THE

BRITISH ESSAYISTS.

FORTY VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

THE

BRITISH ESSAYISTS.

WITH

PREFACES,

BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, AND CRITICAL.

BY

JAMES FERGUSON, ESQ.

AUTHOR OF THE "NEW BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY."

PRINTED FOR J. RICHARDSON AND CO.; G. OFFOR; T. TEGG;
W. SHARPE AND SON; ROBINSON AND CO.; G. WALKER;
J. EVANS AND SONS; R. DOBSON; J. JONES; AND J. JOHNSON:
ALSO, J. CARFRAE, AND J. SUTHERLAND, EDINBURGH;
AND R. GRIFFIN AND CO. GLASGOW.

CONTENTS.

VOL. III.

106 Catalogue of Poetical Stock-Cri-

ticism on a Passage in Hamlet-

Surrender of Mr. Jeffery Grogram STELLE.

107 Case of a Lover tormented by a

Coquette

108 Degradation of the Stage-Dignity

of Human Nature-Errors of the

French Writers

109 Fashionable Visiting-Notice from

the Upholders

101 Court of Judicature of the Dead in

Reason

111 On the prevalence of

Irreligious Principles

ADDISON and

112 Amusements and Relaxations of

great Men-Misfortune of Idle-

113 Inventory of a Beau: HUGHES Pe-

tition of William Jingle, Coach-

maker Notice to the Dead..........

114 Death-bed Scene ADDISON and

115 Squire Nicolini-Taste for Puppet-

shows-Death and Character of

Sir Hannibal-Fable

ADDISON.

116 Court of Judicature on the Petticoat ADDISON

117 On the Pleasure derived from the

Deliverance of the Good from

Danger-The Author's Dream

118 Irregular Conduct of the Dead-