THE METHOD OF TEACHING AND STUDYING THE BELLES LETTRES, OR, AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGES, POETRY, RHETORIC, HISTORY, WITH REFLECTIONS ON TASTE, And Instructions with regard to THE ELOQUENCE OF THE PULPIT, THE BAR, AND THE STAGE. The whole illustrated with Passages from the most famous Poets and WITH CRITICAL REMARKS ON THEM. DESIGNED MORE PARTICULARLY FOR STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY. BY M. ROLLIN, Late Principal of the University of Paris, Frofessor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH. VOL. III. THE ELEVENTH EDITION, CORRECTED. LONDON: PRINTED FOR W. OTRIDGE AND SON; F. C. AND J. RIVINGTON; J. 1810. CONTENTS. PART III. OF PROFANE HISTORY. The second Institution. The Division of the Lands and Prohibition of Gold and Silver Reflections upon the Government of Sparta, and I. Things laudable in the Laws of Lycurgus, 1. The Nature of the Spartan Government, 2. The equal Division of Lands, and Prohi- bition of Gold and Silver Money, 3. The excellent Education of Youth, Critical Observations upon a Passage in Hero- II. Things blamable in the Laws of Lycurgus, 1. Upon the Choice of the Children to be 3. Their barbarous Cruelty to Children, |