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THE CONTENTS.
A Letter to Monfieur *** You acquaint me you are in Love with a Proteftant Lady, &c. | 40 | |
Of Pleafures. | 42 | |
A Judgment on the Sciences to which a Gentleman may apply himſelf. | 49 | |
Reflections on the different Genius of the Roman People, at the different times of the Republick. | p. 55 | |
Chap. I. Of the fabulous Original of the Romans, and of their Genius under the firft Kings. | ibid. | |
Chap. II. Of the Genius of the Romans in the beginning of the Republick. | 62 | |
Chap. III. Of the firft Wars of the Romans. | 64 | |
Chap. IV. Against the Opinion of LIVY, about the imaginary War in which he engages ALEXANDER against the Romans. | 66 | |
Chap. V. The Genius of the Romans, at the time when PYRRHUS waged war against them. | 72 | |
Chap. VI. Of the firft Carthaginian War. | 79 | |
Chap. VII. Of the fecond Punick War. | 83 | |
Chap. VIII. Of the Genius of the Romans towards the end of the fecond War of Carthage. | 100 | |
Chap. IX, X, XI, XII, XIII. XIV. XV. 111, | 112 | |
Chap. XVI. Of AUGUSTUS, and his Genius. | 113 | |
Chap. XVII. Of TIBERIUS, his Government, and his Genius. | 127 | |
A Judgment upon CESAR and ALEXANDER. | 135 | |
Of the Complacency that Women take in their Beauty. | 149 | |
A Judgment upon SENECA, PLUTARCH, and PETRONIUS. | 153 | |
The Ephefian Matron. | 171 | |
A Converſation between the Mareſchal d'Hoquincourt and Father Canaye. | 176 |