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in a French letter, on her extraordinary accomplishments, xii. 24. xiii. 461. Writes him another moving letter, xii. 39. Again declares her passion for him, and expostulates with him for his neglect of her, 43. Is rallied facetiously by him on the subject of their epistolary correspondence, xi. 485. Her death, i. 317. Directed all the letters between her and Swift to be published, with Cadenus and Vanessa, 318. Her character, xix. 227. 233. A rebus, by Vanessa, on the dean's name, vii. 127. His answer, 128. Two odes ascribed to her, i. 339. 340.
Vanity. A mark of humility rather than pride, v. 461. Is always in proportion to a man's understanding, xvii. 374. No other vice or folly requires so much nicety and skill to manage, nor is any one so contemptible when ill managed, x. 245.
Vaughan (Mr). Author of a very unintelligible treatise, called Anthroposophia Theomagica, ii. 132. note. 185, note.
Veal. Receipt for stewing it, in verse, xiii. 207.
Vexation. The advantage of a moderate share of it, xiii. 117.
Vices. Mr. Gay found in himself a natural propensity to write against them, xiii. 12. More or less pernicious, according to the stations of those who possess them, iii. 139. What a sufficient latitude for vice, ix. 162.
Villain. No injurious term in the old signification of it, ix. 151.
Villainage. The abolishing of it a great addition to the power of the commons, ii. 338.
Villars (marshal de). The advantage made by that general of the desertion of the allies, iv. 206.
Violante (madam). A professed high flyer, ix. 224.
Virtue. In old age, is a sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings, xvii. 377. Religion the only solid foundation of it, x. 46. 49. 51. 52. xviii. 389. Though those possessed of it sometimes accidentally make their way to preferment; yet the world so corrupted, that no man can reasonably hope to be rewarded in it merely on account of his virtue, x. 49. A happy genius seldom without some bent toward it, xiii. 175. Writing in the cause of it sometimes renders a man obnoxious, xii. 306. Forbids us to continue in debt, xiii. 315.
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