MORAL AND LITERARY.

BY

VICESIMUS KNOX, M. A.

LATE FELLOW OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, OXFORD:

Non quia difficilia funt, non audemus ; fed quia non audemus,
difficilia funt.

SENECA.

BASIL: printed and fold by JAMES DECKER.
STRASBURGH: fold by F. G. LEVRAULTÄ

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LVII. On the Selfishness of Men of the World

LVIII. On the Folly of denying that Homer has

Faults, fince his Beauties are fuch as pre-

vent his Faults from becoming difguftful

LIX. On the celebrated Hiftorian Thuanus, or De

Thou

LX. On Owen, the Latin Epigrammatift

LXI. On Politian and Muretus, two elegant

Writers of modern Latin

LXII. On the Poet Vida

LXIII. On the Latin Poet Sannazarius

LXIV. On the Venerable Bede, and feveral other

early Writers of England

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on it.

LXV. On fome of the most celebrated Schoolmen

LXVI. On the Value of an honeft Man

LXVII. Reflections on the Origin and Effects of

Sculpture, with mifcellaneous Remarks

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LXVIII. That the English poffefs a fine Taste for

Sculpture, and that it ought to be encou-

raged for its moral Effects

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LXIX. On the Propriety of extending claffical

Studies to natural and experimental Phi

lofophy, and uniting Philology with

LXX. On the Effects of the bad Example of the

Great among their menial Servants, Do-

meftics, and Dependants

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LXXI. On Mufic as an Amusement

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LXXII. On the beft Method of exciting literary

Genius in Boys who poffefs it

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rian Tafte

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LXXIII. On the Reasonablenefs of the Antiqua-

LXXIV. Objections to the Study of Antiquities
when improperly pursued

LXXV. On the Neceffity of an Attention to Things

as well as Books, exemplified in the In-

ftance of a Fellow of a College. (In a
Letter.)

LXXVI. On the Influence of Fashion

LXXVII. On fome Parts of the Discipline in our

English Universities

LXXVIII. On the Fear of growing old

LXXIX. Curfory Confiderations on Architecture

LXXX. A short Syftem of Virtue and Happiness

LXXXI. On the peculiar Propriety of exciting per-

fonal Merit and manly Virtue in a Time

of public Diftrefs and Difficulty

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LXXXII. On the Means of reading with the most

Advantage

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LXXXIII. On the Propriety of adorning Life, and

ferving Society, by laudable Exertion

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LXXXIV. On philofophical Criticifm, and on the

little Affiftance it gives to Genius

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LXXXV. On the Importance of a good Character,

confidered only with refpect to. Interest

LXXXVI. On the oftentatious Affectation of the

Character of a learned Lady, without

fufficient Learning, and without Judge-

ment

LXXXVII. On the Folly and Wickednefs of ne-

glecting a Family and Children, for the

Pleafures of Diffipation

LXXXVIII. On forming Connexions

LXXXIX. An Addrefs to a young Scholar, fup-

pofed to be in the Courfe of a liberal

Education at School

XC. The Want of Piety arifes from the Want of

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Senfibility

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XCI. On the Pleasures of a Garden

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XCII. On the grave and gay Species of Philo-

XCV. On Hospitality, and the Civilities of com-

mon Life

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XCVI. On the Merit of illuftrious Birth

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XCVII. Religious and moral Principles not only

confiftent with, but promotive of, true

Politenefs and the Art of Pleafing

XCVIII. On the Guilt of incurring Debts without

either a Profpect or an Intention of

Payment

XCIX. Curfory Remarks on the Life, Style, Ge-

nius, and Writings of Petrarch

C. On the Folly and Wickedness of War

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