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Remarks On The Imitative Power Of Instrumental Music.

in the exercise of which , consist both the glory and the happiness of human life , or they are those from which it derives its most delicious pleasures , and most enlivening joys : or , at the worst and lowest , they are those by which it calls upon our indulgence and compassionate assistance to its unavoidable weaknesses , its distresses , and its misfortunes .

Sketch Of The Character Of Dr. Adam Smith.

SKETCH OF THE CHARACTER OF Dr . ADAM SMITH .

BY MR . STEWART .

OF the intellectual gifts and attainments by which Dr . Smith was so eminently distinguished ; of the originality and comprehensiveness of his views ; the extent , the variety , and the correctness of his information ; the inexhaustible fertility of" his invention ; and the ornaments which his rich and beautiful imagination had borrowed from classical culture ; he has left behind him lasting monuments . To

his private worth the most certain of all testimonies may be found in that confidence , respect , and attachment which followed him through all the various relations of life . The serenity and gaiety he enjoyed , under the pressure of his growing infirmities , and the warm interest he felt to the last in every thing connected with the welfare of his friends , will be long remembered by a small circle , with whom , as long as his strength permitted , he regularly spent an evening in the week ; and to whom the recollection of his worth still forms a pleasing , though melancholy bond of union .

The more delicate and characteristical features of his mind , it is perhaps impossible to trace . That there were many peculiarities , both in his manners , and in his intellectual habits , was manifest to the most superficial observer ; but although , to those who knew him , these peculiarities detracted nothing from the respect which his abilities commanded ; and although , to his intimate friends , they added an inexpressible charm to his conversation " while they displayedin

, , the most interesting li g ht , the artless simplicity of his heart ; yet it would require a very skilful pencil to present them to the public eye . He was certainly not fitted for the general commerce of the world , or for the business of active life . The comprehensive speculations with which he had been occupied from his youth , and the variety of materials which his own invention continually supplied to his thoughts ,

rendered him habituall y inattentive to familiar objects , and to common occurrences ; and he frequently exhibited instances of absence , " which have scarcely been surpassed by the fancy of La Bruyere . Even in company , he was apt to be engrossed with his studies ; and appeared , at times , by the motion of his lips , as well as by his looks and gestures , to be in the fervour of composition , I have often , however , been

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LONDON : Article 1
TO READERS, CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 2
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Untitled Article 4
WITH A PORTRAIT. Article 5
Untitled Article 5
COVETOUSNESS; A VISION. Article 6
HISTORY OF MASONRY. Article 11
TO THE EDITOR. Article 17
Untitled Article 17
ADVICE TO THE PUBLIC, Article 18
ACCOUNT OF THE SYBARITES. FROM ATHENAEUS. Article 19
COTYS. Article 19
ALCIBIADES. Article 20
FROM THE SAME. Article 22
ON THE ORIGIN OF COCK-FIGHTING. Article 22
FROM THE SAME. Article 22
FROM THE SAME. Article 23
FROM THE SAME. Article 23
FROM THE SAME. Article 23
FROM THE SAME. Article 23
FROM THE SAME. Article 23
FROM THE SAME. Article 24
A BILL OF FARE FOR FIFTY PEOPLE OF THE COMPANY OF SALTERS, A. D. 1506. Article 24
APOPLEXY. Article 24
THE STAGE. Article 25
ACCOUNT OF THE STOCKS OR PUBLIC FUNDS OF THIS KINGDOM. Article 26
BAD EFFECTS OF SPIRITOUS LIQUORS, ESPECIALLY AMONG THE LOWER RANKS. Article 29
TO THE EDITOR. ON THE EFFECTS OF TRAGEDY. Article 31
AN EXPLANATION OF THE FACULTYE OF ABRAC. Article 34
DETACHED SENTIMENTS. Article 35
CHARACTER OF GAVIN WILSON, WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF HIS INVENTIONS, Article 36
THOUGHTS ON QUACKS OF ALL DENOMINATIONS. Article 41
REFLECTIONS ON THE UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF TALENTS TO MANKIND. Article 43
ANECOTE OF SIR ROBERT WALPOLE. Article 45
OPINION OF THE THE GREAT JUDGE COKE, UPON THE ACT AGAINST FREEMASONS. Article 46
THE OPINION. Article 46
A FRAGMENT. Article 47
ANOTHER. Article 47
REMARKS ON THE IMITATIVE POWER OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC. Article 48
SKETCH OF THE CHARACTER OF Dr. ADAM SMITH. Article 50
ANECDOTE OF THE LATE EARL OF LAUDERDALE. Article 52
POETRY. Article 53
IMPOSSIBILITIES. Article 54
SIR PHILIP SYDNEY'S EPITAPH. Article 54
EPITAPH under Dr. JOHNSON's STATUE in St. PAUL's. Article 54
ON PLUCKING A ROSE INTENDED FOR A YOUNG LADY. Article 55
THE SOLDIER's PARTING; OR, JEMMY AND LUCY, A SONG. Article 56
EPITAPH on Dr. SACHEVEREL, and SALLY SALISBURY. Article 56
DESCRIPTION OF A PARISH WORKHOUSE. Article 57
TO MY LOVELY FRIEND. Article 57
Untitled Article 58
Untitled Article 58
LOVE WITHOUT SPIRIT. Article 58
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 59
EPILOGUE Article 59
THE ARTS. Article 60
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 61
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND. Article 62
UNTO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, Article 63
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 63
PROMOTIONS. Article 69
BANKRUPTS. Article 70
INDEX TO THE FIFTH VOLUME. Article 71
Untitled Article 74
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Remarks On The Imitative Power Of Instrumental Music.

in the exercise of which , consist both the glory and the happiness of human life , or they are those from which it derives its most delicious pleasures , and most enlivening joys : or , at the worst and lowest , they are those by which it calls upon our indulgence and compassionate assistance to its unavoidable weaknesses , its distresses , and its misfortunes .

Sketch Of The Character Of Dr. Adam Smith.

SKETCH OF THE CHARACTER OF Dr . ADAM SMITH .

BY MR . STEWART .

OF the intellectual gifts and attainments by which Dr . Smith was so eminently distinguished ; of the originality and comprehensiveness of his views ; the extent , the variety , and the correctness of his information ; the inexhaustible fertility of" his invention ; and the ornaments which his rich and beautiful imagination had borrowed from classical culture ; he has left behind him lasting monuments . To

his private worth the most certain of all testimonies may be found in that confidence , respect , and attachment which followed him through all the various relations of life . The serenity and gaiety he enjoyed , under the pressure of his growing infirmities , and the warm interest he felt to the last in every thing connected with the welfare of his friends , will be long remembered by a small circle , with whom , as long as his strength permitted , he regularly spent an evening in the week ; and to whom the recollection of his worth still forms a pleasing , though melancholy bond of union .

The more delicate and characteristical features of his mind , it is perhaps impossible to trace . That there were many peculiarities , both in his manners , and in his intellectual habits , was manifest to the most superficial observer ; but although , to those who knew him , these peculiarities detracted nothing from the respect which his abilities commanded ; and although , to his intimate friends , they added an inexpressible charm to his conversation " while they displayedin

, , the most interesting li g ht , the artless simplicity of his heart ; yet it would require a very skilful pencil to present them to the public eye . He was certainly not fitted for the general commerce of the world , or for the business of active life . The comprehensive speculations with which he had been occupied from his youth , and the variety of materials which his own invention continually supplied to his thoughts ,

rendered him habituall y inattentive to familiar objects , and to common occurrences ; and he frequently exhibited instances of absence , " which have scarcely been surpassed by the fancy of La Bruyere . Even in company , he was apt to be engrossed with his studies ; and appeared , at times , by the motion of his lips , as well as by his looks and gestures , to be in the fervour of composition , I have often , however , been

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