Scenes and characters from the writings of Thomas Babington Macaulay. To which is prefixed a short account of the life of the author, by R.H. Horne

FROM

THE WRITINGS OF

THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY,

BEING A SELECTION OF

Wis Most Eloquent passages,

CONTAINING SKETCHES OF

ADDISON, MADAME D'ARBLAY, BACON, BARERE, BOSWELL, BURKE, BOILEAU,
BYRON, CHATHAM, LORD CLIVE, CONGREVE, CRISP, DANTE, DRYDEN, FOX,
FREDERICK THE GREAT, GARRICK, EARL GREY, GEORGE II., WARREN
HASTINGS, JOHNSON, IGNATIUS LOYOLA, MILTON, SIR JAMES
MACKINTOSH, MICHIAVELLI, MIRABEAU, POPE, SWIFT, SHERI-
DAN, SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE, VOLTAIRE, WALPOLE,

And other eminent individuals.

TO WHICH IS PREFIXED
A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR:

BY R. E. HORNE, ESQ.

NEW-YORK:
TURNER & HAYDEN, 10 JOHN STREET;

H. & E. PHINNEY, COOPERSTOWN;

I. TIFFANY, UTICA;

C. MORSE, DETROIT.

1846.

COLETA

• 1 JUL 1330 KIBRARY CONTENTS.

Sketch of the Author, ....

Milton's Poetry, ......