Old Age, progress of, in new studies, i. 98; remark of Adam Smith, on resumption of former studies in, ib.
Oldys, a literary antiquary, iii. [493]; caricature of, by Grose, [495]; released from the fleet by the Duke of Norfolk, and made Norroy King at Arms, ib., and note; author of the anacreontic, “Busy, curious, thirsty fly,” [496]; placed in the library of the Earl of Oxford, [497]; his integrity, ib., and note; his literary labours, [497]-499; his life of Rawleigh, [499]; history of his two annotated copies of Langbaine, [502]; fate of his MSS., [503]; his diaries, [504]; his readiness to aid others with his knowledge, [506]; his Dissertation on English Poetry curtailed by the bookseller, [507]; extracts from his diaries, [508]-511; his intended Life of Shakspeare, [509]; anecdote of him and Pope, [511].
Olivetan Bible, iii. [155].
Opinions, suppressed, modes of expressing them in ancient and modern times, iii. [150]; in the Saturnalia, ib.; by carvings and illuminations, [152]; preceding the Reformation, [153]; instance of the Olivetan Bible, [155]; by medals and prints, [156].
Orchis, Bee and Fly, i. 245.
Ordeals, i. 161-166.
Ordinaries, the “Hells” of the 17th century, ii. 165; description of the arts practised at, 165-167.
Orobio, his description of his imprisonment in the Inquisition, i. 167.
Orthography of proper names, ii. 261; of the name of Shakespeare, ii. 238, note; of Sir Walter Raleigh, iii. [111].
Osman, Sultan, promotes his gardener, ii. 10.