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CONTENTS.
LETTER I.
Resolution to turn Author-Various Subjects and Schemes-
Project of writing a Series of Letters-Advantages of the
Plan-Friendly Criticism.
1-9
LETTER II.
A Morning in Spring-Rareness of a Taste for the Beauties of
Nature-Hardship of being condemned to a Town Life at
this season of the Year-Poem on the subject
LETTER III.
10-19
Disappointments in a Literary Career-Modern Criticism-
Anxieties of an unpractised Writer-First Attempt of a
young Poet to enter the Temple of Fame
20-31
LETTER IV.
Female Beauty-Falling in Love-Narrative of an Incident of
this kind-The Drawing-Room, a Poem
32-45
LETTER V.
Effect of increasing Years on our Judgment of Poetry-Gold-
smith's celebrated Lines on the slight Influence of Political
Misrule on Private Happiness-Examination of his Doctrine
on that subject
46-57
LETTER VI.
Feelings of the Sexes towards each other-Conversation at a
Dinner-Party on Matrimony-The Bachelor's Lament, a
Poem
58-68
LETTER VII.
Recollections of Holydays at School-Rustic Parties of Plea-
sure-Account of an Excursion to visit the Ruins of an
old Castle
69-79
LETTER VIII.
Unchangeableness of the Radical Properties of Character-Use
of this Truth in the Selection of Agents and Occupations; in
our Intercourse with Society; and in entering into important
Engagements-Adventitious Motives unable to contend in
the long run with permanent Principles of Action
80-89
LETTER IX.
The Fate of Female Beauty-General Homage and Flattery in
Youth-Brilliant Hopes and Prospects-Change in After-
life
90-97
LETTER X.
Visit to the Seaside-First Sight of the Sea in Youth-Impres-
sions produced by a View of this sublime object-Walks on
the Beach-Excursions on the Water-Utility of relaxing
from Business and Study
LETTER XI.
98-109
Apathy to the usual Pursuits and Pleasures of Life-Character
of Rodney-Description of the State and Progress of his
Feelings-Too keen an Insight into the Illusions of the World
not favourable to Happiness-Contrast of a Man of Enthu-
siastic Temperament 110-122
LETTER XII.
Conduct of Mankind under extraordinary Circumstances-
Earthquake at Caraccas-Pestilence at Athens-Impending
Danger at Bucharest-Revolution at Paris
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123-132
LETTER XIII.
Absorbing Influence of Personal Interests Tendency in
some Men to overrate whatever belongs to themselves—
Description of an Individual of this Class-An opposite
Character
133-142
LETTER XIV.
Contrast of former with present Times-Inquiry whether our
Age is less Poetical than its Predecessors-Effect of Time on
our estimate of Literary Compositions-Prevalence of Reading
in modern Days 143-152
LETTER XV.
Integrity of Mind-Scope for the Exercise of this Quality in
all the Transactions of Life-Instance of it in a Lover
153-168
LETTER XVI.
A Public Meeting-Passages from a Speech delivered there-
Effect of the Presence of Large Numbers on the Nerves-
Difficulty to a Speaker of estimating the Effect produced on
his Audience
169-176
LETTER XVII.
Modern Style-Imperfect Expression-Verbosity-Defects in
the Style of Lord Byron-Third Canto of Childe Harold—
Influence of Rhyme on the turn of Thought-In Poetry
nothing should appear to be the consequence of the Tram-
mels of Versification 177-186
LETTER XVIII.
Presentiments-Sensitiveness of Women-Description from
Lord Byron illustrative of the Subject-How Presentiments
are realized-Quickness of the Senses in Matters of deep
Interest 177-186
LETTER XIX.
The Man of Active Life and the Man of Retirement contrasted
-Favourite Position of the latter for observing Mental
Phenomena-Description of a singular Retrospective Feeling
-Attempt to account for it-Notice of a peculiarly vivid
Impression sometimes experienced in the Depth of Night
187-209
LETTER XX.
Propensity of Mankind to Imitation in the Pursuit of Pleasure
-Exemplified in modern Social Parties-Analysis of the
Pleasures of Society-Amusement not susceptible of being
long protracted-the Art of managing social Intercourse yet
to be discovered - 210-219
LETTER XXI.
Purity of Metaphors-Difference in this respect among Writers,
owing to a Difference in the Faculty of Conception-Instances
of Mixed and Pure Metaphors-Pursuing Metaphors too far
-Examples - 220-233
LETTER XXII.
Salutary Effect of frequent Intercourse with our Fellow Crea-
tures-Conversation useful, independently of adding to our
Knowledge-Variety of Characters in every Society-Spe-
cimens-Minds requiring Excitement to bring them to the
point of Efficiency -234-245
LETTER XXIII.
Tendency in Mankind to exaggerate the Unknown-Exempli-
fied in those whom English Reserve keeps at a distance from
each other-an Anecdote in Illustration
- 246-255