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xx Contents.
. Benjamin Constant. PAGE
Dawn and Sunset ... ... ... ... ... ... 357
The Penalty of Death for Political Offences 358
. Claude Carloman de Bulhiere.
The Murder of Czar Peter II 360
. Madame de Staal-Delaunay.
In the Bastille 362
. Mademoiselle de Lespinasse.
Letter 365
. Madame d’fipinay.
A Man of Principle 366
. Bernard de Fontenelle.
The Moon 367
. Luc de Vauvenargues.
Of Esteem and Contempt ... ... ... ... ... 370
. Henri Francois d’Aguesseau.
The Magistrate an Enemy of Luxury 371
. Jean Francois Marmontel.
English Poetry and Drama 373
. Jean Fra^ois de la Harpe.
Scene from Philoctete 376
. Elie Catherine Fre"ron.
The First Night of ’ L’Ecossaise ’ 378
. Nicolas Chamfort.
Anecdotes 381
Maxims 383
. Antoine de Bivarol.
Maxims and Apophthegms 383
Rivarol on Voltaire 384
. Joseph Joubert.
Pensees 385
. Paul Louis Courier.
The Bande Noire 387
. Hitienne de Se"nancour.
Alpine Scenery and the ’ Ranz des Vaches ’ 391