Of the standard of taste -- Of the delicacy of taste and passion -- Of tragedy -- Of essay writing -- Of simplicity and refinement in writing -- Of refinement in the arts -- Of eloquence -- Of the rise and progress of the arts and sciences -- Of the study of history -- The epicurean -- The stoic -- The platonist -- The sceptic -- Of the dignity or meanness of human nature -- Of superstition and enthusiasm -- On suicide -- On the immortality of the soul.