tracts from this author I have added two papers on Sir Roger de Coverley, and a portion of his poetical Epistle to Lord Halifax. I left out the two hymns, beginning, “When all thy mercies, O mny God," and, “How are thy servants blest, O Lord,” because it is very doubtful whether he wrote them. Addison introduces them in the Spectator, as if they were the production of another; and the editor of Andrew Marvell's works, Edward Thompson, makes it appear very probable that they were written by his author, as they were found among his manuscripts in his hand-writing, with some variations.GAY. His letter on the “ Village Lovers” is a gem.-Swift. His satire on “Transubstantiation" is omitted for two reasons: the subject is too sacred for such a weapon, and the doctrine too absurd for refutation. Instead of this, the reader will find a still more humorous piece,—that on “ Partridge's Death.”—Pope. The extracts from the “Essay on Criticism," the “Essay on Man," and his " Letter to Steele," additional; and the extracts from the “Rape of the Lock” better arranged.-THOMsox." The Loves of the Birds," "A Summer Scene," "A Thunder-Shower," "The Springs of Rivers," and "A Man perishing in the Snows of Winter," additional.—BOLINGBROKE. “The Use of History," additional.-GRAY. His “Ode on a distant Prospect of Eton College,” the exquisitely beautiful “Song," and the four“ Letters," additional.GOLDSMITH. The “Scenery of the Alps, and the “History of a Poet's Garden,” take the place of " Alcander and Septimius," a rather unnatural story.BLACKSTONE. His remarks on “The Origin and Right of Property,” omitted, as altogether too dry Johnson. “Gayety and Good-Humor," « The Conversation of Authors," « Books and Tradition,” « Prevention of Evil Habits,” and " Parallel between Pope and Dryden," additional.-Lowth. His “ Remarks on the Sublimity of the Prophet Isaiah," who will not value ?-Jones. His beautiful letter on “ Milton's Residence," additional.-BURKE. “John Howard," " Sir Joshua Reynolds,” “Rights of Man," - Noisy Politicians," all additional.-JUNIUS. This author had rather more than his share before: I there. fore omitted two letters of less importance.-CowPER. "The Wounded Spirit Healed," “ The Guilt of making Man Property," “ The Diverting History of John Gilpin," and five letters, “ Cowper's Amusements,” “ Writing upon Any Thing," "An Epistle in Rhyme," "Expects Lady Hesketh, &c.," “ Translation of Homer, &c.," all additional. Such are the most important additions and alterations which have been made in the second edition. But there is hardly an author that remains precisely as before. In almost every one, some additional notes will be found, and the number of verbal alterations is very great. This is owing to the fact that the second proof of this edition I have read very carefully with a most experienced and critical proof-reader, by the best original edition of each author. One would be surprised to see how many errors have crept into the various reprints. To give but two specimens: the fourth line of the “Emigrants," of Marvell, reads in the common editions, “The listening winds received their song." It should be “this song;" and then the song follows, and not in verses as usually printed. The last line but one of Cowper's eulogy on John Bunyan usually reads, “And not with curses on his heart :" it should be And not with curses on his art, who stole The gem of truth from his unguarded soul. Numerous cases of a similar character might be cited; but I have already said quite enough of my own efforts to improve this edition: the Publishers, it will be seen, have done their part in a style of unusual beauty; so that, I believe, scarcely any book has been offered to the public at so moderate a price, if the amount of reading matter and the style of mechanical execusion be taken into view PAILADELPHIA, September 2, 1848. C. D C. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF AUTHORS. ADDISON, JOSEPH . . 374 | COWLEY, ABRAHAM .225 . 734 . 192 . 155 . 231 . 410 . 499 . 549 165 . 169 190 . 346 . 44 117 562 . 288 . 396 . 158 . 143 . 195 . 207 . 414 . 688 . 618 . 34 . 585 . 672 . 424 . 197 . 274. . 199 . 609 . 175 . 213 . 70 . 684 . 422 . 400 . 121 . 494 . 180 . 401 127 . 546 . 529 . 80 . 606 . 431 . 93 . 362 17 HOOKER, RICHARD . . 104 | ROBERTSON, WILLIAM . STEELE, RICHARD . CASTLE . . . . 236 SURREY, EARL OF . Talbot, CATHERINE . 87 . 402 73 . 60 . 433 566 . .218 342 . 468 . 427 . 336 . 515 . 53 . 339 399 . 314 302 . 680 . 479 . 21 . 55 . 446 . 555 366 Dr. Nott's Comparison between Surrey and Wyatt, (note)............... The Frailty of Beauty............. In Praise of his Lady-love ........... Description of Spring................ Boccacio's Decameron, (note)... Prologue to Canterbury Tales.... Influence on the Reformation, (note). The Knight and Squire......... The Clerk ....................... The Wife ........................ The Parson ........... HUGH LATIMER ... His Martyrdom ......... SIR JOHN CHIEKE........... Lines from Milton, (note) ............ The Utopia, account of .......... His other Works......... up her Son to the “ Protector" .. Apology for Writing in English...... 77 Intermixture of Study and Exercise.. Consequences of Neglected Education Dangers of Foreign Travel........... The Arcadia ........ SIR THOMAS OVERBURY. Prose Writings......... Philosopher, Historian, and Poet, com- pared .... Poetry-Sonnet to Sleep..... WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE............ Chronological List of his Playg....... Ben Jonson's Encomium ............ 129 Dryden's Encomium ................ 129 From the “Merchant of Venice,”-the Three Caskets .................. 130 The Seven Ages..................... 134 Fall of Cardinal Wolsey............. 137 Queen Mab and the Fairies .......... 139 Life and Death weighed ....... ..... 140 EDMUND SPENSER.. Remarks on the “Faerie Queene"... Belphoebe............ Campbell, (notes)... .......... 103 Address to Melancholy... .... 143 Exhortation to Early Rising... .... 144 The Shepherd's Evening......... SIR WALTER RALEIGH............. 146 The Fall of mighty Empires—The Folly of Ambition—The Power of Death 147 His various Prose Works............ 148 A Description of the Country's Recrea- Sir Egerton Brydges's Opinion of him as a Poet, note).... ...... 149 The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd . 350 A Vision upon the Faerie Queene..... 151 RICHARD HOOKER ................. 104 His Ecclesiastical Polity............. 105 His Letter to the Archbishop......... 105 The Necessity and Majesty of Law... 106 ENGLISH MINSTRELSY..... ... 109 Account of the Minstrels............ 109 .... 109 112 118 Verses on her own Feelings.......... 117 | Redemption ........ Historical Account of them, (note).... TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE ..... Account of his various Works ....... 160 Coverdale's Bible................... 118 Diverse Objects of Men to gain Know- ledge ........................... 161 Cranmer's, or the Great Bible........ 119 Preservation of Knowledge.......... 161 ..... 119 Pleasure of Knowledge... Geneva Bible.............. ..... 119 Uses of Knowledge............ ..... 119 Studies ................... ......... 163 Douay Bible........... ...... 119 End of Knowledge.............. 164 King James's Bible ....... ...... 119 Immortality of Literary Fame....... 164 Influence of the Bible on the English JOHN DONNE ....................... .. 120 The Farewell....................... Mrs. Ellis's Remarks, (note).......... 121 Prose .............................. 167 The Psalms......................... THOMAS SACKVILLE................ 121 Christians to Preach by Example.... 167 From the Ferrex and Porrex ......... 122 God may be Worshipped anywhere.. 167 The Mirror of Magistrates............ 122 Greatest Cross to have no Cross ...... Allegorical Characters in Hell....... 122 Anger ............. |