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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. 1784. Excerpt: ... these twenty or thirty years, by that variety of literature and science which has been Crery where disseminated in these vehicles nor do I think all ranks of people cotrld be more, innocently or more profitably eniployed, than in acquiring knowledge fb readily and with such little expence of time imd money. 1ND EX to VOL. lit, A. ABlKOTON, (Mrs.) 370, 373, 478. Absalom and Achitophe, 288. Absurdity of the use of miniature pictures in the closet.scene in Hamlet, 107. Acastoin the Orphan, 185. 1 -supposed to be meant for the duke of Ormond, 186.--.-his encomium on Charles II. 186.-, Chamonr, and Monimia, 193. Actors of low comedy are apt to aud to their author's text, 85, tec, Acquilina and Antonio, 223, 230-Addison, 31, 8z, I2i, 159, 255, 379.-------and CAber, 113.-------and Steele. Advantage of being the original actors pfa character, 270. Advice of Hamlet to the playew, 80, &c. AEneas and Creusa, 33. AEschines, 46. AEschylus and Shakspeare, 13. the favourite poet of Mr. Rumney, 25.--and Thompson, 467. Albion Queens, a tragedy, 202. Alcestis of Euripides, 221. Alchemist, 67. Alcibiades, by Otway, 178. Aldo, in the play of Limberham, 173. Alexander the Great, 252-282. -. 1 general opinion of the writer and his hero, 255. Drydcn's verses to the author, 256..1 1 revived by Delane, 273.-----original actors in it, 260, Alexander, (Mr.) 416, Allen, 60. Almanior and Almahide, a tragedy byDryden, 155. Almeria's speech, in the 2dactos theMourningBride, compared with Juliet's, after receiving the sleeping draught, 344--347. Anecdotes to the honour of a comedian, 53.------of guilt acknowledged by a scene in a play, Go. of a Grecian lady, 213. I i a Anecdotes Anecdotes of Quin and Dr. W--, 252. Bracegirdle, (Mrs.) cause of her leaving the stage,
