London: Benjamin Franklin Stevens

+ Trafalgar Square Charing Cross

1882.

Cb39 15 6 d

CONTENTS

OF

VOLUME SECOND.

ESSAYS ON RELIGIOUS AND MORAL SUBJECTS

AND THE ECONOMY OF LIFE.

Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion

Rules for a Club established for Mutual Improvement

A Second Dialogue between Philocles and Horatio,

concerning Virtue and Pleasure

Public Men

Self-Denial not the Essence of Virtue

On the Usefulness of the Mathematics

On True Happiness

On Discoveries

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The Waste of Life

Necessary Hints to those that would be rich

The Way to make Money plenty in every Man's Pocket

Rivalship in Almanac-Making

Rules of Health

Advice to a Young Tradesman

Plan for saving One Hundred Thousand Pounds

The Way to Wealth; being a Summary of the Maxims
and Proverbs in Poor Richard's Almanac

Observations on Mayz, or Indian Corn

Precautions to be used by those who are about to

Sketch of an English School

Observations relative to the Intentions of the original

Founders of the Academy in Philadelphia .

Hints for Consideration respecting the Orphan School-

House in Philadelphia

Paper, a Poem

BAGATELLES.

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To Miss Georgiana Shipley, on the Loss of her Squirrel 170

The Art of procuring Pleasant Dreams

A Petition of the Left Hand, to those who have the

Superintendency of Education

The Handsome and Deformed Leg