LETTER IV.

ON CONVIVIAL SONGS.

Quotations from Essay on Song-Writing, p. 181. Milton's

Comus:-Lax morality of poets, Do. Bacchanalian Songs,

182. Quotations from Dr. Aikin's Letters on Poetry, 184.

Quotation from Dr. Aikin's Letters to his Son, 185. Ac-

count of Drinking Songs introduced into The Collection by

J. Plumptre, 187. Praise of water-drinking, 188. The

Priest of Bacchus, 5, 183, 189. Anecdote of Burns, 189.

Note. Convivial Parties not averse to moral Songs, 190.

Quotation from Marmion, do. Review of the Convivial

Songs in Vocal Poetry, do. Dr. Doddridge's motto and

Epigram upon it, 191. On Life, Do. On Youth, Do.

The Heart and the Senses, 192. Use of time, 193. Rural

Life, 194. Quotation from Cowper, 195. Anacreontic on

New Principles, 196. Instructions to be learned from the

works of Nature, 197. Hurd's Cowley, 199.

LETTER V.

ON AMATORY SONGS.

Quotations from Dr. Aikin's

Amatory Songs in Vocal

Another Prayer to

Extravagant Love,

On Love and Marriage, p. 221.

Works, 224. Review of the

Poetry, 234. Idolatry, 235. Death-bed Thoughts, 237.

Lord Lyttelton's Prayer to Venus, 238.

the same, 239. Wine and Music, 238.

240. 248. 250. 260. Dying for Love, 240. 243. Prayer to

Cupid, 241. 245. Quotation from Swift, 242. Conduct on

the death of those we hold dear, 243. Chastity, 244. 245.

249. 261. 263. The value of Love, 234. 245. 259. Un-

lawful Love, 245. 253. 256. 261. 270. Wisdom, 246. 254.

Use of the word Divine, 247. 248. On the application of

the term Angel, 248. 249. On the writings of Lord Roches-

ter, 249. 268. Filial Duty, 252. Prayer to Fortune, 255.

On what are called Amiable Weaknesses, 257. Song: Love

and Reason, 259. On Congreve's Writings, 264. On Fate,

the Influence of the Stars, &c. 265. 274. The Wits of

Charles the Second's Days, 268. Quotation from Cowper,

Do. On Honour, 271. Quotation from Hey on Duelling,

272. General Character of the Songs in Vocal Poetry, 275.

POSTSCRIPT.

Review of some of the Passionate and Descriptive, and of the

Witty and Ingenious Songs in Mr. Evans's Publication, 277.

On Sobriety, Do. Lord Chesterfield, 279.

to" Mistaken fair, lay Sherlock by," Do.

Song: Answer

On an Address

LETTER VI.

ON THE SONGS CONTAINED IN THE

SUPPLEMENT TO MR. EVANS'S PUBLICATION;

WITH A POSTSCRIPT ON THE SONGS IN THE

LITERARY MISCELLANY.

Review of the Songs, p. 327. The thirst of the soul, 328.

Application of a passage in Julius Cæsar, Do. Bishop

Horne's applications, 329. Byrom, his Hint to Christian

Poets, 330. Sir John Hawkins on Pastoral Images, 332.

POSTSCRIPT.

The Literary Miscellany, 336. Quotation from the Adver-

tisement, Do. Instances of Violent and Enthusiastic Passion

in that work, 338. Instances of passages which militate

with legitimate preceptive rules of conduct, or which are

violations of just moral sentiment, 341. On Age and Youth,

Do. Song on Do. 342. On the Ballad of The Wanton Wife

of Bath, 344. Observations on the character of Mary

Magdalene, Quotation from Dr. Lardner, 347. Jonas Han-

way, 348.
Note. The Case of the Thief on the Cross,

Quotation from Bishop Horne, Do. Correction of a Song

in one of the Author's former volumes, 354. Songs in The

Literary Miscellany taken from the Author's Collection,

Do. On Hymns to The Virgin, 357. Indecency, Do. In-

stances of Levity, Vulgarity and Nonsense, Do. Instances of

Bacchanalian Songs, Do. On War, and Instances of

Songs favouring false notions of Honour and Glory, 359.

Hunting Song, Do. On the Songs in The ELEGANT

EXTRACTS.

LETTER VII.

ON INGENIOUS, WITTY AND HUMOUROUS SONGS.

On Ingenious, &c. songs, p. 351. On the Pun, 362. Defini-
tion, Do. Quotation from Sulton's Sermon, Do. Note.
From The School for Scandal, 370. From The Duenna,
Do. The Paronomasia, or Serious Pun, 372. On Parody,
375. Burlesque, 389. On Comic Rhyme, 399. Butler's
Hudibras, Do. On The Treasury of Wit, Do. Note. Quo-
tations from Hudibras, 401. Quotations from Swift, 402.
On the Comic Songs of the present Day, 406.

V. By Isaac Hawkins Brown upon Himself

VI. On Dr. Hill's Petition of the Letter I. to Garrick

VII. On the Beggar

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