Occasional reflections upon several subiects, whereto is premis'd a discourse about such kind of thoughts

THE TABLE.

• A Discourse touching Occasional Medita∣tions. 1
• SECT. I.

  REFLECTION I.

  UPon his manner of giving meat to his Dog. 161

  II.

  Upon his Distilling Spirit of Roses in a Limbeck. 163

  III.

  Upon his being in great danger wandring, on Men∣dip hills, among cover'd Lead-mines that he knew not of. 167

  IV.

  His Horse stumbling in a very fair way. 169

  V.

  Upon two very miserable Beggars, begging together by the High-way. 172

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  VI.

  Sitting at case in a Coach that went very fast. 175

  VII.

  Upon the sight of a Wind-mill standing still. 176

  VIII.

  Upon his paring of a rare Summer-apple. 181

  IX.

  Upon his Coaches being stopt in a narrow Lane. 182

  X.

  Looking through a Perspective-glass upon a Vessel we suspected to give us Chace, and to be a Pyrat. 184

• The II. SECTION, Containing Occasional Reflections upon the Ac∣cidents of an Ague.

  MEDITATION I.

  UPon the first Invasion of the Disease. 187

  II.

  Upon the immoderate Heat and Cold of the Aguish Fit. 192

  III.

  Upon the succession of the cold and hot Fit. 194

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  IV.

  Upon the being let Bloud. 199

  V.

  Upon the taking of Physick. 202

  VI.

  Upon the Syrups and other sweet things sent him by the Doctor. 206

  VII.

  Upon the want of Sleep. 209

  VIII.

  Upon telling the strokes of an ill-going Clock in the night. 214

  IX.

  Upon comparing the Clock and his Watch. 216

  X.

  Upon a Thief in a Candle. 218

  XI.

  Upon the being in danger of death. 221

  XII.

  Upon the same Subject. 226

  XIII.

  A further Continuation. 229

  XIV.

  Upon the apprehensions of a Relapse. 235

  XV.

  Upon his reviewing and tacking together the several Bills fil'd up in the Apothecary's Shop. 237

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• The III SECTION.

  REFLECTION I.

  UPon the sight of some variously-coloured Clouds. 241

  II.

  Upon his making of a Fire. 243

  III.

  Upon my Spaniel's carefulness not to lose me in a strange place. 245

  IV.

  Upon the prodigiously wet weather, which happen'd the Summer that Colchester was besieg'd. (1648) 246

  V.

  Upon his being Carv'd to at a Feast. 250

  VI.

  Upon the sight of a Looking-glass, with a rich Frame. 251

  VII.

  Upon my Spaniel's fetching me my Glove. 256

  VIII.

  Upon the taking up his Horses from Grass, and giving them Oats before they were to be ridden a Journey. 258

  IX.

  Upon the making of a Fire with Charcoal. 260

  X.

  Looking through a Prismatical or Triangular Glass. 261

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• The IV. SECTION.

  DISCOURSE I.

  UPon the being call'd upon to rise early on a very fair morning. 1

  II.

  Upon the Mounting, Singing, and Lighting of Larks. 8

  III.

  Upon the sight of a fair Milk-maid singing to her Cow. 13

  IV.

  Upon Fishing with a counterfeit Fly. 27

  V.

  Upon a Fish's strugling after having swallow'd the Hook. 30

  VI.

  Upon the sight of ones Shadow cast upon the face of a River. 33

  VII.

  Upon a Fall occasion'd by coming too near the Ri∣vers Brink. 47

  VIII.

  Upon the Good and Mischief that Rivers do. 50

  IX.

  Upon the comparing of Lands, seated at differing distances from the River. 56

  X.

  Upon a Fishes running away with the Bait. 64

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  XI.

  Upon a Danger springing from an unseasonable Contest with the Steersman. 67

  XII.

  Upon Clouds rising out of the Sea, and falling down in Rain not Brackish. 80

  XIII.

  Upon drawing the Boat to the Shore. 87

  XIV.

  Upon Catching store of Fish at a Baited place. 92

  XV.

  Upon the Magnetical Needle of a Sun-Dyal. 95

  XVI.

  Upon the Quenching of Quick-lime. 105

  XVII.

  Upon ones Talking to an Eccho. 107

  XVIII.

  Upon a Giddiness occasion'd by looking attentively on a rapid Stream. 118

  XIX.

  Upon ones Drinking water out of the Brims of his Hat. 122

  XX.

  On seeing Boys swim with Bladders. 129

• THE TRANSITION Containing A DISCOURSE Upon the Sports being interrupted by Rainy-weather. 133
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• The V. SECTION.

  REFLECTION I.

  UPon the sight of N. N. making of Syrup of Violets. 139

  II.

  Upon the sight of a Paper-Kite in a Windy day 145

  III.

  • Killing a Crow (out of a Window) in a Hog's-trough, and immediately tracing the ensuing Reflection with a Pen made of one of his Quills. 149
  • Upon the same Subject. 153

  IV.

  Upon a Glow-worm that he kept included in a Chrystal Viol. 154

  V.

  Upon a Courts being put into Mourning. 156

  VI.

  Upon hearing of a Lute first tun'd, and then ex∣cellently play'd on. 162

  VII.

  Upon being presented with a rare Nose-gay by a Gardener. 165

  VIII.

  Upon a Child that cri'd for the Stars. 171

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  IX.

  Upon my Lady D. R. Her fine Closet. 175

  X.

  Upon his seeing a Lark stoop to, and caught with, Day-nets. 182

• The Last SECTION.

  REFLECTION I.

  SEeing a Child picking the Plums out of a piece of Cake his Mother had given him for his Breakfast. 188

  II.

  Upon the sight of Sweet-meats, very artificially counterfeited in Wax. 193

  III.

  Upon the eating of Oysters. 194

  IV.

  Upon a Lanthorn and Candle carri'd by, on a Windy night. 201

  V.

  • Upon the first Audience of the Russian Extra∣ordinary Embassadour, at which he made his Emperour's Presents. 203
  • A Continuation of the Discourse. 206

  VI.

  Upon the sight of Roses and Tulips growing near one another. 209

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  VII.

  Upon the sight of a Branch of Corral among a great Prince's Collection of Curiosities. 211

  VIII.

  Upon the sight of the effects of a Burning-glass. 215

  IX.

  Upon the finding a Horse-shoe in the High-way. 217

  X.

  • Upon the Shop of an ugly Painter rarely well stor'd with Pictures, of very handsome Ladies. 221
  • A Continuation of the Discourse. 227

FINIS.