Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- ESSAY I On the Increased Attention to Outward Nature in the Decline of Life
- ESSAY II On the Differences between the Urban and Rural Temperament
- ESSAY III On Monotony in Occupation as a Source of Happiness
- ESSAY IV On the Normal Clairvoyance of the Imagination
- ESSAY V On Intellectual Conduct as Distinct from Moral: the “Superior Man”
- ESSAY VI On Shyness
- ESSAY VII On the Management of Money (Addressed Chiefly to the Young)
- ESSAY VIII On Rhythm in Prose, as conducive to Precision and Clearness
- ESSAY IX On Style and Diction
- ESSAY X Hints on Mental Culture
- ESSAY XI On the Moral Effect of Writers
- ESSAY XII On the Distinction between Active Thought and Reverie
- ESSAY XIII On the Spirit in which New Theories should be received
- ESSAY XIV On Essay-Writing in General, and these Essays in Particular
- ESSAY XV The Sanguine Temperament
- ESSAY XVI The Organ of Weight
- ESSAY XVII The Sympathetic Temperament
- ESSAY XVIII Faith and Charity; or, the Union, in Practical Life, of Sincerity and Conciliation
- ESSAY XIX Upon the Efficacy of Praise (in Supplement to the Preceding Essay)
- ESSAY XX On Self-Control
- ESSAY XXI The Modern Misanthrope
ESSAY IV - On the Normal Clairvoyance of the Imagination
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- ESSAY I On the Increased Attention to Outward Nature in the Decline of Life
- ESSAY II On the Differences between the Urban and Rural Temperament
- ESSAY III On Monotony in Occupation as a Source of Happiness
- ESSAY IV On the Normal Clairvoyance of the Imagination
- ESSAY V On Intellectual Conduct as Distinct from Moral: the “Superior Man”
- ESSAY VI On Shyness
- ESSAY VII On the Management of Money (Addressed Chiefly to the Young)
- ESSAY VIII On Rhythm in Prose, as conducive to Precision and Clearness
- ESSAY IX On Style and Diction
- ESSAY X Hints on Mental Culture
- ESSAY XI On the Moral Effect of Writers
- ESSAY XII On the Distinction between Active Thought and Reverie
- ESSAY XIII On the Spirit in which New Theories should be received
- ESSAY XIV On Essay-Writing in General, and these Essays in Particular
- ESSAY XV The Sanguine Temperament
- ESSAY XVI The Organ of Weight
- ESSAY XVII The Sympathetic Temperament
- ESSAY XVIII Faith and Charity; or, the Union, in Practical Life, of Sincerity and Conciliation
- ESSAY XIX Upon the Efficacy of Praise (in Supplement to the Preceding Essay)
- ESSAY XX On Self-Control
- ESSAY XXI The Modern Misanthrope
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- CaxtonianaA Series of Essays on Life, Literature, and Manners, pp. 35 - 50Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011First published in: 1864