3 8 Propofals for EJlabliJh'mg a Plan 



as to extend itfelf as widely as poiTible, for the 

 common intereft. Science and Arts are of no 

 political or religious party. They tend, in the 

 happieft manner, to deftroy thole little preju- 

 dices, which alienate one man from another. 

 By opening the foul to wider aims, they im- 

 prove our charity, our morals, our chriftianity— 

 and, by neceffary confequence, exalt our trueft 

 happinefs. 



At prefent, we can only fketch a rude and gejie- 

 ral outline of the fcheme now in contemplation. 



The LEARNED LANGUAGES form fo important 

 a part of liberal education, that it is not 

 neceffary to enlarge on the propriety of continu- 

 ing and increafing an acquaintance with them. 

 This it is propofed to do, by leflures, upon a 

 popular and entertaining plan, which fhall con- 

 ne<5t occafional remarks, on the hiftory, mytho- 

 logy, philofophy, manner.*-, jurifprudence, &c. 

 of antient times, with the authors which fhall 

 be read. 



The belles lettres prefent a wide field for 

 highly interefting and ufeful ledures upon Criti- 

 cijmy Poetry^ Oratory, and the Polite Arts, 1 o this 

 department may likewife be added, le<5lures 

 upon general history, and particularly, upon 

 the HISTORY of our own country — upon com- 

 merce — LAW — logic — and morals. Thefe 

 various fubjeds open fo many views into human 

 nature^ as cannot fail of delighting the mind, 



and 



