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In fome Parts of the Work, and especially towards the latter End, Sentiments and Reflections will be found which may appear, perhaps, fingular; but, it is prefumed, they will not on that account be thought impertinent. They are generally concerning Things with which Learning has little to do, but where Nature herself is to be confulted, and here no Preeminence is to be claimed in Confequence of a fuperior Education; fince every Man can best feel how he is affected.

Whatever Value thefe Reflections and Observations may have, the Examples introduced will always have their Merit, and will, we hope, lead the young Student to a careful perufal of the Volumes from whence they are extracted.

CON.

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ibid.

On Apollo and Daphne, by Mr. Smart

PRECEPTS for the EPITAPH, with Occafional Re-
marks, from

61 to 69

62

On Dr. Francis Atterbury, Bp. of Rochefter, by Mr. Pope 64

On Master----who died of a lingering Illness, by Mr.

ibid.

Smart

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Defcription of a deep Snow in which a Husbandman was
loft

Reflections on the Wants and Miseries of Mankind 154

Winter compared to old Age, with suitable Reflections 155

PRECEPTS for DIDACTIC or PRECEPTIVE POETRY,
with occafional Remarks
156 to 235

The origin and ufe of this kind of Poetry

Of Pope's Effay on Man

ibid.

Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to the
Universe
That Happiness depends upon our Ignorance of future
Events, and the hope of a future State

159

160

The folly of craving for Perfections which Providence has denied us

The madness of Man's defiring to be other than what he is

161

ibid.

Abfolute Submiffion due to Providence Of the Nature and State of Man with refpect to himself as an individual

Of Self-love, and Reason, with their use
Of the Paffions, and their use

ibid.

162

163, 164

Of the Nature and State of Man with refpect to Society 165 That no Creature fubfifts wholly for itself, nor wholly for another, the happiness of Animals therefore is mutual 165 Reason inftructed by Inftinct in inventing of Arts, and in forming Societies

166

The true end of Government, and the use of Self-love

to Society

167

Of the Nature and State of Man, with respect to Hap

ibid.

piness Happiness balanced among Mankind by the two Paffions of Hope and Fear

But that good Men have the Advantage

168 ibid.

Eternal Goods are fo far from being the Rewards of Vir

That Virtue only conftitutes Happiness

tue that they are often deftructive of it

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Of the Universe; a Poem, by Mr. Baker

170

Of Virgil's Georgics

173

The Prodigies fuppofed to have preceded the death of Cafar

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Defcription of a War Horse

Of training upCalves to the Yoke, and breaking of Horfes178

180

Defcription of a Distemper among the Cattle

ibid.

The Nature and Government of Bees

182

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Of Gay's Trivia, or Art of walking the Streets

The Rife of the Patten, a Fable

The Rife of the Shoe-blacking Trade

Defcription of Froit-Fair on the Thames

Of Pope's Efay on Criticism

189

190

ibid.

192

195

196

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