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then indulged the hope, sanctioned, I trust, by present appearances, that we might at length witness, if we could not accelerate, that moral and intellectual progress of society, under whose beneficial influence the universal recognition of right shall, one day, supersede the penurious, or even the liberal concession of privilege, while "knowledge shall be increased," and, as the happy result, a consummation devoutly to be anticipated, "nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."

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Sustained by an indulgent Providence through a various day of life, now protracted beyond the estimated age of man, I cannot but desire for my friends what I would humbly solicit for myself, an evening hour, cheered by some agreeable recollections, and especially enlivened, as "the world recedes and disappears,” by those prospects of futurity which the world cannot give, and is powerless to take

away.

I remain, dear Sir,
Yours sincerely,

J. T. RUTT.

NEWINGTON GREEN,

May 12th, 1831.

CONTENTS

OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH VOLUME.

MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS RELATING TO EDUCATION

J. Of Natural and Artificial Education -

II. Of the Objects of Education and their Relative Im-

III. Of the Latin and Greek Languages

IV. Of Private and Public Education

V. Of introducing Young Persons into Company

VI. Of the Knowledge of the World, with respect to the

Follies and Vices of it

VII. Of Correction

VIII. Of Submission to Authority

X. Of Filial and Parental Affection

XI. Of Instruction in the Principles of Morals and Religion

XII. The Importance of Early Religious Instruction, argued

from a more particular consideration of the Princi-

ples of Human Nature

XIII. Of the Education of Persons of Rank and Fortune

XIV. Observations for the Use of Persons in the Middle

XV. Of the Attendance of Servants on Young Persons

XVI. Of Foreign Travel

XVII. General Advice relating to the two Sexes

Considerations for the Use of Young Men, and the

Parents of Young Men

A POLITICAL DIALOGUE ON THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF
GOVERNMENT

LETTERS TO THE INHABITANTS OF NORTHUMBERLAND
PREFACE

Letter

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I. Of my Situation as an Alien

II. Of French Citizenship, and French Principles

III. Of my Right to treat of Subjects of Civil Policy, and

the Advantages I have had for acquiring Knowledge

VI. Of the Style of Abuse in the Writings of Mr. Cobbett,
alias Peter Porcupine

IV. Of what I have done with respect to the Politics of

V. Of the Intercepted Letters, and of the French Revo-

VII. Of my Religion

VIII. Of the Innocence and Advantage of the Free Discus-

sion of all Political Subjects

IX. Of Improvements in the Constitution of the United

X. Of Infringements of the Constitution by the Acts of

Congress, respecting the Regulation of Commerce,

the Power of making Peace and War, and Restric-

tions of the Freedom of Speech, and of the Press • 160

XI. Of the Laws relating to Aliens, and the Naturalization

XII. Of the Policy of America with respect to Foreign

Maxims of Political Arithmetic

A Letter to a Friend in Paris

I. Letters to the Bishops, upon the subject of the Con-

troversy with Dr. Horsley

Letter I. Of the Attention that is due to this Sub-

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III. A Catalogue of some of the Books that are quoted in

Disquisitions relating to Matter and Spirit

IV. Conclusion of Preface to the History of the Corrup-
tions of Christianity

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V. The principal Ecclesiastical Writers after the Aposto-

lic Age, with the Time when they flourished

VI. The Names of the principal Persons mentioned in the

History of Early Opinions, with the Times in which

VII. An Account of the Editions of the Ancient Writers

quoted in the History of Early Opinions

VIII. The Titles of Books quoted in a Comparison of the

Institutions of Moses with those of the Hindoos

and other Ancient Nations

IX. The Titles of such Books as are quoted in the History

of the Christian Church, by the Names only of the

X. The Titles, with the Editions used, of Books generally

quoted by little more than the mere Names of the

XI. A Chronological Table of Events, Civil and Eccle-

siastical, after the fall of the Western Empire

XII. Some Considerations on the State of the Poor in ge-

neral, prefixed to an Account of a Society for En-

couraging the Industrious Poor

XIII. Preface to an History of the Sufferings of Marolles

and Le Fevre, upon the Revocation of the Edict of

XIV. Preface to Original Letters by the Rev. John Wesley

and his Friends

An Address to the Methodists

XV. Preface to the American edition of the Appeal to the

Serious and Candid Professors of Christianity

XVI. Preface to the Originality and Superior Excellence of

the Mosaic Institutions demonstrated

XVII. Preface to the History and present State of Electri-

XVIII. Preface to a Familiar Introduction to the Study of

XIX. Preface to a Familar Introduction to the Theory and

Practice of Perspective

XX. Dedication and Preface to the Directions for Impreg-

nating Water with Fixed Air

XXI. Dedication and Preface to the History of the Present

State of Discoveries relating to Vision, Light, and

XXII. Dedication and Preface to Experiments and Observa-

tions on different Kinds of Air

XXIII. Preface and Dedication to Heads of Lectures on a

Course of Experimental Philosophy, particularly

including Chemistry, delivered at the New College,

XXIV. On Dr. Franklin and Mr. Burke

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