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ESSAYS ON RELIGIOUS AND MORAL SUBJECTS
AND THE ECONOMY OF LIFE.
Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion
Rules for a Club established for Mutual Improvement
The Busy Body
Dialogue between Philocles and Horatio, concerning
Virtue and Pleasure
46
A Second Dialogue between Philocles and Horatio,
concerning Virtue and Pleasure
Public Men
Self-Denial not the Essence of Virtue
On the Usefulness of the Mathematics
On True Happiness
On Discoveries
51
57
63
The Way to make Money plenty in every Man's Pocket
Rivalship in Almanac-Making
Rules of Health
Advice to a Young Tradesman
Plan for saving One Hundred Thousand Pounds
The Way to Wealth; being a Summary of the Maxims
and Proverbs in Poor Richard's Almanac
Observations on Mayz, or Indian Corn
89
Precautions to be used by those who are about to
undertake a Sea Voyage
Toleration in Old England and New England,
A Parable against Persecution.
A Parable on Brotherly Love
Sketch of an English School
92
103
106
Observations relative to the Intentions of the original
Founders of the Academy in Philadelphia.
Hints for Consideration respecting the Orphan School-
House in Philadelphia
Paper, a Poem
133
159
To Miss Georgiana Shipley, on the Loss of her Squirrel 170
The Art of procuring Pleasant Dreams
The Ephemera, an Emblem of Human Life
A Petition of the Left Hand, to those who have the
Superintendency of Education
The Handsome and Deformed Leg
Morals of Chess
A Tale
An Arabian Tale
Dialogue between Franklin and the Gout
To Madame Helvetius, at Auteuil
To Madame Helvetius
ESSAYS ON GENERAL POLITICS, COMMERCE,
AND POLITICAL ECONOMY.
A Modest Inquiry into the Nature and Necessity of a
On Freedom of Speech and the Press
Observations concerning the Increase of Mankind and
the Peopling of Countries
Remarks on some of the Foregoing Observations, showing
particularly the Effects which Manners have on
Population
Remarks on Judge Foster's Argument in Favor of the
Right of Impressing Seamen
Remarks and Facts relative to the American Paper
On the Price of Corn, and Management of the Poor
On Smuggling, and its Various Species
214
220
222
227
233
241
377
Positions to be examined, concerning National Wealth. 373
Plan for Benefiting distant unprovided Countries.
Concerning the Provision made in China against Famine 381
Principles of Trade
Reflections on Coin in general, being an Appendix to
the above Essay
Notions concerning Trade and Merchants
A Thought concerning the Sugar Islands
383
On the Paper Money of the United States of America. 421
Comparison of Great Britain and the United States, in
Regard to the Basis of Credit in the two Countries 426
Reflections on the Augmentation of Wages, which will
be occasioned in Europe by the American
Revolution
435
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448
On Luxury, Idleness, and Industry
Remarks concerning the Savages of North America . 453
The Internal State of America; being a true Description
467
of the Interest and Policy of that vast Continent 461
Information to those who would remove to America
On the Criminal Laws and the Practice of Privateering
Observations on War
On the Elective Franchises, enjoyed by the small
478
487
Boroughs in England
489
Sir Charles Wyvill's Answer to the foregoing Paper
Militia preferable to Regular Troops
492
494
On sending Felons to America
495
The Retort Courteous
. 498
An Account of the Supremest Court of Judicature in
Pennsylvania, viz. The Court of the Press 50S
Plan for Improving the Condition of the Free Blacks
An Address to the Public; from the Pennsylvania
Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery,
A Lecture on the Providence of God in the Government
Proposals and Queries for the Consideration of the Junto 551
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