the higher fpecies-Reasons which have re-
tarded its improvement-Veneration for the
ancients, partly owing to their language be-
ing that of the Christian religion.

LETTER. IV. The fame Subject continued,

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p. 27.-Philofophy of the human mind-

Dead and living languages compared-Man-

ners and institutions-The stage-Causes of

prejudices in favour of antiquity-Education

and its affociations-The merit of an author

confounded with that of his work-the merit

of a work, with its cafual value-Effects of a

dead and foreign language-Purpose of these

remarks.

LETTER V. On the Purfuit of Improvement,

p. 39. Declamations against improvement,

whence proceeding-their inconsistency-

Perfection moft attainable in civil inftitutions

-Examination of the affertion that princi-

ples fpeculatively right, are practically wrong

-Philofophy, what, and its merits-Sneer-
ing manner of oppofing it-Serious argu-
ments against it confidered,

LETTER VI. On the Love of Applause, exem-

plified in the younger Pliny, p. 49.-Pliny's

epiftles not familiar-their purpose and cha-

racter

racter-Moral effects of love of praise Pliny
a man of virtue-His literary vanity.

LETTER VII. On the ftory of Circe, p. 55.-

Allegorical interpretations of Homer's fables

-Of that of Circe-The fable confidered—

Objections to its moral purpose.

LETTER VIII. On Nature and Art, and the

Love of Novelty, p. 63.—The English school

of arts characterized-Novelty the great re-

quifite to amufement-Its fources, nature and

art-Neceffity of introducing art-The true

object of those called imitative-Exemplified

in the drama-Dramatic performances of dif-

ferent nations-Recitation of English verfe.

LETTER IX. The former Subject continued,

p. 74-Poetical Language of tragedy-Na-

ture and purpose of Pastoral poetry-Ro-

mances and novels-Doctrine of novelty

fummed up.

LETTER X. On Prejudice, Bigotry, Candour,

and Liberality, p. 85.-Prejudice defined—'

Reasonable and unreasonable prejudices-

Bigotry, its character-Candour, confounded

with charity-Falfe candour in judgment—

Candour of temper-Liberality, diftinguished

from indifference-Illiberal tenets. The
words exemplified,

LETTER XI. On Religious Societies, p. 98.-

On the character of fects-Religious focie-

ties diftinguished from fects-Their genuine

purposes-Schifm-Condition and duty of a

minifter.

LETTER XII. On Reply in Controversy, p. 108.

-Story of Melanchthon-Cafe when reply is

unneceffary-Causes which render it proper

-the production of new argument, and mif-

representation in matter of fact-The duty of

individuals to refute charges against them.

LETTER. XIII. On Claffification in Natural
Hiftory, p. 116.-Natural progrefs of claffi-
fying objects-from differences, and from re-
femblances-Ufes and purposes of arrange-
ment-Natural method-Artificial method-
the Linnean system.

LETTER. XIV. On Buffon's Natural Hiftory,

p. 127. Buffon characterised-His principle

of diminishing the number of species, by fup-

pofing artificial varieties-how far proba-

ble-Effects of domeftication-Its various

ftages-Moral qualities of animals.

LETTER

LETTER XV. On Ornamental Gardening,

p. 138. The character of English garden-

ing-Effential idea of a garden-An appen-

dage to a house, and therefore regular-The

conftituent parts of an artificial garden con-

fidered-How far the appearance of art dif-

gufts. Deceptions of modern gardening-

The two ftyles compared as to novelty and

variety,

LETTER XVI, On Pope's Effay on Criticism,
.. p. 153.-A proper object of criticism from its
fubject-A truly juvenile performance—sts
method-Remarks on particular paffages, re-
lative to, The critical profeffion-memory,
understanding, and imagination-following
nature-imitating the ancients-beauties not
reducible to rule-claffical writers-the cha-

racter of wit,-verfification-identity of mu-

fic and poetry-cenfure of admiration-of

impiety.

LETTER XVII. On the Analogy between Men-

tal and Bodily Difease, p. 174.-General re-

semblance of diseases of body and mind in the

means of cure-Operation of contraries, and

coercive motives-Practical application of the

doctrine of neceffity-Cafe of one brought up

in vice, in the lowest class-in the higher-

Vices

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Vices of certain ftates of fociety-Great
remedial proceffes-Neceffity of calamitous

events,

LETTER XVIII. On Spleen and Low Spirits,

p. 185.-Frequency of this malady-Green's

poem on the Spleen-Neceffity of tempe-
rance in preventing low fpirits-Benefit of
employment-proper kinds of it-Misfor-
tune of high rank in this respect.

LETTER XIX. On Confolation, p. 195.-To
whom the office profeffional-The real cause
of forrow on the death of friends-A felfish
emotion, measured by the lofs-Substitution
the only remedy-Particular confolation to
widowers-widows-parents,

LETTER XX. On the Inequality of Conditions,

p. 207. View of a great city-How far in-

equality is neceffary-Human fociety found-

ed on the effential qualities of man-Its ne-

ceffary confequences-Purpose of good go-

vernment, to check natural inequality-Abo-

lition of domeftic flavery in Europe-The

lower claffes not fo wretched as they seem-

Real evils attending them, divided into ne-

ceffary and cafual-The latter the proper ob-

jects of remedy-The probable mode.

LETTER XXI. On the Prevalence of Truth,

p. 220.

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