VIANDS (article) Scruples of the first Christians concerning Virgil Critical notice of The Resurrection said to be found in . Virgin Feasts of Appropriation to the changes of the moon VIRTUE (article) Mistake of Brutus concerning Dialogue of an honest man and a theologian Social test of virtue VISION (article) Fraudulent visions VISION of CONSTANTINE (article) Reasons for disbelieving it Testimony of Eusebius concerning Differently related Vision of the Princess Palatine Voiture-Affected taste of Not abounding in wit Voltaire, M.-His death astrologically predicted Persecuted for maintaining the opinion of Locke 24 Affecting story of a young Franciscan who broke his vows Religious or monastic may be dissolved by the state JOURNEY of St. PETER to ROME (article) Reasons for doubting it 66 6 395 6 335 6 336 Its avowed objects W. Modern mode of waging war Warburton-His misrepresentation of Cicero Object of his divine legation of Moses WHYS, The (article) Various significant queries 3 328 157 6 346 6 347 6 350 6 352 6 352 WILL (article) WICKED (article) Innate corruption combatted Men naturally more disposed to good than to evil Absurd disputes of the Greeks concerning WIT, SPIRIT, INTELLECT (article) Partial definition of wit Spirit as distinguished from wit Spirit defined At what time nations aim at wit Witch-Examination of a pretended one Persecution of Woolston-His bold examination of miracles WOMEN (article) Their temperament according to Plutarch Less strong than men More long lived than men Curious Chinese document concerning Guilty of fewer crimes than men 6 379 Condition among the Greeks Plutarch's account of conjugal affection Seldom inventors Capable of governing Cardinal Mazarine-His opinion of Mahometan laws concerning Plurality of wives 6 393 Jewish laws concerning Montesquieu, anecdotes of his concerning women, Speech of a Turk to a German on the subject of Valiant among the Saracens Margaret of Anjou, Joan of Arc, &c. Live longer than men Not so wicked as men Words-Magical effects attributed to XENOPHON (article) His expedition under Cyrus Character of the war under Cyrus . Nature of the celebrated retreat recorded by him A confirmed mercenary Xissuter, a king of Thrace-Fable of his ark A Chaldean Noah, account of Yontchin, emperor of China-His forbearance to the Christian missionaries YVETOT (article) Nature of the reputed kingdom of Romantic account of by Gagnier Z. Vol. Page 6 400 6 400 6 401 6 402 2 145 6 411 6 421 ZEAL (article) Definition of That of the early Christians, according to Julian Operation of in the perversion of truth and advance- Existing remnant of the sect, little to be gained from The Sadder attributed to Saying of Sadi Zeal of a Frenchman to trace the religion of PRINTED BY C. H. REYNELL, BROAD-STREET, GOLDEN-SQUARE, PUBLICATIONS BY JOHN AND H. L. HUNT. Tavistock Street, Dec. 1824. COMPANION TO VOLTAIRE'S PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARY. 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