516 169 Dr. Stainvil's fudden death by an apoplexy; cause of apoplexies; and a reflexion on death 170 Short examination of the fentiments of Wollafton, Burnet, Caleb Fleming, Dr. Edmund Law, and Bifhop Sherlock, concerning the ftate of departed fouls 518 520 171 The character of Dr. Stainvil 172 (25 and 26. Encomium of Dr. Law, and character of Bishop Sherlock and Bishop Hoadley, with fome account of their writings) 173 The author's remarks on the fleeping and the confcious fchemes, concerning departed 520 522 fouls 174 Mrs. Stainvil's behaviour on the death of her husband.-The author marries her, and they fet out for Ireland to pay a visit to his father 523 175 The author finds his father become as ftrict an unitarian as himself 524 176 Death of the author's father.-The author returns to England with his wife 525 177 The author's wife dies, and he goes to fea as captain of a little fhip of his own; fails to the South-feas, China, and very many other places, returns to Europe, after having spent nine years in travelling, and promises an account of his obfervations in a future work -526 178 (27 and 28. Remarks on Dr. Cheyne, and on Mr. William Law, the nonjuror, father of our methodifts, and difciple of the famous Jacob Behmen) 528 179 The 179 The author purchases a little villa near London, and retires thither to indulge his contemplative difpofition 529 180 His praise of our king and present ministry 530 ERRAT A. AGE 8. 1. 29. read fhared. I remember. p. 16. 1. 16. p. 118. P. 53. 1. 17. of the marginal notes, for dedica read dediée. p. 80. 1. 23. for 1742 read 1472. p. 82. 1. 9. for Regulieres read Reguliers. p. 82. 1. 23. dele the comma after John, and place it after firft. p. 83. 1. 18. for Meux read Meaux. p. 85. 1. 10. for Marcien read Marcian. p. 96. 1. 20. for patrum read patrem. p. 102. l. 17. for lit read lits. 1. 26. after avoir add pour, and 1. 29. for varron read Varron. p. 199. 1. 6. for it read them. p. 208. 1. 7. for mere read perfect. p. 217. 1. 7. for St. Benet read St. Bruno. p. 220. 1. 13. for keeping read keep, p. 238. 1. 22. før resentments read fenfations. p. 265. 1. 21. for 250 read 240. p. 343. 1. 27. for lafts read leafts. p. 344. 1. 17. for purges read purge. P. 354. 29. after cover add the. p. 355.1. 3. for is read are. p. 380. 1. 5. for quit read qui, and for mens read m'en. p. 386. 1. 28. for mere read perfect. p. 517. 1. 24. for teterrimi read teterrima. p. 527. 1. 23. for was read were. 1. THE THE LIFE OF John Buncle, Efq; PART II. SECTION I. Felices homines! quos ftricto fœdere jungit, Sic augentur opes! fic mutua gaudia crefcunt! Go, happy pair! in ftricteft bonds ally'd! §. I. W how An apoloin By for the gy married HEN I confider happy I have been the married state, and state. in a fucceffion of feven wives, never had one uneafy hour; that even a Paradife, without an Eve, would * The author of Tuphlo-pero-gamia is the Rev. Mr. William Thompson; a junior Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, when I was a member of that univerfity. He was a man of the finest parts and learning, and was remarkable for a temper fo vaftly happy, that he was always called Benign Billy. His Paraphrafe on Job, in blank verfe, is an admirable thing: It is, in my opinion, far preferable to the ingenious Broome's paraphrase on this facred book. have been a wilderness to me; that the woods, the groves, the walks, the profpects, the flowers, the fruits, the day, the night, all would have wanted a relish, without that dear, delightful companion, a wife; it amazes me to hear many fenfible people speak with abhorrence of matrimony, and infift upon it, that wedlock produces fo many troubles, even where the pair have affection, and forrows fo very great, when they have no love for each other, or begin to fail in the kind and obliging offices, that it is contrary to reafon to contract, if we have a juft regard to peace and fatisfaction of mind, and would avoid, as much as poffible, the woes and bewailings of this turbid period. If you have acquired the divine habits, marriage may unhinge them. often forces even the pious into immoralities. True, unhappy are many a wedded pair: years of calamity this engagement has produced to thousands of mortals: it has made the most pious divines become very cruel, as I could relate: it has caufed the most generous, fenfible men, to murder the women they adored before they were their wives. The Hiftory of Orlando and Bellinda. It §. 2. This ftory has been told before by the Tatler, in his 172d paper; but as he has related I related only by hear fay, and was mistaken in feveral particulars, the account I give of this extraordinary affair, may be grateful to the reader. When I was a little boy in Dublin, between feven and eight, Mr. Eustace and his Lady lived next door to my father, in Smithfield, and the two families were intimate. Being a lively prating thing, Mrs. Euftace was fond of me, and by tarts and fruit, encouraged me to run into her parlour as often as I could. This inade me well acquainted in the house; and, as I was a remarker fo early in my life, I had an opportunity of making the following obfervations. Orlando Euftace was a tall, thin, ftrong man, well made, and a very genteel perfon. His face was pale, and marked with the fmall-pox: his features were good, and yet there was fomething fierce in his look, even when he was not difpleafed. He had sense and learning, and, with a large fortune, was a generous man; but paffionate to an amazing degree, for his understanding; and at trifle would throw him into a rage. He had been humoured in every thing from his cradle, on account of his fine effate; from his infancy to his manhood, had been continually flattered, and in every thing obeyed. This made him opinionated and proud, obstinate, |