CONTENTS

OP THE

SECOND VOLUME.

ANCIENT AND MODERN LITERATURE,

CRITICISM, AND PHILOLOGY.

I. ON the Acta Diurna of the Romans

II. On the Catalogue of the Harleian Library

III. Account of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts,

in the British Museum

IV. The signification of Words how varied

V. The sense of IMPROBUS as used in Virgil

VI. On the Rebus and Enigma

VII. Text and Gloss, whence derived

VIII. On the ancient Syrinx as described in Virgil's

Eclogues

IX. On the Eikon Basilikè

X. New method of modelling the Tenses of Verbs

XI. Proverbial Saying explained

XII. A Proverbial Saying explained

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XIII. The Proverb-At Latter-Lammas-explained -

XIV. On the Propriety of language in the Lord's

Prayer

XV. The Author of the Whole Duty of Man

XVI. Sir ISAAC NEWTON on the Ancient Year

XVII. Classic Authors perverted

Fage

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XVIII. Obscure Phrases explained

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XIX. Critical Explanations of the word EARING

XX. Biblical Difficulty obviated

XXI. Ancient and Fabulous History not always alle-

XXII. Virgil illustrated

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XXXII. A brief account of the various Translations of

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XXXVI. A Passage in P. MELA considered

XXXVII. Critical Remarks on a Passage in SHAkespeare's

OTHELLO

XXXVIII. On the Conversion of ST. PAUL

XXXIX. On the Ellipsis

XL. Origin of some common Phrases

XLI. Derivation of the phrase-to Run a Muck

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XLII. Origin of the word Assassin

XLIII. Account of the Collation and Revision of the

English Bible by DR. BLAYNEY

XLIV, Remarks on the HUETIANA and a Passage in

VIRGIL

· XLV. On Translation.-MICKLE'S Lusiad

XLVI. On the Mistakes of eminent Authors

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XLVII. MARTIAL and STATIUS on the Bath of CLAUDIUS

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XLVIII. Greek Inscription to be read backwards as well as

forwards

XLIX. The Adage-Quem Jupiter vult perdere, &c. illus-

trated

L. Critique on VIRGIL, and an Inquiry into the pro-

priety of some passages in SILIUS ITALICUS

LI. Critique on SHAKESPEARE

LII. Critical Remarks on the Tragedies of SENECA

LIII. Critical Remarks on some passages in V. PATER-

CULUS and PETRONIUS

LIV. Inquiry as to the real author of the book De Imi-

tatione Christi

LV. Superiority of SHAKESPEARE'S Description of Night

LVI. Objections to POPE's Translation of HOMER's De-

scription of Night

LVII. Various Descriptions of Night compared

LVIII. Critical Illustrations of obsolete Passages in

SHAKESPEARE

LIX. The Latin Adage-Incidis in Scyllam, &c. whence

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taken

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LX. Of names retained when their origin is disused

LXIII. On the introduction of Letters into Greece

LXIV. Origin of Old Nick

LXV. On the Crasis, a Grammatical Figure

LXX. NINE LOVE at Cards, or other Games, ex-

LXXVI. Observations on WARTON'S Essay on POPE

LXXVII. BENTHAM and GRAY on Saxon and Gothic

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Architecture

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LXXVIII. Anecdotes of Literature, by Dr. JOHNSON

253

LXXIX. Remarks on WEBB's "Inquiry into the Beau

LXXXVI. Parallel Passages and Remarks on SHAKESPEARE

LXXXVII. Imitations and accidental Resemblances of

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MILTON &C,

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LXXXVIII. Remarks on WARTON'S Edition of MILTON'S

Juvenile Poems

LXXXIX. Critical Remarks on MILTON

XC. Parallel Passages in Authors of Note

XCI. On POPE'S Imitations of our early Poets

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XCII. Critique on a Passage in VIRGIL

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