A most laughable instance of this last fact, happened in the present reign, when Cathrine the 11. surrounded by her nobles, planted at the foot of the heroe's tomb, in the ancient church of the Petersburgh fort, the standards and other military trophies taken at the memorable naval battle of Chisne.

The celebrated Russian orator Archbishop Platon who officiated on the occasion, called out repeatedly during an eloquent sermon. "Look up Peter and see what the navy you created has now done under the immortal Cathrine, look up Great Peter, and behold the Turkish banners which insulted thee on the Pruth, now planted at the foot of thy tomb," &c; in fhort the orator repeated these invocations So often in different parts of his discourse, and cailed upon Peter to look up with so much fervor and power of voice and language, that as the story, goes, one of the much affected audience, an old officer, pulled him gently b the robe, and begged him for God's sake to speak a little lower, lest he should really awake the Czar, who might have his Dubeen in the coffin with him.

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he trusts the public will be ready to allow, that there is not perhaps an equal number of volumes in the English language on miscellaneous subjects, that are more chaste in these respects. Throughout the whole he has had the improvement of youth in view; and afsuredly be would sooner have burnt the whole than have knowingly admitted a single passage that he thought could have weakened the moral principle or led the understanding to err. If any such passages are to be found then, they have totally escaped his notice..

In the present state of things, it can hardly be expected that he fhould give a general index to the whole of these volumes, as he once hinted at; but for the satisfaction of the purchasers of the whole of the volumes, he subjoins the following fragment of a general index of the dissertations of greatest length and importance that have ocurred in this publication; some of which have been continued through different volumes. Most of the others are fhorter, and will be found compleat in the index of each volume.

General index of some of the longest and most interes-
ting performances that have occurred in the course
of this Work. N. B. The Roman numerals refer
to the volumes, Arabic to the page.
ANTIQUITIES in Scotland explained, and illustrated by engra-
vings, VII. 132: circular stones called Druid's temples, 137:
circular buildings cailed dhunes, 282, VII. 53-94: compared
with Anglo Saxon keeps 95: considered as places of worship
286-330 vitrified fortifications, IX, 126-211 X 205-274
Authors, eminent, in various nations, critical remarks on,
Rapin, Salmon, Smollet, Guthrie, Hume, 111. 89, Johnson,
Franklin, XII. 306-Gibbon, Gilbert Stuart, xiv, 99, Classics,
French authors, Voltaire, Rousseau, Raynal, 145, Sterne,
Translators of the Bible 301; Machiavel, Guicciardin, Bente-
voglio, Davila, Tafso, Ariosto, Guarine, xv 2, Cervantes, Mari-
ana, 264, Wilkie, Shakespeare, Milton, xv1, 269

Bacon lord, fragments of an inedited essay by, on the art of life
IX,-IV, 18-117-271, XV, 81-227.319, Xvг, 92-164, XVII, 165
Bankruptcies, observations on the frequency of, and proposals for
amending the laws, so as to cure this great and growing evil,
ร 240 281 11, 63-258-XIV, 299-332 XV, 34

1

Bricks, a dissertation on the Roman method of making brieks with direc-
tions for imitating them in modern times, xiv, 60-853.

Climate, an essay on the influence it has in altering the quality of the wool
of fheep, XVIII. 52-113 239.

Coal duty in Scotland, account of the pernicious tendency of, xiii. 291.
Constitution of Britain, historical account of, Iv. 4-1.8, v. 152, ▼I. 64-141
320. Observations on its present state, ix. 264, x. 83-155-245-303-3 xiii.
59, on parliamentary reform, xvi 225.

Corn laws observations on i. 304 ii. 7, vi. 16, vii. 187. 2-257-333, IX. 95.
Corn returns inaccura es of, XVIII.155-266.

Coutchouc or elastic gum, account of the tree which produces, it, and
the various uses that may be made of it, ii. 101, iii. 176. xvii. 299

Delays incident to the court of Session an eisay on the causes of, and means
proposed to remove them, xvI, 277. XVII, 58, 96, 162, 281, 313, XVIII, 49,
130, 173, 200, 251.*

Education, hirts respecting, fhewing how languages may be acquired with
pleasure and facility to the student without interrupting in the smallest
degree his progrefs in the the acquisition of science or the knowledge of
useful arts, XV, 41-84-162-232-XVI 49-113.

on, Female education, III, 9-41-81-160-233-263-312, IV."54-124.

Frost, singular phenomena that occur during the congelation of water
in different circumstances, 11. 192, curious account of the effects of, on
corn, IV.

Gems, a systematic table of the first and second orders of, fhowing at one
view the qualities, value and natural history of each kind; Order 1. XIII.
98-121-161-209-233-273. Order 2d, xv. 49-97 210.

Grammar, critical remarks on the princ ples of, VII. 271,-practical exer-
cises in, 274-dictionary specimen of, VIII. 179, X. 146-177-239-241,-
on the supposed English genetive case, 274-311-on personal pronouns
XI. 120, 193, on derivatives of personal pronouns, 240-266, xiii. 225.
Gothic architecture, observations on. ii. 161: peculiarities of accounted for
on mathematical principles 247-348: origin and uses of central towers in
cathedrals iii. 135: compared with Grecian architecture as an object of
taste v, 193-270- VI. 4.

Heating dwelling houses, an essay on the best method of doing, xvIII. 193-

233.

Larch tree, an essay on the value and uses of that wood, xv11. 587,-172, xviii
387

Moors in Spain, historical notices of i. 205; ii. 332, vi. 58-104.172-330.
Oration to the memory of Peter the great, from the Russian of Peter
Lomonofsoff, xvii. 2-65-305
On the comparative influence of manufactures and agriculture upon the
morals and happiness of a people, and the improvement and stability of

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Parliament, an historical disquisition concerning that of England, and the
various changes that have taken place in the constitution of this country,
from the earliest records to the present time: preliminary remarks on the
origin of society: patriarchial states: origin of national afsemblies: 0-
rigin of regal authority: state of hunters: pastoral state: of agricultur-
ists, iv, 94: origin of the feudal system: free-men: tenants in capite: re-
tainers: allodial proprietors: ceorls, iv. 128, gradual change of the constitu-
tion, from the progress of society, v. 153. national councils how called:
constit@ent members of, vi. 75: origin ofk ights of fhires, and burgef
ses: the origin of the house of commons: priveleges of the commons:
mode of granting supplies: mode of assembling parliaments, vi. 162:
manner of enacting aws: duration of parliaments: on precedents, 321.
Philosophica geography, an essay on, with hints for improving the study of
it, vi. 208-335, sea and land breezes, 340, vi. 153: on general trade
winds, 155: monsoons 156: particular variations of, 259-32 1.
Poetry, pastoral, m fsellaneous remarks on particularly on Scotch pastorals,
i. 20-221, ii, 200, of Buchannan, iv. -7, V. 54-177-230-316, vi. 41, vii. 81.
Poors rates, and poors laws observations on; x. 17: on the mode of providing
for in Scotland, xv. 275-311, xviii. 19-133-186-204-296-358.
Portugal, historical disquisitions concerning that country, with notices of
the best sources of historical infomation concerning it,vii. 11-55.
Salt laws, observations on the ruinous tendency of them in Britain viii. 150,
192, xi. 26, xvii. 291-333.

Sheep and wool, enquiries repecting the means of improving them; and
disquisitions respecting the nature of that animal by Dr Pallas and
others x. 9-47, Pallas on the varieties of Russian sheep, xvi. 41 81-126-152.
129-241-305, XVII. 47: on crossing the breeds of, ro. on the varieties of
sheep 112, 183: 232, on the effects of climate in altering the quality of
wool, xviii. 52-113-239.

Silk worms, observations on the pofsibility of rearing them in Scotland,
ii, 237. iii. 167, v. 28.-292, viii. 260-337-xi, 170, xii. 149,

Vegetable and animal food compared xii. 115-121.

Water, its effects on machinery explained, and means suggested for obtain-

ing the full benefit of it, in every situation xi. 104-250-514. xiii. 138
Varieties of domestic animals an essay on the origin of, &c. xvii. 112 232-
vxiii, 10-41.

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