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CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

LETTERS.

Nos. 1 TO 8.

To DR. JAMES CURRIE, Richmond, Virginia, Page 1 to 46

From 1787 to 1795.

On the respective State of Credit in America and England

after the War – Mr. Pitt, early Character and Conduct
of — European Politics - Opinion on the American
Constitution Its Defects Contrasted with that of
England - French Revolution Effect on the Writer's
Feelings - Hints at going to America.

Nos. 9. TO 23.

To DR. PERCIVAL, Manchester.

47 to 96

From 1788 to 1797.

Analytical Review -Slave Trade-Discovery in Bleaching

Corporation and Test Acts - On the Death of Miss

Cropper - Royal Society - Sir Joseph Banks, Corres-

pondence with — Birmingham Riots - Literary Notices

On Medical Consultations Earl of Wycombe —

Account of his Travels through the United States

of America, and Observations - General Washington

- French Revolution - Manchester Academy, and Dr.

Barnes - Injurious Tendency of Habits of Dissent-

Dugald Stewart's Moral Philosophy, Outlines of -

Chemical Notices - Dr. Garnett – Dr. Kippis — Mr.

Roscoe's Lorenzo de' Medici Manchester House of

Recovery - Public Affairs --Literary Communications.

Nos. 24 to 38.

To LIEUT. (afterwards CAPT.) GRAHAM MOORE, R. N.

Page 97 to 162

From 1787 to 1795.

Literary Observations- Mr. Pitt-- Slave Trade-Mr. Fox

State of England - Ossian — Anecdote of Jefferson

— Opening of the French Revolution

Its Effects on

Europe - Its Progress - Naval Etiquette - Literary

Society in Liverpool, Subjects discussed at - Zeluco

- Growing Excitement produced by the Revolution -

Mr. Burke - Military and Naval Character - Difficulty

of forming an unbiassed Opinion as to Politics at the

Period in question - Increased Bitterness of Party Spirit

Its Effects on the Writer.

No. 39.

163

To DR. MOORE, London, (intended) November, 1792.

On the French Revolution.

No. 40.

To MRS. GREG, Manchester.

January 16. 1790.

On the Test and Corporation Acts.

167

No. 41.

170

To Miss KENNEDY, Manchester.

March 27. 1791.

On the Death of Miss Cropper.

Nos. 42 to 48.

To MRS. GREG, Manchester.

Page 172 to 190
From 1790 to 1800.
Death of Miss Cropper

On Education - On Truth-
speaking, (Note) - Reflections on Death On Ireland
- On Composition - Mungo Park.

191

No. 49.

To Mrs. CURRIE, Waterford.

May 14. 1790.

On the Irish Character War with Spain.

194

No. 50.

To the SAME, Ince, near Wigan.

June 12. 1796.

On Mrs. Siddons in Jane Shore and Lady Randolph.

Nos. 51. To 71.

To his Son W. W. CURRIE.

197 to 260

From 1796 to 1805.

Homer - Gibbon - Horace Advice as to his Conduct

on going to a Public School - Anecdote of himself

Examples for Imitation and Avoidance - Comparison

of the Greyhound, inactive and in the Chase - Mischief

arising from false Shame On the Death of his Child

Provincial Pronunciation Elocution Habit of

Speaking, how acquired – More easy to Women than

to Men — Importance with reference to Public Life

On a Case of Conscience - “Respect your own Judg-

ment” - Important Precepts - Pleasure arising from

Epistolary Communication – Superiority in this respect

from Civilisation · Liverpool Athenæum Value of

the Period of Youth for Study - Politics Pleasures of

Natural Scenery, and their Effect on the Mind On the

Value of the Quality, Attention - Importance of Self-

command, and Preference of what is good on the whole to

-

what is pleasant at the moment - On Manners - Edin-

burgh — Lectures - Taking Notes useful, if not too much

an Object - Verbal Criticisms - Metaphysical Observa-

tions — Caution against hazarding inconsiderate Opi-

nions — Value of a Disposition to be pleased - Dugald

Stewart's Lectures Malthus, Reflections on — Folly

of imprudent Marriages - Aikin's Letters to his Son

Farther Observations on Malthus, and his Doctrines

on Population – Anecdote of the Effect produced on a

Lunatic by reading his Essay. (Note.) Anecdotes of

General Wolfe and Franklin Steam Engine Meta-

physics, difficulty attending the Study of, from their slight

Impression on the Mind, and the Imperfection of Lan-

guage Chief practical Value of — Anecdote of Fox

and Horne Tooke St. Domingo — Farther Observ-

ations on Metaphysical Studies - Comparison between

Metaphysics and Mathematics Conversational Powers

- Three Individuals possessed of these in an uncom-

mon Degree — On his Determinution to settle at Bath.

No. 72.

To his DAUGHTER at School, Newcastle upon Tyne. April

26. 1803.

Page 261

To his YOUNGEST DAUGHTER at School. January 18.

1802.

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