J. Munday, Priater, Oxford.

CONTENTS

OP TEE

SECOND VOLUME.

ANCIENT AND MODERN LITERATURE,

CRITICISM, AND PHILOLOGY.

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I. On the Acta Diurna of the Romans

· II. On the Catalogue of the Harleian Library : .

III. - Account of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts,

in the British Musæum . .

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IV. The signification of Words how varied -

V. The sense of IMPROBUS as used in Virgil '

VI. On the Rebus and Ænigma

VII. Text and Gloss, whence derived -

VIII. On the ancient Syrinx as described in Virgil's

Eclogues a .

IX. On the Eikon Basilike -

X. New method of modelling the Tenses of Verbs -

XI. Proverbial Saying explained

XII. A Proverbial Saying explained a'

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XIII. The Proverb--At Latter-Lammas-explained - 68

XIV. 'On the Propriety of language in the Lord's

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70

XV. The Author of the Whole Duty of Man -- 80

XVI. Sir Isaac Newton on the Ancient Year

XVII. Classic Authors perverted - .

XVIII. Obscure Phrases explained - .

XIX. Critical Explanations of the word EARING

XX. Biblical Difficulty obviated - - -

93

XXI. Ancient and Fabulous History not always alle-

gorical - - -

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XXII. Virgil illustrated . . .

97

XXIII. Comment on the old play of ALLUMAZAR

XXIV. A Passage in Juvenal explained

102

XXV. Criticism on a Passage in VIRGIL

104

XXVI. Critical Remarks on Horace

100

XXVII. Critique on a Passage in Paradise Lost

107

XXVIII. Chaucer's Description of the Sleep of Plants - 110

XXIX. Critique on a Passage in Horace -

XXX. Observations on an obsolete Latin word

XXXI. A Passage in Viroil explained. .

115

XXXII. A brief account of the various Translations of

the Bible into English to .... .. 116

XXXIII. Account of the Translators of the Bible : 120

XXXIV. A Passage in Cicero DE SENECTUTE corrected

from ä MS. • - -

124

· XXXV. The pretended power of Witchcraft over the

winds o

126

XXXVI. A Passage iř P. Mela considered -

131

XXXVII. Critical Remarks on a Passage in SHAKESPEARE's

OTHELLO

134

· XXXVIII. On the Conversion of St. Paul .

137

XXXIX. On the Ellipsis - ..

140

. XL. Origin of some common Phrases

142

, XLI. Derivation of the phrase-do Run a Muck

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XLII. Origin of the word Assassin : -

XLIII. Account of the Collation and Revision of the

English Bible by Dr. BLAYNEY • .

XLIV, Remarks on the Huetiana and a Passage in

VIRGIL - - . - -

• XLV. On Translation.—Mickle's Lusiad . •

XLVI. On the Mistakes of eminent Authors.

XLVII. Martial and Statius on the Bath of CLAUDIUS

ETRUSCUŞ

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XLVIII. Greek Inscription to be read backwards as well as

forwards

XLIX. The Adage—Quem Jupiter vult perdere, &c; ,illus-

trated - - - - -

L. Critique on Virgil, and an Inquiry into the pro-

· priety of some passages in Silips ITALICUS -

LI. Critique on SHAKESPEARE -

LII. Critical Remarks on the Tragedies of Seneca -

LIII. Critical Remarks on some passages in V. PATER:

culus and PETRONIUS · · ·

LỊV. Inquiry as to the real author of the book De Imi- '

tatione Christi . . . .

LV, Superiority of SHAKESPEARE's Description of Night

LVI. Objections to Pope's Translation of Homer's De-

scription of Night - ·

LVII. Various Descriptions of Night compared :

LVIII. Critical Illustrations of obsolete Passages in

SHAKESPEARE . .

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LIX. The Latin Adage--Incidiş in Scyllam, &c. whence

taken .. - - - -

LX. Of names retained when their originis disused,

LXI. NUGÆ VENALEş.- PUGNA PorçORUM - -

LXII. Conjecture on an obscure Passage in SHAKESPEARE

LXIII. On the introduction of Letters into Greece

LXIV. Origin of CId Nick -

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LXV. On the Crasis, a Grammatical Figure

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LXVI. On the word ORMESTA -

LXVII. Sameness of certain dissimilar words

LXVIII. Criticism on Gray's Bard -

LXIX. On the word Bleák : : : :

LXX. Nine Love at Cards, or other Games, ex-

plained -' . - -

LXXI. Theobald and POPE -

LXXII. An Emendation of a Passage in Virgil

LXXIII. Pope's Epitaph on Gay borrowed-HAMMOND's

i Elegies to

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LXXIV. Addition to Gray's Church-yard Elegy

LXXV. Origin of the word Firm 5"

LXXVỊ. Observations on Warron's Essay on Pope :
LXXVII. BENTHAM and GRAY on Saxon and Gothic

Architecture":"" : : :

LXXVIII. Anecdotes of Literature, by Dr. JOHNSON

LXXIX. Remarks on WebB's " Inquiry into the Beau-

ties" of "'Painting,” &c.'; .

. LXXX. Strictures on Walpole's Anecdotes of Painting

LXXXI. Mixed Passions sometimes not improperly

:: expressed : ". ..

LXXXII. Critique on the word Purpureus

LXXXIII. Critical Remarks on Pope's HOMER

LXXXIV. Virgilian Account of the Separation of Sicily

from Italy .

LXXXV. Astle on Writing : -

LXXXVI. Parallel Passages and Remarks on SHAKESPEARE

LXXXVII. Imitations and accidental Resemblances of

::MILTON &č, .. ."

LXXXVIII. Remarks on WARTON's Edition of Milton's

..Juvenile Poems .... ....

LXXXIX. Critical Remarks on MILTON

XC. Parallel Passages in Authors of Note

XCI. On Pope's Imitations of our early Poets

XCII. Critique on a Passage in Virgil