CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION; On Pronunciation, or Delivery: from Dr. Blair's Lectures,

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11 Strength of Parental Affection

50 Temperance in Places of Education Tottie.48

15 51 Lost Opportunities cannot be re-

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19 Remarks on the Swiftness of Time Idler. 1852 Beginnings of Evil to be resisted

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-to be preserved in your Society- 51

-necessary in Business, Time, &c.

-Idleness avoided by observing

-essential to Self-enjoyment, &c.

58 Suppression of criminal Thoughts

59 Experience anticipated by Reflection-

60 Beginnings of Passion to be opposed-

61 Government of the Temper

62 A peaceable Temper recommended

33 63 Exertions of a benevolent Temper

64 Blessings of a contented Temper

Adven. 84 65 Usefulness of a Desire of Praise

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23 Rules for the Knowledge of One's

Self-

24 No Life pleasing to God but that

which is useful to Mankind

25 Providence proved by Animal In-

stinct

26 Necessity of forming religious Prin-

ciples at an early Age

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27of early acquiring virtuous Dis-

66 Effects of excessive Desire of Praise-

67 Usefulness of virtuous Discipline

68 Consolation of religious Knowledge

69 Sense of Right and Wrong, &c. Gregory. 57

70 Cause of Infidelity

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71 Religion not founded on Weakness

25 Happiness and Dignity of Manhood

depend on youthful Conduct

29 Piety to God the Foundation of good

Morals

73 Comforts of Religion

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74 Cause of Zeal to propagate Infi-

delity

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31 Modesty and Docility joined to Piety-
32 Sincerity and Truth recommended
13 Benevolence and Humanity
34 Courtesy and engaging Manners
35 Temperance in Pleasure recom-
mended

56 Whatever violates Nature cannot
afford true Pleasure

37 Irregular Pleasures, bad Effects of

38 Industry and Application in Youth

39 Employment of Time

40 Success depends on Heaven's Bless-

ing

41 Necessity of an early and close Ap-

plication to Wisdom

4 Unhappiness of not early improving

the Mind

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75 Propagating Infidelity inexcusable

76 Religion considered as a Science

as a Rule of Life and Manners

41 78 cures the Diseases of the Mind-

42 79 On public Preaching

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80 Religion considered as exciting De-

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Seed. 44 89

• of Lust

⚫ of Virtue

of Vanity

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of Avarice

90 Gentleness not to be confounded

with insincere Politeness

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91 Oppor-

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163 Behaviour to Superiors

164 Against wronging our Neighbour

by injurious Words

195 194 Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Solomon's

Song, Prophecies, Apocrypha

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196 195

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the New Testament

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Providence, or Accidental Differences.

Authors. Pag. Sect.

Dodsley. 295

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BOOK II. Classical and Historical.

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40 Of Livius, Nævius, and Ennius Spence. 345 100 On Allegories