THIRTY
LETTERS
ON
VARIOUS SUBJECTS.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
LONDON:
Printed for T. Cadell, and T. Evans, in the Strand; and B. Thorn and Son, in EXETER.
MDCCLXXXIII.
CONTENTS
OF THE
FIRST VOLUME.
| LETTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | [The Force of Custom] | 1 |
| II. | [On Riches, Cards, and Duelling] | 5 |
| III. | [On Languages] | 16 |
| IV. | [On judging by the Perceptions of others] | 29 |
| V. | [On Painting] | 32 |
| VI. | [On Painting] | 39 |
| VII. | [On temporary Taste] | 46 |
| VIII. | [On musical Expression] | 49 |
| IX. | [On the Parenthesis, and Anticipation] | 56 |
| X. | [On Catches] | 63 |
| XI. | [On the English Language] | 78 |
| XII. | [On Homer’s Scale of Heroes] | 91 |
| XIII. | [On the different Manners of Reading] | 94 |
| XIV. | [On Shakespeare] | 99 |
| XV. | [On Writing-hand] | 103 |
| XVI. | [On the want of accurate Views] | 108 |
| XVII. | [On the Analogy of the Arts] | 114 |
| XVIII. | [On bad Association] | 120 |