THE BRITISH ESSAYISTS; TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED PREFACES BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, AND CRITICAL: BY JAMES FERGUSON, Esq. Author of the NEW BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, &c. A New Edition, in Forty-five Volumes. VOL. XXIV. CONTAINING ADVENTURER, VOL. II LONDON: Printed by Barnard and Farley, Skinner Street, FOR G, OFFER; J. SHARPE AND SONS; ROBINSONS AND Co.; GLASGOW. 1819, CONTENTS. ....... 51. Translation of a Manuscript of Longinus lately discovered, con- 57. Translation of the Manuscript of 58. Presumption of Modern Criticism sages which Pope has borrowed, 64. The Hero distinguished from the Benevolus's Letter concluded.............. On the Trades of London............. 68. Human Sports not such as can gra- 71. Letters from six characters 72. The Folly of human Wishes and vernment of the World. The His- HAWKESWORTH WARTON tory of Nouraddin and Amana.... HAWKESWORTH 84. Folly of false Pretences to Im- Coach ...... 87. Politeness a necessary Auxiliary to 88. Observations on Dreaming and Mad- A Fragment of Simonides, and an 90. Literary Offerings in the Temple of 91. No universal Rule of moral Con- JOHNSON COLMAN HAWKESWORTH |