A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine: I. Ancient and modern literature, criticism, and philology. II. Philosophy and natural history

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Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; and J. Munday, Oxford., 1809 - Anecdotes

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Contents

On the ancient Syrinx as described in Virgils Eclogues 47 1
47
On the Eikon Basilikè
55
New method of modelling the Tenses of Verbs
58
Proverbial Saying explained
64
A Proverbial Saying explained
66
Ancient and Fabulous History not always alle
93
A Passage in JUVENAL explained
102
CHAUCERS Description of the Sleep of Plants
110
A brief account of the various Translations
116
A Passage in CICERO DE SENECTUTE corrected
124
On the Conversion of ST PAUL
137
Derivation of the phraseto Run a Muck
143
Origin of the word Assassin
146
Account of the Collation and Revision of the English Bible by DR BLAYNEY
148
XLIV Remarks on the HUETIANA and a Passage in VIRGIL
151
On Translation MICKLES Lusiad
152
On the Mistakes of eminent Authors
157
MARTIAL and STATIUS on the Bath of CLAUDIUS ETRUSCUS
159
Greek Inscription to be read backwards as well as ノ forwards
160
The AdageQuem Jupiter vult perdere c illus trated
162
Critique on VIRGIL and an Inquiry into the pro priety of some passages in SILIUS ITALICUS
164
Critique on SHAKESPEARE
170
Critical Remarks on the Tragedies of SENECA
172
Critical Remarks on some passages in V PATER CULUS and PETRONIUS
174
Inquiry as to the real author of the book De Imi
177
Superiority of SHAKESPEARES Description of Night
182
Objections to POPEs Translation of HOMERS De scription of Night
186
Various Descriptions of Night compared
188
Critical Illustrations of obsolete Passages in SHAKESPEARE
192
The Latin AdageIncidis in Scyllam c whence taken
199
Of names retained when their origin is disused
200
NUGA VENALES PUGNA PORCORUM
208
Conjecture on an obscure Passage in SHAKESPEARE
212
On the introduction of Letters into Greece
213
Origin of Old Nick
215
On the Crasis a Grammatical Figure
216
On the word ORMESTA
223
Sameness of certain dissimilar Words
224
Criticism on GRAYs Bard
237
On the word Bleak
238
NINE LOVE at Cards or other Games ex plained
239
An Emendation of a Passage in Virgil
240
POPEs Epitaph on GAY borrowedHAMMONDS Elegies
242
Addition to GRAYs Churchyard Elegy
244
Origin of the word Firm
245
BENTHAM and GRAY on Saxon and Gothic Architecture
249
Anecdotes of Literature by Dr JOHNSON
253
Remarks on WEBBs Inquiry into the Beau ties of Painting c
256
Strictures on WALPOLES Anecdotes of Painting
263
Mixed Passions sometimes not improperly expressed
266
Critique on the word Purpureus
269
Critical Remarks on POPES HOMER
273
Virgilian Account of the Separation of Sicily from Italy
279
ASTLE on Writing
281
Parallel Passages and Remarks on SHAKESPEARE
282
Imitations and accidental Resemblances of MILTON C
291
Strictures on the use of the Interjection on
341
LANGELAND Author of Pierce Plowmans Visions
345
XCVIII Remarks on DRYDENs Ode in Memory of Mrs KILLIGREW
347
Union of Imagination and Judgment indispensa bly required in Poetry
351
BOURN whence probably derived
356
On Imitation and Originality
357
TURL at Oxford whence so named
359
An Emendation in MILTONs Paradise Lost
360
On the Particle un
362
POPES Imitation of a Passage in SILIUS ITALICUS
363
PEN and PIN defined
366
Etymology of PONTIFEX
367
A List of Local Expressions with Illustrations
368
VOL II
369
Critique on VIRGIL
373
Solecisms in the Works of English Authors
374
ADDISONs Observations on Virgils ACHATES
378
On the Authenticity of the Arabian Tales by Dr RUSSELL
382
Dissertation on Accents
385
Page
391
Dissertation on a Poison of the Ancients called
414
History and culture of Cochineal
423
The cause of the lustre or resplendency of the Sea
434
Account of an inflammable Well
443
Fire from the Bowels of a Beast
445
Earthquakes how produced
446
Account of a moving Hill
448
History of Northern Lights in England
450
Curious Discoveries in making new Roads in Northamptonshire
454
Places in England where natural curiosities abound
457
Discoveries of Fossil Bones in several Counties
460
Fossils in the Vicinity of Oxford
468
On the Coluber of Virgil 4 71
471
On the Phenomenon of Dew
472
Observations on the Gossamer
476
On the Influx of Water into the Mediterranean
479
Immense Chesnut Tree at Tamworth
487
Remarkable Phenomenon of the Bath Waters
488
Account of Fires kindled of themselves
489
On the prodigious Growth of Trees
492
On Archbishop SECKERS Death and the Brit Atleness of Human Bones in Frosts
494
Whether Oily Substances are hurtful to the
497
from a Manuscript of Dr HARVEY
499
Description of a Stone Eater
500
On the Stature and Figure of Old Persons
502
The Cruelty of Collectors of Insects censured
504
On the Process of Vegetation in Trees
505
Extraordinary Effects of Pestilential Winds
506
On the Leviathan
508
Stones not hurtful to Land XLIV On the Serpent destroyed by REGULUS 510
510
On the Growth of Cedars in England
512
Harmless Nature of HedgeHogs
516
Account of the Free Martin
517
Account of a Gigantic Child
519
Curious and Authentic Instance of Lon
521

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