XVI.-On language-The causes which contribute to the
improvement or alteration of it-The progress of the
English language
XVII. Letter from a correspondent on the nature and
extent of politeness-From Arthur Cassock-his mise-
rable situation as private tutor in a gentleman's family
described-FromĒtonensis, a poem on taking leave of Eton 129
XVIII.-On the universal curiosity to know what others
think of one-Disagreeable consequences of indulging
that curiosity-Danger of speaking our sentiments of
other people too freely to those whom we do not know-
Instance of the effects of such a conduct-The advantage
Gregory Griffin enjoys, by being able, himself undis-
covered, to find out the sentiments of his fellow-citizens,
with regard to himself and his work-Various opinions
on the subject-Various conjectures about the author-
Specimen of letters of advice from different correspondents
-Story of Apelles
XIX.-History of Frederic
XXII.-Letter from H. Homespun, containing a complaint
against prejudices ill-founded and injurious to any body
of men, particularly those which are directed against
tailors and weavers-Analogy between the art of weaving
and the art of poetry-Proposals for drawing all metaphors
of the loom from our home manufactures-Mr. Griffin's
opinion on the letter of his correspondent, and his en-
forcement of Mr. Homespun's advice
XXIII-On government The patriarchal-The monar-
chical-The States of Greece The modification of the
Roman government considered-Remark on some lines
of Virgil-Folly of too much refinement in tracing the
origin of particular forms of government-The Feudal