ii. 50. &c. 64. 86. 112. [ 113. &c. 383. 331. With regard to paffion man is paffive ii. 369. We are conscious of paffions as in the heart ii. 369. Paffionate) perfonification ii. 181.

Paffive fubject) defined ii. 387. Pathetic tragedy ii. 279. Paufe) paufes neceffary for three different purposes ii. 97. Mufical paufes in an hexameter line ii. 84. Musical paufes ought to coincide with those in the fense ii. 86. What mufical pauses are effential in English heroic verfe ii. 96. Rules concerning them ii. 97. &c. Pause and accent have a mutual influence ii. 119. Pedestal) ought to be fparingly ornamented ii.352. Perceptions) fucceffion of i. 227. Perception defined ii. 370. Original and fecondary ii. 372. Simple and complex ii. 373. Period) has a fine effect when its members proceed in the form of an increafing feries ii. 13. In the periods of a difcourfe variety ought to be studied ii. 14. Different thoughts ought not to be crowded into one

period ii. zo. The scene ought not to be changed in a period ii. 28. A period fo arranged as to exprefs the fenfe clearly, feems more musical than where the fenfe is left doubtful ii. 47. In what part of the period doth a word make the greatest figure ii. 53. A period ought to be closed with that word which makes the greateft figure ii. 55When there is occafion to mention many particulars, in what order ought they to be placed ii. 55. A fhort period is lively and familiar, a long period grave and folemn ii. 60. A difcourfe ought not to commence with a long period ii. 60. Perfonification ii. 174. &c. Paffionate and defcriptive ii. 181.

Perfpicuity) a capital requifite in writing ii. 16. Pharfalia) cenfured ii. 279. Phedra) of Racine cenfured i. 315. 379. Pilafter) lefs beautiful than a column ii. 350. Pindar) defective in order

and connection i. 21. Pity) defined i. 33. apt to produce love i. 55. always painful, yet always agreeable i. 80. resembles

its caufe i. 132. What are the proper fubjects for railing pity ii. 282. Planetary fyftem) its beauty i. 189.

Play) is a chain of connected facts, each scene making a link ii. 305. Play of words) i. 290. &c. Comparisons that refolve into a play of words ii. 167. Pleafant emotions and paffions i. 76. &c. Pleafant pain explained i. 93. Pleasure) pleasures of feeing and hearing diftinguished from those of the other fenfes i. 1. 2. &c. Pleasure of order i. 19. of connection i. 19. Pleafures of taste, touch, and fmell, not termed emotions or paffions i. 25. Pleafures refined and grofs i. 82. Corporeal pleasure low and fometimes mean i. 265. Pleafures of the eye and ear never low or mean i. 265. Pleasures of the understanding are high in point of dignity i. 266. Some pleasures felt internally, fome externally ii. 375. Poet) the chief talent of a

poet who deals in the pathetic i. 319. Poetry) objects that ftrike terror have a fine effect

in it ii. 273. Objects of horror ought to be nished from it ii. 274. Poetry has power over all the human affections ii. 323. The most fuccessful in defcribing objects of fight ii. 374Polite behaviour i. 83. Polygon) regular its beauty i. 150. Polyfyllables) how far a greeable to the ear ii. 7. feldom have place in the conftruction of English verfe ii. 94, 115. Pompey) of Corneille cenfured i. 354. 363. Pope excels in the variety of his melody ii. 109. His ftyle compared with that of Swift ii. 264. Pofture) constrained posture difagreeable to the fpectator i. 131. Power of abstraction ii. 384. Its ufe ii. 384. 385. Prepofitions) explained ii.

35. Pride) incites us to ridicule the blunders and abfurdities of others i. 257. Confidered with respect to dignity and meannefs i. 266. Its external expreffions or figns difagreeable i. 327. Primary and fecondary

qualities of matter i 155. Principle) of order i. 17. 18. of morality i. 29.

43. i. 259. of felf-pre-
fervation i. 57. of fel-
fifhnefs i. 136. 137. of
benevolence i. 137. Prin-
ciple that makes us fond
of esteem i. 142. 171.
of curiofity i. 191. 206.
&c. of habit i. 311.
Principle that makes us
with others to be of our
opinion ii. 176. 359.
Principle defined ii. 379.
See Propenfity.
Principles of the fine arts i.

4.
Proceleufmaticus ii. 139.
Prodigies) find ready credit
with the vulgar i. 119.
Prologue of the antient tra-
gedy ii. 308.
Pronoun) defined ii. 49.
Pronunciation) rules for it
ii. 71. &c. diftinguished
from finging ii. 71. Sing-
ing and pronouncing
compared ii. 73.
Propenfity) opinion and
belief influenced by it i.
120. Propenfity to fit
objects for the gratifica-
tion of our paffions
i. 11. Propensity to
juftify our paffions and
actions i. 110. Pro-
penfity to punish guilt
and reward virtue i. 138.
Propensity to carry along
the good or bad proper-
ties of one fubject to a-
nother i. 45. ii. 47.
50. 86. 112. ii. 205.

Propenfity to complete.
every work that is begun
and to carry things to
perfection i. 217. 218.
ii. 303. 351. Propenfity

to communicate to others
every thing that effects
us i. 371. Propenfity
to place together things
mutually connected ii.
47. Propenfity defined
ii. 379. See Principle.
Properties) transferred from
one subject to another ii.
204. &c.
Property) the affection man
bears to his property i.

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Prophecy) those who be-
lieve in prophecies with
the accomplishment i.
143.
Propriety i 249 &c. dift-
inguished from congruity
i. 252. diftinguished from
ptoportion i. 258. Pro-
priety in buildings ii.