179; its earlieft fymptoms described, 173; the indulgence of it frequently pleafing, 174; the way it fhould be treated, 174; its different effects on English and French minds, 17; its general effects, 176; defcribed by Shakespeare, 176, notis; its views and confequences, 177; defcribed by Melmoth, 178, notis; its character, 180; fometimes not perceptible by obfervers, 182; its power, 183; when caused by Religion, 190; how to be relieved, 180. Mendelfohm derived great advantages from Solitude, 121. Miebom, the celebrated profeffor of the science of music, an anecdote refpecting him, 123.

Milton, his eulogy on wedded love, 262.

Mind, is fometimes fo conftructed that no kind of difcipline can eradicate its errors, 107.

Mifanthropy, an unnatural disposition of mind, 1; it is immoral to encourage it, 2, notis; those who indulge it always unhappy, 3; cured by love and friendship, 5; frequently the confequence of disappointed ambition, 7; descriptions of its effects, 26, notis, 49, 79: Cowley, the English poet, subject to this disorder, 50, notis; the language of this complaint as described by Shakespeare, 77; St. Hyacinth its vićtim, 77; a defcription of a Misanthropist, in a private character known to the author, 79; in the character of Timon of Athens, 80.

Monaftic Inftitutions, their mischiefs defcribed, 258, 283, 287.

Monaftic Solitude, its bad effects on the human mind, 161; its confequences on the mind of Eloifa, 244; how much it depraves the finer paffions of the heart, 261.

Monks,

Monks, their fury when roufed from their laziness into action, 278; their faculties debased by their partialities to the interefts of their orders, 284; their profligacy, 287, 289; their disorders contributed to the Reformation, 290.

Montaigne, his opinion of the efficacy of Solitude with

refpect to Religion, 47, notis, 105; in order to avoid examples of vice, 52, notis; his obfervations respecting indolence, 111, notis.

Molanus, his mind fo difturbed by intenfe application that he fancied himself a barley-corn, 162.

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Nature, the real propenfities of it never injurious, 258; the neceffity of checking her fuperinduced appetites, 266; abhors a vacuum, 298.

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Naude, the author of a work on the dancing of the ancients, an anecdote refpecting him, 123. Nervous Complaints, their dreadful effects, 189; in the cafe of a young lady, 192; in another cafe of a fimilar kind, 194; in the case of a native of Geneva, 203; in the person of Zimmerman himself, 208. Nicole, a ludicrous inftance of the effect of aukwardness, and ignorance of good breeding, in the person of this celebrated mathematician, 123.

Nuns, the nuns of a number of convents feized with the diforder of mewing like cats, 163; and of biting, 164; the envy, hatred, and malice which generally prevail among them, 225; the forrows they feel, 226; 2 A

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their licentious conduct, 289; incorrigible, 290; corrupted by the laziness of their lives, 303. Nuptial State, opinion of the ancient fathers on it, 264.

Obftinacy is frequently the effect of Solitude, 114. Odenathus, the husband of Zenobia, murdered, 43,

notis.

Opinions, the publication of novel opinions generally alarming, 67.

Opium, the manner of collecting it, 196; its deleterious qualities described, 197.

Orators, who only exercise their eloquence for purposes of oftentation, feldom long admired, 71; the oratory of Boffus commended, 289.

Orlow, the Ruffian prince, vifits Zimmerman at Pyrmont, 210; receives from him a curious prefcription to cure inordinate defires, 211.

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Paley, archdeacon of Carlisle, has expofed the falfe principles of Mr. Hume in his Evidences of Chriftianity, 58, notis.

Pain is the confequences of miscondu&t, 4.

Paffions, a method of checking their turbulence, 210; the influence of Solitude on them, 215; their extraordinary powers, 217.

Pedantry,

Pedantry condemned, 135.

Pafcal, his notion of quietude, 33.

Paul, of Venice, the only perfon educated in a cloifter that was fuperior to its prejudices, 284.

Pericles, his opinion of the neceffity of industry, 297. Petrarch, his notion of fame, 71; his defcription of

the malevolence of pretended friendship, 95; his affection for Laura defcribed, 246; flies into Solitude with the hope of reducing its violence, 248; chufes the retreat of Vauclufe; returns again into Society, 311; purchases a beautiful villa near Parma, 332; his rational use of Solitude, 333; his defcription of its charms, 334.

Plato, his writings afford confolation to Zenobia in her

retirement, 42; his fublime theories not conceived among the noify feafts of Dionyfius, 98; his conduct and character, 98, notis; his opinion of the effects of Solitude, 114; free from all oftentatious pedantry, 112; a. ftory respecting the urbanity of his manners, 113; of opinion that women are the nurses of fanaticifm, 167.

Platonifts, the abfurd doctrines of this feet afcribable to the influence of Solitude, 165.

Pleafure, every rational purfuit too frequently facrificed

to it, 9; when exceffive, deftroys the happiness of its votaries, 11; a mean ftimulus to roufe the foul to activity, 14; its votaries incapable of rational Retirement, 15; it is necessary to vary it, 112. Pofterity generally does juftice to real merit, 95. Poverty an unconquerable bar to fuccefs, 59.

Pifftratus, his conduct towards Solon, 72; his endeavours to prevent idleness, 296, 297.

Proterus, the manner in which he was depofed by Timotheus and the rebellious monks of Egypt, 275. Public Places are the machineries of pleasure, 15; the inconveniencies which fometimes attend them, 209; the fort of pleasure they afford, 316, notis.

Puffendorf, his reasons why man was intended by his Creator rather for a focial than a folitary life, 1. Pyrrhus fighs for tranquillity, 33; his character and conduct defcribed, 34, notis.

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Quirinus, the church of this faint incapable of affording protection to Proterus against the fury of the rebel monks led on by Timotheus, 277.

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Religion has been too often drawn in difagreeable colours, 20; folid benefits to be derived from the practice of it, 21; the opportunity of practifing its precepts an inducement to retire from the world, 47; Montaigne's opinion on this fubject, 47, notis; its interefts faid to have fuffered from the philofophical works of David Hume, 58; its benign genius difpofes the mind to Retirement, 100; is the offspring of Truth and Love, 100; is not confined to cells and cloifters, 101; its

effects