Essays, or discourses, vol. 3 (of 4)

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Author

Feijoo, Benito Jerónimo, 1676-1764

Title

Essays, or discourses, vol. 3 (of 4) : Selected from the works of Feyjoo, and translated from the Spanish

Original Publication

London: H. Payne, 1780.

Credits

Josep Cols Canals and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Subject

Spanish essays -- Translations into English

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 76228

Release Date

June 5, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.ESSAYS, OR DISCOURSES,
3. 3.REFLEXIONS UPON HISTORY . — SECT . I. — SECT . II. — SECT . III. — SECT . IV. — SECT . V. — SECT . VI. — SECT . VII. — SECT . VIII. — SECT . IX. — SECT . X. — SECT . XI. — SECT . XII. — SECT . XIII. — SECT . XIV. — SECT . XV. — SECT . XVI. — SECT . XVII. — SECT . XVIII. — SECT . XIX. — SECT . XX. — SECT . XXI. — SECT . XXII. — SECT . XXIII. — SECT . XXIV. — SECT . XXV. — SECT . XXVI. — SECT . XXVII. — SECT . XXVIII. — SECT . XXIX. — SECT . XXX. — SECT . XXXI. — SECT . XXXII. — SECT . XXXIII. — SECT . XXXIV. — SECT . XXXV. — SECT . XXXVI. — SECT . XXXVII. — SECT . XXXVIII. — SECT . XXXIX. — SECT . XL. — SECT . XLI. — SECT . XLII. — SECT . XLIII. — SECT . XLIV.
4. 4.ADDITIONS TO THE FOREGOING DISCOURSE, Extracted from the Ninth, or Supplemental Volume to the Theatrico-Critico . — SECT . I. — A Translation of the Sixth Chapter of the First Book of the Treatise on Opinion . — The little Faith that is to be placed in History. — History partakes of the Genius of the People to whom it relates. — Of the Passion for the wonderful. — Obligations of an Historian. — The great Sincerity of some Historians. — Histories filled with Fables. — Of the ancient Chronicles. — Excessive Pyrrhonism in History. — Relations of Battles which seem incredible. — Diversity of Opinions upon many famous historical Facts. — Of good Criticism on History. — The Benefit to be derived from the Study of History.
5. 5.THE DIVORCE OF HISTORY from FABLE . — SECT . I. — SECT . II. — SECT . III. — SECT . IV. — SECT . V. — SECT . VI. — SECT . VII.
6. 6.THE ORIGIN OF FABLE IN HISTORY .
7. 7.ON BOOKS of INSTRUCTION, WITH Respect to POLITICS . — SECT . I. — SECT . II. — SECT . III. — SECT . IV. — SECT . V. — SECT . VI. — SECT . VII. — SECT . VIII.
8. 8.AN APOLOGY for, OR VINDICATION of, THE CHARACTERS Of some Persons who have been famous in HISTORY . — EMPEDOCLES. SECT . I. — DEMOCRITUS. SECT . II. — EPICURUS. SECT . III. — PLINY the elder . SECT . IV. — LUCIUS APULEIUS. SECT . V. — The great TAMERLAN. SECT . VI.
9. 9.AN ANSWER TO THE LETTER of a GENTLEMAN Who made an Objection to the historical Account given by Feyjoö of My Lord Bacon .
10. 10.A LETTER On the Subject of the WANDERING JEW. In Answer to one written to Feyjöö, asking his Opinion of that Matter.
11. 11.FOOTNOTES
12. 12.ERRATA.

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