Letter of Ariosto to his Brother Alessandro 212 Ariosto enters the Service of Duke Alfonso 217 Discomforts and Mortifications of his precarious Circumstances 218 His Reasons for not taking Orders 219 Pope Leo X. issues a Bull in favour of the "Orlando Furioso" 219 What Claims had Ariosto on the Bounty of Leo X.? 220 Extracts from his Satires 221 The Dignity and Ease he enjoys at the Court of Alfonso 226 His Government of Graffagnana 226 His Rencontre with some of his uncouth Neighbours 227 Baretti, his Version of this Anecdote 228 Extract from his Satires 229 He is invited to accept a third Embassy to Rome 230 His Answer to Bonaventura Pistolfo 230 His Release from his Government 232 He perfects his "Orlando;" his Dramatic Works 232 A curious Anecdote of him when a Child 232 Remarks on his Writings 234 1532. Ariosto, his last Illness 234 Apocryphal Traditions of him 235 His Person 235 His Character 236 His Sons 237 His Elegies, Sonnets, and Madrigals 237 A Translation of one of his Sonnets 238 Difficulty of translating his Works 239 English Versions of his "Orlando Furioso" 239 His Recitation 240 Anecdote of him 240 His whimsical Peculiarities; his Habits 241 His Reveries 242 His last Hours 243 His Monument 244 Sketch of the Outline of the "Orlando Furioso" 245 Critical Remarks on it 247 A Sequel and Imitation of it 250 MACHIAVELLI.