Confessions in Elysium: Or, The Adventures of a Platonic Philosopher; Taken from the German of C. M. Wieland, Volume 2

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Page 16 - Observations on the Diseases, Defects, and Injuries in all Kinds of Fruit and Forest Trees ; with an Account of a particular Method of Cure.
Page 3 - FAMILY EXPOSITOR; Or, a Paraphrase and Version of the New Testament : with Critical Notes, and a Practical Improvement of each Section.
Page 18 - Mrs. Marcet's Conversations on Chemistry, in which the Elements of that Science are familiarly explained and illustrated by Experiments.
Page 5 - ENGLISH EXERCISES, adapted to Murray's English Grammar: consisting of Exercises in Parsing ; instances of False Orthography ; violations of the Rules of Syntax ; defects in Punctuation ; and violations of the Rules respecting perspicuous and accurate Writing. Designed for the benefit of Private Learners, as well as for the use of Schools.
Page 20 - A Portraiture of Methodism : being an impartial View of the Rise, Progress, Doctrines, Discipline, and Manners of the Wesleyan Methodists.
Page 3 - POWER OF RELIGION on the Mind, in Retirement, Affliction, and at the approach of Death; exemplified in the Testimonies and Experience of Persons distinguished by their greatness, learning, or virtue. " 'Tis immortality,— 'tis that alone, Amidst life's pains, abasements, emptiness, The soul can comfort, elevate, and fill.
Page 223 - On the Study and Use of Ancient and Modern History ; containing Observations and Reflections on the Causes and Consequences of those Events which have produced conspicuous Changes in the aspect of the World, and the general state of Human Affairs. By JOHN BIGLAND.
Page 223 - Thoughts on the effects of the British government on the state of India, accompanied with hints concerning the means of conveying civil and religious instruction to the natives of that country.
Page 3 - Church of Wakefield, in the year 1802, on that part of the Liturgy of the Church of England contained in the Morning Prayer. By Thomas Rogers, MA 4 vol.
Page 15 - Translated from the Italian. To which are prefixed, Remarks on the life and •writings of Boccaccio; and an advertisement, By the Author of Old Nick [Edward Dubois].

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