POLITE LITERATURE. 



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I. AN Essay on the subject proposed by the Royal Irish Aca- 



demyy viz. " Whether, and how far, the Pursuits of 

 Scientific and Polite Literature, assist, or obstruct 

 each other." A prize Essay. By William Phelan, 

 Esq. A. B. T. C. D. - - 3 



II. An Essay on the subject proposed by the Royal Irish 



Academy viz. " on the Influence of Fictitious History 

 on Modern Manners." A prize Essay. By Miss Har- 

 riet Kiernan - - 61 



III. An Essay on the question proposed by the Royal Irish 

 Academy, viz. " on the Influence of Habit, considered 

 in conjunction with the Love of Novelty." A prize 

 Essay. By Andrew Carmichael, Esq. M. R. I. A. 99 



IV. An Essay on the Invention of Alphabetic Wi'iting. 



By Andrew Carmichael, Esq. M. R. I. A. 168 



