Government of the Tongue,
296; Wit, 298; Facetiousness,
299; Glorying in the Cross, 300.
127. JOHN TILLOTSON, 1630-1694.
Imprudence of Atheism, 302;
Diligence in our Calling, 303.
128. JOHN HOWE, 1630-1705.
The Temple in Ruins, 305;
Dedicatory Letter, 307.
129. JOHN DRYDEN, 1631-1700.
Chaucer, 308; Shakespeare and
Jonson, 310; London after the
Fire, 312; Ode to Mrs. Killi-
grew, 313; On Milton, 314;
The Plan of Redemption, 314;
Alexander's Feast, 315; Chris-
tian Resignation, 317; Veni
Creator Spiritus, 317; The
Bible, 318; Extracts, 318.
130. SAMUEL PEPYS, 1632-1703.
The Great Plague, 320.
131. JOHN LOCKE, 1632-1704.
Ideas in general and their
Original, 323; Toleration, 325;
Christ the Teacher of Morality,
327.
132. ROBERT SOUTH, 1633-1716.
Man created in God's Image,
330.
133. THOMAS BURNET, 1635-1715. All burnt up, 333.
134. JOHN EACHARD, 1636-1697.
Better English and fewer Quib- bles, 336.
135. GILBERT BURNET, 1643-1715.
On the proper Conduct of
Princes, 337; Character of Wil-
liam III., 339.
136. JOHN NORRIS, 1657-1711.
Angels' Visits, 341; Divine
Hymn on the Creation, 342;
Our Conversation in Heaven,
342.
137. MATTHEW HENRY, 1662-1704.
Esau's third Marriage, 343;
Extracts, 344.
The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.
138. DANIEL DE FOE, 1661-1731.
The Plague at Blackwall, 346;
The True-Born Englishman,
348.
139. RICHARD BENTLEY, 1662-1742.
The Freethinker-a taste of his
quality, 348.
140. MATTHEW PRIOR, 1664-1721.
Charity, 350; The Stomach the
Seat of the Soul, 350; Extracts,
351.
141. JONATHAN SWIFT, 1667-1745.
The Academy of Legado, 352;
Good Manners, 353; The In-
convenience of abolishing Chris-
tianity, 354; Poets and Poe-
try, 355.
142. A. A. COOPER, Lord Shaftesbury,
1671-1713.
The Scale of Beauty and Love, 356.
143. SIR RICHARD Steele, 1671-1729.
On tedious Story-tellers, 357;
Lady Elizabeth Hastings, 359;
Adversity supportable only by
Religion, 360.
144. JOSEPH ADDISON, 1672-1719.
The Political Upholsterer, 360;
The Works of Creation, 363;
The Mountain of Miseries, 364;
The Traveller's Hymn, 367;
Classic Ground, 368; Cato's So-
liloquy, 368; Extracts, 369.
145. ISAAC WATTS, 1674-1748.
Psalm c., 369; God exalted,
369; Lord's-day Evening, 370;
Mind the Standard, 370; The
Earnest Student, 370; Reading, 371; The Seal of the Gospel,
371.
146. JOHN ARBUTHNOT, 1675-1735.
Education of Martin Scriblerus,
147. HENRY ST. JOHN, Lord Bolingbroke,
1678-1751.
Consolation in Exile, 373; His-
tory, 374.
148. THOMAS SHERLOCK 1678-1761. The Immortality of the Soul,
374; Infidelity tested, 375.
149. EDWARD YOUNG, 1681-1765.
Introduction to Night Thoughts,
376; Procrastination, 377; Ex-
tracts, 378, 380; Death of Alta-
mont, 379.
150. GEORGE BERKELEY, 1684-1753.
The Obscurities of Scripture,
380; Search for Truth, 381.
151. WILLIAM LAW, 1686-1761.
Christianity requires a Change
of Nature, 382.
152. THOMAS TICKELL, 1686-1740.
Addison, 382; Colin and Lucy,
383.
153. THOMAS WARTON, 1687-1745.
Sonnet on Dugdale's Monas-
ticon, 383; The Age of Eliza-
beth, 384.
154. JOHN GAY, 1688-1732.
Fables, The Court of Death, 384;
Extracts, 386.
155. ALEXANDER POPE, 1688-1744-
Extracts, 386; The Messiah, 391.
156. JOSEPH BUTLER, 1692-1752.
Punishment, 392; Conscience
meant to be supreme, 393.
157. LORD CHESTERFIELD, 1694-1773.
Good Breeding, 394.
158. ROBERT BLAIR, 1699–1746.
Extracts, 395.
159. JAMES THOMSON, 1700-1748.
Work, 396; Hymn of the
Seasons, 397; Rule Britannia,
398; Extracts, 399.
160. JOHN DYER, 1699-1758.
View from Grongar Hill, 400.
161. PHILIP DODDRIDGE, 1702-1751.
Conviction and Holiness, 400;
Live while you live, 405; Un-
certainty of Life, 405.
162. ABRAHAM TUCKER, 1705-1774-
The Search Family, 405; The
Nature of Things, 406.
163. HENRY FIELDING, 1707-1754-
Jonathan Wild--his Principles,
407.
164. WILLIAM PITT, Earl of Chatham,
1708-1788.
On being taunted with his
Youth, 409; On the employ-
ment of Indians in the Ameri-
can War, 410; On Ingratitude,
165. JAMES HARRIS, 1709–1780.
Rules and Genius, 412.
166. SAMUEL JOHNSON, 1709-1784.
Letter to the Earl of Chester-
field, 413; His Dictionary, 414;
Influence of Meditation, 415;
On Ancient Writers, and on
Shakespeare, 417; Dryden and
Pope, 419; Earliest Poetry
often the best, 421; Extracts,
422.
167. DAVID HUME, 1711–1776.
Character of Elizabeth, 423; A
Refined Taste, 425.
168. LAURENCE STERNE, 1713-1768.
Uncle Toby and Marlborough's
Campaigns, 426; None of us
liveth to himself, 428.
169. JAMES HERVET, 1714-1758.
The Flower Garden.
Kitchen Garden, 429; The Mi-
croscope, 429.
170. WILLIAM SHENSTONE, 1714-1763.
The Shepherd's Home, 430;
The Schoolmistress, 431.
171. THOMAS GRAY, 1716–1771.
On a distant Prospect of Eton
College, 431; Elegy, 432; The
Progress of Poesy, 435; The
Bard, 437; Extracts, 437.
172. JOHN BERRIDGE, 1716-1793.
Faith-its Efficacy, 438; Perse-
verance, and its Guard, 438;
Morality thrives only on Grace,
438.
173. HORACE WALPOLE, 1717-1797.
The Earthquake of London,
1750, 439.
174. HUGH BLAIR, 1718-1799.
Style, 440; Gentleness, 440.
175. GEORGE CAMPBELL, 1719-1796.
Appeals to Feeling, 441.
176. WILLIAM COLLINS, 1720-1759.
The Passions, 443.
177. JAMES GRAINGER, 1721-1766.
Ode to Solitude-Introduction,
446.
178. MARK AKENSIDE, 1721-1770.
Tendencies of the Soul to the
Infinite, 447; Beauty mora),
448; Taste, 448.
179. WILLIAM ROBERTSON, 1721-1793.
The Regent Moray, 449.
180. ADAM SMITH, 1723-1790.
Source of Sympathy, 450; Ad-
vantages of Division of Labour,
452.
181. ADAM FERGUSON, 1724-1816.
The Greeks and Romans com-
pared with Modern Nations,
454-
182. OLIVER GOLDSMITH, 1728-1774-
The Vanity of Popular Fame,
456; History of a Philosophic
Vagabond, 458; The Village
Pastor, 460; Village School-
master, 460; Love of Home,
461; Britain, 461; Extracts,
462.
183. EDMUND BURKE, 1730-1797.
Power of Words dependent on
Association, 462; The Queen
of France, 463; Manners, 464;
The Labouring Poor, 464;
Vanity, 465; Lord Chatham,
465; Rebellion, etc., 466.
Hymns, 466; The Cottager and
Voltaire, 467; The Journey to
Emmaus, 468; The Preacher,
469; The Millennium, 470;
On receiving his Mother's Pic-
ture, 471; Homer's Iliad, 474;
The Soul that loves God, 475;
The Common, 476; Extracts,
476; Letter to Lady Hesketh
on Homer, 478.
185. ERASMUS DARWIN, 1731-1802.
Steel, 480; The Papyrus, 481.
186. JANES BEATTIE, 1735-1803.
Scottish Music, 482; Morn,
484
187. EDWARD GIBBON, 1737-1794.
Conception and Completion of
his History, 484; Charlemagne,
485.
188. JAMES MACPHERSON, 1738-1796.
The Song of Selma, 488.
189. JUNIUS (SIR P. FRANCIS), 1740-
1818.
To the Duke of Bedford, 489.
190. WILLIAM PALEY, 1743-1805.
The Manner of our Lord's
Teaching, 492; On the Cover-
ing of Birds, 493.
191. MICHAEL BRUCE, 1746-1767.
To the Cuckoo, 496.
192. JEREMY BENTHAM, 1748-1832.
On Security, 497.
193. RICHARD CECIL, 1748-1810.
Parental Influence, 499.
194. CHARLES JAMES FOX, 1749-1806.
On the American War, 502;
Capture of Monmouth, 503.
195. ROBERT FERGUSSON, 1750-1774-
Cauler Water, 505.
196. JOHN PHILPOT CURRAN, 1750-1817.
On Emancipation, 505.
197. RICHARD B. SHERIDAN, 1751-1816.
Warren Hastings, 507; Ex-
tracts, 508.
198. THOMAS CHATTERTON, 1752-1770.
The Mynstrelle's Songe, 508.
199. DUGALD STEWART, 1753-1828.
Machiavelli, 509; On the Im-
provement of Memory, 509.
200. GEORGE CRABBE, 1754-1832.
The Old Mansion, 511; Ald-
borough, 512; Extract, 512.
201. ARCHIBALD ALISON, 1757-1839.
Sublimity and Beauty depend-
ent on Association, 512.
202. ROBERT BURNS, 1759-1796.
Toa Mountain Daisy, 513; Ban-
nockburn, 515; The Cotter's
Saturday Night, 515; Extracts,
529.
205. WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES, 1762-1850.
Chantrey's Sleeping Children,
523.
206. SAMUEL ROGERS, 1763-1855.
Power of Early Association,
524; A Mother's Love, 524;
Extracts, 526.
207. ROBERT HALL, 1764-1831.
Infidelity destructive of great
Virtues, 525; Threatened In-
vasion of England, 527; Meet-
ing of the Pious in Heaven,
529; Edict of Nantes, 529.
208. JAMES GRAHAME, 1765-1811.
Humble Virtue, 530; Sunday
in Winter, 530.
209. Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH, 1765-1832.
Grotius, 531; Two widely dit-
ferent Questions in Morals, 532.
210. JOHN FOSTER, 1770-1843.
Decision of Character, 532;
Religion injured by the in-
feriority of Evangelical Writers,
534; Uneducated Households,
535; Presumption of Atheism,
536; The Love of Money, 536.
211. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH, 1770-1850.
Intimations of Immortality,
537; Portrait, 539; Milton, 540;
We are Seven, 540; Sonnet,
541; What is the Poet, 542;
Extracts, 542.
212. SYDNEY SMITH, 1771-1845.
Wit and Humour, 544; Glory
and Taxation, 547; A Jobless
Faith, 547; Extracts, 548.
213. SIR WALTER SCOTT, 1771-1832.
Melrose Abbey, 548; Love of
Country, 549; Flodden, and
Death of Marmion, 550; Ellen,
the Lady of the Lake, 554;
The Borderers, 555; The Bible,
558.
214. JAMES MONTGOMERY, 1771-1854.
The Love of Country and of
Home, 558; Winter Lightning,
559; The Common Lot, 559.
215. S. TAYLOR COLERIDGE, 1772-1834.
A Calm, 560; To W. Words-
worth, 561; Severed Friend-
ship, 562; Hymn to Mont
Blanc, 562; Advantage of Me-
thod, 565; Sin springs from
the Human Will, 566.
216. JAMES HOGG, 1772-1835.
The Skylark, 567; Kilmeny's
Visions in Fairy-Land, 567.
The Holly Tree, 573; Love,
576; The Doctor's Family
Feeling, 575.
219 CHARLES LAMB, 1775-1835.
The Poor Relation, 579; A Quakers' Meeting, 582.
22 THOMAS CAMPBELL, 1777-1844.
The Final Triumph of Hope,
586; Ye Mariners of England,
586; Hohenlinden, 587; The
Death of Gertrude, 588; Ex-
tracts, 589.
221. THOMAS BROWN, 1778-1820.
Evidences of the Immortality
of the Soul, 589.
222. WILLIAM Hazlitt, 1778-1830.
Influence of the Reformation
on the Literature of the age of
Elizabeth, 591.
223. HENRY HALLAM, 1778–1859.
Advantages and Evils of the
Feudal System, 594.
224. HORACE SMITH, 1779-1849.
Address to the Mummy, 596.
225. THOMAS CHALMERS, 1780-1847.
On the Inherent Pleasure of the
Virtuous and Misery of the
Vicious Affections, 598; Om-
niscience of God, 600; The
Force of the Christian Evidence,
601.
226 THOMAS MOORE, 1779-1852.
Remember Thee, 601;
healeth the broken in heart, 602; Paradise and the Peri, 602; Extracts, 603.
227. LEIGH HUNT, 1784-1859.
What is Poetry, 604; An Angel
in the House, 606; Extracts,
606.
228. H. KIRKE WHITE, 1785-1806. To an early Primrose, 606.
229. JOHN WILSON, 1785-1854.
The Poetry of Wordsworth, 607;
Extracts, 608; The Evening
Cloud, 608; A Sleeping Child,
609.
230. THOMAS DE QUINCE7, 1785-1859.
Writers of Seventeenth Cen-
tury, 610.
231. RICHARD WHATELY, 1787-1863. Good Reading, 611; Extracts,
612.
232. GEORGE, LORD BYRON, 1788-1824.
Greece, 612; The Eve of
Waterloo, 613; Rome, 615; The
Dying Gladiator, 616; The Ocean, 616; A Ship in Full Sail, 617; The Coliseum 617; The Clime of the East, 618;
Extracts, 619.
233. CHARLES WOLFE, 1791-1823.
The Burial of Sir John Moore,
619.
234. PERCY B. SHELLEY, 1792-1822.
To a Skylark, 620; Venice, 623;
Stanzas written near Naples,
623; The Cloud, 624; Autumn,
625; Extracts, 625.
235. FELICIA D. HEMANS, 1793-1835.
To a Family Bible, 626; The
Better Land, 626; The Song of Night, 627; Extracts, 627.
236. JOHN KEATS, 1795-1821.
Ode on a Grecian Urn, 628;
Moonlight, 628; Saturn's
Speech, 629; Extract, 630.
237. THOMAS HOOD, 1798-1845.
The Song of the Shirt, 630; The
Bridge of Sighs, 631; The
Death-Bed, 631; The Haunted
House, 632; Gold, 632; Ex-
tract, 633.
238. D. M. MOIR, 1798–1851.
Casa Wappy, 633.
239. ROBERT POLLOK, 1799-1827.
The Genius of Byron, 634; The
Dying Mother and her Babe,636.
240. THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY, 1800-1859.
Pilgrim's Progress, 637; Dr.
Johnson, 639; Battle of Ivry.
642; The New Zealander, 645,
241. HUGH MILLER, 1802-1856.
The Young Geologist, 645.
242. LETITIA E LANDON, 1802-1858. Amelioration, 650; The Pil-
grim, 650.
243. E. B. BROWNING, 1809-1861.
Cowper's Grave, 651; Sonnet,
652; A Lady's Yes, 652; Ex-
tracts, 652.
244. THOMAS ERSKINE.
The Gospel conducive to Good-
ness, 653.
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