CONTENT S

OF THE

SECOND

VOLUME.

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XXXI. THE story of Melissa
Meliffa's ftory concluded

XXXII.

XXXIII. Account of magic from the old

Chriftian writers, with feveral
anecdotes of magicians &c.

XXXIV. Continuation of the above. The

forms and ceremonies used by for

cerers, collected from the above

writers

XXXV. Athenian fubject refumed. Compi

lation of the Iliad and Odyssey, by

Pifftratus. Explanation of the
term Tyrant

XXXVI. Of the early Greek poets of the
names of Orpheus and Mufæus.
Of Thamyris and others. Of
Heliod and the Sybils

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XXXVII. Of

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XXXVII. Of Homer and his works

XXXVIII. Of the originality of Homer's Epic,

and of his tranflator Mr. Pope.

A fample of tranflation in heroic

metre

76

XXXIX. Of Hefiod as compared with Ho-

mer; the causes of his popularity.

More particular account of the

bards of the name of Mufæus. Of

Archilochus, Stefichorus, Epime-

nides, Arifteas, Simonides, Al-

cæus and others

93

XL. Fragment of Hermefianax of Colo-
phon, addreffed to his mistress
Leontium, defcribing the amours
of the Greek poets, &c. Of the

feven wife men. Of the calen

dar of the Greeks and other na-

tions. Of Thales. A letter from

Pherecydes to that philofopher 103

XLI. Of the origin and introduction of

the drama. Of Thespis's preten-

fions to be confidered as the father

of tragedy

XLII. Of the nature and character of the

firft drama

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124

XLIII. Letter

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XLIII. Letter to the author from Benevo-

lus, giving an account of a

Damper: Alfo one figned Pro

bono publico, defcribing a club of

Dampers and Puffers, with their

invention of an inftrument, called

The Thermometer of Merit

XLIV. Of the lama of Tibet

XLV. History and account of Mr. Fede-

diah Fish, a teacher of the art of

bearing

XLVI. Remarks upon novels, and particu-

larly of Richardson's Clariffa.

A poem on Dorinda

XLVII. Upon modern marriages: Several

inftances adduced. Advice upon

XLVIII. Athenian history refumed, and con-

tinued from the death of Piff-

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140

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tratus to that of Hipparch us 169

XLIX. The fame continued to the expulfion

of Hippias

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L. Concluded with the battle of Ma-

rathon

LI. The fubject of the drama refumed ;

of the old tragic poets Pratinas

and Phrynichus

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185

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LII. Of

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LII. Of the poet Eschylus

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LIII. Of Eschylus as compared with

Sophocles and Euripides

LIV. Of the tragedies of Eschylus

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209

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216

LV. A delineation of Shakespeare's cha-

racters of Macbeth and Richard;

a parallel between him and

LVIII. Conclufion of the subject

LIX. Of actors; their merit and im-

portance: Advice to that fra-

LX. Sketch of a delineation of the life

and actions of Tiberius; recom-

mendation as an useful lesson for

the ftudy of a young prince

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