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Life of WILLIAM PINKNEY, by Henry Wheaton, LL. D., Author of History of the Northmen.

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SIR HENRY VANE, by Rev. Charles W. Upham.

MAJOR-GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE, by John Armstrong, Esq.
WILLIAM ELLERY, by Edward T. Channing, Esq.

MAJOR-GENERAL RICHARD MONTGOMERY, by John Armstrong, Esq.

THE SACRED PHILOSOPHY OF THE SEASONS, illustrating The Perfections of God in the Phenomena of the Year. In 4 vols. By the Rev. HENRY DUNCAN, D. D., of Ruthwell, Scotland; with important additions, and some modifications to adapt it to American readers, by the Rev. F. W. P. GREENWOOD, of Boston.

The great value and interesting nature of these volumes, to every class of individuals, will be seen, at once, by a perusal of the following Table of Contents. The work contains a paper for every day in the year.

VOL. I.-WINTER.

1. SUNDAY.-Goodness of God to his Rational Creatures. The Character impressed on Nature-Compensation. Contrivance.

COSMICAL ARRANGEMENTS.

Globular Figure of the Earth. Circulation in the Atmosphere and Ocean. The Atmosphere. Ignis Fatuus. II. SUNDAY.-General Aspect of Winter. Phosphorescence. Aurora Borealis. Meteoric Showers. Variety of Climates. Practical Effect of the Commercial Spirit produced by a Variety of Climates. Adaptation of Organized Existences to Seasons and Climates. III. SUNDAY.The Omnipresence of God. Adaptation of Organized Existences to the Tropical Regions. Adaptation of Organized Existences to Temperate and Polar Climates. The Balance Preserved in the Animal and Vegetable Creation. Night.-Its Alternation with Day. Sleep. Dreaming. IV. SUNDAY.-The World a State of Discipline.

THE STARRY HEAVENS.

General Remarks. Gravitation and Inertia. The Planetary System. The Sun as the Source of Light and Heat. Motions of the Planets. Resisting Medium. V. SUNDAY.-Divine and Human Knowledge compared. The Satellites. Relative Proportions of the Planetary System. Distance of the Fixed Stars. Immensity of the Universe. Nebulæ. Binary Stars.

THE MICROSCOPE.

VI. SUNDAY.-Discoveries of the Telescope and Microscope compared. Wonders of the Microscope.-Infusory Animalcules.

HYBERNATION OF PLANTS.

Plants and Animals compared. Adjustment of the Constitution of Plants to the Annual Cycle. Physiological Condition of Plants during Winter.

HYBERNATION OF INSECTS.

Instinct. VII. SUNDAY.-On Seeing God in his Works. Reason in the Lower Animals. Eggs. Various States. Bees. The Snail. The Beetle. VIII. SUNDAY.-Greatness of God even in the Smallest Things.

MIGRATIONS OF BIRDS AND QUADRUPEDS DURING WINTER.

Birds. Birds which partially migrate. Quadrupeds.

CHRISTMAS-DAY. NO SEASON UNPLEASANT TO THE CHEERFUL MIND. IX. SUNDAY.-Proofs of Divine Benevolence in the Works of Creation.

MIGRATION OF FISHES.

The Sturgeon, the Herring, the Cod, &c. Cetaceous Animals. Migration from the Sea into Rivers. Migration of Eels.

NEW-YEAR'S-DAY.

Migration of the Land-Crab. X. SUNDAY.-Winter an Emblem of Death.

HYBERNATION OF QUADRUPEDS.

Clothing. Storing Instincts. Torpidity.

HYBERNATION OF MAN.

Privation stimulates his Faculties. Provisions for his Comfort. Adaptation of his Constitution to the Season. XI. SUNDAY.-The Unceasing and Universal Providence of God.

INHABITANTS OF THE POLAR REGIONS.

The Esquimaux. Food and Clothing. Dwellings and Fire.

FROST.

Provision for causing Ice to Float on the Surface. The Expansive and Nonconducting Power of Ice. Amusements connected with it. XII. SUNDAY.Winter not Monotonous.-Boundless Variety of Nature. Effects of Frost in the Northern Regions. Agency of Frost in Mountainous Regions. Hoar Frost.— Foliations on Window-Glass, &c. Beneficent Contrivances relative to Snow. Sagacity and Fidelity of the Dog in Snow.

GEOLOGY.

Its Phenomena consistent with the Mosaic Account of the Creation. XIII. SUNDAY.-The Difficulty of Comprehending the Operations of Providence. Successive Periods of Deposit. Successive Periods of Organized Existences. State of the Antediluvian World. Indications of the Action of the Deluge at the Period assigned to it in Scripture. Cuvier's Calculation respecting the Deluge. Effects of the Deluge on the Present Surface of the Earth. XIV. SUNDAY.-The Deluge a Divine Judgement.

VOL. II.-SPRING.

COSMICAL ARRANGEMENTS.

General Character of Spring in temperate Climates. Increasing Temperature of the Weather, and its Effects. Color and Figure of Bodies. Mountains. Rain. Springs. 1. SUNDAY.-Advantages of Vicissitude. Rivers.

REPRODUCTION OF VEGETABLES.

Vegetable Soil. Vegetation. Preservation and Distribution of Seeds. Long Vitality of Seeds. Developement of Seeds and Plants. 11. SUNDAY.-Analogy of Nature. The Vital Powers of Plants. Flowers.-Their Form, Color, and Fragrance. Their Organs of Reproduction, and their Secretion of Honey. The Violet.

REPRODUCTION OF ANIMALS.

The Animal Structure.-Cellular Texture-Membranes, Tendons, and Ligaments. Secretion, Digestion, and the Circulation of the Blood. III. SUNDAY."The Same Lord over All." The Animal Structure. Gastric Juice. Muscular Power. Nature of the Proof of Creative Wisdom derived from the Animal Frame. The Lower Orders of Animals. The Higher Orders of Animals.

INSTINCTS CONNECTED WITH THE REPRODUCTION OF ANIMALS.

General Remarks. Parental Affection. Insects.-Their Eggs. IV. SUNDAY. -On the Uniformity or Sameness in the Natural and Moral World. Insects.Care of their Offspring, exemplified in Bees and Wasps. The Moth. The Burying-Beetle. The Ant. Gall Flies. Deposition of Eggs in the Bodies of Animals, and in Insects' Nests. Birds.-Their Eggs. Prospective Contrivances. v. SUNDAY.-On the Domestic Affections. Birds.-Relation of their Bodies to external Nature. Pairing. Nest-building. The Grossbeak. The Humming-bird. vI. SUNDAY.-Regeneration. Birds.-Nests of Swallows. Hatching of Eggs, and rearing the Brood. Quadrupeds.-The Lion. The Rabbit. Instincts of the Young.

Man.-Effects of protracted Childhood on the Individual. Effects of protracted Childhood on the Parents and on Society. VII. SUNDAY.-On Christian Love.

AGRICULTURE.

The Difference between the Operations of Reason and Instinct, as affording Arguments in Favor of the Divine Perfections. Origin of Agricultural Labor. Origin of Property in the Soil, and the Division of Ranks. Effects of Property in the Soil. Benefits derived from the Principles which Stimulate Agricultural Improvement. The Blessings of Labor. VIII. SUNDAY.-Spiritual Training by Affliction. Nature of Soils. Formation of Soils. Management of Soils.-Draining. Irrigation. Blair-Drummond Moss. Products of the Soil.-Dissemination of Plants. IX. SUNDAY.-The Sower. Dissemination of Plants.-The CocoaNut Tree. Mitigation of Seasons occasioned by Cultivation. The Labors of the Husbandman wisely distributed over the Year. The Corn Plants.-Their Mysterious Origin. Their Distribution over the Globe. Wheat. X. SUNDAY.-Sabbath Morning. The Corn-Plants.-Barley, Oats, Rice, Maize, and Millet. Leguminous Plants.-Peas and Beans. Esculent Roots.-The Potato. Vegetable Substances used for Weaving. The Flax Plant. XI. SUNDAY.-True Science the Handmaid of Religion. Vegetable Substances used for Weaving. The Cotton Plant. Vegetable Substances used for Cordage.-Hemp. Vegetable Substances used for Paper.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF CHRIST.

The Sacrament of the Supper. The Crucifixion. The Grave. XII. SUNDAY. -The Resurrection.

ENJOYMENT EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED.

SPRING. THE WOODS.

THE ENJOYMENTS OF THE POOR IN

RETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE ARGUMENT.

The Power and Intelligence of the Creator. The Goodness of the Creator. The Use and Deficiency of Natural Religion.

VOL. III.-SUMMER.

COSMICAL ARRANGEMENTS.

1. SUNDAY.-Summer the Perfection of the Year. Increased Heat. Internal Heat of the Earth. Increased Light. Electricity. Clouds. Dew. II. SUNDAY.-Scriptural Allusions to the Dew. Adaptations of the Faculties of Living Beings to the Properties of Light and Air.

VEGETABLES.

Growth of Vegetables. Principles on which Horticulture is founded. History of Horticulture. The Turnip. Brassica or Cabbage. III. SUNDAY.-Spiritual Light. Various Garden Vegetables. Flowers-The Rose. Fruits. Ingrafting. The Gooseberry and Currant. The Orchard. IV. SUNDAY.-Spiritual Soil. Productions of Warm Climates used for Human Food.-The Banana. The Date Palm. Trees used for other Purposes than Food. Vegetable Substances used in Tanning. Vegetable Fixed Oils. Vegetable Oils-Essential and Empyreumatic. Vegetable Tallow and Wax. v. SUNDAY.-Spiritual Culture. Vegetable Life in the Polar Regions.

ANIMALS.

Connexion between the Vegetable and Animal Kingdoms. The Sensorial Organs. Sensation and Perception. The Argonaut and Nautilus. The Coral Insect. VI. SUNDAY.-The Invisible Architect. Insect Transformations-Cocoons -The Silk-Worm. Insects-Their Larva State. Their Pupa or Chrysalis State. Their Imago or Perfect State. The Building Spider. Spider's Webb. VII. SUNDAY.-Spiritual Transformation. Insects-Legionary and Sanguine Ants. The Lion Ant-The Queen-Bee. Physiological Character of Vertebrated Animals. Reptiles-The Tortoise-The Serpent. VIII. SUNDAY.-The Old Serpent. Reptiles-The Saurian Tribes. Birds-Their Relative Position. The Bill. Their Power of Flying. Their Power of Vision. Their Voice. Their Selection of Food. IX. SUNDAY.-The Ascension of Christ. Birds-Their Gregarious Habits. Domestic Fowls-The Cock, the Turkey, and the Peacock. The Goose and the Duck. Birds of Prey-The Vulture. The Eagle. Predaceous Animals-Their

Offices in Nature. x. SUNDAY.-Christ the Judge of the World. QuadrupedsTheir Characteristics. Their Bodily Organs. The Bat. The Mouse. Ruminating-The Goat and Sheep. Sheep Shearing. XI. SUNDAY.-Christ, the Good Shepherd. Quadrupeds-The Shepherd's Dog. Ruminating-The Cow. Thickskinned-The Hog. The Horse and Ass. The Elephant. Reflections on the Domestic Animals. XII. SUNDAY.-The Destruction of the World, and the Renovation of the Human Frame in a Future State. Fishes. Man-His External Structure. His Intellectual Powers. His Moral Powers. Physical Effects of Climate. Moral Effects of Climate. XIII. SUNDAY.-The Confusion of Tongues. Man-Human Language.

HAYMAKING-PLEASURES OF RURAL SCENERY.

THE VARIETY, BEAUTY, AND UTILITY OF ORGANIZED EXISTENCES.

RETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE ARGUMENT.
Discipline.

Adaptation. Future Existence.

XIV. SUNDAY.-The Day of Pentecost-One Language.

VOL. IV.-AUTUMN.

PHENOMENA, PRODUCE, AND LABORS OF THE SEASON.

General Character of Autumn. Autumn in the City. Famine in the beginning of Autumn. Autumnal Vegetation. Progress of Vegetation in the Corn Plants. Harvest. I. SUNDAY. Stability of Nature. Gleaning. The Harvest Moon. Harvest-Home. Storing of Corn. Birds.-Their State in Autumn.

THE WOODS.

Their Autumnal Appearance. II. SUNDAY.-The Powers of the World to come. The Woods. Their Uses. Various Kinds and Adaptations of Timber. ORIGIN OF THE ARTS.-Food, Clothing, and Shelter.

HUMAN FOOD.

Its Principle. The Moral Operation of the Principle. Its Supply not inadequate. III. SUNDAY.-Christians "Members one of another." Provision for the future.-Soil still uncultivated. Improved Cultivation. Means now in Existence. Vegetable and Animal Food. Fruits-Their Qualities. Drink. IV. SUNDAY." The Bread of Life." Milk. Wine. Tea and Coffee. Sugar. The Pleasures connected with Food. Comparison between the Food of Savage and Civilized Man. v. SUNDAY." Give us this Day our daily Bread." Agriculture of the Greeks.-Their Harvest. Agriculture of the Romans. Their Harvest. Progress of British Agriculture. Modern Continental Agriculture.

HUMAN CLOTHING.

Its Principle. Its Primitive State. VI. SUNDAY.-The Emptiness of Human Attainments. Its Ancient History. Commercial History of the Raw Material. The Silk Manufacture.-Its Modern History. History of Mechanical Contrivances connected with it. Rearing of the Cocoons, &c. The Cotton Manufacture.-Its Foreign History. VII. SUNDAY.-The Intellectual and Moral Enjoyments of Heaven. The Cotton Manufacture-Its British History. Improvement of Machinery. Its American History.-Introduction of Steam Power. The Woollen Manufacture.-Its History. The Art of Bleaching. The Art of Dyeing.-Its Origin and Ancient History. VIII. SUNDAY.-The Social and Religious Enjoyments of Heaven. The Art of Dyeing.-Its Modern History. Its Chemical Principles.

ARCHITECTURE.

Its Principle. Its original State.-Materials employed. Tools employed. Its Modifications by the Influence of Habit and Religion. IX. SUNDAY.-The Children of the World wiser than the Children of Light. Architecture.-Ancient History and Practice.-Egypt.-Thebes. The Pyramids. India.-Excavated Temples. Central Asia.-Tower of Babel, or Temple of Belus. Babylon. Nineveh. Petra. Greece. x. SUNDAY.-Divine Strength made perfect in Human Weakness. Rome. The Gothic Style. Britain. Bridges. Aqueducts. Railways. XI. SUNDAY.—An Autumnal Sabbath Evening. Prospective Improvement of Locomotive Power. Lighthouses-The Eddystone Lighthouse. The Thames Tunnel

CLOSE OF AUTUMN.

Miscellaneous Reflections on Autumnal Appearances. The Landscape at the Close of Autumn. XII. SUNDAY.-The Fall of the Leaf.

GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT.

Government of the World by General Laws. Government of the World by a Particular Providence. Contrast between Savage and Civilized Life, as regards the Arts. As regards Domestic Comforts. As regards Commerce. As regards Moral Cultivation. XIII. SUNDAY.-" The Harvest is the End of the World."

The preceding ten volumes are now ready for delivery ;and they will be followed, with all due despatch, by the subjoined, among others, provided they are approved by the Board of Education.

LIFE OF WASHINGTON, (with a portrait, and numerous engravings,) by the Rev. CHARLES W. Upham, Author of the Life of Sir Henry Vane.'

THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE UNDER DIFFICULTIES; in two volumes, with Preface and Notes, by FRANCIS WAYLAND, D. D., President of Brown University.

THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE UNDER DIFFICULTIES, illustrated by incidents in the Lives of AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS; in one volume, with Portraits.

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CHEMISTRY, with illustrative wood cuts, by BENJAMIN SILLIMAN, M. D., LL. D., Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, &c. in Yale College.

ASTRONOMY, by DENNISON OLMSTED, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy in Yale College.

This work will be a popular treatise on the Science; it will also enter fully into its history, and consider the subject of Natural Theology, so far as it is related to Astronomy.

NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, by PROFESSOR OLMSTED. Both of these works will be very fully illustrated by diagrams and wood engravings.

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