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1.[[An Enquiry into the Life and Writings of Homer|AN Enquiry into the Life and Writings of Homer]]. In 12 Sections. The Book is properly an Answer to this Question: “By what Fate, or Disposition of Things it has happened, that no Poet has equalled him for 2700 Years, nor any, that we know, ever surpassed him before?” Sect. I. An Enquiry into Homer’s Country and Climate. II. Into the public Manners of his Nation. III. Into his Language: Origin of Language. IV. Into his Religion: Origin of the Grecian Rites. V. Into the Manners of the Times: ancient and modern Manners compared. VI. Into the Influence of such a Conjuncture. VII. Into Homer’s Education and Learning: History of Learning, and preceding Writers. VIII. Into his Character, Employment, and Manner of Life. IX. His Journey to Egypt: His Allegories. X. His visiting Delphi: Rise of Oracles and Theology. XI. His Converse with the Phenicians: His Miracles. XII. His Subject: The Trojan War, and Wanderings of Ulysses. With a new Head of Homer, and 16 Copper-Plates done by the greatest Masters: As also a new Map of Greece, and of the Countries known to the ancient Greeks about the Time of the Trojan War; their ancient Names, and first Inhabitants, with a Draught of the Voyages of Menelaus and Ulysses.
2. Dialogues concerning Education. Contents. Introduction. Journey to the Academy. A Description of it, and the Country about it. Dial. I. The Character of the Master and his principal Assistant. The Genius and Institutions of the Academy. The Studies and Exercises of the Pupils. The Ceremony of Admission. Dial. II. Simplicity and Refinement of Manners. Decorum in Conversation and Behaviour—A necessary and important Branch of Female Education. Dial. III. The Characters of the Club. Their Method of Reasoning, and Laws. Dial. IV. A Conversation between Eugenio and a Coquet. Remarks of the Club upon it. The Affair of Gallantry considered. Dial. V. Character of a learned Book-Worm. Strictures concerning the different Genius of ancient and modern Education. Dial. VI. A Question concerning Education and Non-Education, or the respective Influence of Nature and Art. Expedients proposed to give a Freedom and Largeness of Compass to Education. The Socratic Method recommended. Dial. VII. Characters of Attictus and Cleora. Female Excellencies pointed out. Ancient and modern Manners. The true Genius of Philosophy. Dial. VIII. Faults in Education, illustrated in the Character and Conduct of a private Family. The Sources of Folly and Vice in the Conduct of Life, traced. The Plan or principal Out-Lines of Education in the first Period of Life, especially with respect to the Intellectual or Rational Part. Dial. IX. A philosophical Rhapsody concerning the Being and Providence of God. Observations of the Club on it. The Use and Advantage of the Study of Nature in Education. Dial. X. Sequel of the Plan of the 8th, concerning the Moral and Religious Part of Education. The Question examined,
