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$6 to 88. Her further inftructions to Mifs
Byron, as to Sir Charles's fuppofed precipita-
tion, 88, 90. Rallies her aunt Eleanor for her
carefulness of a letter of Sir Charles's, and
of the ufes to which fhe puts her letter-
cafe, 90, 91. Lends Mifs Jervois money,
and thinks her extravagant, 92. Her lu-
dicrous obfervations on the gratitude of male
birds, and ingratitude of hufbands, 93. Re-
tracts her hafty cenfure of Mifs Jervois for
extravagance, 206. [See Mifs Jervois.] Is of
opinion that Lady Clementina will marry the
Count of Belvedere, 211, 212. Is an enemy to
the poets, and why, 214. Congratulates Mifs
Byron on her nuptial-day's being fixed, ib.
Her defcription of the joy occafioned by a wed-
ding, to the workwomen employed on the occa-
fion, 220. Rallies her brother, 229. And Mifs
Byron, 230. Gives an account of what paffed
on the day preceding the marriage, 232 to 245.
-And of the wedding-day, 246, & feq.-And,
in conjunction with Lucy Selby, of the order of
procession, 247, 248, 249 to 251.-Of her bro-
ther's noble behaviour during the ceremony,
256, 257.-And in the veftry, 258, 259. Her
preferable opinion of marriages of prudence, to
thofe that follow the romantic kind of love, 256,
260. Gives an account of the rest of the tranf-
actions of the day, 263 to 274. She raifes a
debate on the natural independency of women,
279, 282 to 296.

Greville, Mr, the iffue of his infult difgraceful to
himself, 19, to 25. Her character from Sir
Charles Grandifon, 38. His uncommon beha-
viour to Mifs Byron at Selby-houfe, in prefence
of all her friends, and of Sir Charles Grandi-
fon, 43, to 50. He fickens when got home,
having acted a part too great for his powers, 51.
Vifited by Sir Charles, who thinks that Mifs
Byron

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Byron might have reformed him, 52, 53. His vifit at Selby-house, 99. Visited again by Sir Charles, 121 to 125. Wishes that Mifs Byron's wedding-day were over; and becomes gloomy and difconfolate, 176. Refolves to hate her, ib. His threatening meffage to her by Mifs Orme, not to be too fecure, 178. Denounces deftruction to Sir Charles; and fets out with armed fervants to meet him on his return to Northamptonshire, 184. His continued moodinefs, and ill temper, 189. Overcome by Sir Charles's magnanimity, 199, 200. Inftance of his fullen complaifance, 299.

Grief, 245.

Guardian, what a worthy one will and will not do, 77. Happiness, 36.

Hawkins, Mr, fteward to Mr Selby, appointed to direct at the tenants' feast, 218.

Holles, Mifs Kitty and Patty, guests at Sir Charles Grandifon's nuptials, 233, 239, 248. Cannot think of marrying, after having feen his graceful behaviour to his lady, 276.

Homer, raved at by Lady G. 2 14.

Hoops, the indecency of wearing large ones, 55. Hufband, Mifs Jervois's etymology of the word,

271.

Hufband and wife, 73.

Jeronymo della Porretta, gives particulars concerning Lady Clementina, and urges Sir Charles Grandifon to marry, in order to fet her the example, 1 to 10. Further account of her adherence to her former resolution, and written requeft to Sir Charles to marry, 153 to 165. Jervois, Mrs Helen, now made her intereft to be good, 87. She behaves tenderly to her daughter, 160 to 161. Converts her husband to Metho difm, 91, 168. Their prudence in refufing to accept of a chariot prefented by Mifs Jervois,

because

because she had not confulted either her guardian or his fifters upon it, 170.

Jervois, Mifs Emily, her request made to Mifs. Byron to be permitted to live with her guardian and her when married, 77. Borrows money of Lady G. 92, 93. For what purpofe, explained by herself in a confeffional letter to her guardian, 167 to 172. Her guardian's indulgent anfwer to her, 273, 274. Her grateful reply, 274, 275. Writes to her guardian for leave to be prefent at his nuptials, 224. Her emotion on her arrival at Selby-house, 227. Defcription of Mifs Byron and her in the most amiable attitudes, in a felect converfation, 235, 236. A bride-maid at the nuptials, at her own requeft, 249. Her behaviour on the marriage, 263. 265, 269 to 271, 275. More of her, 278, 279. Indulgence, 191.

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Infants, the advantages of their crying, if not im moderately, 232.

Inferiority and fuperiority of the two fexes, 282. Integrity, the confcioufnefs of it, and a firm truft in Providence, will carry a man through the greatest difficulties, 136.

Intellects of men and women, difference between them, 190.

Jordan, John, Efq; Sir Hargrave, in his defperate illness (being uneafy in his own reflections), calls in queftion the fincerity of his friend Mr Jordan's reformation, on his forbearing to vifit him, 133.

Keeling family, accomodation brought forward, 90. L. Earl of, his refpectful behaviour to his lady does credit to himself, 73. More of this worthy nobleman, 221, 223, 260, 272.

Learning, the caufe of learning and languages fupported by Sir Charles Grandifon, 282.

Libertines, 55, 86.

Love not laudable, 260.

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Love at first fight in a man is an indelicate paroxyfm; but in a woman, who expects protection and instruction from an husband, much more fo, 14, 115, 160.

Love on one fide, discretion on the other, is better than love on both, 85.

Mansfield, Sir Thomas, and his lady and family, begin to vifit, and be vifited by the Keelings, their late adversaries, 90.

Marefcotti, Father, endeavours to perfuade Lady Clementina that her late disorder was a judgment, 7.

Marriage of Sir Charles Grandifon to Mifs Byron, 246.

Marriages, chamber-marriages neither decent nor godly, according to Mr Selby, 206. Meannesses, 125.

Melancholy, 150.

Men and women, fentiments relating to them, 211. Merceda, Solomon, Sir Hargrave Pollexfen affected with his fad catastrophe, 133. His exit full of horror and despair, 138.

Milliners, their flattery of their young cuftomers, 170.

Milton, Mr Deane thinks he has lefs perfpicuity than Shakespeare, though living after him, 287. Sir Charles Grandifon queftions the truth of that opinion, and accounts for it, if fact, ib. Modefty and meeknefs characteristic qualities in women, 67.

Nedham, Miffes, two young ladies prefent at Sir Charles Grandifon's nuptials, declares for pub-. lic weddings from the good order and decorum obferved in his, 163.

New-married pair, their proper behaviour to each other, 176.

Orme, Mr, returns from Lisbon fomewhat amend

ed in health, 176. Vifits Mifs Byron, who re

ceives

ceives him kindly, 178. Intends to go abroad

She

again, 217. Orme, Mifs, her referve on the first fight of Sir Charles Grandifon diffipated by his gallant behaviour, 99, 100. Invites him to her brother's, 122. Account of that vifit, 125 to 127. tells Mifs Byron, that her brother has fome pleasure on reflection, on his own rejection, that neither Fenwick nor Greville is to be the happy man, 177. What paffed between Greville and her on the near approach of Mifs Byron's nuptials, 178. Affected, in tenderness to her bro ther, on the nuptial-day being fet, 217.-However, bleffes Mifs Byron on the occafion, and calls her happy, 217, 218.

Over-generofity, 72.

Parents and children, fentiments relating to them, 171..

Perfuafion, in certain cafes more cruel than com• pulfion, 5. Phyficians, 91.

Pity, who would not fő act as to invite the admiration, rather than pity, of a worthy man, 218. Pity and love next door neighbours, 245.

Platonic love, 91..

Poets, inveighed againft by Lady G. and excluded her common-wealth, for their inflaming defcrip. tions, 214. See Homer

Polite, politeness, 34, 89.

Pollexfen, Sir Hargrave, continues in a deplorable way, 91. His defponding letter to Dr Bartlett, in which he requests Sir Charles Grandifon to be his executor, 131 to 134. Vifited again, and foothed by Sir Charles, 146.

Praife, 116.

Precept, lefs effectual with men of abandoned principles than example, 128.

Prude, the dangerous mifapplication of that

word, 69.

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