Harrison's British Classicks, 5. köide

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Harrison and Company, 1785
 

Contents

Turpitude and Infamy of betraying Private Converſation
115
The Difficulty of forming Confederacies
117
Obligations to Secrecy critically ſtated
119
A Parallel between Alexander and a Highwayman
121
How far the Precept to love our Enemies is practicable
124
Parallel between Ancient and Modern Learning
126
On Lying 329
131
Diftreffes of an Author invited to read his Play
133
Mifargyruss Account of his Companions in the Fleet
137
The Fatal Effects of Falſe Apologies and Pretences a Story
139
The Story continued
142
The Story continued
144
Tranflation of the Manufcript of Longinus concluded
146
Prefumption of Modern Criticiſm cenfured Ancient Poetry ne ceffarily obfcure Examples from Horace
149
Poets not univerfally or neceffarily Poor
151
Satans Letter in Behalf of Religion and Virtue
154
Honour both as a Motive and an End prefuppofes Virtue an Al legory
156
Mifargyruss Account of his Companions concluded
159
Paucity of Original Writers Pallages which Pope has borrowed pointed out
162
The Hero diftinguished from the Modern Man of Honour Ac count of Eugenio by Benevolus
164
Benevoluss Letter continued
166
Benevoluss Letter concluded
169
On the Trades of London
171
Human Sports not fuch as can gratify pure Benevolence Fro lics unlawful becauſe dangerous A Fatal one related
173
Idle Hope
176
Sequel to the Story of Eugenio Not accepting a Challenge de clared honourable by the Articles of War
179
Letters from Six Characters
183
The Folly of human Wiſhes and Schemes to correct the Moral Government of the World The Hiſtory of Nouraddin and Amana
185
The Hiſtory of Nouraddin and Amana concluded
188
Apology for neglecting officious Advice
190
Obfervations on the Odyffey of Homer
193
The Mercy of Affliction an Eaſtern Story
195
NUMB PAGE LXXVII The Miſchiefs of Superftition and Infidelity The Hiſtory of Fidelia
198
The Hiftory of Fidelia continued
201
The Hiftory of Fidelia concluded
205
Obferyations on the Odyffey continued
209
Incitement to Enterprize and Emulation Some Account of the Admirable Crichton
211
Perfonal Beauty produced by Moral Sentiment
214
Obfervations on the Odyſſey concluded
216
Folly of falſe Pretences to Importance A Journey in a Stage Coach
218
Study Compofition and Converfe equally neceffary to Intel lectual Accompliſhment
220
LXXXVI The Life of Agamus an old Debauchee
223
Politenefs a neceffary Auxiliary to Knowledge and Virtue
225
Obfervations on Dreaming and Madneſs Remarkable Lu nacy of Mr Simon Browne
227
LXXXIX A Fragment of Simonides and an Imitation of it
230
Literary Offerings in the Temple of Fame a Viſion
232
No Univerfal Rule of Moral Conduct as it refpects Society Story of Yamodin and Tamira
234
Criticiſm on the Paftorals of Virgil
237
Obfervations on the Tempest of Shakespeare 240
242
Apology for apparent Plagiarifm Sources of Literary Variety
245
On the Fragments of Menander
268
Infenfibility of Danger when mistaken for Courage
271
Different Opinions equally plaufible
273
CVIII The Uncertainty of Human Things
275
A Viſit to Bedlam with Dean Swift a Viſion
278
Pity not an Expreffion of ftrong Benevolence
280
The Pleaſures and Advantages of Induſtry
282
Ill Effects of general Familiarity and wanton Rudeness
285
Obfervations on Shakeſpeares King Lear
288
an Eastern Story
290
The Itch of Writing univerfal
293
Obfervations on King Lear continued
295
Defdemona
298
CXVII Danger of affuming the Appearance of Evil The Story of CXVIII The Story of Deſdemona concluded
301
The Folly of creating Inartificial Wants
304
The Miſeries of Life
306
NUMB PAGE CXXI The Adventures of a Loufe
308
Obfervations on King Lear concluded
312
Fatal Effects of Fashionable Levities The Story of Flavilla
315
The Story continued
317
The Story concluded
320
Solitude not eligible
324
In what Arts the Ancients excel the Moderns
326
Of the different Kinds of Narrative and why they are univerfally read
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LXXVII
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Of inftructing by Fiction
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Story
45
Eaſtern Story continued
55
Scheme for a new MemorandumBook for the Ufe of the Ladies
61
The Character of a Gamefter defended
67
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72
Indirect Quarrelling in Company cenfured
79
Men differently employed unjuſtly cenfured by each other
328
Characters at Bath 331
331
Danger of Relapſe after Purpoſes of Amendment 333
333
Singularity cenfured 335
335
an Eaftern Story 337
337
In what Arts the Moderns excel the Ancients 339
339
The Cruelty of deferting Natural Children and the Danger of flight Breaches of Duty Agamuss Account of his Daughter 342
342
Agamuss Account of his Daughter continued 344
344
Concluded 347
347
Writers not a uſeleſs Generation 350
350
Their Happineſs and Infelicity 353
353
The Defign of the Critical Papers in the Adventurer 355
355
Account of the general Plan and Concluſion of the Work 357
357

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