manage them, and an omission even of such discipline as they are susceptible of, the objects are yet too numerous for minute attention; and the aching hearts of ten thousand parents, mourning under the bitterest of all disappointments, attest the truth of the allegation. His quarrel therefore is with the mischief at large, and not with any particular instance of it. CONTENTS TO VOL. II. Epistle to Joseph Hill, Esq........ Tirocinium: or, a Review of Schools ......... 262 Boadicea ............ 268 Heroism ........ 271 On the Receipt of my Mother's Picture out of Norfolk.............. 273 Friendship.. .......... 280 Ova mischievous Bull, which the owner of him sold at the Author's Instance 290 Aunus memorabilis, 1789. Written in Commemoration of his Majesty's bappy Recovery .. 291 Hymn for the Use of the Sunday School at Olney.................. 295 Stanzas subjoined to a Bill of Mortality for the year 1787 .......... 297 The same for 1788.......... ......... 209 The same for 1789.......... .............. 901 The same for 1790............. ............ 909 The same for 1792........... 905 The same for 1799............... ....... 307 Epitaph on Mr. Hamilton ........... Epitaph on a Hare................................... ............... 311 Account of the Author's Treatment of Harts S94 ARGUMENT OF THE FIRST BOOK. 1}istorical deduction of seats, from the stool to the Sofa.--A Schoolboy's ramble.-A walk in the country. The seene described-Rural sounds as well as sights delightful.--Another walk.--Mistake concerning the charms of solitude corrected.--Colonnades commended.--Alcove, and the view from it.--The wilderness. The grove.-The thresher. --The necessity and the benefits of exercise. --The works of nature superior to, and in some instances inimitable by, art.-The wearisomeness of what is commonly called a life of pleasure.-Change of scene sometimes expedient.A common described, and the character of crazy Kate introduced.-Gipsies.---The blessings of civilized life. --That state most favourable to virtue.--The outh Sea islanders com. passionated, bat chiefly Omai.—His present state of mind supposed. Civilized life friendly to virtue, but not great cities.--Great cities, and London in particular, allowed their due praises, but censured. Fete champetre. The book concludes with a reflection on the fatat affects of dissipation and effeminacy upon our public measures. |
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