CONTENTS.
Anecdotes of Dr. Kennicott,1
Remarkable Historical Coincidences,4
CharlesXII.of Sweden,6
British Pearls,8
Pillars of Commemoration,9
Mason, the Poet,13
Bishops of Sodor and Man,17
The Table,19
Clocks,20
Aldus Manutius,22
Bottles of Skin,24
English Slave Trade,25
Oliver Cromwell’s Wife,26
Shakespeare,28
University Degrees,31
Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester,33
Figs,35
Fruits cultivated at Rome in the time of Pliny, that are now grown in our English gardens,37
Peacocks,51
Ancient Libraries,52
King Charles the First,58
The Fair Geraldine and the Earl of Surrey,60
Jews in England,66
The English Bible,67
Luxury of Ancient Rome,68
Rhyme,70
Mr. Coquebert de Montbret,72
Dr. Thomas Pierce,73
Writing among the Greeks,74
Account of the Scriptoria, or Writing Rooms in the Monasteries of England,76
Torture in England,105
Dr. Johnson’s Conversation with the late King,114
Dr. Beattie’s Conversation with the late King & Queen,121
Sacred Gardens,128
Sir Thomas Wyat,129
The Hand, a Symbol of Power,132
Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I,135
Last Moments of Philip Melancthon,142
House of Commons,145
Mosaic Painting,165
King Egbert,168
The Latin Language,171
Dr. Herschel,174
Parodies,177
Mourning for the Dead,178
Garrick,179
Lemons,181
Origin of the Point of Honour,182
Geoffrey of Monmouth,185
Lifting up the Hand in Swearing,205
Villiers, Duke of Buckingham,207
King Arthur,210
Alchemy,213
Account of several Noble Families, in England, who owe their elevation to the Peerage to their Ancestors having been engaged in Trade,214
Last Moments of Queen Caroline,220
The Britons, according to the Greek and Latin Classics,221
The Seven Sleepers,227
John Ray, the Naturalist,230
London Bankers and their Origin,233
Elucidation of the Ornaments with which the Greeks and Romans adorned the Human Head on Coins & Medals,237
The Tradescants,243
Orange Trees,249
Articles of Use and Luxury introduced into Europe by the Romans,251
Account of the Escape of the Earl of Nithsdale from the Tower, in 1716,255
Account of the first rise of Fairs in England, and the Manner of Living, in the16thand17thCenturies,269
Sir Richard Clough,277
Royal Clemency,279
Lotteries,280
Herculaneum Manuscripts,283
Wolves in England,286
Professor Porson,288
History of Sepulchral Monuments,297