The Gentleman's Magazine/Volume 1/Issue 2

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THE
Gentleman's Magazine:
Or, TRADER's
Monthly Intelligencer.

Number II. for FEBRUARY, 1731.

CONTAINING,

I. A VIEW of the Weekly Essays and Controversies, viz. Of Fashions, Eating, Luxury, Organists, Criticism, Taste, Logic, Manners, Celebacy, Marriage, Poor, Beggers, Justices, Informing Constables, National Customs, Grubstreet and Political Writers; and penal Laws against Jews.

II. Poetry, &c. A New Session of the Poets. A Winter's Thought. The Midsummer's Wish, by Mr. Duck. The Gossip's Tale. The Lady's Delight, a Riddle. The Gentleman's Aversion, another. Ralpho and Robin, a Dialogue. The House-keeper, a Tale.

III. Domestick Occurrences, &c. Births, Deaths, Marriages, Preferments, Casualties, Burials and Christenings in London.

IV. Prices of Goods, Stocks, Grain, Course of Exchange, and a List of Bankrupts.

V. Foreign Affairs.

VI. Books, &c. publish'd.

VII. Observations in Gardening and a List of Fairs for the Season.

With a TABLE of Contents.

By SYLVANUS URBAN of Aldermanbury, Gent.

Prodesse & Delectare.

The Third Edition.

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CONTENTS of No. II.
for FEBRUARY.

OF Almanack-makers, 51
Church-musick ibid.
The Templer, a new Paper, 52
Liberty of the Press, 52, 53, 70
Remarks on Q. Eliz. Reign 53
—On the Hessian Troops, ib.
Of National Controversies 54
Thales' rational Philosophy ib.
Criticisms on Milton 55
Of Taste, Conversation 55, 56
Of Dress and Fashions 56, 57
Poetical Disputations 57, 58
Prevailing Humour, a Characteristick of the Times 58, 59
Advice to an Author ib.
Of Beggers 59, 60
Matrimony, and Celebacy 60
Reforming Constables 61
Customs of the Hottentots 62
Libels, Politeness in eating 63
Former Accomplishments ib.
Remarks on the Reign of K. James I. 64
Of modern Productions, Education, Sir Isaac Newton, and popular Discontents 64
Justices, political Hypocrisy 65
Emp. Maximilian, his usage of Peucer ib.
Comparison between English Politicians and Turkish 66
Animadversions on a Book call'd Harlequin Horace 68
Relation between the King's German Dominions, and his British Interests 67
Characteristick of the Authors of the Grubstreet Journal 68
Happiness, how obtain'd 68
Of Government 69
An old Lecher and a young Prostitute describ'd ib.
Faction and Defamation 69, 70
Poetry, viz. Session of the Poets 71
The Gentleman's Aversion, 72
A Winter's Thought. An Ode 73
The Midsummer Wish 74
The Gossip's Tale ibid.
Lady's Delight, a Riddle 75
A Bacchanalian Flight ib.
The House-keeper 76
Ralpho and Robin, a Dialogue ib.
Of Jews, and Judaism 77
Domestick Occurrences 78
Ships lost, and Casualties 81
Deaths of eminent Persons 82
Marriages and Promotions 84
Ecclesiastical Preferments 85
Bankrupts, and Monthly Bill of Mortality 86
Foreign Affairs 87
Substance of the Marquess de Castellar's Declaration ib.
Of Gov. Belcher's Speech ib.
Of Gov. Worsley's Speech to the Assembly of Barbadoes, and their Address 87, 88
Account of a new Colony to be establish'd in America 88
Fairs in March and April 89
Books publish'd 90, 91, 92
Observations in Gardening 93
Course of Exchange, Prices of Goods and Stocks 94

Note. This Index, not being Printed to the first Edition, is given away to those who may have bought it.

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