The British Essayists: Knox's essays

J. F. Dove, 1827 - English essays

On Entrance into Life and the Conduct of early Manhood	6

Classical Learning vindicated	10

On the Wisdom of aiming at Perfection	14

On the Fear of appearing Singular	18

On the Injustice and Cruelty of the Public Prints	22

On forming a Taste for Simple Pleasures	28

On supporting the Dignity of the Commercial Cha racter	32

An Idea of a Patriot	36

On an Excessive and Indiscriminate Love of Com pany and an Abhorrence of occasional Solitude	153

Reflections on the Art of Physic	156

On the Means of rendering Old Age Honourable and Comfortable	165

On the Happiness of Domestic Life	170

On the ill Effects of Ridicule when employed as a Test of Truth in Private and Common Life	174

On the Ill Effects of proving by Argument Truths already admitted In a Letter	180

On the Necessity of Temperance to the Health of the Mind	185

On Conciseness of Style in Writing and Conversation	186

The Respectableness of the Clergy	41

On the Tendency of Moral Profligacy to destroy Civil Liberty	48

On that kind of Wisdom which consists in Accom modation and Compliance without any Principles but those of Selfishness	53

A Prudent and Elegant Character exemplified in the Character of Atticus	59

On Novel Reading	63

On Simplicity of Style in Prosaic Composition	67

On the Prevalence of Religious Scepticism	70

Family Unhappiness the frequent Cause of Immoral Conduct	75

Hints to Young Men who are designed for Orders	79

Hints to Young Men who are designed for a Military or Naval Life	84

On the Amusements of Sunday	88

On the Complaints of Men of Learning	94

Strictures on Modern Ethics	96

On the Style of History	100

On the Manner of Writing Voyages and Travels	105

On the Folly of being anxiously curious to inquire what is said of us in our Absence	110

On Moral Criticism 21 On the Periodical Essayists	122

A cultivated Mind is necessary to render Retirement agreeable	128

On Affectation of the Vices and Follies of Men of Eminence	130

On the Inequalities of Genius	132

Men of Genius do not always excel in Common Con versation In a Letter	135

Verbal Criticism undeservedly despised In a Letter	137

On the Necessity and Method of encouraging in the Community the Prevalence of Virtuous Love	139

Hints to those who are designed for the Life of a Gentleman without a Profession	144

The Want of Personal Beauty a frequent Cause of Virtue and Happiness	148

On the Character and Style of Pliny the Younger	189

On the Expediency of embellishing Composition with harmonious Periods and with other judicious Orna ments	192

On the prevailing Taste of the Old English Poets 48 On the Moral Effects of Painting and Prints	201

On the Impropriety of publicly adopting a New Trans lation of the Bible	205

On the Multiplication of Books	208

Letters the Source of solid Consolation	210

On the excellence of Lord Bacon as a Moralist	212

On the Vanity and Folly of departing from our proper	223

On the Selfishness of Men of the World	232

On the celebrated Historian Thuanus or De Thou	239

On the Poet Vida	247

On the Venerable Bede and several other early	255

On the Value of an Honest	262

Reflections on the Origin and Effects of Sculpture	268

On the Propriety of extending Classical Studies	275

On Music as an Amusement	281

On the Reasonableness of the Antiquarian Taste	288

On the Necessity of an Attention to Things as well	296

On the Fear of growing	310

A short System of Virtue and Happiness	323

On the Means of Reading with the most Advantage	330

On Philosophical Criticism and on the little Assist	339

On the ostentatious Affectation of the Character of	345

On forming Connexions	355

Title	The British Essayists: Knox's essays Volume 22 of The British Essayists: With Prefaces Biographical, Historical, and Critical, Robert Lynam
Author	Robert Lynam
Edition	3
Publisher	J. F. Dove, 1827
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	Dec 12, 2008

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