CONTENTS 



OF 



THE THIRD VOLUME. 



Page 



CHAPTER XX. Poetry 1 



§1. Epic Poetry ,. 7 



§2. Didactic Poetry 11 



§3. Moral and Devotional Poetry 19 



§4-. Satirical Poetry 22 



§ 5. Descriptive Poetry 29 



§ 6. Pastoral Poetry 32 



§7. Lyric Poetry 35 



§ 8. Elegiac Poetry 38 



§ 9. Drama 40 



General Observations 61 



American Poetry 67 



General Reflexions 69 



CHAPTER XXI. Literary Journals 73 



CHAPTER XXII. Political Journals 8S 



CHAPTER XXIII. Literary a?jd Scientific Associa- 

 tions 99 



American Societies and Academies of 



Arts and Sciences 103 



Historical Society lO-t 



Medical Soc ietics 1 05 



— Agricultural Societies ... 108 



General Observations 107 



CHAPTER XXIV. Encyclopedias and Scientific Dic- 

 tionaries ...., 109 



CHAPTER XXV. Education .' 117 



CHAPTER XXVI. Nations lately become literary... 152 



§ I. Russia .., 153 



§ 2. Germany 166 



§3. United States of America 1S6 



Recapitulation - 286 



Additional Notes ., , 335 



