THE

BRITISH ESSAYISTS;

WITH

PREFACES,

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL,

BY

A. CHALMERS, F. S. A.

VOL. XI.

LONDON:

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468. Death and Character of Dick Estcourt...... STEELE

469. On Benevolence in official Situations.

.. ADDISON

470. Criticism-Specimen of various Readings......

471. On religious Hope......

472. Proposal that the rich Sick should assist the Poor

-On the Loss of Sight...

473. Letters on Affectation of Ignorance-from a Poe-
tical Lover-Specimen of the Familiar..
474. Letter complaining of Country Manners and Con-

versation-Dumb Conjuror

475. On asking advice on affairs of Love.....
476. On Method in Writing and Coversation-Charac-

ters of Tom Puzzle and Will Dry..........

STEELE

. ADDISON

477. Letter on Gardening...

478. Proposal for Repository of Fashions...

479. Causes of Unhappiness in the married Life......

. STEELE

480. Letters from a country Gentleman to Pharamond.

From a Lawyer's Clerk.

HARPER

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