VARRO, the Roman General, obfervations on his mifconduct at the battle of Cannæ, 666, feq. VERSE, Alexandrine, origin of,, 72. VESUVIUS, eruption of in 1754, defcribed, 274, feq. VILLENAGE, how far, and in what manner, it formerly was, or is now countenanced by the law of England, 8, 9. USAGES and Customs, how they affect, and even change the conftitutions of ftates, 233. W WALES, the Britons obliged to retire thither, whence it became the feat of learning, 572. WALSH, Mr. character of, as a writer, 61. Pope's obligations and gratitude to, ibid. WAR, events of, not fo much beyond the reach of human forefight as is imagined, 658, Note. WARBURTON'S Divine Legation praised, 112, WASPS Neft, American, obfervations on, 373. WATER, Epfom and Cheltenham, what difference between, 206. Tunbridge, contents of, ibid. Aix-la-Chapelle, and Bath, the contents of, not alike, 207. Bristol, in what diffimilar from Bath, ibid.. WHARTON, Lord, his wager concerning the number of inhabitants in London, 613,.. Note. WILD Cabbage Tree, the anthelminthic virtues of, 392. Directions for ufing it, ibid. WILFRID, Bishop of York, his grandeur, 579, 580. His character, 582. WIRE-drawing a Thought, the French writers great offenders in that way, 131, Note. WOMEN, whether more, than men born in the East, answer to, 280. WORDS, Hebrew, fome better explained by comparing them with the Arabic, 23. WYCHERLY'S Connections with Pope confidered, 57. |