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Emperors to the Popes. Visits to the West of John I. Manuel, and John II. Palæologus. Union of the Greek and Latin Churches promoted by the Council of Basil, and concluded at Ferrara and Florence. State of literature at Constantinople. Its revival in Italy by the Greek fugitives. Curiosity and emulation of the Latins of the Western Empire. LXVII. Schism of the Greeks and Latins. Reign and character of Amurath II. Crusade of Ladislaus, King of Hungary. Defeat and death. John Huniades. Scanderbeg. Constantine. Palæologus, last Emp. of the East. LXVIII. Reign of Mahomet II. Siege, assault, and final conquest of Constantinople by the Turks. Death of Constantine Palæologus. Servitude of the Greeks. Extinction of the Roman Empire. Consternation of Europe. Conquests and death of Mahomet II. LXIX. State of Rome from the twelfth century. Temporal dominion of the Popes. Seditions of the city. Political heresy of Arnold of Brescia. Restoration of the Republic. The Senators. Pride of the Romans. Wars. Deprived of the election and presence of the Popes, who retire to Avignon. The Jubilee. Noble families of Rome, deadly feud of the Colonna and Ursini. LXX. Character and Coronation of Petrarch. Restoration of the freedom of Rome by the tribune Rienzi. His virtues, vices, expulsion, and death. Return of the Popes from Avignon. Great schism of the West. Reunion of the Latin Church. Last struggles of Roman liberty. Statues of Rome. Final settlement of the Ecclesiastical state. LXXI. Prospect of the ruins of Rome in the fifteenth century. Four causes of decay and destruction. Example of the Coliseum. Renovation of the city. Final conclusion of this work.

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11. RISE AND FALL OF THE SARACEN EMPIRE. Cloth limp, pp. 146.

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Being contents of No. 11, as above, with the well-known work of Simon Ockley [Cambridge, 1757] added. CONTENTS OF OCKLEY— Conquests of Syria, Persia, and Egypt.-Abuker first Caliph after Mahomet.-Omar Ebnôl Chitab, second Caliph.—Othman Ebn Affan, third Caliph.-Ali, fourth Caliph.-Hassan, fifth Caliph.-The Caliphs of the family of Omniyah.-Moawiyah, sixth Mahomet Yezid, the seventh Caliph.-Moawiyah II., eighth Caliph-Abdollah [not of the House of Omniyah], ninth Caliph-Merivan, the tenth Caliph.-Abdolmelick, the eleventh Caliph.

13. THE CRUSADES.

Siege of Rhodes, Caoursin [Ed. 1419].
Essays on Chivalry, Romance, and the Drama, by SIR
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14. EARLY BRITAIN, History of, by JOHN MILTON. England under Richard III., By SIR THOMAS MORE. And the Reign of Henry VII., By SIR F. BACON, LORD VERULAM. pp. 424.

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CONTENTS.-Milton. Book I. Early Britain. II. The Roman Conquest. III. The Britons. IV. The Saxons. V. The Danes. VI. The Heptarchy. VII. The Norman Conquest.

MORE, SIR THOS.-Life and Reign of Edward V. and Richard III. BACON, FRANCIS-Life and Reign of Henry VII.

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The History is a Reprint from Kennet's fol. edition, 1719. the History nor the Autobiography have been sectioned into chapters. Contents therefore not given.

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16. MEMOIRS of the COURT and TIMES of QUEEN ELIZABETH. By LUCY AIKIN. Reprint of 6th edit. pp. 530 CONTENTS.-CHAPTER I. Birth of Elizabeth and her early trials. II. Court of Hen. VIII., her father. III. Projects of her father for her marriage. IV. Early character and studies of Elizabeth. V. Her brother, Edw. VI. VI. Her sister Mary's rule. VII. 'Twixt axe and crown. VIII. Protected by King Philip. IX. Accession to the crown. X. Royal progress. XI. Suitors and tournaments. XII. Elizabeth as head of the Church. XIII. Literary history of her reign. XIV. Sir H. Sydney Leicester. XV. Court cabals. XVI. Mary, Queen of Scots. XVII. Affairs in Scotland. XVIII. Massacre of St. Bartholomew. XIX. Burleigh, Essex, Leicester. XX. Foreign wooers. XXI. Raleigh, Spenser. XXII. Spanish Armada. XXIII. Parsimony of Elizabeth. XXIV. The Drama. XXV. The Queen's speeches. XXVI. Francis Bacon. XXVII. Execution of Essex-death of Elizabeth.

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17. THE DIARY AND CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN EVELYN, ESQ., F.R.S., A.D. 1624-1705-6. pp. 784

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19. BOLINGBROKE ON THE USE AND STUDY OF HIS

TORY; STATE OF PARTIES; EXILE, ETC. pp. 288 3/CONTENTS.-I. LETTER I. Of the study of history. 2. Concerning the true use and advantages of it. 3. An objection against the utility of history removed. 4. That there is in history sufficient authenticity to render it useful. 5. Great use of history. 6. From what period modern history is peculiarly useful. 7. and 8. Sketch of the state and history of Europe.

II. A plan for a general history of Europe. III. On the true use of retirement and study. IV. Reflections upon exile. V. On the spirit of patriotism. VI. On the idea of a patriot king. VII. State of parties on the accession of Geo. I. VIII. Burke v. Bolingbroke.

20. THE HISTORY of ENGLISH POETRY, from Eleventh to Seventeenth Century. By THOMAS WARTON, B.D. A reprint of texts, notes and index of 4to ed. 1761. pp. 1032 . . 10/6 CONTENTS. SECTION I. Norman-Saxon Poems-earliest romances. II. Satirical ballads; jests and jesters; minstrels and monasteries. III. Rise of chivalry; Crusades; Troubadours. IV. Saracen music. V. La Mort Arthure. VI. Adam Davie; English, French, Italian drama. VII. Hampole's Pricke of Conscience. VIII. Pierce Plowman's vision. IX. Mendicant friars, Wickliffe. X. Alliterative poetry; Hymn of the Virgin Mary. XI. Barbour's Bruce; Blind Harry's Wallace, Froissart. XII. Chaucer. XIII. Romaunt of the Rose. XIV. Chaucer's House of Fame. XV. The Canterbury Tales. XVI. Chaucer's Rime of Sir Thopas. XVII. Chaucer's subjects. XVIII. Provençal Poetry. XIX. John Gower. XX. Boethius. XXI. Lydgate; Lyf of our Lady. XXII. Boccace; Feudal manners. XXIII. The Troy-Boke. XXIV. Translations in French. XXV. Harding's Chronicle; Kaye, first poet-laureate in England. XXVI. The Rowlie poems. XXVII. Juliana Berners; Chester Plays. XXVIII. Hawse's Pastyme of Pleasure. XXIX. Barklay's Ship of Fools; Bishop

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21. HUDIBRAS, in Three Parts. By SAMUEL BUTLER. With Notes, Preface, etc. By ZACHARY GREY, LL.D. Reprint of edition, Cambridge, 1774. pp. 332 .

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23. THE POEMS and SATIRES of ANDREW MARVELL,

M.P. for Hull, 1658.

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A careful reprint of the American edition-the best in the market. 'All his poems contain more or less of poetic beauty; some great tenderness of feeling and expression; and others successful descriptions of pastoral scenes.'-Retrospect. Review. His poems possess many of the first elements of popularity; a rich profusion of fancy an earnestness and heartiness and a frequent felicity of phrase, which when once read, fixes itself in the memory, and will not be forgotten.'-Miss Mitford. Marvell had the character of being the wittiest man of his time, and wrote a number of poetical effusions of the humorous and satirical kind, which were very effective as party pieces. Our readers will be glad to learn that Messrs. Murray, to whom the really reading public are under such great obligation for their valuable and cheap Reprints, have included Marvell in their series.' -Literary World.-LONDON.