youth, 305. Their learning, buildings, manner of burial, and de fect in language, 310, 312. Their edifying manner of conversing with each other, 315. How, Jack-x. 48. Howard, Mrs. afterward countess of Suffolk-xvii. 83, 228. Her character, xix. 243. Her facetious letter to Dr. Swift, alluding to passages in Gulliver, xvii. 99. Thought by Swift to be a true courtier, xviii 231. Lady Betty Germain's vindication of her, 242. Her marriage with Mr. Berkeley, the brother of Lady Betty Germain, xix. 189. Howard, Edward-A proficient in the low sublime, xi. 318. Howth, William, St. Lawrence, baron of-xix. 200. Hughes His character as a poet, xix. 204. Human nature-The common infirmity of it, to be most curious in matters where we have least concern, ix. 183. Humour-In its perfection, preferable to wit, viii. 231. The word peculiar to the English nation, as Sir William Temple imagined, but not the thing itself, ibid. The taste for it natural, 232. The best ingredient toward the most useful kind of satire, ibid. Humphreys, Dr. Humphrey, bishop of Hereford-xxii. 179. Hungerford, John-Moved the house of commons against bishop Fleetwood's preface, in which he was seconded by Mr. Manley, vi. 95. Hunsdon, Carew, Lord-vi. 343. Hunter, Colonel-The Discourse on the Mechanical Operation_of the Spirit, &c. addressed to him, iii. 239. Letters to and from Dr. Swift, xv. 69, 79, 260, 261. Misrepresented by his adversaries, as inclined to weaken the interest of the church in his government of New-York, xv. 281. Huntington, Henry, earl of, son to David, king of Scots-That earldom, of which Bedford was then a part, bestowed on him, by Stephen, vii. 277. A prince of great personal value, 280. Brought to England by Stephen, as hostage for his father's fidelity, 281 In the siege of Ludlow castle, gallantry exposing his person on all occasions, was lifted from his horse by an iron grapple let down from the wall, and would have been hoisted into the castle if the king, had not with his own hands brought him off, ibid. Husband-What the term denotes in different countries, xxiii. 186. Hutchinson, Hartley-Verses relating to him, xi. 340, 341. Hyde, Lady Catherine, afterward duchess of Queensberry-xxii. 195. John-A Dublin bookseller-xviii. 245. Laurence, earl of Rochester-v. 111, 207. Hypocrisy-More eligible than open infidelity and vice, iv. 166. Worse than atheism, xxiii. 351. I Jack-His adventures, on being turned out of doors, together with Martin, by their brother Peter, iii. 129, 169. The various uses he makes of a copy of his father's will, 170. Adheres to the phrase of the will, in his common talk and conversation, 171. Breaks his nose, and then harangues the populace upon the subject of predestination, 173. The great resemblance between Jack and his brother Peter, both as to person and disposition, notwithstanding their an*ipathy, 177. Gains the love of Peg, John Bull's sister, xxiii. 21. Is apprehended and imprisoned, 249. Hangs himself by the persua sion and treachery of his friends, 254. Jack of Leyden, iii. 130. Jacobites A private prayer superstitiously used by them in making punch, xiii. 187. See Tories, Whigs. Jackson, John-Verses on his picture, x. 242, 271. A letter from Swift in his behalf, to procure him the deanery of Cloyne, xx. 29. James I-His overtues toward an union of the two kingdoms, rejected with contempt by the English, vi. 206. In the latter part of his reign, many of the bishops and clergy were puritans, xiii. 115. Consequences of his squandering his demesnes, xviii. 157. His character, iii. 191. James Il-Had no cause to apprehend the same treatment with his father, as suggested by some, iii. 319-Discharged one, who had been fined and imprisoned when he was duke of York, for saying he was a papist, v. 163. His character, iii. 195. Instance of his unjust conduct, xiv. 322. Very few royal grants bestowed in his reign, vii. 140. Gave commissions to several presbyterians to assist him against the prince of Orange, xiii. 121. When he made a contemptible figure, xiv. 228. Conspiracy to seize him, iv. 295. James, Sir, of the Peak, xvi. 265. Janus-Verses to, on New Year's day-xi. 55. Japan-Court and empire of it, representing the administration of George I. vii. 311. Jarvis, a celebrated painter, xix. 114. His picture of the Dean, 275. Idleness-What the greatest mark of it, xviii. 258. Idle 's Corner-xix. 100. Jealousy-Verses on, by Stella, ii. 29. Jebb, Rev. Mr-xix. 90. Jesuits-Their constant practice toward us, iv. 16. Several of them came over to England in the character of prophets, iv. 107. Jews-A story of one condemned to be burnt at Madrid, xii. 201. gnorance-The greatest inventions produced in times when it prevailed, xiv. 167. Not mother of devotion, though perhaps of superstition, viii. 24. Imagination-Whether the creatures of it may not be as properly said to exist as those seated in the memory, iii. 153. The strong effects of it, iv. 114. Imitation-The use of it in poetry, xxiii. 52. Impeachments-Instances of several in Greece at different times, ii. 290. Are perhaps the inherent right of a free people; but to what states were anciently peculiar, 311. When they commenced in the Roman, 312. In what cases only recourse to be had to them, ibid. Wherein the popular impeachments in Greece and Rome agreed, 313. Not allowed in Ireland, xv. 178. Impromptu-Verses addressed to Lady Winchelsea, xxiv. 35. Indefeasible-Hard to conceive how any right can be so, though Queen Anne's was so far as the law could make it, v. 31. Indemnity-The use and seasonableness of an act of indemnity, v. 132, 191. Independents-The rise and growth of them, xiii. 117. Mingled with the mass of presbyterians after the restoration, and sunk undistinguished into the herd of dissenters, 120. Indians Their religion and ours, iii. 250. Arts and sciences derived to us from them and the Egyptians, xxiii. 160. Whence they acquired their knowledge, 108. An Indian king's description of London, vifi. 217. Infidelity-An expedient to keep in countenance corruption of mes rals, viii. 24. Informers-State, law respecting them in Lilliput, ix. 59. Reckoned infamous, though an honest man may be called by that name, xiv. 84. Letter from one to the lord treasurer, xvi. 21. Ingoldsby, lord chief justice-xxi. 205. Ingratitude-A capital crime in Lilliput, ix. 62. The general complaint against it misplaced, xxiii. 71. None but direct villains capable of it, ibid. Is two-fold, active and passive, v.35. A vice most men are ashamed to be thought guilty of, xv. 303. Injured Lady, Story of the, xii. 305. The Answer, 312. Injuries-A part of wisdom, to dissemble those we cannot revenge, xv. 178. Innocence-The best protection in the world, yet not sufficient without prudence, xiv. 88. Inns of court-The worst-instituted seminaries in any christian coun⚫ try, iv. 160. Inscriptions-By Lord Bolingbroke in his exile, xvi. 259. See Mo numents. Inspiration-Pretenders to. See olists. Intelligencers, by Dr. Swift-viii. 228, 246. Verses on Paddy's cha racter of them, xi 128. Written principally by Dr. Sheridan, ibid. xviii. 242. Interest-The prevalence of the monied over the landed, v. 14. The dangers from it, 172. The lowness of interest, in other countries a sign of wealth, but in Ireland a proof of its misery, xii. 302. xiii. 16. Intrigue-Method in which proficients get rid of an incommode, iv. 206. John, king of England-His whole portion before he came to the crown, xii. 68. When he made a mean figure, xiv. 230. Johnson, Mrs-See Stella. Dr-Character of his Life of Swift, i. 70, ii. 200, 257. His character of Swift's writings, 247. Johnstoun, Secretary-His character, vi. 179. Jones, Richard, earl of Ranelagh-His character, vi. 167. Account of him, and of his death, xv. 223. Monument of him and his father, repaired at the instigation of Swift, xviii. 266. Archbishop-His monument, xviii. 183. Dean-xv. 35. Betty-Courted by Swift, and afterward married to Mr. Per kins, xviii. 244. Lady Chatharine-xviii. 266, 183. Sir William-Character and anecdote of him, iii. 291. Journal of a modern Lady, xi. 87. Ireland-Advertisement for the honour of the kingdom of, xiii. 295. Short View of the State of, xii. 295. Answer to a Paper called a Memorial of the Poor Inhabitants of, xiii. 3. Modest Proposal for preventing the Children of the Poor from being burthensome, xiii, 45. Maxims controlled in, xiii. 13. Causes of the wretched Con dition of, xiv. 105. Letter to a Member of Parliament on the Choice of a Speaker, xii. 3. The Drapier's Letter to the Good People of, in 1745. xiii. 310. Ireland-The interest of the papists there very inconsiderable, iv. 36. xiii. 238. Would be the paradise of the clergy, if they were in the most credit where ignorance most prevails, viii. 25. The wretched condition of it from the want of improvements in agriculture, xii. 12, 66. The bishops there do not receive the third penny (fines included) of the real value of their lands, 73. Letting their lands to lords and squires, a great misfortune both to themselves and the public, 76. A full third part of the whole income of Ireland spent annually sn London, 79. Pluralities of livings there defend- pression and arbitrary power at its greatest height there under the Irish Bishops-Verses on them, xi, 253. Irish Feast described in verse-x. 213. Irish Manufactures-Poposal for the Universal Use of, xii. 11. Pro- |