PLINY was now upon the point of leaving Bithynia: he had remained there about eighteen months; and as his wife CALPURNIA was already returned to Rome, and as his fucceffor was the perfon, whom he had not only wished, but in a manner had chofen to fucceed him, we may prefume, that unless he was detained by contrary winds, he arrived in Italy early in the fummer. THE INDEX то PLINY'S EPISTLES. BOOK VI. EPISTLE I. TO CALESTRIUS TYRO. PLINY II. TO ARRIANUS. PAGE. The great veneration, in which REGULUS held the fci- Ff2 I 3. III. TO VERUS, PAGE. Some particulars, relating to a farm, which PLINY had IV. To CALPURNIA. PLINY laments his abfence from CALPURNIA, who was V. TO URSUS. A continuation of the trial of VARENUS, from the twen- VI. TO MINUTIUS FUNDANUS. VII. TO CALPURNIA. PLINY affures CALPURNIA, that the pleasure of reading VIII. TO PRISCUS. PLINY's recommendation of ATTILIUS CRESCENS upon IX. TO CORNELIUS TACITUS. In anfwer to a letter from TACITUS, in which he had X. TO ALBINUS. Occafional reflections upon the unfinished monument of VER- XI. TO MAXIMUS. 8 ΤΟ 12 16 19 20 23 24 The characters of FUSCUS SALINATOR, and NUMI- 26 XII. TO FABATUS, PLINY's wife's grandfather. 29 XIII. To XIII. To URSUS. PAGE. A farther continuation of the trial of VARENUS, from the fifth epiftle of this book. XIV. To JUNIUS MAURICUS. PLINY promises to vifit MAURICUs at Formianum. XV. To VOCONIUS ROMANUS. A ridiculous incident, which happened at one of the poetical rehearsals of PASSIENUS PAULUS. XVI. TO CORNELIUS TACITUS. The eruption of mount Vefuvius, and the death of PLINY the elder. XVII. To RESTITUTUS. PLINY cenfures the behaviour of fome perfons at a rebearfal. XVIII. To Sabinus. PLINY promises to undertake the cause of the Firmani. XIX. TO NEPOS. The reafon why the price of lands near Rome is confiderably enhanced. XX. TO CORNELIUS TACITUS. A fequel of the fixteenth epiftle. The distress of PLINY, of his mother, and of the inhabitants in Mifenum, during the eruption of Vesuvius. XXI. TO CANINIUS RUFUS. In commendation of VERGINIUS RUFUS, as a dramatic writer. XXII. TO CALESTRIUS TYRO. PLINY advifes TYRO, in what manner to behave himself in his proconfulship, and mentions, as an example, the too great confidence placed by LUSTRICUS BRUTTIANUS, in his legate MONTANUS ATTICINUS. Ff3 XXIII. T. XXIII. To TRIARIUS. PAGE. PLINY, in confideration, that CREMUTIUS RUSO may be a joint advocate with him, promises to undertake the caufe recommended by TRIARIUS. XXIV. To MACER. An inftance of conjugal love in a woman, who chofe to drown her felf with her husband. XXV. TO BEBIUS HISPANUS. PLINY promises to enquire for ROBUSTUS, a Roman knight, of whom his friends could hear no account. A parallel inftance in the lofs of METILIUS CRISPUS. XXVI. To SERVIANUS. PLINY congratulates SERVIANUS on the intended marriage of his daughter to EUSCUS SALINATOR. XXVII. To CATILIUS SEVERUS. Concerning a fpeech, which SEVERUS, as conful, was to make in honour of TRAJAN. XXVIII. TO PONTIUS. The elegant entertainment, which PLINY had received at the houfe of PONTIUS in Campania, in the absence of PONTIUS himself. XXIX. TO QUADRATUS. Advice given to QUADRATUS in what manner to plead, and what causes to undertake. XXX. TO FABATUS, PLINY'S wife's grand father. PLINY Stays in Campania, to fee the house of FABATUS properly repaired. XXXI. To CORNELIANUS. A defcription of the works carrying on by TRAJAN at Centumcellæ, and in what manner the emperor passed his time there. 67 68 69 71 72 74 76 79 8Q XXXII. To |