CONTENTS. BOOK I. THE great human family speedily divided into branches The knowledge of letters not common in ancient times in Eng land Withred, king of Kent, A. D. 700, signed a charter of Liberties with the sign of the Cross, because he could not write Henry the First, the only one of his family that could write BOLDON BOOK contains a Survey of the Bishoprick of Durham, in 1183 Adam, the Clerk, mentioned as tenant in it Various instances of surnames in that and Domesday, de- Page 37 38 38 39 39 39 39 Different kinds of names among the Romans 40 40 41 Family of CLARKE originally English 41 Went over to Ireland in the seventeenth century, and settled 41 Matrimonial connexions 41 Hugh Stuart Boyd, allied to the family of Clarke by mar- Anecdote of William Clarke, great-great-grandfather of Adam Clarke (note) 42 John Clarke, the great-grandfather, has 19 children,-18 sons and 1 daughter (note) 42 (note) 43 Horseman Clarke died of hydrophobia in consequence of being spattered with the foam of a mad dog. The Clarke family lost their estates, in consequence of the ab- JOHN CLARKE, father of Adam, takes his degree of M. A. at Enters as Sizer in Trinity College, Dublin, being intended riage 43 44 ** * ** ** 899 ** ** ** * * * * * * ** ** * 46 44 His prospects in the church blighted by a premature mar 45 Licensed as a public parish schoolmaster 45 Marries Miss HANNAH MAC LEAN, descended from the Mac Leans of Mull 45 Feud between the Mac Leans and Mac Donalds 45 Mr. JOHN CLARKE embarks for America, with the promise of a professorship in one of the new Universities there Is prevented from sailing by his father Gets into difficulties in consequence of breaking up his es- Settles in an obscure village in the county of Derry, called ADAM, his second son, born No register of the time of his birth preserved TRACY CLARKE, the eldest son, licensed by the Consistorial Court of Derry, as a parish schoolmaster Goes to Dublin, and studies anatomy under Dr. Cleghorne, Sails in a slave ship to Guinea and the West Indies Is disgusted with the horrid nature of the traffic; abandons One of his aunts very diminutive The district remarkable for having produced tall strong men Adam gets well through the small pox by naturally adopting the The prices of various branches of education in Ireland at the latter end of the 18th century Mr. John Clarke cultivates his farm according to the rules laid down by Virgil in his Georgics Adam and his brother alternately work in the farm, and instruct Read the Eclogues and Georgics of Virgil in the midst of Scholia on ditto CONTENTS. A catalogue of their books. Works of imagination useful to young minds Adam reads the Pilgrim's Progress His reflections as a child upon the conduct of Christian in More mature reflections Becomes an enthusiastic admirer of the Trojan hero, Hec- Forms an acquaintance with a company of travelling tinkers, Is deterred from pursuing his magical studies, by reading From the reports spread in the neighbourhood of his super- Receives the first taste for Oriental literature by reading the Derives great benefit from reading the adventures of Robin- Manner in which the peasants of the North of Ireland spend Strong impression made upon the memory of the hearer by the relation of the Gaelic stories Baptism of Fion ma cool, or Fingal, by St. Patrick. Manners of the, Irish peasantry Adam's MOTHER, a Presbyterian of the old puritanic school An instance of the effect of her reproofs upon her son 82 86 73 Her creed leads her to represent the Almighty rather as a 74 She impresses on her family a great reverence for the Bible 74 Evening prayer taught by her to her children 75 Morning prayer and Doxology 75 Her manner of spending the Sabbath with her family 75 Religious education of the family 76 Mode of practising sacred music in the North of Ireland 76 Various instances from sacred and profane history of the antiquity of this mode of singing Not in use among the Irish Roman Catholics 78 An account of the Caoinian or Irish howl A. C. learns dancing. Its evil effects upon him His protest against this branch of education Various projects for A. C.'s settlement in life Has a very narrow escape for his life in consequence of a A. C. has another narrow escape from death by drowning Remarkable events attending the deaths of two brothers BOOK II. Summary of religion A. C.'s first religious instructors He hears for the first time of the Methodists, through the Is induced to go to hear them by the prospect of deri- Is struck by an observation of the preacher Adam's parents approve of the Methodist doctrines The preachers are invited to, and entertained in, their house A. C. is stirred up to greater diligence in prayer, by a conversation with Mr. Barber He is dispirited by opinions of religious friends 95 95 96 96 Determines to search the Scriptures for himself He forms the Articles of his Creed from his own study of A. C. is taken by his mother to a class-meeting Is taken notice of and encouraged by the leader An anecdote of the Caliph Aalee A. C. is filled with doubts concerning the Atonement This proceeds so far that he conceives himself guilty of Is delivered from this state of mind by earnest prayer A. C., from his own experience on this occasion, forms his Arguments against this doctrine Danger of young converts mingling with persons who are fond of doubtful disputations A. C.'s mental sufferings from the temporary perversion of his creed 97 He has a strong desire to receive the Sacrament for the first 98 nature of this Sacrament Advice to communicants Reflections on this His preparations for that solemn ordinance The clergyman much affected while giving him the bread A. C. undergoes great spiritual anguish Finds peace with God Converses with Mr. Barber on the subject. 99 99 100 100 101 101 102 102 |