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Excerpt from The Gleaner, Vol. 4 of 4: A Series of Periodical Essays; Selected and Arranged From Scarce or Neglected Volumes, With an Introduction, and Notes
CLII. On the irrational pursuits of Virtu. Mar tilmasse Daye, a poem CLIII. The Dean of Badajoz, a tale CLIV. Sketch of some worn-out characters of the last age. The Haunted House, an anecdote CLV. Critical remarks on some celebrated au thors - Hume. Robertson. Franklin CLVI. Petition of the Sharks. The African Boy, a fragmen nt CLVII. Criticalremarks continued - Gibbon. Gil l bert Stuart. Gregory CLVIII. Critical remarks continued. Classical Learning. Voltaire. Raynal. Fenelon. Massillon Bourdalue. Flechier. Bos suet. CLIX. The mischiefs of fickleness illustrated in the history of a country curate CLX. The same continued.
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