CONTENTSVOLUME IESSAY I. ON THE PLEASURE OF PAINTINGESSAY II. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUEDESSAY III. ON THE PAST AND FUTUREESSAY IV. ON GENIUS AND COMMON SENSEESSAY V. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUEDESSAY VI. CHARACTER OF COBBETTESSAY VII. ON PEOPLE WITH ONE IDEAESSAY VIII. ON THE IGNORANCE OF THE LEARNEDESSAY IX. THE INDIAN JUGGLERSESSAY X. ON LIVING TO ONE'S-SELF(1)ESSAY XI. ON THOUGHT AND ACTIONESSAY XII. ON WILL-MAKINGESSAY XIII. ON CERTAIN INCONSISTENCIES IN SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS'S DISCOURSESESSAY XIV. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUEDESSAY XV. ON PARADOX AND COMMON-PLACEESSAY XVI. ON VULGARITY AND AFFECTATIONVOLUME IIESSAY I. ON A LANDSCAPE OF NICOLAS POUSSINESSAY II. ON MILTON'S SONNETSESSAY III. ON GOING A JOURNEYESSAY IV. ON COFFEE-HOUSE POLITICIANSESSAY V. ON THE ARISTOCRACY OF LETTERSESSAY VI. ON CRITICISMESSAY VII. ON GREAT AND LITTLE THINGSESSAY VIII. ON FAMILIAR STYLEESSAY IX. ON EFFEMINACY OF CHARACTERESSAY X. WHY DISTANT OBJECTS PLEASEESSAY XI. ON CORPORATE BODIESESSAY XII. WHETHER ACTORS OUGHT TO SIT IN THE BOXES?ESSAY XIII. ON THE DISADVANTAGES OF INTELLECTUAL SUPERIORITYESSAY XIV. ON PATRONAGE AND PUFFINGESSAY XV. ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHARACTERESSAY XVI. ON THE PICTURESQUE AND IDEALESSAY XVII. ON THE FEAR OF DEATH
CONTENTS
VOLUME I
ESSAY I. ON THE PLEASURE OF PAINTING
ESSAY II. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
ESSAY III. ON THE PAST AND FUTURE
ESSAY IV. ON GENIUS AND COMMON SENSE
ESSAY V. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
ESSAY VI. CHARACTER OF COBBETT
ESSAY VII. ON PEOPLE WITH ONE IDEA
ESSAY VIII. ON THE IGNORANCE OF THE LEARNED
ESSAY IX. THE INDIAN JUGGLERS
ESSAY X. ON LIVING TO ONE'S-SELF(1)
ESSAY XI. ON THOUGHT AND ACTION
ESSAY XII. ON WILL-MAKING
ESSAY XIII. ON CERTAIN INCONSISTENCIES IN SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS'S DISCOURSES
ESSAY XIV. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
ESSAY XV. ON PARADOX AND COMMON-PLACE
ESSAY XVI. ON VULGARITY AND AFFECTATION
VOLUME II
ESSAY I. ON A LANDSCAPE OF NICOLAS POUSSIN
ESSAY II. ON MILTON'S SONNETS
ESSAY III. ON GOING A JOURNEY
ESSAY IV. ON COFFEE-HOUSE POLITICIANS
ESSAY V. ON THE ARISTOCRACY OF LETTERS
ESSAY VI. ON CRITICISM
ESSAY VII. ON GREAT AND LITTLE THINGS
ESSAY VIII. ON FAMILIAR STYLE
ESSAY IX. ON EFFEMINACY OF CHARACTER
ESSAY X. WHY DISTANT OBJECTS PLEASE
ESSAY XI. ON CORPORATE BODIES
ESSAY XII. WHETHER ACTORS OUGHT TO SIT IN THE BOXES?
ESSAY XIII. ON THE DISADVANTAGES OF INTELLECTUAL SUPERIORITY
ESSAY XIV. ON PATRONAGE AND PUFFING
ESSAY XV. ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHARACTER
ESSAY XVI. ON THE PICTURESQUE AND IDEAL
ESSAY XVII. ON THE FEAR OF DEATH
