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On Rural Life in Relation to Poetry

© 2019 Columbia University Press

© 2019 Columbia University Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Foreword V
  3. Contents VII
  4. Illustrations IX
  5. Introduction XI
  6. On Choosing Public Officials 1
  7. On the Indians and Slavery 3
  8. On the Study of the Dead Languages 5
  9. On Idleness 7
  10. On Plays 8
  11. On Drunkenness 9
  12. On Oratory 12
  13. On Slavery: I 13
  14. On Slavery: II 15
  15. On the Development of the Arts and Sciences in America 17
  16. On Acquiring a Knowledge of Language and the Rules of Good Writing 19
  17. On Capital Punishment 21
  18. On the Difficulty of Writing Composition 22
  19. On Novels 24
  20. On Prejudice 26
  21. On the Comparative Merits of Studying Classical Poetry and Prose 27
  22. On Dishonesty and Extreme Indulgence 29
  23. On Government: I 31
  24. On Government: II 34
  25. On Juvenile Societies 37
  26. On Rural Life in Relation to Poetry 41
  27. On Knowledge 44
  28. On Suitable Courses of Study: I 46
  29. On Suitable Courses of Study: II 48
  30. On Publication 51
  31. Valedictory Oration 53
  32. Index 65
A Columbia College Student in the Eighteenth Century
This chapter is in the book A Columbia College Student in the Eighteenth Century
https://doi.org/10.7312/tomp90054-024

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Foreword V
  3. Contents VII
  4. Illustrations IX
  5. Introduction XI
  6. On Choosing Public Officials 1
  7. On the Indians and Slavery 3
  8. On the Study of the Dead Languages 5
  9. On Idleness 7
  10. On Plays 8
  11. On Drunkenness 9
  12. On Oratory 12
  13. On Slavery: I 13
  14. On Slavery: II 15
  15. On the Development of the Arts and Sciences in America 17
  16. On Acquiring a Knowledge of Language and the Rules of Good Writing 19
  17. On Capital Punishment 21
  18. On the Difficulty of Writing Composition 22
  19. On Novels 24
  20. On Prejudice 26
  21. On the Comparative Merits of Studying Classical Poetry and Prose 27
  22. On Dishonesty and Extreme Indulgence 29
  23. On Government: I 31
  24. On Government: II 34
  25. On Juvenile Societies 37
  26. On Rural Life in Relation to Poetry 41
  27. On Knowledge 44
  28. On Suitable Courses of Study: I 46
  29. On Suitable Courses of Study: II 48
  30. On Publication 51
  31. Valedictory Oration 53
  32. Index 65
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