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CONTENTS
OF THE
SECOND VOLUME.
ANCIENT AND MODERN LITERATURE,
CRITICISM, AND PHILOLOGY.
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1. 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 Musäum
IV. The signification of Words how varied
V. The sense of IMPROBUS as used in Virgil
VI. On the Rebus and Ænigma
VII. Text and Gloss, whence derived
VIII. On the ancient Syrinx as described in Virgil's
Eclogues
IX. On the Eikon Basilike
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
XVIII. Obscure Phrases explained
XIX. Critical Explanations of the word Earing
XX. Biblical Difficulty obviated
XXI. Ancient and Fabulous History not always alle-
gorical
XXII. Virgil illustrated
XXIII. Comment on the old play of ALBUMAZAR
XXIV. A Passage in Juvenal explained
XXV. Criticism on a Passage in VIRGIL
XXVI. Critical Remarks on HORACE
XXVII. Critique on a Passage in Paradise Lost
XXVIII. CHAUCER's Description of the Sleep of Plants
XXIX. Critique on a Passage in HORACE
XXX. Observations on an obsolete Latin word
XXXI. A Passage in Virgil explained
XXXII. A brief account of the various Translations of
the Bible into English
XXXIII. Account of the Translators of the Bible
XXXIV. A Passage in CICERO DE SENECTUTE corrected
from a MS.
XXXV. The pretended power of Witchcraft over the
winds
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
XLII. Origin of the word Assassin
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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
XLVII, MARTIAL and STATIUS on the Bath of CLAUDIUS
ETRUSCUS
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
LYI. 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
taken
LX. Of names retained when their origin is disused
LXI. NUGÆ VENALES.-PUGNA PORCORUM
LXII. Conjecture on an obscure Passage in SHAKESPEARE
LXIII. On the introduction of Letters into Greece
LXIVOrigin of Old Nick
LXV. On the Crasis, a Grammatical Figure
LXVI. On the word ORMESTA
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LXVII. Sameness of certain dissimilar words
LXVIII. Criticism on Gray's Bard
LXIX. On the word Bleak
LXX. Nine Love at Cards, or other Games, ex-
plained
LXXI. THEOBALD and Pope
LXXII. An Emendation of a Passage in Virgil
LXXIII. Pope's Epitaph on Gay borrowed-HAMMOND's
Elegies
LXXIV. Addition to Gray's Church-yard Elegy
LXXV. Origin of the word Firm
LXXVI. Observations on Warton's Essay on Pope
LXXVII. BENTHAM and Gray on Saxon and Gothic
Architecture
LXXVIII. Anecdotes of Literature, by Dr. JOHNSON
LXXIX. Remarks on WebB's “ Inquiry into the Beau-
ties of Painting,” &c.
LXXX. Strictures on WALPOLE’s Anecdotes of Painting
LXXXI. Mixed Passions sometimes not improperly
expressed
LXXXII. Critique on the word purpureus
LXXXIII. Critical Remarks on Pope's HOMER
LXXXIV. Virgilian Account of the Separation of Sicily
from Italy
LXXXV. Astle on Writing
LXXXVI. Parallel Passages and Remarks on SHAKESPEARE
LXXXVII. Imitations and accidental Resemblances of
MILTON, &c.
LXXXVIII. Remarks on Wartor'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
XCII. Critique on a Passage in VIRGIL
XCIII. Strictures on Dr. Johnson's Criticism on Mil-
TON's Latinity
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XCIV. Strictures on the promiscuous use of the Arti-
cles A and AN
XCV. Melancholy, Despair, and Grief, as described by
the Poets
XCVI. Strictures on the use of the Interjection on
XCVII. LANGELAND, Author of Pierce Plowman's Visions
XCVIII. Remarks on Dryden's Ode in Memory of Mrs.
KILLIGREW
XCIX. Union of Imagination and Judgment indispensa-
bly required in Poetry
C. BOURN, whence probably derived
CI. On Imitation and Originality
CII. TURL at Oxford, whence so named
CIII. An Emendation in Milton's Paradise Lost
CIV. On the Particle un
CV. Pope's Imitation of a passage in Silius ITALICUS
CVI. PEN and Pin defined
CVII. Etymology of PONTIFEX
CVIII. A List of Local Expressions, with Illustrations
CIX. Critique on VIRGIL
CX. Solecisms in the Works of English Authors
CXI. Addison's Observations on Virgil's ACHATES
CXII. Latin Preface intended by Burton for his History
of LEICESTERSHIRE
CXIII. On the Authenticity of the Arabian Tales, by Dr.
RUSSELL
CXIV. Dissertation on Accents
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