THE

SPECTATOR;

A NEW EDITION:

CORRECTED FROM THE ORIGINALS.

WITH

A PREFACE,

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL

BY ALEX. CHALMERS, F. S. A.

VOL. VII.

NEW-YORK:

PUBLISHED BY E. SARGEANT, AND M. & W. WARD;
AND MUNROE, FRANCIS & PARKER, AND

EDWARD COTTON, BOSTON.

D. & G. BRUCE, Printers, Slote-Lane

CONTENTS.

VOL. VII.

No.

381. CHEERFULNESS preferable to Mirth ADDISON,
382. On the frank Acknowledgment of Faults.. STEELE.
383. Sir Roger de Coverly's Visit to Spring Gar-

386. On an obsequious Behaviour-Character

of Acasto-Art of being Agreeable in
Company

$87. Motives to Cheerfulness

388. Poetical Version of Solomon's Song, Chap-

STEELE.

ADDISON.

390. On the proper method of repelling Calumny STEELE.

391. Heathen Fables on Prayers-Vanity of

Human Wishes..

392. Transformation of Fidelia into a Looking-

glass

ADDISON.

STEELE.

393. Reflections on the Delights of Spring.... ADDISON..
394. On the little arts of making Interest with

Men in Power・ ・ ・ ・

STEELE.

395. Dangers of the Month of May escaped.. BUDGELL.
396. Letter on Punning...
ORATOR HENLEY.
397. On Compassion--Ann Boleyn's Letter. ADDISON.
398. Amours of Cynthia and Flavia···

STEELE..

399. Hypocrisy, various kinds of it

..........

ADDISONS
400. Arts of Courtship-Caution to the Fair Sex STEELE.
401. Correspondence between Amoret a Jilt

and Philander

BUDGELL.

402. Letters from Sylvia, complaining of an un-
natural Mother-from a married Man in
love with his Ward-Concerning a profli-
gate Lover-Undutifulness of Nephews STEELE
403. Speculations of Coffee-house Politicians on

......

ADDISON.

the death of the King of France
404. On the misapplication of Nature's Gifts.. UNKNOWN.
405. On the improvement of Sacred Music..... ADDISON.
406. Letters on the Joys and Satisfactions of

private life-Translation of a Lapland

Song

407. Character of English Oratory-Use of pro-
per Gestures

STEELE.

ADDISON.

408. On the Study of human Nature-the Pas-

410. Adventures of Sir Roger de Coverly with
a Woman of the Town-Translation of a

423. Advice to Gloriana respecting the studied

Addresses of Strephon and Damon

424. On good Humour-The Country Infirmary
425. Beauties of the evening-Vicissitudes of

Night and Day, a Drama

497. The Love of Defamation

UNKNOWN.

426. Story of Basilius Valentine and his Son.. STEELE.