the sober back-ground of a picture, composed with

taste. Also, his respectable pleasures and duties. p. 82.

The subject of censure resumed synthetically, and other

opinions inferred from the general view of nature just

pointed out; and that which discouraged a Burke from

hoping for attention during life, while he witnessed the

reception of the original Warburton, made to instance

the censure of novelty.

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p. 85.

The censure of sublimity shewn in objections to such
involuntary pecularities of character in men that sub-
ject them to the false imputation of pride, some of
which are mentioned; a spirit of independence one.
Also to necessary war, and the balance of power. ib.

The censure of beauty often wrong; as in the case of

honourable dependance. The servants of the public

shewn improperly to suffer by it, for receiving the

wages of their hire, and the reward of their industry,

or merit. The excesses of beauty to be sought chiefly

in the enthusiasm of modern philanthropy. The equity

of the scriptural precept, that we should love our ene-

mies, maintained against Paine's arguments in his Age

of Reason. One in the fine arts the contempt of

beauty in poetical composition; and a consequent

harshness and ugliness, from the want of ability to

produce any thing great.
P. 92.

After speaking of sublimity and beauty, the fine arts

naturally occur, and Rousseau's censure of them con-

sidered. D'Alembert, in defending them, observed to

make an unnecessary concession: and Miss Hannah

Moore to have provided more judiciously in her re-

marks, both for their security, and the security of

religion and morals against them,
P. 95.

The censure of fitness considered; and the subject re-

vived of the encouragement of virtue, which was

treated under the fourth and thirteenth head in the

Timely Appeal, and under the head of fitness in the

present work, with allusions to the managenent of the

poor, and the society which has undertaken the care

of them, as naturally connected with it P. 97:-

The same careful adherence to fitness should make us

judge of the understanding, as well as the heart, where

that is the predominant quality; as in preferring the

minister of genius for his judgment, rather than his

other superior qualities. Bolingbroke's brilliancy did

not place him, as a minister, above Walpole, and still

less above a minister of judgment, with all his brilliancy.

In Lord Chatham judgment predominated, as shewn

in his public measures: p. 101. The philosopher too,

nay, the critic, improperly, though usually, praised or

condemned for mere style, instead of matter: p. 103.-

Fitness, prevalent in Johnson's literary character, excit-

ing too much prejudice against it: p. 106.-Also in

Pope's poetry, against him; even through the moderate

and tasteful enthusiasm of Dr. Warton. Burke free

from any enthusiasm (a work of the Author's an-

nounced in a note): p. 109.-The style of German and

other late productions reconsidered; here in alluding

to the childish simplicity of some, too remote from

fitness, and indulging in false sentiment. P. 111.

The assertion of the minister, concerning the ascendancy
of the passions over the understanding, consistent with,
and supported by, every thing advanced in this work;
yet the censure of defect and deformity, here consi-
dered not to be indulged, for reasons, some of which
are mentioned under that head and elsewhere; a

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The

false injudicious idea of fitness always proving the

connection of extremes. However the reforming

spiritless daring and violent in this country, many

moderately meaning persons who think themselves

without it, too freely discuss public measures.

danger lest this spirit should nurse revolutions the

greater, from its very speciousness: p.113.-In poetry,

Lowth's opinion objected to, that the end of it was

rather to instruct, than to please; and that of Hurd,

Beattie, and other critics preferred; from its being

more favourable to truth and taste, and less favourable

to the vanity and ambition of poets: p. 116.-The

controversy between Voltaire and Mrs. Montagu, in

which she triumphantly defended Shakspeare, whose

fame was threatened by the prejudices in favour of

fitness. Johnson's objections, related by Boswell, to

her style of criticism, answered.

p. 119.

The censure of ugliness disapproved of, in an illiberal

intolerance of unpleasant qualities in men, which are

involuntary. In the fine arts often necessary to truth

of character, yet not to be too scrupulously dispensed

with. The ideal beauty of the státuaries explained on

Burke's principles, which are defended against some

opinions in the Idler. How far the styles, as sometimes

described, of Sophocles and Euripides, exemplify it.

P. 122.

The censure of mediocrity also, for reasons before-
mentioned, should be properly moderated, and the
meanness of the philosopher, especially, who cannot
often be contented with it, shewn to argue irrational
dissatisfaction with existing governments, and the
existing state of science. In the fine arts, it urges
their professors to absurdities in the general plan of

their conduct, and in their particular exertions; the
former instanced by the physician in Boileau's Art of
Poetry; the latter, among other examples, by the
unnecessary and outrageous violation of dramatic rules
upon our stage.

The remarks on censure being concluded, according to
the method proposed, and the steps of Burke followed
through his whole Essay, the separate attention there-
by given to every quality shewn conducive to that
balance, which is agreeable to justice: p. 133.-The
government of England, and the religion of its church,
most favourable to this balance, as being in neither
extreme, but uniting opposite characters; adapted
therefore to the nature of man: p. 135.-Yet sound-
ness of opinion may co-exist with more than one go-
vernment and religion. This soundness of opinion
preferably intended to be shewn in politics; philoso-
phy thus having it in her power to demonstrate grati-
tude for the memorable defence of her cause by the
British ministry during the present war, as well as
fully to secure the object which prompted this exami
nation of the subject of censure: p. 136.-This right
judgment proved by founding government on experi-
ment, not abstract reasoning, though differently from
Locke: ib.-An attempt to restore the English go-
vernment as it appeared at the Revolution, with our
present habits, compared to the establishment of a
royal democracy in France, and thought no less likely
to fail. Fletcher of Salton's good opinion of the
Tories. An old Whig described, and even more ap-
proved of: p. 138-A new Whig described. What
he terms stale prejudices, not always unwholesome.
His own unleavened prejudices: p. 140.-The Jacobin

described. Both he and the new Whig too great ad-

mirers of French philosophy: p. 144.-Buonaparte

bigotted to the schemes of the illuminati, though dan-

gerously imposing on such numbers. The illustrious

House of Bourbon, having learnt the lessons of ad-

versity, recommended to pity and attention: p. 146.-

Observations on the merits of Burke's system; and

the right critics have to condemn it hastily: p. 150.-

Also, on the Author's views and motives; who con-

cludes with a passage from Burke's Sublime and

Beautiful, marked by piety, which shews the ulti-

mate end of all philosophical inquiries, and sanctions

the present.

P. 152.

ERRATA.

Page 6, line 10, for " be unequal, read “to be unequal.”
II, 7, for "tends," read "tend."

41, in the quotation at the bottom, for "algit," read "alget."
42, in the note, last line, for "opponent," read "opponents."
44, line 2, for "Frenchman," read "Frenchmen."
.651 3, for "attractive," read "unattractive."

129, line 24, place the first comma after "either."

150, 14, for "them,” read “it.”

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153, transfer the full stop from line 6, to the end of the

Italics, line 7.