William Stevens, Efq; Treasurer of Queen Anne's Bounty
John Swale, Efq;

Rev. John Symons, M. A. Re&tor of St. Paul's Cray, Kent
Mr. Thomas Starr, Canterbury

Meffieurs Simmons and Kirkby, Canterbury

Mr. William Stevenfon, Market-Place, Norwich.

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Rev. J. D. Thomas, D. D. Rector of Kirby-Mifperton, Yorkshire

The Book Society of Town-Malling, Kent

Mr. Theed, Mark-lane, London

Mr. Samuel Tibbits, Milk-ftreet, London

Mr. Todd, Bookfeller, York, Two Copies.

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Right Rev. William Newcome, D. D. Lord Bishop of Waterford and Lifmore, Ireland

Samuel Wegg, Efq; F. R. S. and F. A. S.

John Wallace, Efq; Sydcup, Kent

Rev. Thomas Whitby, M. A. Crefwell- Hall, near Stafford

Rev. Osborn Wight, M. A. Rector of Ponsbury, and Vicar of Cundover, Salop Henry Wreight, Efq; Feverfham, Kent

Samuel Whyte, Efq; Dublin.

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Lady Young, Great Ruffel-Street.

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TABLE

The History of modern Suicide continued; containing a review of certain

writings in its favour.

CHA P. I.

The work of John Donne, D. D. (who died Dean of St. Paul's in 1631) called

"Biathanatos" examined.
Page 1-41

N. B. For a fuller account of Contents fee at the head of each Chapter.

CHA P. II.

Strictures on Hume's Effay on Suicide:-alfo on a paffage in Gibbon's Roman Hiftory

on the fame fubject.

CHA P. III.

Page 42-72

An account of fome miscellaneous writings, in which the fubject of fuicide is intro-

duced, and its practice either wholly or partially approved or condemned.

PART

VII.

Page 73-120

Containing a review of certain publications on the fubject of Suicide, in which

our compaffion is attempted to be excited in oppofition to our judgment.

CHA P. I.

ני.

Large ftrictures on the evil tendency of a book entitled "Sorrows of Werter :'

and obfervations on a volume called "Love and Madness." The question an-

fwered, "May I not kill myself, to avoid the evil effects of my outrageous passions

Page 121-164

CHA P.

on others?"

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СНА Р. II.

Examples of cool and deliberate fuicide in Richard Smith and his family (1732);

in Von Arenfwald the German (1781).—Their flories, and reflections upon them.

-The question difcuffed-whether coolness and deliberation in fuicide can be pleaded

in behalf of its innocence?—The necessary fecrefy of fuicide a proof of its being

unwarrantable.
Page 165-184

PART VIII.

Containing a recapitulation of the former Parts; and certain precautions and

prefervatives propofed against a temptation to the commiffion of Suicide.

CHAP. I.

Brief recapitulation of what has been proved in the former Parts. Page 185-196

CHA P. . II.

Some precautions or preservatives propofed against falling under a temptation to

the commiffion of fuicide.

Page 197-214

END OF SUICIDE.

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GENERAL CONTENTS

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TREATISE ON DUELLING.

CHA P. I.

Brief account of the rife of the ancient Duel; its progress and variations.

CHA P. II.

Canons and laws against Duelling, and their effects.

CHA P. III.

Page 218-227

Page 228-250

The nature and ground of the modern Duel opened.-Caufes of its reprehenfion.

The cafe of thofe confidered, who, though they abhor the principle, yet deem it ne-

ceffary to comply with the practice.—Addrefs to the Gentlemen of the Army in

particular, why they should discountenance the Duel.

Page 274-282

END OF DUELLING.

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Some general obfervations on the nature of Play and its evil confequences; in par-

ticular as productive of fo much fuicide.

Page 286-292

CHA P. II.

Hiftorical proofs of Gaming being an universal passion;—equally the pursuit of

barbarous and enlightened nations; and the foible or vice alike of great and little

minds.
Page 293-316

CHA P. III.

Brief account of the origin of Dice, Cards, and the pursuits of the Turf.-Their

progress in England.

Page 317-335

CHA P. IV.

The Sharper defcribed.-Newmarket the emporium of gambling.

Page 336-351

CHA P. V.

Gambling in the commercial line.-Lotteries.-Stock-jobbing.-Notoriously productive

either of direct or indirect felf-murder.

Page 352-365

CHAP.