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CONTENTS

OF THE

SECOND VOLUME.

LECT. Page

XVIII. nprlGURATlVE Language ■— GeneralCharacters of Style — Diffufe,

Concife — Feeble, Nervous — Dry,

Plain, Neat, Elegant, Flowery. . iXIX. General Characters of StyleSimple,

Affedted, Vehement — Directions forforming a proper Style. . . »9

XX- Critical Examination of the Style ofMr. Addifon, in 41 x of The

Spectator . . , , . 5 3

XXL Gritical Examination of the Style in N*

41s of The Spectator. , ; 76

XXII. Critical Examination of the Style in N*

41 j of The Spectator . . . 95

XXIII. Critical Examination of the Style in N°

414 of The Spectator . . . , 113

XXIV. Critical Examination of the Style in a

PalTage of Dean Svtift’s Writings, 129