AN
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That will be opened
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AN
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THE two principal objects of human power are government and education. They have accordingly engrossed a very large share in the disquisitions of the speculative in all ages. The subject of the former indeed is man, already endowed with his greatest force of body, and arrived at the exercise of his intellectual powers: the subject of the latter is ... (From: Anarchy Archives.) CURSORY STRICTURES
ON THE
CHARGE
DELIVERED BY
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE EYRE
TO THE
GRAND JURY,
OCTOBER 2 , 1794.
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CURSORY STRICTURES, &c.
A Special Commission was opened on the second day of October, for the trial of certain persons apprehended upon suspicion of High Treason, the greater part of whom were taken into custody in the month of May 1794. Upon this occasion a charge was delivered to the Grand Jury, by Sir James Eyre, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.
It is one... (From: Anarchy Archives.) p>--NEQUE SEMPER ARCUM
TENDIT APOLLO. HOR.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR T. HOOKHAM, AT HIS CIRCULATING
LIBRARY, NEW BOND-STREET, CORNER
OF BRUTON-STREET.
M,DCC,LXXXIV.
CONTENTS
PART the FIRST.
CHAPTER I.
Containing introductory Matter.
CHAPTER II.
A Ball
CHAPTER III.
A Ghost.
CHAPTER IV.
A love Scene.
CHAPTER V.
A Man of Humor.
CHAPTER VI.
Containing some Specimens of Heroism.
CHAPTER VII.
Containing that with which the Reader will be acquainted when he has
read it.
CHAPTER VIII.
Two Persons of Fashion.
CHAPTER IX.
A tragical Resolution.
CONTENTS.
PART the SECOND.
CHAPTER I.
In which th (From: Gutenberg.org.) A
D E F E N C E
OF THE
ROCKINGHAM PARTY,
IN THEIR LATE
C O A L I T I O N
WITH
THE RIGHT HONORABLE
FREDERIC LORD NORTH.
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Entered at Stationers Hall.
A
D E F E N C E
OF THE
ROCKINGHAM PARTY,
&c. &c. &c.
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THE present reign will certainly appear to our posterity full of the noblest materials for history. Many circumstances seem to have pointed it out as a very critical period. The general diffusion of science has, in some degree, enlightened the minds of all me (From: Anarchy Archives.) Part I.
Essay I. Of Awakening the Mind
The true object of education, like that of every other moral process, is the generation of happiness.
Happiness to the individual in the first place. If individuals were universally happy, the species would be happy.
Man is a social being. In society the interests of individuals are interwisted with each other, and cannot be separated. Men should be taught to assist each other. The first object should be to train a man to be happy; the second to train him to be useful, that is, to be virtuous.
There is a further reason for this. Virtue is essential to individual happiness. There is no transport equal to that of the performance of virtue. All other happiness, which is not ... (From: TheAnarchistLibrary.org.) BOOK III
PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER I
SYSTEMS OF POLITICAL WRITERS
Having in the preceding book attempted a general delineation of the principles of rational society, it is proper that we, in the next place, proceed to the topic of government.
It has hitherto been the persuasion of communities of men in all ages and countries that there are occasions, in which it becomes necessary, to supersede private judgment for the sake of public good, and to control the acts of the individual, by an act to be performed in the name of the whole.
Previously to our deciding upon this question, it will be of advantage to inquire into the nature of government, and the manner in which this control may be exercised with the smallest degree of viol... (From: http://www.efm.bris.ac.uk/.) BOOK VI
Opinion as a Subject of Political Institution
CHAPTER VII
OF CONSTITUTIONS
Distinction of regulations constituent and
legislative. - Supposed character of permanence
that ought to be given to the former - inconsist-
ent with the nature of man. - Source of the
error. - Remark. - Absurdity of the system of
permanence. - Its futility. - Mode to be pursued
in framing a constitution. - Constituent laws
not more important than others. - In what
manner the consent of the districts is to be de-
clared. - Tendency of the principle which re-
quires this consent. - It would reduce the
number of constitutional articles - parcel out
the legislative power - and produce the gradual
extinction of la... (From: Anarchy Archives.) FLEETWOOD;
or, THE
NEW MAN OF FEELING.
by WILLIAM GODWIN.
CHAPTER XVI.
Why did these days of yet un-experienced delight pass so quickly away! Mr. Macneil, before I knew him, had determined to pass over with his family to Italy, with the intention of spending the remainder of his days there. He had a friend in the Milanese with whom he had contracted the strictest bonds of intimacy, and who had often pressed him to take up his residence in his neighborhood; he was promised that circle of female associates and acquaintance, which was denied to Mrs. Macneil in England; and this, though the admirable matron could have dispensed with it for herself without repining, he judged to be an advantage of the first importance to his daughters... (From: Anarchy Archives.) THE
HERALD OF LITERATURE.
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THE
HERALD OF LITERATURE;
OR,
A REVIEW
OF THE
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THAT WILL BE MADE IN THE
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LONDON:
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M DCC LXXXIV.
TO THE (From: Gutenberg.org.) Godwin, William (1783). The History of the Life of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. London: Printed for the author, and sold by G. Kearsley. Dublin: Potts, Wilson, Walker and Byrne. pp. i - xvii.
THE
H I S T O R Y
OF THE
L I F E
OF
W I L L I A M P I T T,
EARL OF CHATHAM
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LORD PRESIDENT OF HIS
MAJESTY'S MOST HONORABLE PRIVY COUNCIL (From: Anarchy Archives.) From: William Godwin (1784). Imogen: A Pastoral Romance
From the Ancient British.
BOOK THE SECOND
THUNDER STORM.--THE RAPE OF IMOGEN.--EDWIN ARRIVES AT THE GROTTO OF ELWY.--CHARACTER OF THE MAGICIAN.--THE END OF THE FIRST DAY.
THE song of Llewelyn was heard by the shepherds with reverence and mute attention. Their blameless hearts were lifted to the skies with the sentiment of gratitude; their honest bosoms overflowed with the fervor of devotion. They proved their sympathy with the feelings of the bard, not by licentious shouts and wild huzzahes, but by the composure of their spirits, the serenity of their countenances' and the deep and unutterable silence which universally prevailed. And now the hoary minstrel rose from the little emin... (From: Anarchy Archives.) I N S T R U C T I O N S
TO A
S T A T E S M A N.
HUMBLY INSCRIBED TO
T H E R I G H T H O N O U R A B L E
GEORGE EARL TEMPLE.
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LO N D O N:
Printed for J. MURRAY, Fleet-Street; J. DEBRETT,
Piccadilly; and J. SEWELL, Cornhill.
M.DCC.LXXXIV.
TO
THE RIGHT HONORABLE
GEORGE EARL TEMPLE.
MY LORD,
THE following papers fell into my hands by one of those unaccountable accidents, so frequent in human life, but which in the relation appear almost incredible. I will not however trouble your lordship with the story. If they be worthy of the press, it is of no great consequence to the public how they found (From: Anarchy Archives.) Letter VII. The Same to the Same, Naples
Could I ever have imagined, my dear count, that in so short a time the correspondence between us would have been so much neglected? I have yet received no answer to my last letter, upon a subject particularly interesting, and in which I had some reason to fear your disapprobation. My St. Julian lives in the obscurity of retreat, and in the solitude most favorable to literary pursuits. What avocations can have called off his attention from the interests of his friend? May I be permitted however to draw one conclusion from your silence, that you do not consider my situation as critical and alarming? That although you join the prudent severity of a monitor with the candid partiality of a friend, you ... (From: TheAnarchistLibrary.org.) LIVES OF THE NECROMANCERS:
OR
AN ACCOUNT OF THE MOST EMINENT PERSONS IN SUCCESSIVE AGES, WHO HAVE
CLAIMED FOR THEMSELVES, OR TO WHOM HAS BEEN IMPUTED BY OTHERS,
THE
EXERCISE OF MAGICAL POWER.
BY WILLIAM GODWIN.
LONDON
Frederick J Mason, 444, West Strand
1834
PREFACE.
The main purpose of this book is to exhibit a fair delineation of the
credulity of the human mind. Such an exhibition cannot fail to be
productive of the most salutary lessons.
One view of the subject will teach us a useful pride in the abundance
of our faculties. Without pride man is in reality of little value. It
is pride that stimulates us to all our great undertakings. Without
pride, and the secret persuasion of extraordinary talents... (From: Project Gutenberg.) CHAPTER VI. 1790-1792.
Hitherto the literary carreer of Mary, had for the most part, been silent; and had been productive of income to herself, without apparently leading to the wreath of fame. From this time she was destined to attract the notice of the public, and perhaps no female writer ever obtained so great a degree of celebrity throughout Europe.
It cannot be doubted that, while, for three years of literary employment, she "held the noiseless tenor of her way," her mind was insensibly advancing towards a vigorous maturity. The uninterrupted habit of composition gave a freedom and firmness to the expression of her sentiments. The society she frequented, nourished her understanding, and enlarged her mind. The French revolution, whi... (From: TheAnarchistLibrary.org.) Note: Godwin wrote this piece, according to a note in
the manuscript, "while the Enquirer [1797] was in the press, under
the impression that the favor of the public might have demanded
another volume."
The study of history may well be ranked among those pursuits
which are most worthy to be chosen by a rational being.
The study of history divides itself into two principal
branches; the study of mankind in a mass, of the progress the
fluctuations, the interests and the vises of society; and the
study of the individual.
The history of a nation might be written in the first of these
senses, entirely in terms of abstraction, and without descending
so much as to name one of those individuals to which the nation is
co... (From: Anarchy Archives.) Godwin, William. Of Population. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, Paternoster Row, 1820.
CHAPTER VIII.
South America
Of what I may denominate the ancient history of America, we know infinitely less, than of the history of China and of India. These latter countries still exist in a state very similar to their ancient state, and have been made the subject of investigation, the former to a succession of travelers, and the latter to a number of gentlemen for the last thirty or forty years, who have studied its ancient and esoteric language, and have devoted a considerable part of their lives to the investigation of the Hindu policy and literature. But the Spaniards in their invasion of America, were, I suppose, the most merciless... (From: Anarchy Archives.) William Godwin, The Enquirer. Reflections On Education, Manners, And Literature. In A Series Of Essays. London: G.G. and J. Robinson, 1797.
The Enquirer.
Part I.
Essay I.
Of Awakening the Mind
The true object of education, like that of every other moral process, is the generation of happiness.
Happiness to the individual in the first place. If individuals were universally happy, the species would be happy.
Man is a social being. In society the interests of individuals are interwisted with each other, and cannot be separated. Men should be taught to assist each other. The first object should be to train a man to be happy; the second to train him to be useful, that is, to be virtuous.
There is a further reas... (From: Anarchy Archives.) CHAPTER VIII.
While I murmured in bitterness of soul at the lowness to which my family was reduced, a still heavier calamity impended, as if in vengeance against the fantastic refinements of distress over which I brooded.
I was wandering, as I had often done, with a gloomy and rebellious spirit, among the rocks, a few miles distant from the place of our habitation. It was the middle of summer. The weather had been remarkably fine; but I disdained to allow the gratifications which arise from a pure atmosphere and a serene sky to find entrance in my soul. My excursions had for some days been incessant; and the sun, which matured the corn and blackened the grapes around, had imbrowned my visage, and boiled in my blood. I drank in fiercenes... (From: TheAnarchistLibrary.org.) THE ADVENTURES OF CALEB WILLIAMS
OR
THINGS AS THEY ARE
BY WILLIAM GODWIN
CHAPTER SIX
The consequences of all this speedily manifested themselves. The very next incident in the story was in some degree decisive of the catastrophe. Hitherto I have spoken only of preliminary matters, seemingly unconnected with each other, though leading to that state of mind in both parties which had such fatal effects. But all that remains is rapid and tremendous. The death-dealing mischief advances with an accelerated motion, appearing to defy human wisdom and strength to obstruct its operation.
The vises of Mr. Tyrrel, in their present state of augmentation, were peculiarly exercised upon his domestics and dependents. But the principal sufferer was ... (From: Anarchy Archives.) This work is part of the International Institute for Social History collection and appears in Anarchy Archives with ISSH's permission.
Thoughts Occasioned By The Perusal Of Dr. Parr's Spital Sermon, Preached At Christ Church, April 15, 1800:
Being A Reply to the Attacks of Dr. Parr, Mr. Mackintosh, the Author of an Essay On Population, and Others.
by William Godwin
LONDON: Printed by Taylor and Wilks, Chancery-Lane; and sold by G.G. and J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row. 1801.
I HAVE now continued for some years a silent, not an inattentive, spectator of the flood of ribaldry, invective and intolerance which has been poured out against me and my writings. The work which has principally afforded a topic for the exercise of th... (From: Anarchy Archives.) ESSAY XX
OF PHRENOLOGY
The following remarks can pretend to he nothing more than a few loose and undigested thoughts upon a subject, which has recently occupied the attention of many men, and obtained an extraordinary vogue in the world. It were to be wished, that the task had fallen into the hands of a writer whose studies were more familiar with all the sciences which bear more or less on the topic I propose to consider: but, if abler and more competent men pass it by, I feel disposed to plant myself in the breach, and to offer suggestions which may have the fortune to lead others, better fitted for the office than myself, to engage in the investigation. One advantage I may claim, growing out of my partial deficiency. It is known not to... (From: Anarchy Archives.)
