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xlvi *himself to gaining, 166. goes to Ireland, and made captain of the guards, ibid. attacked by three ruffians on his return from the gaming table, is rescued by a half-pay officer, to whom he resigns his commission in the guards, ibid. returns to England, and marries a daughter of the earl of Burlington, ibid. forms a plan of a society for reforming our language, 167. purposes to retire to Rome, but is attacked by the gout, and, with the assistance of a French empirick, dies in 1684, and is buried in Westminster abbey, 168. his poetical character, ibid. Dryden's opinion of Roscommon's Essay on translated Verse, 169. his Art of Poetry praised, 271. account of his other pieces, ibid. Mrs. Phillips's opinion of some of his works, ibid.

Rota club, account of, and the members, vii. 95.

Rowe, Nicholas, observations on his edition of Shakespeare's works, v. 135. the first who had three nights of a new play, vii. 271. his life, 407. born at Little Beckford, Bedfordshire, 1673, ibid. educated at Westminster, under Busby, ibid. a student of the Middle Temple, ibid. at twenty-five produced the Ambitious Step-mother, 408. Tamerlane, in 1702, ibid. Fair Penitent, in 1703, ibid. Ulysses, in 1706, ibid. Royal Convert, 1708, 409. the Biter, a comedy, 1706, 410. Jane Shore, 1714, ibid. Lady Jane Grey, 1715, ibid. publishes an edition of Shakespeare, in 1709, 411. under secretary to the duke of Queensberry, ibid. advised by lord Oxford to study Spanish, ibid. succeeded N. Tate as poet laureate, ibid. land surveyor of the customs, 412. clerk of the council to the prince of Wales, ibid. secretary of the presentations, ibid. his life, as prefixed to his translation of Lucan's Pharsalia, by Dr. Wellwood, ibid. died Dec. 6, 1718, and buried in Westminster abbey, 413. the testimony of Pope in his favour, 414. chiefly considered as a tragick author and translator, 416. character of his works, ibid. Pope's epitaph intended for him, viii. 353.

Royal society, inquiry into, What have they done? iv. 409. supposed to have been established, to divert the attention of the people from publick discontent, vii. 429. review of the history of, vi. 76.

Rudeness to convenience, the progress of, iv. 335.

Ruling passion, M. Crousaz's observations on Pope's opinion of it, v. 203.

Rum, account of the island of, ix. 123. land there not more than twopence halfpenny an acre, 124.

Rupert, prince, driven by admiral Blake into the Tagus, vi. 295. afterwards into Carthagena, 296. his fleet destroyed by Blake in the harbour of Malaga, ibid.

Rural elegance, observations in the praise of, viii. 409.

Rural situation, a sketch of its peculiar pleasures and advantages, iii. 141.

Ruricola, his observations upon the prevalence of a fond appetite for news, ii. 290.

Sabinus, Georgius, de sacerdote furem consolante epigramma, viii. 19.

Sacharissa, that character designed by Waller for lady Dorothea Sidney, vii. 180.

Salmasius, employed by Charles the second to write in defence of his father and monarchy, vii. 84. his character, ibid. publishes his Defensio Regis, in 1649, 85. answered by Milton, ibid. leaves a reply to Milton, which was published by his son, 86.

Salusbury, Mrs. epitaph on, i. 152.

Samson Agonistes, critical remarks on the beauties and improprieties of that dramatick piece, iii. 158. characterized, vii. 139.

Sanderson, Dr. Robert, bishop of Lincoln, his critical nicety in preparing his lectures, ii. 98.

Sannazaruis, his inducements to the piscatory eclogue, ii. 179.

Sarpi, father Paul, his life, vi. 264. born at Venice, 1552, ibid. educated under his mother's brother, ibid. studies logick under Capella of Cremona, ibid. takes the order of Servites, 1566, ibid. publick professor of divinity at Mantua, 265. his great acquisitions in every branch of knowledge and literature, ibid. several charges laid against him in the inquisition, which passed over, 266. refuged a bishoprick by Clement the eighth, ibid. the part he took in the quarrel between Paul the fifth and the Venetians, ibid. attacked by five ruffians employed by the Pope, and receives fifteen stabs, 268.