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 *born 1700, ibid. educated under Mr. Riccarton, ibid. removes to London, 367. becomes acquainted with Mallet and Aaron Hill, ibid. sells his poem on Winter to Mr. Millan, ibid. dedicates his Winter to sir Spencer Compton, from whom he receives a present of twenty guineas, 368. it is recommended by Dr. Rundle to lord chancellor Talbot, 369. publishes Summer, a poem on the death of sir Isaac Newton, and Britannia, in 1727, ibid. is entertained in the family of lord Binning, ibid. publishes Spring in 1728, and Autumn, 1730, ibid. writes Sophonisba, 1727, 370. the prologue to Sophonisba written by Pope and Mallet, ibid. travels with a son of chancellor Talbot, ibid. gets the place of secretary of briefs, 371. writes his poem on liberty, ibid. loses his place by the death of the chancellor, ibid. allowed a pension of one hundred pounds a year by the prince of Wales, 372. writes the tragedy of Agamemnon, 1738, ibid. license refused to his Edward and Eleonora, 373. in conjunction with Mallet writes the Masque of Alfred, ibid. writes Tancred and Sigismunda, 1745, ibid. appointed surveyor-general of the Leeward islands, ibid. publishes his last piece, the Castle of Indolence, ibid. died 1748, and buried at Richmond, 374. his person described, ibid. his tragedy of Coriolanus brought on the stage after his death by the friendship of sir George Lyttelton and Mr. Quin, ibid. his friendly letter to his sister, ibid. character of his works, 377.

Thought, the power of, in animals, iv. 219. some men never think, ibid. whether the soul always thinks, 220. further inquiries on thought, 221.

Thraso, his reflections on the influence of fear and fortitude, iii. 98, 99.

Thrasybulus, a remarkable instance of being deluded by flattery, iii. 267.

Thrale, Mrs. impromptu on her completing her thirty-fifth year, i. 145. letters to, 311.

Thrale, Henry, esq. epitaph on, i. 153.

Thyer, Mr. publishes two volumes of Butler's works, vii. 148.

Tickell, Thomas, his life, viii. 85. born 1686, at Bridekirk, in Cumberland, ibid. entered at Oxford, April, 1701, ibid. initiated under the patronage of Addison, ibid. his translation of Homer preferred to Pope's, 86. a conversation between Pope and Addison on the translation, ibid. under-secretary to Mr. Addison, 88. secretary to the lords justices of Ireland, 89. died April 23, 1740, ibid. a contributor to the Spectators, ibid. the translation of the Iliad, published by him, supposed to have been Addison's, viii. 268.

Time, the neglect of the present hour censured, iv. 103. the loss of, considered, 115. considerations on the loss of, i. 207. the best remedy for grief, 276. the principal employment of it should be directed with a view to the end of our existence, ii. 378. the negligent waste of it censured, iii. 11. ought to be spent with frugality, and improved with diligence, 12, 25. the injustice of wasting the time of others, iv. 191. statesmen and patrons more reproached for it than they deserve, ibid. those who attend statesmen the most criminal, ibid. a tribute of time to be paid to a multitude of tyrants, 292. the continual progress of, taken notice of by all nations, 277. the effects of the progress not regarded, 278.

Timon of Athens, observations on Shakespeare's play of, v. 170.

Titus Andronicus, observations on Shakespeare's play of, v. 170.

Tomkyns, apprehended for being concerned in a plot against parliament with Waller, vii. 189. convicted and executed, 193.

Tradesman, the progress of, in London, iv. 89. the folly of his seeking happiness in rural retirement, 91. case of one attempting to become a wit and a critick, iv. 288. impropriety of his turning fop and fine gentleman, 429.

Tragedy more uniform than comedy, v. 398. critical remarks on the manner of composing it, iii. 94.

Tragicomedy, the nature and design of it, iii. 241. Shakespeare's eminent success in that species of dramatick composition, 242.

Tranquil, Tom, (a rich man,) his history, iv. 366.

Tranquilla, her account of the addresses of Venustulus, Fungosa, Flosculus, and Dentatus, designed as a contrast to the narrative of Hymenæus, iii. 66. her marriage with Hymenæus, and the felicity with which it was attended, 287.