Elections on Periodical Writers Page 3 their King R Political Truth of great importance io Extract of a Letter to a Member of Parlia Two Sets of Political Authors In Birchiam 4 - ment ib. Animadverfions on Milton defended Why Milton neglected the Numerouinefs ib.H of his Verfe His Poem properly call'd a Romance 6 H Effay on Riots 7 Progrefs of our Neighbours in Trade owing 8 to our Ran Wool 9 Heads of Enquiry into the late Riots 10 Gothic Infeription on an old Font in Cumberland Definition and Modes of Motion Fire the Life of Matter ib. 12 ib. H 13 F 14 ib. 15 Sounds Material and extended 32 The Spaniards Right to Search the British 33 The only Way to make a good Peace 34B Of the new Acquifitions to the King's Ger- 35 The Yearly Revenue of the Electorate of 36 Reflections on the Craftsman and Common- The Receipt and Use of Tar-Water ib. ib. 37 ib. G 38 He was defign'd for the Ministry POETRY. ib. On the Nuptials of the Prince and Princess of Wales, by J. Spence, Profeffor of Poetry, and Fellow of the new College Oxon. -Ode on Mira's Birth-Day, by H. M. 39 Left in Dr Shaw's Tranflation of Lord Bacon's Works, by Amafius. 15 b. 16 17 Ten Blunder of a Printer under Charles I. ib. B Diffenters Letter against the Teft 18 Reafons against a Řepeal refuted Milton's Apotheofis continued 19 20 20, 21 : Characters of Rowle Lee, Congreve, Addison and Gay Question on the Caufe of the late Thunder and Lightning 21 -Of an Anachronism in the first Book of Kings ib. State of Georgia from 2 Original Letters 22 Remarks on a Differtation on Country Wakes 23 O. Cromwell's Letter to the French King 24 Q. Anne's Heroic Meffage to Great Duke of Tuscany Narrative of the Death of the On Mr Brooke, by George Ogle, Efq;- Sufpi 40 -r, on rium Paraphrase on Pfalm LXXIII, 25, by Philomel. Hor. Lib. I. Ode xxvi. paraphras'd. To Mifs Aurelia C. her weeping at her Sifter's Wedding; by Amafius. To the Memory of the late Rev. Mr Boerhaave of Worcester 41 On a Contributor of 50l. to the Sufferers by the Fire at Wellingborough. Memory of Dapple. The Wish 42 New Year's Ode, by Colly Cibber, Efq; Specimen of Cake on Lyttleton Addrefs to Sleep, by Nic. Rowle, Efq; fet to Mufick by Mr Martin. from Mr Pope's Universal Prayer. Ode 25 Honourable ib. HISTORICAL CHRONICLE 26 A Hurricane in Scotland A Patent passed for a new invented Qua 28 29 drant Lift of Sheriffs 46 48 Of an odd Humour in People of Fafhion to debafe their Character Obfervations on the Foregoing ib. Diflenters under no worfe Condition than Lift of Contributors to Mrs Stephens's Medicines Account of Sare Bey Oglu N. P. In our next we fall oblige the Public with a Demonftration that Mr 49 50 . THE '' Gentleman's Magazine. JANUARY, 1739. Note, The MAP of the Crimea intended for the Supplement goes with this Mag. na B This Variation of your Conduct turally leads your Readers to confider the prefent State of our periodical Writings, and the Circumftance of thofe Profeffors who retail their Po- C liticks in weekly Lectures. The Character of an Author muft be allowed to imply in itself fomething amiable and great; it conveys at once the Idea of Ability and Goodnature, of Knowledge, and a Difpofition to communicate it. To inftruct Ignorance, reclaim Error, and reform Vice, are Defigns highly worthy of Applaufe and Imitation. When Py thagoras was asked How a Mortal might arrive at nearest Refemblance to the celeftial Beings, he anfwer'd, By Beneficence and Truth; and furely no Man has a jufter Title to these fublime Qualities than a great Genius, exhaufting his Time and Health for the Service of the Publick, in difcovering Truth, and recommending it, by the Ornaments of Eloquence, to the Favour of Mankind. D E But in the fame Proportion as Writers of this exalted Clafs deferve our Veneration and Gratitude, thofe who prefume to thrust into the World Pieces drawn up with, either an entireNegle& of Truth, or an Indifference for it, ought to raise a general Deteftation and Abhorrence. A Hero that employs his Sword indifferently, in juft Wars, or hired Affaffinations; a Phyfician that prefcribes Remedies or Poifons, without regard to any thing but his Fee; are but Emblems of the abandon'd Proftitutes of the Pen, who poyfon the Principles of Nations, and publifh Falfehood and Truth with equal Af furance. Political Truth is undoubtedly of very great Importance, and they who honeftly endeavour after it, are doubtlefs engaged in a laudable Purfuit, Nor do the Writers on this Subject ever more deferve the Thanks of their Country, than when they enter upon Examinations of the Conduct of their Governors, whether Kings, Senates or Minifters; when they impartially confider the Tendency of their Meafures, and juftify them in oppofition to popular Calumnies, or cenfure them in defiance of the Frowns of Greatnefs, or the Perfecutions of Power. To clear the Character of a good King from the Afperfions of Faction, or Mifreprefentations of Jealoufy, is the Duty of every Man who has an Opportunity of unde eiving the Deluded; but ic To SYLVANUS URBAN, On his VOLUME for 1739. HO' hard the Talk, cach different Taste to please, And charm alike the Serious and the Gay. Texplore the Secrets of Earth, Air and Skies, Lend to Hiftoric Page their friendly Aid. To footh our Paffions with her pow'rful Airs, WH The NOSEGAY. To M URBAN.. But all the Care, the Judgment, you bestow, |