I know not. There are also several good books of travels of Englishmen published, as Sandys, Rowe, Brown, Gage, and Dampier. There are also several voyages in French, which are very good, as Pyrard,* Bergeron,† Sagard, Bernier,§ &c., whether all of them are translated into English, I know not. There is at present a very good "Collection of Voyages and Travels," never before in English, and such as are out of print, now printing by Mr. Churchill. || There are besides these a vast number of other travels; a sort of books that have a very good mixture of delight and usefulness. To set them all down, would take up too much time and room. Those I have mentioned are enough to begin with. As to chronology, I think Helvicus the best for common use; which is not a book to be read, but to lie by, and be consulted upon occasion. He that hath a mind to look further into chronology, may get Tallent's “Tables,” and Strauchius's "Breviarium Temporum," and may to those add Scaliger's "De Emendatione Temporum," and Petavius, if he hath a mind to engage deeper in that study. Those who are accounted to have writ best particular parts of our English history, are Bacon, of Henry VII.; and Herbert, of Henry VIII. Daniel also, is commended; and Burnet's "History of the Reformation." Mariana's "History of Spain," and Thuanus's "History of his Own Time," and Philip de Comines are of great and deserved reputation. There are also several French and English memoirs and collections, such as La Rochefoucault, Melvil, Rushworth, * "Voyage de François Pyrard de Laval. Contenant sa Navigation aux Indes Orientales, Maldives, Moluques, Bresil." Paris, 1619, 8vo., third edition. "Relation des Voyages en Tartarie, &c. Le tout recueilli par Pierre Bergeron." Paris, 1634, 8vo. "Le grand Voyage des Hurons, situés en l'Amerique, &c. Par F. Gab. Sagard Theodat.' Paris, 1632, 8vo. 'Memoires de l'Empire du Grand Mogol, &c., par François Bernier." Paris. 1670 and 1671. 3 vols. 12mo. A collection of voyages and travels published in 1704, in 6 vols. folio. &c., which give a great light to those who have a mind to look into what hath past in Europe this last age. To fit a gentleman for the conduct of himself, whether as a private man or as interested in the government of his country, nothing can be more necessary than the knowledge of men; which, though it be to be had chiefly from experience, and, next to that, from a judicious reading of history; yet there are books that of purpose treat of human nature, which help to give an insight into it. Such are those treating of the passions, and how they are moved; whereof Aristotle, in his second book of Rhetoric, hath admirably discoursed, and that in a little compass. I think this rhetoric is translated into English; if not, it may be had in Greek and Latin together, La Bruyere's "Characters" are also an admirable piece of painting; I think it is also translated out of French into English. Satirical writings, also, such as Juvenal and Persius, and, above all, Horace, though they paint the deformities of men, yet they thereby teach us to know them. There is another use of reading, which is for diversion and delight. Such are poetical writings, especially dramatic, if they be free from profaneness, obscenity, and what corrupts good manners; for such pitch should not be handled. Of all the books of fiction, I know none that equals “Cervantes' History of Don Quixote" in usefulness, pleasantry, and a constant decorum. And, indeed, no writings can be pleasant which have not nature at the bottom, and are not drawn after her copy. There is another sort of books, which I had almost forgot, with which a gentleman's study ought to be well furnished, viz., dictionaries of all kinds. For the Latin tongue, Littleton, Cooper, Calepin, and Robert Stephens's "Thesaurus Linguæ Latinæ,” and Vossii "Etymologicum Linguæ Latinæ.” Skinner's "Lexicon Etymologicum," is an excellent one of that kind for the English tongue. Cowel's "Interpreter" is useful for the law terms. Spelman's "Glossary" is a very useful and learned book. And Selden's "Titles of Honour" a gentleman should not be without. Baudrand hath a very good "Geographical Dictionary." And there are several 504 SOME THOUGHTS CONCERNING READING AND STUDY. historical ones which are of use; as Lloyd's, Hoffman's, Moreri's; and Bayle's incomparable dictionary is something of the same kind. He that hath occasion to look into books written in Latin since the decay of the Roman empire and the purity of the Latin tongue, cannot be well without Du Cange's "Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis." 66 Among the books above set down I mentioned Vossius's Etymologicum Linguæ Latine;" all his works are lately printed in Holland, in six tomes. They are fit books for a gentleman's library, containing very learned discourses concerning all the sciences. END OF VOLUME II. ABBOT of St. Martin, ii. 57, s. 26 Puts a perfect distance betwixt men and brutes, 275, s. 10 Abstract ideas, why made, i. 522, Terms cannot be affirmed one of another, ii. 77, s. 1 Abuse of words, ii. 94; causes of, principles, i. 161, s. 7 Considered as modes, or as mo- Aged, murder of the, among cer- our ideas fourfold, ii. 129, s. 3-7 Angels, on the nature of, i. 360; Anger, i. 356, 357, s. 12-14 Antipathy and sympathy, whence, Arguments of four sorts: 1. Ad verecundiam, ii. 300, s. 19 4. Ad judicium, ib., s. 22. This Arithmetic, systems of, nearly all The use of ciphers in arithmetic, than about natural, ii. 67, s. 40 Not of innate, 145, s. 18-20; Assent to maxims, i. 139, s. 10 Upon hearing and understanding the terms, 144, 145, s. 17, 18 Association of ideas, i. 531, s. 1, This association how made, 534, Ill effects of it, as to antipathies, 535, 536, s. 7, 8; 538, s. 15 Its ill influence as to intellectual Assurance, ii. 275, s. 6 Axioms. See Maxims. Bat, question whether a bird or Bats, observations on, i. 260 Belief, what, ii. 269, s. 3 To believe without reason, is Blind man, if made to see, would Blood, how it appears in a micro- The primary ideas of body, The extension or cohesion of bo- Moving of body by body, as hard Operates only by impulse, 245, What, 288, s. 11 The author's notion of the 'body,' Brutes have no universal ideas, Abstract not, 275, s. 10 Cannibalism, instances of, among Capacity, ii. 284, s. 3 Capacities, to know their extent, To cure scepticism and idleness, Are suited to our present state, Cassowary, the, described, ii. 64 And effect, 454, s. 1 Certainty depends on intuition, Wherein it consists, 181, s. 18 To be had in very few general Where to be had, 201, s. 16 Sensible knowledge, the utmost The author's notion of it not How it differs from assurance, Children, systematic exposure of, Have ideas in the womb, but Civil law, the measure of crime |