord Mount-Garth, 382
Clown and Lawyer, 384 [P]
Customs of the Hindoos, 388
Character of the Swedes, 390
Compassion, 401

D

Description of the salt mines of Williska, 1, 9
Dead infant, the--a fragment, 3
Discovery of ancient manuscripts, 38
Death, 39
on 55
of a Philosopher, 265 [error for 217]
Detached thoughts, 92
Deceit, 265
Duty of old age, 265
Debtor, 288
Digression, 316
Discontent, 321
[Description of a Wonderful Cavern in Upper Hungary, 366]
Domestic felicity, 401
Detraction, a vision, 414

E

Effect of music, 12
Extraordinary adventure of a Spanish nobleman, 17, 34
[error for 27, 34]
effects of sudden joy, 54
jealousy, 68
thirst for fame, 95
instances of gratitude, 164
intrepidity of the Jomsburgians, 177
recompense according to merit, 207
Evening meditation, 73
Enthusiasm of character, 75
Enigmatical list of amiable young ladies, 87
Effects of love on life and manners, 89
Extract from a royal grant of land in Carrata, 97
[spelled Carnata in body text]
Essay on patience, 137
hope, 245 [error for 145]
Eulogy on Buffon, 139
Extravagance and avarice, 161
Essay from Candidus, 188
Essayist, 217, 232, 248 [errors for 233, 249]
Education, reflections on 221
Ethicus, 271
Elliot, Mr. history of 277, 284, 293
Effects of love, 281
envy, 301, 309
Examples of humanity, 350
Epitaph on Mr. Scrip, 374

F

Fatal effects of indulging the passions, 2, 10, 18, 26
Forgetful man, the 23 [again on 254]
Funeral, the 44
Fact, a 46
Fragment, a--on benevolence, 81
Friendship, 108
Fragment, a 111
Fragments of Epicharmus, 124
Folly of Freethinking--an anecdote, 143
Fiery ordeal, the 158
Fugitive trifles, 159
Friendship, 198
Flower girl, 287
Fugitive thought, 321
Fatal effects of a too susceptible heart, 324 [printed “suscepible”]
Fragment, 327
Farrago, 348, 356, 364, 372, 380, 388, 396, 404, 412

G

God’s providence in the formation of his creatures, 11
Good name, a, is better than precious ointment, 12
Greatness, 14
Geography, on 39
Gleanings, 87, 100, 117
Generosity, 140 [page number missing]
Good husband, the 169
wife, the 169
Grammatical epistle, 255
Genius of women, 260
the Arabs, 268
Gratitude, 288 [error for 289]
Genuine sentiment, 304 [error for 305]
Generous rival, 357

H

History of the Princess de Ponthieu, 36, 42, 50, 58, 66, 74, 82, 90
Hint to the scholar, 46
Happiness, 79
Human life, 79
History of the Baron de Lovzinski, 98, 106, 114, 122, 133,
141, 149, 157, 165, 173, 181, 189, 197, 205, 213 [error for 212]
Hymns of the native Peruvians, 114 [error for 113]
Humanity, 166
Hypocrisy, on 171
History of the beard, 180
Happiness, 201
Humanity, 225
Happiness, 268
Hope, 303, 377
Humility, 377
Henry and Louisa, an affecting tale, 413

I

Imagination, on 84
Imitation, 91
Instance of benevolence, 167
uncommon friendship, 179
Instruction to loungers, 302
Imprudent friendship, 345
Intent of religion, 375 [error for 377]
Ivar and Matilda, 406

J

Jealousy, 15
Juliet, a story, 100

K

Knowledge, 25

L

Landscape painting, on 49
Local curiosities, 83
Lady’s monitor, the 97 [written Ladies in body text]
Laughing, on 161
Letter from the Hon. Miss B. to Sir Richard P. 193
[. in “Hon.” invisible]
Life, 196
Lamentations of Panthea over the body of Abradates, 201
Lavinia, a pastoral 272 [P]
Love and folly, 343
Literary pursuits, 369
Letter to a lady on her marriage, 373
[Letter of Lady Compton to her husband, 385]

M

Morning reflections, 1
Maxims, 17, 33, 119, 155
Moorish gratitude, 23
Moral axiom, 30
Mutability of fortune, on the 38 [error for 39]
Melancholy transaction, 62
Means of acquiring happiness, 91
Military anecdotes, 92, 135, 182
Meanings of the word Make, 92
Misfortune, 95
Metamorphosis of characters, 127
Moral maxims, 127, 129 [both are same text]
Maria; or the seduction, 132
Mental accomplishment superior to personal attractions, 185
[selection called “Extract from Camilla” in body text]
Man, 188
Means of extinguishing fires, 196
Miser and prodigal, 172
Mordaunt, Mrs. history of 228, 237, 244, 253, 261, 269
Matrimonial ballad, 232 [P]
Miscellany, 279, 332
Men of genius not rewarded, 292
Marriage, 297
Miranda, a moral tale, 317, 325
Matrimony, 337
Man of pleasure, 337
Madelaine, a story, 396
Marriages, 7, 15, 23, [31,] 39, 47, 55, 63, 71, 79, 87, 95, 103,
111, 119, 127, 135, 143, 151, 159, 167, 175, 183, 191, 199, 207,
[215, 223, 231, 239, 255, 263, 271, 279, 287, 303, 311, 319, 327,
335, 343, 351, 359, 367, 375, 383, 391, 399, 407, 415]
[Page 31 is missing from the Index; “Marriages” did not appear in
issues 83 (p. 247) and 89 (p. 295).]
Meteorological observations, 7, 15, 31, 39, 47, 55, 63, 71, 79,
87, 95, 103, 111, 119, 127, 135, 143, 159, 167, 199, 207,
[223, 231, 239, 247, 255, 263, 271, 279, 287, 295, 303, 311,
319, 327, 335, 343, 351, 359, 367, 375, 383, 391, 399, 407, 415]
[“Meteorological Observations“ did not appear in issues 55
(p. 23), 71 (p. 151), 74-76 (pp. 175, 183, 191) and 79 (p. 215);
readings were printed in the following issue(s).]

N

Notes between Walter Townsend and Theodore, 135
[selection called “To The Editor” in body text]
Nature, 171, 199
Nettle and rose--an essay, 209
Negligence in epis. con. 294
New May, 360 [P]

O

Observations, 12, 23, 31, 35, 44, 190, 330, 379
on the boiling point of water, 70
On the origin of love, 175
Osmin--an original essay, 220
Origin of the Spencer, 316

P

Prodigy, a 14
Politeness, on 23
Precepts of Chilo, the Grecian philosopher, 60
Peep, a, into the den of idleness, 81
Perfect friendship, 116
Pride, 137
Power, 158
Politics, 175
Pleasure, 190
Panegyric on marriage, 191
Pity and benevolence--an essay, 229
Piedmontese sharper, 241
Power of music, 252
Pleasures of old age, 257
Proverbialist, 276
Panegyric on impudence, 308
Prosperity, 313
Poverty of the learned, 390
Prostitute, 392 [P]

R

Remarkable account of two brothers, 6
Results of Meteorological Observations, for June, 1796, 7
July, 39
August, 79
September, 111
October, 159
November, 199
December, 231 [error for 223]
January, 1797, 263
February, 295 [error for 287]
March, 319
April, 351
May, 391
Reflections occasioned by the death of Miss Blackbourn, 14
Remarks on the wonderful construction of the eye, 17
ear, 57
Remarkable cure of a fever by music, 44
Reason, 49
Road to ruin, the 59
Rules for judging of the beauties of painting, music, and poetry, 65
Remarks, 83, 92, 111, 115, 163
on music, 91, 103, 108, 124, 140, 156
Rural picture, a 100
Runners remarkable for swiftness, 100 [error for 110]
Reflections on the harmony of sensibility and reason, 122
[error for 121]
Rencounter, the 124
Rose, the--a reflection, 140
Retrospection, 167
Reflection on the earth, 180
Reason, 235
Reflection, an ode, 240 [P]
Ridicule, 305
Radcliffe, Mrs. 318
Receipt for writing novels, 336 [P]

S

Sentimental perfumery, 7
Speaking statue, 19
Singular state of man when asleep, 41
Study, 41
of nature, 44
Specimen of Indian eloquence, 52
Segar smoaking, on 60
Speech of Logan, an Indian, 75
Simplicity, 92
Singularity of manners, on, 105
Society, 105, 207
Sentimental fragment, 129
Self-love, 169
Specimens of speech or speakings, 196
Story of Alcander and Septimeus, 204
[spelled Septimius in body text]
Setting sun, 224 [P]
School of libertines--a story, 236, 245
[called School for Libertines in body text]
nature, 270
Slavery, 303
Speech of the king of Dahomy, 340
Scandal, 381
Stanzas to hope, 384 [P]
Storm, the--a fragment, 403

T

Three cornered hat, on the 19
Temperance, on 60
To Tyrunculus, 71
Taciturnity, an apologue, 83
Taste, 156
Temple of Hope, 246
True meekness, 247

U

Unaccountable thirst for fame, 63

V

Victim of magical delusion, 4, 12, 21, 29, 37, 45, 53, 61, 69, 77,
93, 101, 109, 117, 125, 130, 138, 146, 154, 162, 170, 178, 186,
194, 202, [210, 218, 226, 234, 242, 250, 258, 266, 274, 282, 290,
298, 306, 314, 322]
View of the starry heavens, 25, 33
Virtue rewarded 172
Verses addressed to Miss A. B. 344 [P]

W

Wonderful account of a man fish, 23
Wonderful qualities of hope, 52
Wisdom and virtue, 129
Winter, an ode, 216 [P]
Wealth, reflections on 247 [again on 339]
Wit, 257
War, 300
Wanderings of imagination, 346, 354, 362, 370, 378, 386, 394,
402, 410
Wisdom, 403
World, knowledge of the, 409

Z

Zulindus, 361

_POETRY._

A

To Amanda, 32
Adversity, 39
To Amynta, 56
Anticipation, 63
An appeal, 152
Address to a favourite canary-bird, 160
The Amaranth, to Maria, 192

B

Of the Beautiful and Virtuous, 7
The Bachelor’s wish, 88 [spelled Batchelor in body text]
The Belle’s invocation to winter, 160
On a Bee having stung the thigh of an old maid, 183
Beauty, a song, 184
The Bachelor’s soliloquy, 208 [page number missing]

C

Cupid stung, 48
The Confession 56
To Clara, 104, 136
The Captive’s complaint, 104
Contented in the vale 135
The Complaint, 160

D

On the Death of Miss Mary Blackbourn, 15
The Doctor’s duel, 112 [body text has Doctors’]
On the Death of a Baby, nine days old, 183

E

Epistle from Octavia to Anthony, 8, 16
Epitaph on a violent scold, 23
Elegy, addressed to a young lady, 24
To Eliza, 31
Ejaculation over the grave of my wife, 31
Elegy on an unfortunate veteran, 48
Epigrams, 48, 88, 112, 183, 200
Elegy written at sea, 56
To Eliza, 64
Eliza in answer to ****, 72
Epitaph, 72
To Emma, 80
Elegy on the death of Mr. Abeel, 88
To Emma, 87
Elegy on Miss Margaret Hervey, 95 [spelled Margaretta in body text]
Extent of life’s variety, 112
To Emma, 120
Elegy on Dr. Joseph Youle, 128
Epitaph on Mr. W----. N----. 128
Elegy on Miss Polly Martin, 136
Evening, 143
Epitaph on a celebrated coach-maker, 144
Eve of Hymen, 152
Epitaph, 208
Evening Star, to the 408
Epigram, hint to a poor author, 408
Early impressions, sonnet on 408
Elegy to a disconsolate lover, 416
Epigram, 416

F

Fragment, 16

G

On a good conscience 144

H

The Happy man, 72
Health, 416

K

The Kiss, 40

L

Lines sent to a young lady with an Æolian Harp, 48
on Shakespeare, 64
to a gentleman made prisoner by the Indians, 80
on the death of a young lady, killed by lightning, 80
written during a storm, 96
on hearing a young lady sing a song, 96
on a lady putting a white rocket in her bosom, 96
by a lady, on receiving a bouquet from a boy, 128
from the Rev. Mr. Bishop to his wife, 151
on the late Scotch poet, 200
to a gentleman who attempted drawing the picture of a lady, 200
on losing a friend, 208
La Fayette, a song, 127

M

The Mall, 24
To Matilda, 24
Morning dawn, 71
Military fame, 112
Maternal affection, 144 [page number missing]
To Maria, 176
Moral verses, addressed to youth, 200

O

Ode to Bacches, 168 [spelled Bacchus in body text]
Poesy, 184

P

Pity, 8
Paddy’s remark on a treble rap at the door, 96
[page number missing]
Poor man’s address to Winter, 168

R

The Recantation 24
On Reading some elegies, 47
On Revisiting a native place, 72
The Rising moon, 88
Reflections in a church yard, 112
The Repartee, 119
On the Recovery of an only child from the small pox, 192

S

The Setting Sun, 64
The Shield of sorrow, 96
Sonnets, 104, 207, 208
on my beard, 112 [page number missing]
Soliloquy to love, 120
Sonnet from a manuscript novel, 152
to Maria, 167
Helen Maria Williams, 176
The Snow-drop and primrose, 152
The Season of delight, 176
Song 208

T

The Threat, 32
Twilight, 48
The Tribunal of conscience, 96
Tragedy, ode to 408

V

The Velvet larkspur and eglantine, 40
On Vicissitude, 64
Verses to ----, 79
a young lady on reading Sterne’s Maria, 119
Miss A. H. 144
To a Violet, 152 [page number missing]
Virtue and ornament, 192

W

The Wish, 32
What is happiness, 55
Wintery prospect, 176

* * * * *
* * * *
* * * * *

Errors and Inconsistencies:

Because of the condition of the original, common mechanical errors such as n/u or f/ſ (f/long s) are noted only in exceptional cases.

Quotation marks in _The Victim of Magical Delusion_ are shown as printed except when there is a mismatch between single and double quotes. Names in M‘ were generally printed with “opening” (right-facing) apostrophes; these are shown as printed.

In a few highly formulaic areas--the “Meteorological Observations” and “Marriages” items, and lines such as “Continued from page 163”--missing or invisible punctuation has been silently supplied. All other errors are noted below.

Not Individually Noted:

historically appropriate spellings such as “chearful”, “controul”,
“pourtray”, “stupified”, “villany”
forms like (in)conveniencies, indulgencies, precendency
inconsistent prefixes and suffixes such as
-ible, -able; in-, un-; -eous, -ious;
-ent (-ence, -ency), -ant (-ance, -ancy)
misplaced or unexpected apostrophes such as
can’st, would’st, should’st, did’st; her’s and similar
variations such rn. and ra., clo. and cly.
inconsistent hyphenization of words such as
stair-case, staircase; blindfold, blind-fold

Variable Spellings:
ærial for aerial (and a few other æ for ae usages)
affect for effect (the verb)
alledge for allege
batchelor for bachelor
groupe for group
insiduous for insidious
male-content
murmer
ought for aught (“anything”)
pallet for palette
penegyric
placed for placid
spight for spite
terrestial for terrestrial (especially in later issues)
thermometor for thermometer

the plural form “criterions” is used consistently
the spelling “desart” is sometimes used geographically; as a verb,
or as a form of “deserve”, it is always spelled with “e”

Names:
Alchibiades/Alcibiades
Lovsinski/Lovzinski (form with -s- occurs in two issues)
Ottoman/Othman
Pharoah (only in the Music articles)

Usages:
“may be defined...” is consistently used without “...as”
“flew” is often used for “fled”

No. 53

the Voice that was her last comfort--”
[text has open for close quote]
“without having my prayer granted? [missing open quote]
which lie heavy on my mind.” [missing close quote]
soon got to the stern of the pinnace [text has “go to”]

No. 54

and drags him through a narrow creek [error for crack?]
‘And what plan is it?’ [missing open quote]
As soon as the Countess was gone to bed, [; for ,]
discovered by any of the inhabitants of the castle.’
[missing close quote]
not being acquainted with the secret of the machine.’
[double for single quote]
This declaration lessened my anger at having been deceived in so
villainous a manner, I begged Paleski to continue his account.
[text unchanged: several corrections are possible]
At least you are not speaking of Count Clairville?”
[error for Clairval]
but to which it belongs we cannot determine [text has “detemine”]
it is the same air your breath [error for you?]

No. 55

the extreme minuteness of this picture, [, invisible]
that the space of half a mile, [, invisible]
Of what use, said he, [first , invisible]
why we shall fight on equal terms.” [missing close quote]
my daughter Rebecca endeavouring to conceal herself among the
hay-stacks.---” [missing close quote]
who addressed the Countess in a solemn, serious manner.
[, invisible]
it reflected the light into the room [“room]
“Memorandum, that I must be married when I come to Tours.”
[item repeated on pg 254, no. 84]

No. 56

Georgium Sidus, Saturn, Jupiter, [Georgium,]
the tiresome disgust with which this new species of employment
[missing “with” supplied from book]
the impertinence, folly, and etiquette, to [error for in?]
May 27, 1796. [May,]
taking an exact copy of the rest. [rest.”]
It was necessary that you should be made acquainted with delusions
[missing “made” after “be”]
neither to betray me or the U_nknown_. [italicized as shown]
seeing what effect the incident had produced on the strangers
[missing “on” after “produced”]
[Meteorological Observations]
22 (July) [text has duplicate “21”]
And pity bids us weep our slaughter’d friends [missing punctuation]

No. 57

expired three days after presenting her spouse [after,]
The young farmer, now duke of Medina Celi [Medina,]
patterns of every virtue than can do honour [error for that can]
the inhabitants of the castle could be no other beings
[text has “could me”]
that taketh at pleasure the soul of man [taketh,]
using the manuscripts to line the covers of his books. [missing .]

No. 58

(Continued from page 36.) [close parenthesis missing]
equal in value to 27,364,368,033,632
[text has final , after number]
[Meteorological Observations]
8. 1. 6. 8. 1. 6.
[from this issue through no. 66, text has “1. 8. 6.” for the
second set of numbers]
To fate the vengeance of offended heaven? [error for face?]
Are these fell bees to you?” and smil’d;
[missing close quote after “you”]
[printer’s notice missing from this issue]

No. 59

so basely abusing that through confidence of ours?
[error for thorough?] [text has “cofindence”]
in my next letter, &c. &c. &c.” [missing close quote]
[Victim of Magical Delusion]
[cypher shown as printed; text in this area uses round “s”]
Cinan Cuffutus [error for Ceffutus]
Menas and Menacrates, [error for Menecrates]
ELIPHALET BARNUM, to Miss PŒBE COCK, [error for Phœbe?]
To fate the vengeance of offended heaven? [error for face?]

No. 60

may I not now know what has occasioned this grief?”
[missing close quote]
scarce a berry or mushroom can escape him. [, for .]
[Meteorological Observations]
[Aug. 16] clear, lt. wind, do. do. [text has “wiud”]
To-morrow of dismay. [. missing]

No. 61

which the wonders he has done evinces. [evinces..]
from the first time she saw him. [text has “the the”]
without the apprehension of being interrupted.”
[missing close quote]
ANECDOTES OF DR. GOLDSMITH. [. missing]
the merits whereof, consist in beautiful descriptions
[error for consisting?]
THE COURT OF LOVE. [, for .]
a magic charm by which he rules with secret power every heart?”
[close quote conjectural]
before my enraptured eyes.
[text has “en-/enraptured” at column break]
How ever, there was one idea [printed in two words as shown]
I shall see Amelia, and be happy!’ [double for single quote]
After many courtisies and circumlocutions [text has “courisies”]
the aperture of the vessel [text has “vesel”]
And blest to know, that high enroll’d in fame, [. for ,]

No. 62

the sun has withdrawn his radiance, yet the gloom [error for gleam]
but invites him to view and to admire. [. invisible]
a term of which he could not know the meaning. [, for .]
INDIAN ELOQUENCE.
[missing title supplied from Index]
“Your _tutor_ I mean. Come, make haste!” [haste?”]
neither too fond of prosperity, nor too much afraid of adversity
[text has “to much”]
[Meteorological Observations]
[the figure 71 in the 100 column for Sept. 1 is probably an error]
Greatest monthly range between the 12th and 29th and 31
[text has “rage”; this error is repeated in three consecutive
months]
between the 12th and 29th and 31
[apparent error for “... the 29th and 31”]
30 and 30 [apparent error for “30 and 31”]
26 Do. the wind was light at 8 1 and 6 o’clock.
[text has “26 Do. to the wind was light at at 8 1 and 6 o’clock.”]
The 29th at 1 P.M. the mercury was one degree higher [mercury,]

No. 63

with my then sensations [error for With?]
Ho ammazanta solamente una donna
[non-standard Italian, but correct for this dialect]
_The Academicians are to think much, write little, and, if possible,
speak less._ [second s in “less” invisible]
endeavoured to make them comprehend that a supernumerary
[text has “supernumary”]
ON IMAGINATION. [item repeated on page 164, no. 73]
A preconceived contempt of all occult sciences
[text has “pre conceived”]

No. 64

“It is a gloomy night,” said Amelia, going to the window,
[last , missing]
The Baroness, seemed delighted with my astonishment
[error for seeming?]

No. 65

absorbs and concentres all our faculties upon one sole object!
[error for concentrates?]
What voice is that I hear calling on Juliet’s name?” [. for ?]
uneasiness and curiosity did not suffer her to close her eyes.
[text has “curi-/sity” at line break]
she confessed at last that I was not mistaken.”
[single for double quote]
“Gracious Heaven!” I exclaimed, “she confessed---”
[missing open quote before “she”]
refrain so long from coming to an explanation?’
[text has “expla-/tion” at line break]
“I have told you, as yet, only good news----the worst is coming
now!” [missing open quote]
as much as is in my power to promote that union
[text has “pow-/power” at line break]

No. 66

probably the first flute was a reed of the lake
[text has “pro-/bly” at line break]
“Juba,” we find soon after the creation of the world
[text has “of of” at line break]
Moses and the children of Israel:---- After the conclusion of
the song, [text has “Isræl ... song.”]
the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.”
[missing close quote]
“What hopes?” she exclaimed ... [! for ?]
“And this you tell me when taking _leave!_” she lisped at length.
[error for “gasped”?]
[Meteorological Observations]
8. 1. 6. 8. 1. 6.
[this is the last issue to show three sets of readingsm,
printed “8. 1. 6. 1. 8. 6.”]
at or nearly Sun-rise, it is the coldest,
[; for , after “Sun-rise”]
Greatest monthly range [text has “rage”]
[this is the second of three iterations of the same error]

No. 67

The fair companions of thy slumbers [text has “companinos”]
DISCONTENT. [text has DICONTENT.]
where you shall henceforth be at a distance from seduction.’”
[missing inner quote]
let us therefore embrace.” [missing close quote]
and be sure not to discover me.” [missing close quote]

No. 68

Having returned towards my chamber, I called to Boleslas
[text has “by chamber”]
“His person?---is prepossessing; it is--------”
[quotation marks unchanged]
“My lord, I have precise orders not to answer [text has “percise”]
“Return to your master,” added he [. for ,]
“In an apartment below ground,” [text has “in”]
“know that your brother and you must depart [missing open quote]
he could have founded surreptious conclusions
[error for surreptitious]
“Yet not only while asleep,” the Irishman continued, [“the]
A man without merit may live without envy; but who would wish to
escape on these terms? [line repeated on page 129, no. 69]

No. 69

A man without merit may live without envy; but who would wish to
escape on these terms? [item repeated from page 127, no. 68]
Paleski has committed a foolish trick [text has “commited”]
it was important to me to learn _how_ [missing second “to”]
had not heaven sent you to my relief---- [relief----”]
From whose remains the virgin lily springs, [text has “the the”]

No. 70

it requires therefore a more mature consideration.” [? for .]
comparing the accounts of Didorus Siculus [error for Diodorus]
forbidden to be employed on light or common occasions
[text has “mployed”]
if we use what is called the _aphoerisis_, [error for aphaeresis]
on hearing the voice of Lodoiska [text has “vioce”]
He struck the earth with fury , [, missing]
and almost without clothes [; invisible]
I once more beheld you in the gardens of Dourlinski!”
[missing close quote]

No. 71

the whole affair shall be happily concluded.
[text has “he happily”]
The sixth now appeared: [appeared::]
but he still continued to frown at and to overwhelm me with
reproaches [text unchanged: missing words?]

No. 72

I have chosen her for your wife.” [? for .]
called by the Egyptions photinx [error for Egyptians]
my rank, my riches, my honour, my liberty! [my honour my]
had left part of his immense booty [“of his” invisible]
Greatest monthly range [text has “rage”]
[this is the second of three iterations of the same error]

No. 73

“No,” I replied. [. for ,]
eight by the clock of the cathedral, Pinto Rib**ro, [cathedral.]
ON IMAGINATION. [item repeated from page 84, no. 63]
so renowned as Montesquieu. [Montesquieu.”]
Shall these frail knees assay the treacherous ice;
[punctuation unchanged]

No. 74

flowed over in your mind.’” [missing inner close quote]
Seated beneath the mournful shade [text has “mourful”]
“Very well, you may then take upon you the task of conducting
him,” [missing close quote]
it is you, for I will remember your voice! [error for well?]

No. 75

the good are joyful and serene [text has “he good”]
a fact, which here will be in its proper place. [text has “in is”]
the character of this venerable grown [error for growth?]
while religious caprice--for religion, sorry am I to say it
[; for --]
“Lovzinski, you whom I have so much loved [missing open quote]
At about a quarter of a league beyond this [missing “a” after “of”]
sprang forward as fast as my new horse could carry me
[text has “foward”]
My soldiers, fatigued with the toil of a long march
[text has “solders”]
a little walled village in the Palatine, called Ogershiem,
[error for Ogersheim]
La Maupin seems to have been a most extraordinary personage.
[. missing]
Cumeni, the singer [error for Dumeni]
she told the story to Monsieur, who obtained her pardon.”
[missing close quote]

No. 76

my only friend, for whom I wish to have no secrets [error for from]
ever since Amelia and Antonio have made it their abode.
[text has “Antonia”]
“I know your rights, my father!
[in this and the following four paragraphs, close quotes are
supplied from book version]

No. 77

“Hiermanfor,” he said, “is not all powerful [Heirmanfor]
his mouth almost woman like [printed in two words as shown]
The former circumstances had escaped his recollection
[text has “esaped”]
Mr. Cæsar being appointed one of the Six Clerks. [Clerks.”]
the Empress had sent an exact description of his person
[text has “and exact”]
[Meteorological Observations]
[Dec. 7: temperature reading 34 printed “84”]

No. 78

[Masthead]
Wednesday, December 28, 1796 [missing 1]
But when the Poeans of victory [error for Paeans?]
confessing voluntarily, what I can, and dare confess.” [. missing]
Come, let us drink.” [missing close quote]
“Do you think that he will fulfil his promise after his return?”
[. for ?]
“Undoubtedly! but why do you wish for his visit?” [. for ?]
“It is true,” the Duke replied [. for ,]
a friend, who was intimate with the secretary of your father
[secretar _at line-end_]
divested of its supernatural appearance.” [missing close quote]
---Search every where for my dear
She was unable to pronounce the name [“She was]
the Queen sent her one thousand pounds!” [missing close quote]
[Marriages]
On the 27th inst. by the Rev. Dr. Rodgers [error for “ult.”?]
Bow’d by no yoke, scarce to the great supreme,
[, after “yoke” invisible]
Nor fear’d the world’s ill-natur’d frown;
[n; at end missing or invisible]

No. 79

“The appearance of Antonio was no deception.” [text has “Antonia”]
A creature wearisome to myself and beloved by no one, [. for ,]
But with _sang froid_, for which I now detest myself,
[. for , at end]
Thus avoiding all the plagues and expences of a family, [. for ,]
so effaced, that scarcely do we hear [text has “scarely”]
“Fabrum esse suæ quemque fortunæ.”
[first occurrence has “Fabrum else suœ quemque fortunœ”; second
has œ for æ errors only. Text is in Roman type, so misreading
is not a possibility.]
still urging on even to flights beyond its sketch,
[error for stretch?]
Inclined to ease, [, missing]
I have been led by a novel [text has “hovel”]
[Marriages]
[the “New-York” line is missing]
Here, pure devotion lends her awful ray, [error for sends?]

No. 80