Essays. On the Nature and Immutability of Truth, in opposition to Sophistry and Scepticism. On Poetry and Music, as they affect the mind. On Laughter, and Ludicrous Composition. On the Utility of Classical Learning

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A N ESSAY w POETRYandMUSIC, AS THEY AFFECT T H £ MIND. ADVERT SEMEN T. THE following I. Jays (which were read in a private literary society some years ago), having been seen and approved of by some learned persons in England, are now published at their desire. In writing them out for the press, considerable amendments were made, and new observations added ; and hence one or two slight anachro nisms have arisen, which, as they affect not the fense, it was not thought ne cessary to guard against. ESSAYS ON THE NATURE and IMMUTABILITY O F T R UT H, IN OPPOSITION TO S0K.IISTRY AND SCEPTICISM; I -O N POETRY and MUSIC, AS THEY AFFECT THE MIND ; O N LAUGHTER, AND LUDICROUS COMPOSITION; AND, ON TH E UTILITY OF CLASSICAL LEARNING. BY JAMES BEATTIE, LL. D. PROFESSOR OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY AND LOGIC IN THI MARISCHAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN.

INTWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. DUBLIN: Printed for C. JENKIN, (No. 58) Dame-Street, MjDCCjLXXVIII. CONTENTS. II. An Essay qn Poetry and Music, as they AFFECT THE MIND. Pag. I

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Poetry considered with respect to its Matter or Subject. 4 Chapter I. Of the end of Poetical Composition, 5 Chap. II. Of the Standard of Poetical invention, 23 Chap THE CONTENTS. Pag. Chap. Ill Poetry exhibits a system of nature somewhat different from the reality of things, - - - 38 Chap. IV. The subject continued. Of Poetical characters, - 59 Chap. V Further Illustrations. Gf Poetical Ar rangement, 81 Chap. VI. Remarks on Music. Sect. 1 . Of Lnitation. Js Music an Imitative Art? - 105 Sect. 2. How are the pleasures we derive from Music to be accounted for? 128 Sect. 3. Conjectures on some peculiarities of National Music, - 1 54 Chap. VII. Of Sympathy, 170 PART. THE CONTENTS. Pag.