The Historical Triad in the Sceptical Age.
The Sceptical Age—David Hume—History of England—Metaphysics—Essay on Miracles—Robertson—Histories—Gibbon—The Decline and Fall 309
Chapter XXX.
Samuel Johnson and His Times.
Early Life and Career—London—Rambler and Idler—The Dictionary—Other Works—Lives of the Poets—Person and Character—Style—Junius 324
Chapter XXXI.
The Literary Forgers in the Antiquarian Age.
The Eighteenth Century—James Macpherson—Ossian—Thomas Chatterton—His Poems—The Verdict—Suicide—The Cause 334