The British Essayists Volume 45 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1808 Excerpt: ...Con. xxx. 10; of the polite world, 24; pride of, disappointed, Id. xxxiii. 75; obstructions of, 94; acrimony of its disputes, Mir. xxxiv. 20; spurious learning, Look. xlii. 98. Leather gilt furniture opposed to needlework, Sp. xv. 609 them, Guar, xviii. 172; directions for writing them, Tat. i. 30; should be the produce of the place, instanced in one from Switzerland, iii. 93; discover the temper of the writers, Sp. x. 283; penny-post, sent as reprimands, Tat. ii. 67 (see Love-letters, and Epistolary Writing); of the alphabet, their petition against E and O, Wor. xxix. 180 Le Boo, Prince, letter from, Look. xliv. 83 Le Brun's battle of Porus, its effects, Tat. i. 8 Leasing, making a law against, Ad. xxiv. 50 Lee, Mr. theatrical abilities, Sp. vi. 39 Legacy, Noy's, to reclaim his son, Tat. i. 9; legacies of men of wit and pleasure, Sp. viii. 151; legacyhunter, character of a, Ram. xxii. 197, 198; a grocer's to his wife, Wor. xxix. l6O Leisure, how to employ it innocently, Tat. iii. 112 Lent, uses of, Id. xxxiii. 103 Lentulus, a man of merit, misfortunes of, Ad. xxiv. 62 Leo II. his letter, Guar, xviii. 124 Leo X. pope, his entertainment of the poets, Guar. xvii. 115; a great lover of buffoons and coxcombs, Sp. xiii. 497; reproved by a priest, ibid Leonardo Da Vinci, observation of, Wor. xxvii. 78 Leonora's character, and country seat, Sp. vi. 37; consolation to her on the death of her lover, viii. 163 Leontine and Eudoxus. See Eudoxus Leopold, emperor, an expert joiner, Sp. xi. 353 Lesbia, an amiable and unfortunate lady insulted by her lover, Sp. xv: 6ll Letter-dropper of antiquity, Sp. vi. 59 Letters, difficulties which attended the invention of Levee of great men described, Sp. viii. 103 Levi, David, arguments against the Gospels, examined, Ob. xxxix. 64, ..