of Imitation for Writers of Latin are CICERO and VIRGIL, Rules neceffary to be obferved in this elegant fpecies of Compofition. P. 143-169. CHAP. V. . THE GREEK LANGUAGE: ITS Origin-Dialects-The Theory of its derivation as ftated by Lord Monboddo confidered. Its CharacteristicsHarmony and wonderful Copioufnefs. Various Examples of the Greek Claffics prove how admirably it was adapted to fubjects of Poetry-Eloquence-Hiftory-and Philofophy. The peculiar Beauties of Greek Compofition. The Causes of the extraordinary duration and wide extent of ancient Greek as a living Language. Modern Greek. Comparative View of the Greek, Latin, and English Languages. . 170-190. ९. FINE encomium on Eloquence by Cicero.--Four different heads under which the productions of Eloquence may be confidered. 1. The Sources of Argument. II. The Nature of Style. III. The Arrangement of the different parts of a Difcourfe. IV. Proper Action and Delivery. The Eloquence of ancient and modern times. What Examples to be propofed for the Imitation of a public Speaker-DEMOSTHENES CICERO LORD CHATHAM-LORD MANSFIELD-BURKE, &c. CLASS III. CHAP. I. HISTORY IN GENERAL. P. 191-2142 HISTORICAL Information is calculated to gratify that curiofity which is common to all periods of life. The methods adopted in the early ages of the World to tranfmit the knowledge of Events to pofterity-The defects of fuch methods completely remedied by Hiftory.The Advantages of a knowledge of Hiftory. Its most important branches, I. THE HIS TORY OF THE JEWS. II. OF GREECE. III. OF ROME. IV. OF MODERN EUROPE. V. OF ENGLAND. Statistics, Biography, and the Letters of eminent Perfons, are highly useful and pleafing in an hiftorical point of view, CHRONOLOGY and GEOGRAPHY L GEOGRAPHY are the lights of Hiftory. Coins, Medals, and Laws, furnish it with ftrong auxiliary evidences. P. 215-246. CHAP. II. THE SUBJECT CONTINUED. COMPARISON between ancient and modern Hiftorians Sketch of a complete Writer of Hiftory given as a Standard whereby to afcertain the merits of Hiftorians. CHAP. III. THE HISTORY OF THE JEWS. P. 247-256. THE Accomplishment of fome remarkable Prophecies, re, lating both to the affairs of the Jews, and to the Chriftian Revelation, and the evident proofs, that the Jews were felected as the peculiar people of God, render their facred Books highly interefting. I. The remote Antiquity of thefe Books-the proofs of their Authenticity-the fublime nature of their Con tents. II. The inftitutions, manners, and customs, of the an cient Jews. THE KNOWLEDGE AND WORSHIP OF THE ONE TRUE GOD DISCRIMINATED THEM FROM ALL OTHER NATIONS IN THE WORLD. III, The Effects of their Opinions and Inftitutions upon their literary Compofitions. The Charac ters of MOSES DAVID-SOLOMON ISAIAH JEREMIAHDANIEL. The Accuracy of the Scripture Chronology proved by Sir Ifaac Newton. IV. Advantages to be derived from the Study of the Holy Scriptures in general.-Praife of the English Tranflation. SIR WILLIAM JONES'S Opinion of the Holy Bible. P. 257-284. CHAP. IV. THE HISTORY OF GREECE. ORIGIN of the Greeks. The defcriptions of Homer correfpond with the most authentic accounts of their early manners and condition. ATHENS and SPARTA the most eminent of the Grecian States-their Religion and Government, The influence of their refpective inftitutions upon manners and characters. The moft fplendid Era of Athenian Greatnefs. Characters of fome illuftrious Perfons during that PeriodMILTIADES PAUSANIAS-CIMON-THEMISTOCLES- ARISTIDES SOCRATES. The fufferings of Patriots and Philofophers under a democratical form of Government. Degraded ftate of the fair Sex. Hard condition of Slaves.-Digreffion on the treatment of Slaves in ancient times, and of thofe conveyed by the the moderns to the Weft Indies. Contraft between the Greeks and Perfians. P. 285-318+ CHAP. V. THE SUBJECT CONTINUED. - - THE great influence of Liberty and Emulation upon the elegant Arts and Literature of Greece. The peculiar excellence of Grecian Poets-HOMER-SAPPHO-PINDAR-ESCHYLUS SOPHOCLES EURIPIDES - ARISTOPHANES MENANDER THEOCRITUS. Grecian Orators PERICLES - DEMADESHYPERIDES-ESCHINES-DEMOSTHENES. Hiftorians-Hɛ. XENOPHON. Philofophers Artifts-ZEUXIS-PARRHA, P. 319-331 THUCYDIDES CRATES-PLATO-ARISTOTLE. RODOTUS SIUS PHIDIAS-ALÇAMANES, CHAP. VI. - So. THE SUBJECT CONTINUED. THE Caufes and Confequences of the Peloponnefian War, Character of Pericles. The decline of Athenian Power and Fame. EPAMINONDAS and PELOPIDAS illuftrious Thebans. Character of ALEXANDER THE GREAT.-Apelles and Lyfippus, The degeneracy of Athenian Manners. Greece fubdued by the Romans, and afterwards by the Turks. Degraded state of its prefent Inhabitants, who retain fome traces of the Character of their Ancestors. Advantages derived by modern Europe from antient Greece. Concluding remarks fuggefted by fome points of refemblance between Athens in the time of her glory, and the prefent ftate of Great Britain. P. 332-351 CHAP. VII. THE HISTORY OF ROME. THE fingular excellence of the Roman Hiftory. The mag nificence of Rome, and the wide extent of the Empire in the reign of TRAJAN, naturally excite our curiofity to investigate the leading caufes of the Greatnefs and Fall of the Roman Power. The Caufes of its Greatnefs were, I. THE PECULIAR CONSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT. II. THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE ARTS OF WAR. III. THE ATTACHMENT TO THE ESTA BLISHED RELIGION. IV. THE SPIRIT OF PATRIOTISM. P. 352-383. CHAP. VIII. THE SUBJECT CONTINUED. t THE Roman Inftitutions and Laws, by forming the manners, and directing the conduct of an enterprifing People, 9 enabled enabled them to establish their extenfive Empire. The Carthaginians were their most formidable Rivals. Their Naval Power and extensive Commerce. Characters of HANNI BAL and SCIPIO AFRICANUS. The Civil Wars-The Character of AUGUSTUS-The flourishing state of Literature and the Arts during the AUGUSTAN AGE.The degeneracy of Manners from that period.-Its Causes; I. LUXURY. II. CORRUPTION, III. NEGLECT OF EDUCATION. IV. THE PREVALENCE OF THE EPICUREAN PHILOSOPHY.-Good and bad Emperors. Rome facked by the Goths. Divifion of the Empire. Re. flections. P. 384-407. CHAP, IX, THE HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE. THE Events and Revolutions in this part of History have given rife to our present establishments, manners, and modes of thinking. A fhort review of the most remarkable Events, with their respective Causes and Effects. I. THE FEUDAL SYSTEM. II. THE CRUSADES. III. THE INSTITUTION OF CHIVALRY, P. 408-450. CHAP. X. THE SUBJECT CONTINUED. THE Events in Modern Europe continued. IV. THE RE FORMATION OF RELIGION. V. THE REVIVAL OF CLASSICAL LEARNING. The most remarkable Discoveries of modern times, and their beneficial effects. Concluding Obfervations. THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IS interesting to mankind in general, and peculiarly fo to Britons. Excellent Remark of Frederic King of Prufia upon this fubject. The Sources of our Information are numerous and authentic. A Sketch of thofe memorable Reigns during which fach Charters were granted, and Laws were paffed, as form our prefent prefent Conftitution. ALFRED. WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, CHAP. II. THE SUBJECT CONTINUED. THE general benefits, which refult to Englishmen from the Genius of their POLITICAL CONSTITUTION. CLASS IV. PHILOSOPHY. CHAP. I. P. 35-47 LOGIC, OR THE RIGHT USE OF REASON. ADVANTAGES to be derived from its cultivation-Its true Nature not to be mifunderstood-Its conftituent Parts are four; I. PERCEPTION, including ideas, words, and definitions. II. JUDGMENT, of which the foundations are three-Intuition, or the ground of fcientific knowledge-Experience, or the ground of natural knowledge-Teftimony, or the ground of hiftorical knowledge. III, REASONING-its different kindsSyllogifm-arguments against this mode of endeavouring to difcover truth. Lord Bacon's mode of reafoning by INDUC. TION. IV. METHOD divided into the analytic and fynthetic. -Practice and good examples neceffary to form a correct Reafoner. Examples recommended-LORD BACON-CHIL -GROTIUS-LOCKE-CLARKE BISHOP BUTLER-SYNGE-PALEY. Practical influence of Logic, or well, regulated Reafon, upon Mankind during the various periods of Life, P. 48—76, LINGWORTH CHAP. II. THE MATHEMATICS. OBJECTIONS against these studies anfwered. Utility of Mathematical Knowledge. Opinion of Locke favourable to fcientific purfuits-their great perfpicuity-the method of reafoning purfued in them. Mathematics are pure and mixed. I. Pure, viz. Arithmetic-Algebra-Geometry-Trigonometry. II. Mixed, viz. Mechanics-Optics-Aftronomy-Pneumatics -Hydroftatics. The estimation in which these studies were held in ancient times, P. 77-89. CHAP. |