I79^» on a tourse of reading. 1.29 



Roman history — Rufsel's history of modern Europe, 

 ^ vols. — Ramsay's history of the American revolu- 

 tion. 



6. Mathematics and geometry — Ludlam's rudiments 

 of mathematics — Euclid's elements. 



7. Natural philosophy — Heliham's lectures j or 

 Rowning's philosophy. 



8. Chymistry — Watson's Chymical efsays. 



9. Natural history — Smellie's philosophy of na- 

 tural history. 



10. Agriculture — Lord Kaims's gentleman far^-^ 

 mer. 



1 1 . Economical politics — Smi th's wealth of na- 

 tions. 



12. Criticism — Kaim's elements of criticism; or 

 JBlair's lectures. 



13. Englijh government and /aw— -De Lolme on 

 the Englilh constitution, and Blackstone's^commen- 

 taries. 



Except with respect to history, it is ""recom- 

 mended to the student to go through the course re- 

 gularly as it is numbered, and not to pursue any 

 particular head farther^ tiU he has been once through 

 the whole, so that he may be the better able to judge 

 which subject is most likely to suit his taste and si- 

 tuation ; and what others are best adapted collate- 

 rally to afsist in the farther cultivatioii of his favou- 

 rite branch. To make any materially useful pro- 

 grefs towards perfection in one of these heads re- 

 quires a closenefs of attention which it is impofsible 

 to bestow on all ; nor is it designed to difsipate that 

 ^attention over too wide a field. The purpose of such 



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