A.
Air and Space no Objects of Sight, Pag. 331.
Acknowledgment due to Ancestors, 324.
Alexander the Great. The Recompence he had in View, 90. Proved from his own Mouth, ibid. Another Demonstration of his Frailty, 338.
America, what the Conquest of it has cost, 210.
Anger defined, 216. Conquered by Fear, ibid. and 220. The operation of Strong Liquors imitates that of Anger, 225.
Apology (an) for several Passages in the Book, 240, 241, 242. An Apology for recommending Ignorance, 297.
Atheism has had its Martyrs, 227.
Avarice, 131. The reason why it is generally hated, ibid. Why the Society stands in need of it, 132. Is equally necessary with Prodigality, 135, 258.
B.
Beards, The various Modes concerning them, 332.
Beggars, Their Policy, 267, 268. What sort of People complain of them most, ibid.
Behaviour of modest Women, 103. Of a Bride and Bridegroom, 106. Of undisciplin’d Soldiers, 221.
Belief, when we deserve it, 178.
Benefits that accrue from the worst of People, 118, till 126.
Blessings, Prejudicial, 238.
Brandy-Shops, the Qualifications required to keep them, 122.
Breeding (good) a Definition of it, 110. A Discourse on it, ibid. till 113.
Brewing and Baking Luxurious Inventions, 189.
Brittain (Great) wants Ignorance, 307, 325.
Bustle (the) to be made in the World to procure a Scarlet or Crimson Cloth, 358.
C.
Cato, his Character, 339.
Charity. A definition of it, 263. Is often counterfeited by our Passions, 264, 267, 269. The Compliments paid to all the Appearances of Charity, 270. Abuses of Charity, ibid. and 271, 275.
Charity-Children have no opportunity to learn good Manners, 277. Why they are pleasing to the Eye, 288.
Charity-Schools are admired to distraction, 276. What is said in Behalf of them, ibid. not capable to prevent Thefts and Robberies, 277. The cause of our Fondness for those Schools, 283. A description of the first Rise and subsequent Steps that are made to Erect a Charity-School, ibid. till 289. The Joy they give, ibid. They are an Inexhaustible Fund for Tittle Tattle, ibid. and 290. The Charms of them to the Multitude, ibid. The different views Partymen have in wishing well to them, 313, 314. More Labour and Eloquence are laid out upon them than on any other Duty, 290. The comfort the Wicked find in liking them, 291. The true Motives of the Bustle made about them, 292. Arguments against Charity-Schools, shewing them to be destructive to the Publick, ibid. till 325. A perpetual Nursery for them, 305.
Children. What makes them mannerly, 277. What all Delight in, 288. Labour the proper province of the Children of the Poor, 304.
Church, going to it of the utmost necessity to the Poor, 311.
Cicero, His Character, 338.
Classes, The two Classes Men are divided into, 83.
Clergy, Pride conceal’d in them, 156. Their value for the Comforts of Life, 176, 177. A deceitful Plea of theirs, ibid. What brings them into Contempt, 178, 179. The same Illustrated by Example, ibid. The Clergy when Poor, expose themselves by Matrimony, 180, 181.
Cloaths, The use of them, 151.
Comforts of Life various as the Conditions of Men vary, 137.
Company (good) 342. The love of it not the cause of Man’s Sociableness, 340. Solitude to be preferr’d to some Company, 343. Love of Company no Virtue, ibid. The Reason why we love Company, 344.
Compassion, A Story of a Child to raise Compassion, 264. See Pity.
Conclusion of the Remarks, 256, till 259.
Constitution, what it consists in, 224.
Content the Bane of Industry, 75, 247. A definition of Content, 251. is a precarious Virtue, ibid. An Instance of it, ibid., 252. Content more opposite to Industry than Laziness, 253.
Conversation between a Mercer and a Lady his Customer, 352, till 355.
Courage (natural) proceeds from Anger, 219. Spurious and Artificial Courage, 220. Natural Courage good for nothing in War, 221. Stratagems to create Courage, 222, 223, 224, 228, 229. How Pride is mistaken for Courage, 222. A definition of Artificial Courage, 223.
Custom, the Force of it, 191.
Customers, the different ways of drawing them, 355.
D.
Death not always the thing we fear the most, 223. Intrest of Money after Death, 273.
Decencies and Conveniences have a large Signification, 137.
Descartes, his Opinion refuted, 198.
Description (a) of the Pleasures of the Voluptuous, 170, 171. Of the Killing of a Bullock, 198.
Distiller (a) what is required to make an Eminent one, 123.
Divines, what it is we are obliged to for the great Numbers of them, 300, 301.
Duelling proceeds not from false Notions of Honour, 230. The Benefit it is of to Society, 231. The Custom of it not to be abolish’d, ibid. How to revent it, ibid.
Dutch (the) not frugal by Principle, 202. Their Calamities under Philip II. of Spain, ibid. their other Disadvantages, 203. How they differ from us, ibid. Their Profuseness, 205. Their policy in encouraging the Extravagancies of Sailors, 206.
E.
Education, Observations concerning it, 89, 93.
Effendi (Mahomet) died for Atheism, 227.
Elements (the) are all our Enemies, 347.
Emulation, Mankind divided in two Classes for Emulations sake, 83. The Emulation of School-Boys not derived from Virtue, 161.
Englishmen don’t covet Spartan Greatness, 255.
Enthusiasm, the force of it, 227.
Envy, 158. A definition of it, ibid. The various Symptoms of it, 159, 160. Envy conspicuous in Brute Beasts, ibid. An Argument to shew that Envy is rivetted in our Nature, 160. The use of Envy in Painters, 161. Envy has reform’d more bad Husbands than Preaching, 162. An Instance of Envy, ibid. No Body is without, 163. Cato’s Envy to Caesar, 339.
Epicurus, his highest Good, 170. Pious Christians the greatest Epicures, ibid. The Pleas and Apologies of Epicures, 149, 150, 242, 243.
Essay (an) on Charity and Charity Schools, 263.
Evil both Moral and Natural the solid Basis of Society, 370.
F.
Fame, what the Thirst after Fame consists in, 90.
Fear, not to be conquer’d by Reason, 215. A Definition of Fear, 214. The Necessity of Fear in the Society, 220. Fear of Death when the strongest, 337.
Flattery, no Man Proof against it, 88. The various Arts of it, 89, 90.
Flesh of Animals, to eat it is a cruel piece of Luxury, 191, 192, 193.
Footmen, the Faults they are generally guilty of in England, 307, 308, 309. What it is that spoils them, ibid. A Society of them, 310.
Fright (a) Pride of no use in it, 225. The Effects it has upon us, ibid.
Frugality, a Definition of it, 199. What Frugality will always depend upon, 200. What has made the Dutch Frugal, 202. A Discourse on Frugality, ibid. till 207. The Impossibility of forcing People to be Frugal without Necessity, 208. The Frugality of the Spartans, 234. The Influence of it on Trade, ibid. and 235.
G.
Gamesters, the Reason why they conceal their Gettings before the Losers, 114 till 117.
Gift (a great) of a late Physician examin’d in to, 270 till 274.
Golden Age not fit for Society, 76, 349.
Governour, The charms of the Word to mean People, 287. Governours of Charity-Schools, 286 and 287. The Praises given them, 289.
Government, the Rise of it, 350.
Grammer-Schools, how to be managed, 301.
Grumbling, see Hive.
H.
Hardships are not such when Men are used to them, 320.
Hats, the various Modes of them, 333.
Heroes, their great Views, 90. What they differ in from Cowards is corporeal, 224.
Hive, Grumbling Hive, 63. Their glorious Condition, ibid. Their Knavery, 64 till 67. Their Murmurings, 69. Jupiter makes them Honest, 70. Their Conversion and the Effect of it upon Trade, ibid. till 75. The Moral, 76.
Honesty, the Effects of it on Trade, 73, 234, 235, 242. Where the most of it is to be found, 277.
Honour, the genuine Signification of it, 98. The Figurative Sense of it, 212. Rules of Honour, 213, 214. Principle of Honour how raised, 222. The Standard of Honour, 230. A new Standard of it, ibid. The Latter much easier than the First, ibid. Honour opposite to Religion, 232. The great Allowances of Honour, 233. Why there are so many Men of real Honour, ibid.
Hope, a Definition of it, 164. The Absurdity of the Words Certain Hope, ibid.
Hospitals, the Necessity of them, 275. A Caution against the encrease of them, ibid.
Hunger and Lust, the great Motives that stir up Courage in Brutes, 216. The Influence these Appetites have upon our selves, 218.
J.
Jealousy, a Compound, 164. No Jealousy without Love, 168.
Ignorance, a necessary Ingredient in the Mixture of Society, 135, 294. Reasons for it, ibid. and 295, 296. Punishments the Author has to fear for recommending Ignorance, 297, 298. Great Brittain wants it to be happy, 325.
Imaginary Rewards for Self-denial, 82.
Immortality (the) of the Soul a Doctrine older than Christianity, 240. Why so generally receiv’d, ibid.
Industry differs from Diligence, 252.
Innocence (State of) describ’d, 348. Prejudicial to Society, 349.
K.
Knowledge does not make Men Religious, 276, 283, 312. Knowledge beyond their Labour is prejudicial to the Poor, 294, 295, 296.
King (a) his Happiness compared to that of a Peasant, 318, 319.
L.
Latin not necessary to Write and Spell English, 301. To whom it is prejudicial, 302.
Laws (Sumptuary) useless to opulent Kingdoms, 259.
Laziness, a Definition of it, 247. People often call others Lazy because they are so themselves, 248. A story of a Porter wrongfully suspected of Laziness, 249 till 250.
Learning, Methods to promote and increase it, 298 till 303.
Linnen, the Invention of it the result of deep Thought, 188.
Lives, we are to Judge of Men from their Lives and not from their Sentiments, 174.
Love has two Significations, 165. The difference between Love and Lust, 167. No Jealousy without Love, 168.
Lovers (Platonick) may find out the Origin of their Passion, 167.
Lucretia, 223. The Motive she Acted from, ibid. Valued her Glory above her Virtue, ibid.
Lust conceal’d from our Selves by Education, 166.
Luxury, The Definition of it, 136. The Usefulness of it discuss’d, 137. Luxury promoted by the Legislature, 140. Maxims to prevent the Mischiefs to be fear’d from Luxury, 141 till 142. Arguments for Luxury, 144 till 148 and 236. Every thing is Luxury in one Sense, 188, 189. Instances of Luxury in the Poor, 189, 190.
M.
Magistrates not the less obey’d for despising Pomp and Luxury, 185.
Man naturally loves Praise and hates Contempt, 82. The manner after which Savage Man was broke, 85. A Dialogue between a Man and a Lion, 194. Man has no real value for his Species, 195. Man a fearful Animal, 219. Is ever forc’d to please himself, 351. Always the same in his Nature, 239, 240.
Mankind, divided in two Classes, 83. Can’t endure Truths that are Mortifying, 240.
Manners, the Comedy of Manners, 112. See Breeding.
Masters of Charity School, 277. The number of those that wish to be Masters and Mistresses of them, 296.
Maxims, to render People good and virtuous, 200, 201, 241. Others to aggrandize a Nation, 201. To make the Poor serviceable, 209, 210, 276 till 325. To out-fell our Neighbours, 317. The Maxims advanced not injurious to the Poor, 319, 320.
Merchants, A Story of Two that both took Advantage of their Intelligence, 96.
Mistriss (a) the Difficulty of parting with her, whilst we love, 169.
Modesty, whence derived, 99. Has three different Acceptations 102. The difference between Men and Women as to Modesty, 104. The cause of it, 105. The great use of it to the civil Society, 166.
Money, the chief Use of it, 209. Too much of it may undo a Nation, 210. Is of no intrinsick Worth, 306. The Money in different ways given to the Poor ill spent, 322.
Moral (the) of the Grumbling Hive, 76.
Morals not always the same, 334.
Moralists 81. Their Artifices to civilize Mankind, 82, 83, 104, 223.
Morality, broach’d for the case of Government, 85.
Mothers, have but little Love for their Children when they are Born, 109. Mothers and Sisters in the East married their Sons and Brothers, 334.
Musick-Houses at Amsterdam describ’d, 128.
N.
Nations may be ruin’d by too much Money, 210. The great Art to make Nations happy, 211. What the Wealth of all Nations consists in, 212, 306.
Navigation, the Blessings and Calamities of the Society on account of it, 361.
Necessaries of Life. The Multiplicity of them, 137, 138, 292.
Nola (Jordanus Bruno of) died for Atheism, 227.
O.
Objections against the necessity of Pride answered, 149, 150.
Obstacles to Happiness we meet with, 347.
Origin of Moral Virtue, 81. Of Courage and Honour, 214.
Ostracism, 163. A definition of it, ibid.
P.
Painting, a Discourse concerning it, and the Judges of it, 331 till 332.
Physician (a late) his Character, 270. The Motives of his last Will, 272.
Pity, a discourse concerning it, 265. No Virtue, and why, 91. No Body without, 163. A definition of it, 264. The force of Pity, ibid. Pity more conspicuous than any pretended Virtue, 265.
Pleas (deceitful) of Great Men, 183, 184, 185.
Pleasures (real) 170. Pleasures of the Voluptuous, ibid. Of the Stoicks, 172. The more Men differ in Condition, the less they can judge of each others Pleasures, 318.
Politeness demands Hypocrisy, 106, 351.
Politicians play our Passions against one another, 167, 222.
Politicks, the Foundation of them, 85. What is owing to bad Politicks is charged to Luxury, 141.
Polygamy not unnatural, 334.
Poor (the) would never Work if they did not want, 208, 209. The plenty of Provisions depends on the cheapness of their Labour, ibid., 293. Qualifications required in the labouring Poor, ibid. What they ought not to Grumble at, 304. Great Numbers of Poor are wanting, 321. The Mischiefs arising from their not being well managed, 305, 306. Not to be suffer’d to stay from Church on Sundays, 311. The petty reverence that is paid to the Poor injurious, 315.
Poverty (voluntary) brings no body into Contempt, 179. An Instance of that Truth, ibid.
Praise is the Reward all Heroes have in View, 90.
Pretences (false) of Great Men, concerning Pleasure, 185, 186.
Pride, 68. What Animals shew the most of it, 84. The Pride of Men of Sense, 112. A Definition of Pride, 148. The Apologies of Proud Men, and the Falsity of them detected, 149, 150. Various Symptoms of Pride, 154, 155, 156. How it is encouraged in Military Men, 228, 229. The Benefit we receive from the Pride of Great Men, 232.
Prodigality, 133. The use of it to the Society, ibid., 135, 258.
Provisions how to procure plenty of them, 209, 212, 293.
Publick Spirit has left the Nation, 322. The Symptoms of the want of it, ibid. and 323. An Exhortation to retrieve it, 324.
Pulchrum (the) & Honestum of the Ancients a Chimera, 329 till 335.
Punch, the Society compared to a Bowl of Punch, 135.
Q.
Qualities (the hateful) of Women more Beneficial to Trade than their Virtues, 238. The good qualities of Man don’t make him Sociable, 345. Which are the best for the Society, 357.
Question (which) has done the most Mischief, 335.
Quixot (Don) the last Man of Ancient Honour upon Record, 213.
R.
Reading and Writing, why hurtful to the Poor, 294, 295. Never to be taught for nothing, 302, 303. Not necessary to make good Christians, 311, 312.
Reality of Pleasures discuss’d, 173.
Reason (a) why few People understand themselves, 77. Why our Neighbours out-do us at Foreign Markets, 316, 317.
Roformation (the) of less Moment to Trade than Hoop’d Petticoats, 358.
Religion not the cause of Virtue, 86. Of the Heathens absurd, 87. Where there is the least of it, 276, 312. Things pass for Religion that are foreign to it, 289.
Religious Houses examin’d, 174, 175, 176.
Rogues not made for want of Reading and Writing, 282. Are oftner very Cunning than Ignorant, ibid.
Rome (New) is obliged to Old Rome, 324.
Russia wants Knowledge, 325.
S.
Scarlet or Crimson Cloth, The Bustle to be made in the World to procure it, 358 till 360.
Sea (the) the Blessings and Calamities we receive from it, 361 till 366.
Search (a) into the Nature of Society, 329 till the End.
Seneca, his Summun Bonum, 174.
Self-Denial, a Glorious Instance of it, 179.
Servants, the scarcity of them occasion’d by Charity-Schools, and the Mischief it produces, 307, 308, 309. Their Encroachments on Masters, 311, 316.
Shaftsbury (Lord) his System contrary to the Authors, 329, refuted by his own Character, 335.
Shame, A Definition of it, 98. What makes us ashamed for the Faults of others, 100. The Symptoms of it, 101. The usefulness of it to make us Sociable, ibid. till 105.
Sociable, Man not so from his good Qualities, 339 till 346. What it is that makes us Sociable, 347.
Society, no Creature without Government less fit for it than Man, 81, 350. The Society compared to a Bowl of Punch, 135. The Defects of it should be mended by the Legislature, 323. The Nature of Society, 304, 329. Man’s love for Society examin’d into, 339 till 356.
Soldiers, their Paultry Finery, 228. The Usage they receive, ibid. and 229. The Alteration it makes in Men when they turn Soldiers, 288.
Spartans their Frugality, 253.
Species, the Strength of our Species unknown, 227. The Love to our Species an idle pretence, 339 till 351.
Steel (Sir Richard) his Elegant Flattery of his Species, 88.
Stoicks, their Pleasures, 172. Their Arrogance and Hypocrisy, 173.
Suicide never committed but to avoid something worse than Death, 223.
Sunday the most useful Day in Seven, 311, 312. What it is set apart for, ibid.
T.
Temperance (Personal) makes no Rulers slighted that have real power, 185.
Thefts and Robberies, the causes of them in Great Cities, 278 till 282
Theology the most necessary Faculty, 300.
Traders, none strictly Honest, 96. Why all take such pains to hide the Prime Cost of their Goods, 113.
Trades, A Discourse on the various Trades required, and the Numbers in each, 304 till 307.
Traffick, what it is that promotes it, 360, 361.
Trooper, why worse than a Foot Soldier, 229.
V.
Vanini a Martr for Atheism, 227.
Vice, a definition of it, 86.
Views (the different) things may be set in, 358 till the End.
Universities, their Policy, 273. Ours are defective as to Law and Physick, 298, 299. What Universities should be, ibid. and 300.
Virgins, Rules how to behave themselves, 103.
Virtue, the origin of moral Virtue, 81. A Definition of Virtue, 86. Not derived from Religion, ibid. What excited the Ancients to heroick Virtue, 87. How Virtue is made Friends with Vice, 117. No Virtue without Self Denial, 177, 329. Where to look for the Virtues of great Men, 187. The reason why there are so few Men of real Virtue, 233. Consists in Action, 336.
W.
Watermen, their manner of Plying, 355.
Waters (Strong) their Bad effect on the Poor, 121.
Weavers, their Insolence, 316.
Whores, the Necessity there is for them, 127, 128, 130.
Wives, more often put Men on dangerous Projects than Mistresses, 235.
Women may be made Wicked by Modesty, 108. Modest Women promote the Interest of Prostitutes, 127. The ill Qualities of them beneficial to Trade, 235 till 238. The Artifices of married Women, 237, 238.
Wool, A Discourse on the Exportation and Manufactures made of it, 316.