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THE
WORKS
OF
JOHN MOORE, M.D.
WITH
MEMOIRS
HIS LIFE AND WRITINGS,
BY
ROBERT ANDERSON, M.D.
IN SEVEN VOLUMES.
VOLUME E
EDINBURGH:
PRINTED FOR STIRLING & SLADE, EDINBURGH ; LONGMAN, HURST,
REES, ORME, & BROWN; LACKINGTON, HARDING, HUGHES, MAVOR, & LAPARD; G. & W. B. WHITTAKÉR ; AND RODWELL & MARTIN, LONDON.
1820.
ENOX LIBRAS NEW YORK
CONTENTS
OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
M-
LETTER I.
..................................................................................I
II. Plan of Conduct while Abroad-Agree to correspond by Letter-Serv-
ants-Masters.............................................................................5
III. Marquis de F. -Colisée.--Characters...................................7
IV. French Manners...........
.........11
V. Paris-London-French Opinions-Marquis de F- and Lord
................13
VI. Loyalty, English, German, Turkish, French-Le Roi Princes of
the Blood-Ideas of Government...
..................15
VII. Sentiments of Frenchmen concerning the British Constitution......19
VIII. French Kings have peculiar Reasons to love their Subjects—The
Three Sons of Catherine of Medicis-Henry IV-Natural Effects of
Exertion and of Sloth on the Body, Understanding, Heart...............22
IX. A French Lover.......................
.....................................25
X. Groundless Accusations Friendship English Travellers........ ......27
XI. English Prejudices Conversation with Mr. B--Reflections..30
XII. Tragedy of Siege of Calais—Bon Mot of Duc d'Ayen-Russia-
Prussia-France-Statute of Lewis XV-Epigrams................35
XIII. Chevalier Band his Lady-Madame de M, her Charac- LETTER XXI. King of Arquebusiers-A Procession A Battle.........72
ter ;-her Misfortune................... og egg....go............
XIV. Condition of the Common People in FraĻca-Unwillingness to cen.
sure the King-French Parliaments--Lawyers indiskriminately ridi.
culed on the French Stage-Opposition in England.......
...............41
XV. Dubois and Fanchon..............
...............46
XVI. Mankind do not always act from Motives of Self Interest-A Fine
Gentleman and a Pine-Apple-Supper at the Marquis de F's-
Generosity of Mr. B-Men who calculate-Men who do not...51
XVII. Different Taste of French and English with respect to Tragedy-
Le Kain-Garrick-French Comedy Comedie Italienne, Carlin-
Repartée of Le Kain.............
.55
XVIII. Pleasure and Business-Lyons—Geneva........ .........61
XIX. Situation of Geneva—Manners-Government–The Clergy-Pe.
culiar Customs Circles-Amusements ........................................63
XX. English Families at Cologny-Le Jour de l'Escalade-Military E.
stablishment-Political Squabbles- Sentiments of an Englishman
Of a Gentleman of Geneva.......
..68
.............38
XXII. A Feast...........
..75
XXIII. The Garrison and Fortifications of Geneva not useless-Standing
Armies in other countries-The Freedom and Independence of Geneva
of Service to the King of Sardinia...
................77
XXIV. Journey to the Glaciers of Savoy--Mole-Cluse-The Rhone
and the Arve-Salenche-Mules-A Church - Conversation with a
Young Peasant in the Valley of Chamouni........
..............81
XXV. Montanvert- The Chamois-Mount Breven--Mont Blanc -
The Needles—The Valley of Ice- Avalanches..........
..........................86
XXVI. Account of Glaciers continued-Theories................................
...92
XXVII. Idiots—The Sentiments of an Old Soldier-Guatres—Journey
from Chamouni to the Pays de Vallais-Martigny-Sion...............95
XXVIII. Road to St. Maurice-Reflections on the Situation of the Pays
de Vallais-Bex - Aigle-St. Gingo-Meillerie-Evian-Repaille.. 100
XXIX. Voltaire..........
...105
XXX. Voltaire.......
110
XXXI. The Education proper for an English Gentleman............... 116
XXXII. Suicide frequent at Geneva-Two Remarkable Instances...... 122
XXXIII. The Pays de Vaud Lausanne-Vevay-Ludlow......... 125
XXXIV. Murat-Swiss Peasants..........
.129
XXXV. Bern........
...........................................................................132
XXXVI. Religion-Government–Troops...................................... 136
XXXVII. Soleurre-Basil - Judicious Remark on the Use of Language
by a Dutchman........
...............140
XXXVIII. Manners-Reflections on Formality—The Library-Hol.
bens-Arsenal Council-Hall—The Clock in the Tower- A Head...142
XXXIX. Marechal Contades—Theatre-French Troops................. 146
XL. Gothie Architecture-Cathedral of Strasbourg—A Sermon-A Jew-
ish Plot......
......149
XLI. Kariscrutch The Matgräve of Biden Durlach......
...153
XLII. Manheim-?he Elector The Court-A Buffoon..............157
XLII. Heidelberg Thi Same, Chörch for the Protestant and Roman
Catholic Worship :-Parade Devotion.......
......................................159
XLIV. Reflections on the Biberty of the Press-Comparisons of Inconve.
niencies arising from that Cause, with those felt under Despotic Re-
straint... ..... ....................
................161
XLV. Mentz............
...164
XLVI. Frankfort-Lutherans unkind to Calvinists—Psalmody-Buri-
als-Jews.........
......
XLVII. Manners-Distinction of Ranks-Theatrical Entertainments-
The German Language-Traineaus................
...170
XLVIII. Nobility and Citizens—The Revenge of a Tobacconist- The
Field of Bergen.......
............175
XLIX. The Prince of Hesse Darmstadt-Discipline The Family of
Prince George...............
1. Conversation with a Foreigner concerning the English Nation.........183
............. 166
..........179