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4. Motives to the practice of gentleness,

5. A suspicious temper the source of misery to l
possessor,

6. Conforts of religion,

7. Diffidence of our abilities a mark of wisd

8. On the importance of order in the distribuuen of
our time,

9. The dignity of virtue amidst corrupt examples. 67

10. The mortifications of vice greater than those of
virtue,

11. On contentment,

12. Rank and riches afford no ground for envy,
13. Patience under provocations our interest as well

as duty, -

14. Moderation in our wishes recommended, -
15. Omniscience and omnipresence of P
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2. The cataract of Niagara, in Canada, N.America s

S. The grotto of Antiparos,

4. The grotto of Antiparos, continued,

5. Earthquake at Catanea,

6. Creation,

7. On charity,

ger 1. Trial and execution of the earl of Stafford,
2. An eminent instance of true fortitu le of mind,
3. The good man's comfort in affliction,
4. The close of life,

5. Exalted society and the renewal of virtuous con-
nexions,

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6. The clemency and amiable character of the pa-
triarch Joseph,

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CHAPTER IX.

Promiscuous Pieces.

T. 1 Eart quake at Calabria, in the year 1538,

2. Leer from Pliny to Geminius,

3. Leer from Pliny to Marcellinus, on the death

of an amiable young woman,

4.

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In the government of our thoughts,

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6 on the evils that flow from a restrained passions, 14 L
On the proper state of our temper, with respect

to one another,

8. Excellence of the holy scriptures,

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9. Reflections occasioned by a review of the bles.
sings pronounced by Christ, on his disciples

in his sermon on the mount,

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10. Schemes of life cften illusory,

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11. The pleasures of virtuous sensibility,

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12. On the true honour of man

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13. The influence of devotion on the happiness of life, 15 E
414. The planetary and terrestrial worlds, compara.

tively considered,

15. On the power of custom, and the uses to which
it may be applied,

16 The pleasures resulting from a proper use of ov
faculties,

17. Description of candour,

18. On the imperfection of that happiness which
rest solely on worldly pleasures,
19. What are the real and solid enjoyments of
-man-life,

20. Scale of beings,

21. Trust in the care of Providence recomme
22. Piety and gratitude enliven prosperity,,
23. Virtue, when deeply rooted, is not subject
influence of fortune,

24. The speech of Fabricius. a Roman
dor,to king Pyrrhus, who attempte
him to his interests, by the ofer
sum of money,

25. Character of James I. king of Engh
26. Charles V emperor of German)
dominions and retires from th

27. The same subject continu. d,

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PART II.

PIECES IN POETRY.

CHAPTER I.

SECT. 1. Short and easy sentences,

Select Sentences and Paragraphs.

2. Verses in which the lines are of different length
3. Verses containing exclamations, interroga.ic
and parenthesis,

4. Verses in various forms,

5. Verses in which sound corresponds to significa
tion,

6. Paragraphs of greater length,

CHAPTER II.

Narration Pieces,

SECT. 1. The bears and the bees,

2. The nightingale and the glow-worm,

3. The trials of virtue,

4. The youth and the philosopher

5. Discourse between Adam and Eve, retiring to

rest,

6. Religion and Death,

CHAPTER III.

Didactic Fieces.

T. 1. The vanity of wealth,

2. Nothing formed in vain,

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3. On pride,

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4. Cruchy to brutes censured,

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A paraphrase on the, latter part of the sixth
chapter of Matthew,

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The death of a good man a strong incentive to

virtue,

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Reflections on a future state, froma review of
winter,

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Adant's advice to Eve, to avoid temptation,

On procrastination,

that philosophy, which stops at secondary cau.

ses, reproved,

nant sentiments on national prejudices,
and hatred; and on slavery,

CHAPTER IV.

Descriptive Picces

morning in-summer,

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sounds, as well as rural sights, delightfuly 08

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