The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers

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CONTENTS.

VOL. XI.

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No.

468. Death and Character of Dick Estcourt.........

469. On Benevolence in official Situations.

470. Criticism-Specimen of various Readings.

471. On religious Hope.....

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472. Proposal that the rich Sick should assist the Poor

On the Loss of Sight....

473. Letters on Affectation of Ignorance-from a Poe-
tical Lover-Specimen of the Familiar.......
474. Letter complaining of Country Manners and Con-
versation Dumb Conjuror

475. On asking advice on affairs of Love...

476. On Method in Writing and Coversation-Charac-
ters of Tom Puzzle and Will Dry.

477. Letter on Gardening.

478. Proposal for Repository of Fashions..

479. Causes of Unhappiness in the married Life..

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