The British Essayists: Knox's essays

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J. F. Dove, 1827
 

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The Respectableness of the Clergy
41
On the Tendency of Moral Profligacy to destroy Civil Liberty
48
On that kind of Wisdom which consists in Accom modation and Compliance without any Principles but those of Selfishness
53
A Prudent and Elegant Character exemplified in the Character of Atticus
59
On Novel Reading
63
On Simplicity of Style in Prosaic Composition
67
On the Prevalence of Religious Scepticism
70
Family Unhappiness the frequent Cause of Immoral Conduct
75
Hints to Young Men who are designed for Orders
79
Hints to Young Men who are designed for a Military or Naval Life
84
On the Amusements of Sunday
88
On the Complaints of Men of Learning
94
Strictures on Modern Ethics
96
On the Style of History
100
On the Manner of Writing Voyages and Travels
105
On the Folly of being anxiously curious to inquire what is said of us in our Absence
110
On Moral Criticism 21 On the Periodical Essayists
122
A cultivated Mind is necessary to render Retirement agreeable
128
On Affectation of the Vices and Follies of Men of Eminence
130
On the Inequalities of Genius
132
Men of Genius do not always excel in Common Con versation In a Letter
135
Verbal Criticism undeservedly despised In a Letter
137
On the Necessity and Method of encouraging in the Community the Prevalence of Virtuous Love
139
Hints to those who are designed for the Life of a Gentleman without a Profession
144
The Want of Personal Beauty a frequent Cause of Virtue and Happiness
148
On the Character and Style of Pliny the Younger
189
On the Expediency of embellishing Composition with harmonious Periods and with other judicious Orna ments
192
On the prevailing Taste of the Old English Poets 48 On the Moral Effects of Painting and Prints
201
On the Impropriety of publicly adopting a New Trans lation of the Bible
205
On the Multiplication of Books
208
Letters the Source of solid Consolation
210
On the excellence of Lord Bacon as a Moralist
212
On the Vanity and Folly of departing from our proper
223
On the Selfishness of Men of the World
232
On the celebrated Historian Thuanus or De Thou
239
On the Poet Vida
247
On the Venerable Bede and several other early
255
On the Value of an Honest
262
Reflections on the Origin and Effects of Sculpture
268
On the Propriety of extending Classical Studies
275
On Music as an Amusement
281
On the Reasonableness of the Antiquarian Taste
288
On the Necessity of an Attention to Things as well
296
On the Fear of growing
310
A short System of Virtue and Happiness
323
On the Means of Reading with the most Advantage
330
On Philosophical Criticism and on the little Assist
339
On the ostentatious Affectation of the Character of
345
On forming Connexions
355

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The British Essayists: Knox's essays
Robert Lynam
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ΤίτλοςThe British Essayists: Knox's essays
Τόμος 22 του The British Essayists: With Prefaces Biographical, Historical, and Critical, Robert Lynam
ΣυγγραφέαςRobert Lynam
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ΕκδότηςJ. F. Dove, 1827
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