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Solomon's apostacy an instance of uncontrolled ap-
petites
ON THE RIGHT CONDUCT OF THE SENSES.
Illustrations of the effects of perverting the senses
ON THE RIGHT CONDUCT OF THE INTEL-
LECT
ON OBSERVATION
ON THE MEMORY
ON IDEAS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS
ON ATTENTION
ON THE IMAGINATION
ON REFLECTION, MEDITATION, OR THINKING
ON REASON AND REASONING
ON THE JUDGMENT
ON THE RIGHT CONDUCT OF THE EMO-
TIONS
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Conscience as a rule of conduct
The education of conscience.
Illustrations of the voice of conscience speaking to the
Illustration of the happiness of a virtuous life
Illustration of the misery of a vicious life
ON DUTY
Anecdotes of men who did their duty
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A KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAWS OF NATURE
ESSENTIAL TO A LIFE OF VIRTUE
Instances of the effects of disobedience to natural
laws
ON THE CALM EMOTIONS OR AFFECTIONS :-
ON THE RELIGIOUS AFFECTIONS
Aspirations after the Infinite
ON THE PLEASURES ATTENDING A DEVOTIONAL
SPIRIT
Examples of lives of devotion
ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE RELIGIOUS AFFEC-
TIONS IN YOUTH.
Dialogue between a father and his son, or aspirations
after God natural to the young
ON THE SOCIAL AFFECTIONS
THE SOCIAL AFFECTIONS EXEMPLIFIED :—
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• III
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ON THE RIGHT CONDUCT OF THE WILL
Anecdotes concerning the power of the will .
ON THE RIGHT CONDUCT OF THE ACTIONS
ACTIONS AS RELATING TO OURSELVES
ACTIONS AS RELATING TO OTHERS
Illustrations of the influence of actions in the forma-
tion of character
ON PRUDENCE
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ON CHEERFULNESS
ON HUMILITY
ON CAUTIOUSNESS
The schoolboys who wanted cautiousness
ON DISCRETION
The Discretion of the Duke of Wellington
ON MODERATION
The Lady in an Almshouse—a story of moderation
Sir Isaac Newton's humility.
ON GENTLENESS AND MODESTY
Gentleness and modesty exemplified by great and good
men
ON CALMNESS AND TRANQUILLITY
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ON INNOCENCE AND SIMPLICITY
Minna and Dora, or the innocence and simplicity of
children
ON THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TEMPER
How a philosopher conquered a bad temper
ON THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TONGUE
Anecdotes from Æsop concerning the tongue
ON THE RIGHT CONDUCT OF THE WHOLE
OF MAN'S NATURE
MISCELLANEOUS LESSONS :-
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ON COMPETENCE, AND HOW TO OBTAIN IT
ON SELF-KNOWLEDGE
MORAL SAYINGS OF THE WISE AND GOOD
OF VARIOUS AGES AND NATIONS :—
PROVERBS FROM THE BOOK OF WISDOM, ECCLESI-
ASTICUS, &c.
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