BRITISH ESSAYISTS.

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WITH

PREFACES,

BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, AND CRITICAL.

BY

JAMES FERGUSON, ESQ.

AUTHOR OF THE "NEW BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY."

Second Edition.

IN FORTY VOLUMES.

III.

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A NEW EDITION, IN FOUR VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR J. RICHARDSON AND CO.; G. OFFOR; T. TEGG;
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CONTENTS.

VOL. III.

106 Catalogue of Poetical Stock-Cri-

ticism on a Passage in Hamlet-

Surrender of Mr. Jeffery Grogram STEELE.

107 Case of a Lover tormented by a

Coquette

108 Degradation of the Stage-Dignity

of Human Nature-Errors of the

French Writers

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109 Fashionable Visiting-Notice from

the Upholders

101 Court of Judicature of the Dead in
... ADDISON and

Reason

111 On the prevalence of

Irreligious Principles

112 Amusements and Relaxations of

great Men-Misfortune of Idle-

113 Inventory of a Beau: HUGHES Pe-

tition of William Jingle, Coach-

maker Notice to the Dead..........

114 Death-bed Scene .... ADDISON and

115 Squire Nicolini-Taste for Puppet-

shows-Death and Character of

Sir Hannibal-Fable

ADDISON.

STEELE.

116 Court of Judicature on the Petticoat ADDISON

117 On the Pleasure derived from the

Deliverance of the Good from

Danger-The Author's Dream

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118 Irregular Conduct of the Dead-