A', 183, 194, all. Abigails (M. Prior), ladies' maids. Aboon, 184, above.
84, Atalantis, 22, a satirical Ro- mance by Mrs. M. Manley. Atterbury, Bishop Rochester; F., 134. Asia, 19. Greater Assembly, 134, the House of Commons. Ay (Scotch), 185, ever.
The Act Tune, 264, the Over- ture.
Addison, Rt. Hon. J., 38-45, 48, 49, 134. Affectation (A. Pope), 24. Africa, 19, 161. Agamemnon, 33. Ain, 182, own.
Air, 14, 62, 63, manner, bear- ing, appearance. Ajax (A. Pope), 3. Hoary Albula, 39, a stream flowing from the sulphureous Lake Albunea into the Anio, and thence into the Tiber. The latter also was anciently
Alcander (W. Walsh), 54. Alexandrine, 3, a line of
verse of twelve syllables. Alexis (M. Prior), 74, 75 Almenon (T. C. Paget, Lord Paget), 292, 293. Amanda (J. Thomson), 278, 283.
Amaryllis (J. Gay), 169. Amhurst, N., 186-193. Amintor (Anon.), 298, 299. Amintor (W. Popple), 251. Amintor (L. Welsted), 138,
Amoret (W. Congreve), 60. Amoret (J. Thurston), 227. An Amphitheatre, 41, the Coliseum at Rome. Amynta (W. Congreve), 59. Amynta (W. Somervile), 215. An, 202, once.
Animated rocks to live, 43, sculpture. Anna, 30.
Great Anna! 16, Queen Anne. Anne, Queen, 16, 148. Appose, 202, suppose. Arabia, 9.
Ardelia = the poetical name of A. Finch, Countess of Winchelsea], 109. Ariel, a Sylph, see Machines, 5-8, 12-15, 17, 21, 23.
Looking babies, 99, the small image of oneself, reflected in the pupil of another's eye. Save his bacon, 91, to save himself from harm. Baillie, Lady G., 202, 203. Baith, 183, 202, both. Baja [= Baiæ], 40. Baker, F.R.S.; H., 230-232. Bangs me, 266, beats me. Bannock, 184, bread, made in a round and flat shape. Barber, M., 221. The Baron [= Lord Petre], a little man, 5, (A. Pope), 4, II, 18, 19, 20-22, 28, 30, 33, 34. Bartlemew Fair, 132, held in Smithfield on St. Bar- tholomew's Day, August 24. Beau (Anon.), 98, 99. Bedingfield, W., 156-158. Belinda (Anon.), 95. Belinda (Anon.), 149. Belinda = Miss A. Fermor] (A. Pope), 4-35. Belinda (J. Thurston), 226. Belvidera (J. Thurston), 227. On the bent, 184, the grass. Berenice, 35. Bergavenny, 289, Aberga- venny, Monmouthshire. Berries crackle, 20, the coffee berries, as they were roasted. Betty = Belinda's lady's- maid] (A. Pope), 9. Betty Lady E. Ilchester], 288, 289.
Bevil (H. Baker, F.R.S.), 230. Corn bing, 203, a place for storing corn. Birt, Rev., 289, 290. Birth-night Beau, 5, one elegantly dressed for the
Court Ball given on a royal Birthday. Exploded Bite, 272, a hoax, a swindle.
A Black Coat, 65, the Clergy. A blackguard boy, 72, a boy carrying a link, or torch. Blackmore, Sir R., 132. Pushing Blades, 177, free and
easy fellows, gallants. Blate, 183, bashful, diffident. The Blind Boy (C. Cibber, P.L.), 257.
A purer blush, 9, by the use of rouge. Blyth, 194, blithe.
Bohea, 29, a kind of tea. Boileau-Despreaux, N., 4. To boot, 65, into the bargain. Booth, B., 140, 141. Painted Bow, 13, the rainbow. Thou bows, 183, bowest. Bows his eye, 203, shuts it. Bow street, London, 125. The Box, 6, at the theatre. The Boyne, 40, in Ireland. Bra, 202, brave, fine. Braes, 184, banks. Braided colours gay, 139, embroidered.
Bray, 147-149, in Berkshire. Breathing rocks, 41, sculp-
Brillante,aSylph(A.Pope), 14. Brimmers, 116, cups full to the brim.
Britain, 40, 44, 279. Britannia, 43, 109, 279. Britons, 272.
Brown, Sir G. [= Sir
Plume] (A. Pope), 27, 28, 32. A brushing fox, 261, a fox having a bushy tail, or brush. A Bubble, 73, 295, a dupe, a gull.
Bubbles, 176, mad specula. tions.
Budgell, E., 134. Burn, 183, stream. Busk, 12, a strong piece of wood or whalebone in front of a corset, to stiffen it. Butler, S., 208. Byrom, F.R.S.; J., 100-103.
Cæsar, C. J., 47, 49. Cain, 155.
Calistris (M., Lady Chud- leigh), 51.
Camilla (A. Pope), 3. Camilla, 32, an Opera. Carey, H., 266–276. Carries me to Church, 267, compels me to go with him. Carse o' Gowrie, 183, on the river Tay, in Scotland. Caryl, J. E., 4.
I turned the cat in pan, 148, to make a right-about turn, to change sides. Cato, Uticensis; C. P., 46– 49. Celia (Anon.), 298. Celia (H. Baker, F.R.S.), 230. Celia (H. Carey), 273. Celia (M. Prior), 82, 83. A Chair, 6, a Sedan Chair carried by two Pages. Charles II, King, 147. Chear'd, 194, cheered. China's earth, 20, china coffee-cups. Chit, 200, child.
Chloe (H. Baker, F.R.S.), 232. Chloe (J. Gay), 159, 164-166. Chloe (Rev. J. Hoadly),
Chloe (Thurston), 226, 227. Chloe (R. West), 285, 286. Chloe (Rt. Hon. Sir W.Yonge, Bart.), 236, 237. Chloris (Rev. L. Eusden, P.L.), 136. Chloris (Archdeacon T. Par- nell, D.D.), 120. Christy (A. Ramsay), 182,
183. Chudleigh; M., Lady, 50, 51. Cibber, P.L.; C., 132, 256, 257.
Cicero, M. T., 92. Circled Green, 5, a fairy ring. Hyde Park Circus, 37-see Ring.
Cit, 204, a citizen of London. Clara (M. Prior), 75. Clarissa (A. Pope), 4, 21, 30, 31, 32. Clarke, D.D.; Rev. S., 90. Smooth Clitumnus, 39, a branch of the Topino. Cloe (Hon. M. Monk), 137. Cloe H. Howard, Countess of Suffolk] (C. Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough), 225. See also p. I. Cloe (M. Prior), 68-70, 73, 78, 79, 80, 81, 86-88. Clorinda (M. Prior), 74, 75- Clown, 126, 204, 291, a rustic. Coach and Six, 22, horses.
Cob, 125, a nickname of Daphne (M., Lady Chud-
J. Tonson. Cockburn, C., 277. Codille, 19, when the Challen- ger at Ombre loses the game. Coelia (W. Congreve), 58, 59. Coelia (C. Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough), 225. Coelia (Archdeacon T. Par- nell, D.D.), 119. Cog, 168, cheat. Colin (Anon ), 300. Colin [the poetical name of J. Byrom, F.R.S.], 100-103. Colin [?= Lord W. Hamil ton] (I. Conway, Countess of Hertford), 142. Colin (Rev. J. Hoadly), 253. Colin the poetical name of
N. Rowe, P.L.], 125-127. Colin (T. Tickell), 172-174. Come-rogues, 213, fellow
leigh), 50, 51. Daphnis (J. Gay), 164-166. Dapperwit (A. Pope), 32. Dapperwit (M. Concanen),
Date, 22, limit, termination. Dawted, 184, favoured. Dead men, 37. empty bottles. Declaration for Liberty of Conscience, issued by James II in 1687, and again in 1688, 147. Delany, D.D.; P., 229. Delavall, Admiral, 125. Delia (W. Congreve), 56, 57. Delia (Rev. L. Eusden, P.L.), 136.
Delia (J. Gay), 166. Delia (G. Granville, Lord Lansdowne), 240, 241. Delia [= Miss Greville, after- wards Mrs. Boughton] (G. Lyttelton, Lord Lyttelton), 244-246.
Delia [= Lady Irwin] (Lady M. W. Montagu), 144, 145. Delia (A. Philips), 107, 108. Delia (J. Thurston), 227. Delville, 229, near Dublin. Denham, Sir J., 3. Dennis, J., 133. Dick (N. Amhurst), 186–193. Dido, 30.
Discharge your quarters, 99, pay your rent. Ran a new division, 91, spoke upon another subject. He do, 202, to do. Dodsley, R., 294–297. Dollor, 202, dolour. Dorinda (Anon.), 148. Doughtna, 183, could not. A' he dow do, 203, does do. Downright Dunstable was
I! 91, I used plain straight- forward speech.
The Downs, 160, at Deal. Drap, 182, drop.
Thro the drawf, 203, on draught.
Drawing Room, 169, the roval receptions for Ladies. Drolled, 117, jested, made fun
E'er, 5, &c., ever. Eliza (Anon.), 235. Elizabeth, Queen, 263. Ellwood, T., 61. Elves, 5, 13, fairies. Eridanus the Po], 39. Estcourt, R., 116. The scene of this Song is laid in the Bumper Tavern, in James Street, Covent Garden, London; and in 1712. Euphelia (M. Prior), 80. Eusden, P.L.; Rev. L., 135, 136. Eve, 154.
Evening Post, 90, a London
newspaper. Ev'n, 4, 5, &c., even. Ev'ry, 13, 60, &c., every. Ews, 134, ewes. Exchange Alley, London,
Expletives, 3, empty words expanding sentences without adding to the sense. Eunesia (Anon.), 298, 299.
Faithfu', 195, faithful. Farquhar, G., 64, 65. Faustina, 224. Fenton, E., 134. Fermor, Miss A., 4-35. Fielding, H., 261, 262. Fields of Death, 43, the battle-fields. Finch, Countess of Win- chilsea; A., 4, 109-113., Project of Fish, 133, Steele's scheme for bringing fish alive to London in tanks on board fishing-boats. Flatman, T., 36. Flavia (M. Barber), 221. Flavia (A. Pope), 12. Fleet street, London, 124. Flora (W. Bedingfield), 156, 157.
Florella (W. Harrison), 96. Florella (W. Popple), 251. Florinda (H. Baker, F.R.S.),
Florio (A. Pope), 8. On a foot, 65, on the same level.
Sir Fopling (A. Pope), 32. Fortescue, afterwards Lady Lansdowne; L., 247-250. Frae, 183-185, from. France, 262.
Furbelow, 14, a flounce.
Gaes drooping, 203, goes about dejected, pining away.
Galileo, 35. Gang, 181, go. Ganymede, 71-73. Garters, Stars, 7, 124, 175, 297, the insignia of the Orders of the Garter, the Bath, &c. Gang any gate it will hing, 203, go any way it will hang. The Gaul, 44, France. Gay, J., 134, 159–171. Gentily, 184, gently. George I, King, 148, 149. George II, King, 274, 275. Gildon, C., 133- Glanvill, J., 55 Glass, 116, 118, 273, &c., a drinking glass. Glass, 9, 83. 144, &c., a look- ing-glass.
Glut, 205, satisfy. Gold Keys in Waiting, 64, the Lord Chamberlain, &c. Gnomes, see Machines, 6,7, 23-26, 28, 32, 33. Grain'd, 202, groaned. The Grampians, 183. Granville, Lord
downe; G., 133, 238-241. Gray, T., 286, 287. Grub street, London. 210.
Cantily had up my crest, 185, jauntily, cheerfully hold up my head.' Hadrian, the Emperor, 36. Hae, 183, have. Hamilton, Lord Binning; C., 242, 243 Hamilton, W., 196-198. Hampton Court Palace, 16, 19, 27, 29. Hanbury, Miss H., 289, 290. Harrison, W., 96. Were ne my heart 's light, I wad dye! 202, 203, Were it not that my heart is brave, I would die!
The Hebrus, 110, a river in Thrace.
He'd, 222, he would. Heeze thee, 185, raise thyself. Heir, 99, heiress. He'll, 51, he will. Heroi-comical mock-heroic. Hervey, Lord Hervey; J., 152-155.
Hill, A., 128, 129. Hoadly [usually called Mr. Chancellor Hoadly], Rev. J., 252-255. Hogan and Nog, 169, prob-
ably Brewers about 1727. Homer, 25, 28, 32, 33, 117. My Honey! 267, sweet one! Horace, 2, 152, 183.
Howard, Countess of Suf- folk; H., 1, 225. Howard, Earl of Suffolk; E., 200, 201. Howard,Mrs.-seeHoward, Countess of Suffolk; H. Hughes, J., 134. To hund the Tykes, 203, hound the dogs. Hybla, 201.
Ianthe [= Queen Anne] (J. Glanvill), 55.
I'd, 268, 270, 271, &c., I would. Ilchester, Lady E., 288, 289. Ilchester; S., Lord, 288, 289. Ilk, 184, 194, each.
I'11, 52, 57, 67, &c., I will. Ill Nature (A. Pope), 24. I'm, 57, I am.
A heavenly image, 9, that of Belinda herself. India, 9, 161.
Iphis George of Denmark, Prince Consort of Queen Anne] (J. Glanvill), 55. Lady Irwin, 144. Italy, 38-44, 262. Ixion, 15.
James II, King, 147. Altars of Japan, 20, Japanese lacquered ware.
Lady Jenny (M. Prior), 84, 85. Johnny (Lady G. Baillie), 202. Jointured Widows, 181,
having a settled separate
Joliffe, J., 207. Julia (M. Concanen), 205.
Kitchen 't, 184, sauce it. Kitty [= Lady Katharine Hyde, afterwards Duchess of Queensberry] (M. Prior), 84, 85.
Lab'ring, 52, labouring. Lang kail, 184, a kind of cabbage. Latmus' peak, 86. Leinster, Ireland, 172. Lettle, 195, little. Leveridge, R., 262-264. Liffey's limpid stream, 172. The likes of me, 202, such as
Lisetta (M. Prior), 78, 79. Lockit (J. Gay), 171. Lo'ed, 202, loved. London, 110, 175-177. Long Heads versus Head- longs, 175.
Love, the affection between | Meikle, 181, great. individuals of the opposite sexes that are capable of intermarriage. In love.
My Love, the Lady, or Gentleman, I love. My love, the love I have for that person. Love-lorn, 172, forsaken, abandoned by one's Love. Lover, a man who loves a woman. Also called, Ser- vant, True Love. Low words, 3, monosyllables, as in this very line. Lu [= loo], 18, a game at cards. Lucy [L. Fortescue, after- wards Lady Lyttelton] (G. Lyttelton, Lord Lyt- telton), 247-250. Lucy (T. Tickell), 172-174., Lump of land, 181, landed property. Ly, 195, fie.
Whirling Mill, 15, 20, the coffee-mill. Miller, Rev. J., 265. Milton, J., 21, 299. The Mincio [=a tributary of the Pol, 39;. Mint, 132, a district in London formerly largely inhabited by poor scribblers. Mint, 182, meant. Mira (Anon.), 258-260. Miranda (A. Finch, Countess of Winchilsea), 111. Mistress, always, in this Series, in a good sense; with its many equivalents, such
as, sweet Heart! &c. Mizella (A. Phipps), 106. Molly (M. Prior), 85. Molly Mog (J. Gay), 167-169. Momentilla, a Sylph (A. Pope), 14.
Monk, Hon. M., 137. Montagu, Lord Halifax; C., 38, 44
Lyttelton, Lord Lyttelton; Montagu, Lady M. W., 135,
Captain Macheath (J. Gay), 170.
Angels in Machines, 25, ex machina, the intervention of Supernatural Powers in human affairs, as Gods, Goddesses, &c.; and thence, the use of the supernatural element in Poetry. Main, 8, 10, 70, &c., the main
Throw a Main, 71, 72, a throw of dice in gambling, Main'd, 202, moaned. Mair, 185, more. Maist, 183, most.
The Mall, London, 35, 190. [? Mallet, D., 278, 279.] Mamamouche, 292. Margaret (Anon.), 178-180. Marget [ Margaret], 213. Marlus (A. Ramsay), 185. Martialis, M. V., 4. Lady Mary, 135, Lady M. W. Montagu.
Miss Mary (M. Prior), 76, 77. Mary, the Cook Maid [= Scullery Maid] (Dean J. Swift), 212, 213. Matthew, 91, Matthew Prior. May, 202, Maid. Meander's banks, 86. Mechlin pendants, 189, cuffs of Mechlin lace. Megrim [= headache] (A. Pope), 24.
143-146, 150-155. Montfaucon, the French Antiquary; B. de, 132. Mordaunt, Earl of Peter borough; C., 225. Mordaunt (W. Popple), 251. Morley, Mrs. [=Thalestris], 26, 27, 30-32. Motteux, P. A., 66, 67. Myra (Rev. L. Eusden, P.L.), 136.
Myra [=F. Livingstone, Coun- tess of Newburgh] (G. Gran- ville, Lord Lansdowne), 239, 241.
Myra (G. Lyttelton, Lord Lansdowne), 246. Myrtle (H. Baker, F.R.S.), 231.
ance to Kings, when oppres sors, 148.
The North, 90, Denmark, Sweden, &c. Nothing, 265. Numbers, 39, 81, 108, &c., Poetry.
Nymphs, see Machines, 6.
Ods-fish! 92, God's fish! O'er, 3, 12, &c., over. Ombre, 6, 17-19, 129, 189, a game of cards. Laid on board, 99, defeated in duelling. Orpheus, 110, 214. Oped, 5, opened. Othello (W. Shakespeare), 34- My outer fabric, 185, my Ovidius Naso, P., 4, 20. body.
Paget, Lord Paget; T. C., 292, 293. Paín (A. Pope), 24. Panthea (Anon.), 97, 98. Paris, 71.
Parnell, D.D.; Archdeacon T., 114-120. Parsonable [= personable], 212, a man of good presence. Parthenissa (Capt. Sir R. Steele), 62, 63. Partridge, J., 35, the London Astrologer who had been recently so mercilessly ridi- culed by Swift under the name of Isaac Bickerstaff. Passion, predilection, habi- tude. The ruling Passion strong in death.' Passion, emotion, not neces-
sarily of love. It might also be of anger, grief, zeal, &c. Passion,Passions, anxieties of mind and agonies of soul through love for one of the opposite sex. Passive Obedience, 148, to the King as the Lord's Anointed.
Pastora (J. Thurston), 226. So pat, 171, to the point. Sees them patch, 99, put
Patches on their faces. Patch-box, 29, box of Patches.
Patches, 9, small round spots of black silk put by Ladies on their faces. Queen, and a lasting Peace, 37. This fixes the date of the writing of this Song. It was written before the Peace of Utrecht, March 30, 1713, O.S.
Penal Law, 147, against Roman Catholics. Peneus [= Salympria], 157, 158.
Petre, Lord Petre; - (a little man, 5), 4, 11, 18, 19, 20-22, 28, 30, 33, 34. Phebe J. Byrom, F.R.S.),
Philips, A., 104-108, 134. Philips, J., 93. Phillis (E. Howard, Earl of Suffolk), 200.
Phillis (P. Virgilius Maro), 169.
Phillis (W. Walsh), 52, 54 Phyllis (J. Thurston, 226. On pillions, 176, riding behind a man on horseback. Pindar, 91.
Plato, 46-48. Sir Plume [= Sir G. Brown] (A. Pope), 27, 28, 32. POEMS, ETC.-
Alma, by M. Prior, 91. The Beggar's Opera, by J. Gay, The Songs in, 170,
Le Lutrin, by N. Boileau- Despreaux, 4. Nut Brown Maid, by M. Prior, 91. Rape of the Lock, by A. Pope, 1-35, 109-111. Rosamond, by Rt. Hon. J. Addison, 45. Solomon, by M. Prior, 91. Taste, an Epistle, by A. Pope, 153. Polly (J. Gay), 171. Polly (R. Savage), 206. Polyphemus, 159. Polytimus (M. V. Martialis),
4. Poortith, 181, poverty. Pope, A., 1-36, 46-47, 109,
132, 135, 150, 151, 210-212. Popple, W., 251.
The Revolution of 1688, 147. Riggs, 181, hills. The Ring, 6, 27, 190, 270, a circular carriage drive in Hyde Park, London. Rivelled, 15, shrivelled. Robin [= the poetical name of C. Hamilton, Binning], 242, 243. Rome, 41. Roome, E., 218-220. Rosamonda's Lake in St. James' Park, London, 35. Rose, 220, arose. Rowe, P.L.; N., 124-127. Russet [= a reddish-brown colour], 223, a home-spun gown.
'S, 3, 37, &c., is.
'S, 37, 66, 228, &c., us. Sabina (W. Congreve), 57. Sabina (Archdeacon T. Par- nell, D.D), 119.
Poppling stream, 185, bub- Sackville, Earl of Dorset;
Saint Osyth, 291, in Essex.
Pottle Pot, 130, a pot con- Salamanders,
Salisbury, 112.
Sally Sarah] (H. Carey), 266-268.
Sally (Rev. J. Hoadly), 254, 255.
Sappho, Songs by, 104-106. Sappho (C. Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough), 225. Sapphos, 109, Poetesses. Saul, 185, soul. Savage, R., 206, 207. Scylla, 20.
Semele (W. Congreve), 58. Seraphina (J. Thomson), 284. Shakespeare, W., 299.. She, the emphatic feminine Personal Pronoun,
where the poetical name of the Lady does not occur. She'd, 60, 97, 200, &c., she would.
Sheffield, Duke of Buck. ingham; J., 131-135. She'll, 76, 77, 182, &c., she
Sheridan, D.D.; Rev. T., 212, 213.
Sherlock, R., 212. Shippen, M.P.; -, 134, the incorruptible Jacobite. Sic, 183, 202, such. Side-Box, 30, of a theatre,
filled with Gentlemen bowing to the Ladies in the Front Box.
Silver token, 5-see V, 150. Silvia (A. Finch, Countess of Winchilsea), 111. Silvio (Anon.), 233-235. Simmer, 182, summer. Sirrah! 72, an angry, or con- temptuous, exclamation. Skair, 185, share. Sma' folk [= small people], 184, the middle class. A snush-box, 71, snuff-box. Soe'er, 52, soever. Somervile, W., 214-217. The Sound must seem an echo to the Sense, 3. Southerne, T., 135. South Sea, 175-177,
Pacific Ocean. South Sea Babel,or Bubble, 177, 188, the speculations for fisheries, &c., &c., in the Pacific Ocean, of 1720. Spain, 90, 262, 263. Sparks, 7, 181, Gallants. Speer na, 185, enquire not. Spleen, a Goddess (A. Pope), 23-26.
Spleen, 144, dejection, melan- choly.
Springes, 11, shares. Vulgar springs, 46, motives. 'Spying, 135, espying.
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