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PART I.
PIECES IN PROSE.
CHAP. I.
SELECT SENTENCES AND PARAGRAPHS.
CHAP. II.
NARRATIVE PIECES.
Sect. I. No rank or possessions can make the guilty mind
happy
Sect. II. Change of external condition often adverse to virtue
Sect. III. Haman; or the misery of pride
Sect. IV. Motives to the practice of gentleness
Sect. V. A suspicious temper the source of misery to its
possessor
Sect. VI. Comforts of religion
Sect. VII. Diffidence of our abilities a mark of wisdom
Sect. VIII. On the importance of order in the distribution
Sect. IV. Ortogrul; or the vanity of riches
Sect. V. Lady Jane Grey
Sect. VI. The hill of science
Sect. VII. The journey of a day; a picture of human life
CHAP. III.
of our time
Sect. IX. The dignity of virtue amidst corrupt examples
Sect. X. The mortifications ef vice greater than those of virtue
Sect. XI. On contentment
Sect. XII Rank and riches afford no ground for envy
Sect. XIII. Patience under provocations our interest as
well as duty
Sect. XIV. Moderation in our wishes recommended
Sect. XV. Omniscience and omnipresence of the Deity,
the source of consolation to good men
CHAP. IV.
ARGUMENTATIVE PIECES.
Sect. I. Happiness is founded in rectitude of conduct
Sect. II. Virtue man's highest interest
Sect. III. The injustice of an uncharitable spirit
Sect. IV. The misfortunes of men mostly chargeable on
themselves
Sect. V. On disinterested friendship
Sect. VI. On the immortality of the soul
CHAP. V.
DESCRIPTIVE PIECES.
Sect. I. The seasons
Sect. II. The cataract of Niagara, in Canada, North America
Sect. III. The grotto of Antiparos
70
Sect. IV. The grotto of Antiparos, continued
72
Sect. V. Earthquake at Catanea
73
Sect. VI. Creation
ib.
Sect. VII. On charity
Sect. VIII. Prosperity is redoubled to a good man
Sect. IX. On the beauties of the Psalms
75
Sect. X. Character of Alfred, King of England
Sect. XI. Character of queen Elizabeth
Sect. XII. On the slavery of vice
Sect. XIII. The man of integrity
78
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69
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80
Sect. XIV. On gentleness
CHAP. VI.
PATHETIC PIECES.
Sect. I. Trial and execution of the earl of Strafford
Sect. II. An eminent instance of true fortitude of mind
Sect. III. The good man's comfort in affliction
Sect. IV. The close of life
Sect. VI. The clemency and amiable character of the pa- triarch Joseph
Sect. VII. Altamont
CHAP. VII.
DIALOGUES.
Sect. I. Democritus and Heraclitus
Sect. II. Dionysius, Pythias, and Damon
Sect. III. Locke and Bayle
Sect. V. Exalted society, and the renewal of virtuous con-
nexions, two sources of future felicity
CHAP. VIII.
PUBLIC SPEECHES.
Sect. I. Cicero against Verres
107
Sect. II. Speech of Adherbal to the Roman Senate, implor-
ing their protection against Jugurtha
110
Sect. III. The apostle Paul's noble defence before Festus
and Agrippa
113
Sect. IV. Lord Mansfield's speech in the House of Lords,
1770, on the bill for preventing the delays of
justice, by claiming the privilege of Parliament
Sect. V. An address to young persons
CHAP. IX.
PROMISCUOUS PIECES.
Sect. I. Earthquake at Calibria, in the year 1638
Sect. II. Letter from Pliny to Geminius
Sect. III. Letter from Pliny to Marcellinus, on the death
of an amiable young woman
Sect. IV. On Discretion
115
119
123
126
127
128
Sect. V. On the government of our thoughts
131
Sect. VI. On the evils which flow from unrestrained passions 133
Sect. VII. On the proper state of our temper, with respect
to one another
Sect. VIII. Excellence of the Christian religion
Sect. IX. Reflections occasioned by a review of the bless-
ings, pronounced by Christ on his disciples, in
his sermon on the mount
134
136
Sect. X. Schemes of life often illusory
Sect. XI. The pleasures of virtuous sensibility
Sect. XII. On the true honor of man
137
138
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142
Sect. XIII. The influence of devotion on the happiness oflife 144
Sect. XIV. The planetary and terrestrial worlds compar-
Sect. XVII. Description of candor
Sect. XVIII. On the imperfection of that happiness which
atively considered
146
Sect. XVI. The pleasures resulting from a proper use of
our faculties
Sect. XV. On the power of custom, and the uses to which
it may be applied
Sect. XXIII. Virtue, when deeply rooted, is not subject
164
rests solely on worldly pleasures
Sect. XIX. What are the real and solid enjoyments of hu-
man life
Sect. XX. Scale of beings
Sect. XXI. Trust in the care of Providence recommended
Sect. XXII. Piety and gratitude enliven prosperity
to the influence of fortune
Sect. XXIV. The speech of Fabricus, a Roman Ambas-
sador, to king Pyrrhus, who attempted to
bribe him to his interests, by the offer of a
great sum of money
Sect. XXV. Character of James I. king of England
Sect. XXVI. Charles V. emperor of Germany, resigns his
dominions, and retires from the world
Sect. XXVII. The same subject continued
165
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PART II.
PIECES IN POETRY.
Sect. I. Short and easy sentences
Sect. II. Verses in which the lines are of different length
Sect. III. Verses containing exclamations, interrogations,
Sect. V. Verses in which sound corresponds to signification 181
Sect. VI. Paragraphs of greater length
183
Sect. I. The bears and the bees
Sect. II. The nightingale and the glow worm
Sect. III. The trials of virtue
Sect. IV. The youth and the philosopher
185
186
187
189
Sect. V. Discourse between Adam and Eve, retiring to rest 190
Sect. VI. Religion and death
193
Sect. V. A paraphrase on the latter part of the sixth chap-
ter of Matthew
198
Sect. VI. The death of a good man, a strong incentive to
virtue
199
Sect. VII. Reflections on a future state, from a review of
winter
Sect. VIII. Adam's advice to Eve, to avoid temptation
Sect. IX. On procrastination
Sect. X. That philosophy, which stops at secondary causes,
reproved
Sect. XI. Indignant sentiments on national prejudices and
hatred; and on slavery
201
203
204
Sect. I. The morning in summer
205
Sect. II. Rural sounds, as well as rural sights, delightful
206
Sect. VI. Charity. A paraphrase on the 13th chapter of
Sect. IX. The pleasure and benefit of an improved and well
Sect. V. Verses supposed to be written by Alex. Selkirk,
during his solitary abode in the Island of Juan
Fernandez
Sect. VI. Gratitude
219
220
Sect. VII. A man perishing in the snow; from whence re-
flections are raised on the miseries of life
Sect. VIII. A morning hymn
Sect. I. Ode to content
Sect. II. The shepherd and the philosopher
Sect. III. The road to happiness open to all men
Sect. IV. The goodness of Providence
222
224
225
227
229
230
Sect. V. The Creator's works attest his greatness
zb.
Sect. VI. Address to the Deity
231
Sect. VII. The pursuit of happiness often ill-directed
233
Sect. VIII. The fireside
234
Sect. IX. Providence vindicated in the present state of man 236
Sect. XIII. Ode to adversity
240
Sect. XIV. The creation required to praise its Author
Sect. XIX. Day. A pastoral in three parts
Sect. XX. The order of nature
247
250
Sect. XXI. Hymn composed durip sickness
Sect. XXII. Hymn on a review of the seasons
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252