degrees of comparifon; giving the belt prize to him that performs beft; a lefs valuable one to him that comes up next to the best: and another to the third, commendations, encouragement and advice to the reit; keeping up their hopes, that, by induftry, they may excel another time. The names of thofe that obtain the prize, to be yearly printed in a lift. The hours of each day are to be divided and difpofed in fuch a manner as that some claffes may be with the writing-mafter, improving their hands; others with the mathematical mafter, learning arithmetic, accounts, geography, ufe of globes, drawing, mechanics, &c. while the reft are in the English fchool, under the English master's care. Thus inftructed, youth will come out of this school fitted for learning any business, calling, or profeffion, except fuch wherein languages are required; and though unacquainted with any ancient or foreign tongue, they will be masters of their own, which is of more immediate and general ufe; and withal will have attained many other valuable accomplifhments: the time ufually spent in acquiring those languages, often without fuccefs, being here employed in laying fuch a foundation of knowledge and ability, as, properly improved, may qualify them to pafs through and execute the feveral offices of civil life, with advantage and reputation to themselves and country. - VOLUME I. Life of Dr. Franklin, as written by himself Continuation of his life, by Dr. Stuber Epitaph Extracts from his Will Codicil PAGE 9 114 174 ibid. 177 VOLUME II. On Early Marriages On the Death of his Brother, Mr. John Frank- lin To the late Doctor Mather of Boston The Whistle, a true flory; written to his Ne- A Petition of the Left Hand The handfome and deformed Leg Converfation of a company of Ephemera, with the Soliloquy of one advanced in age Morals of Chefs The Art of procuring pleafant Dreams 14 22 28 Neceffary Hints to thofe that would be rich The Way to make Money plenty in every Man's An economical Project On modern innovations in the English Lan- 31 32 33 37 An Account of the higheft Court of Judicature 46 48 PAGE |