THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER: DEVOTED TO EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS. Au gré de nos desirs bien plus qu'au gré des vonts. Crebillon's Electre. As we will, and not as the winds will. VOL. IV. RICHMOND: THOS. W. WHITE, PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR. PAGE American Literature, a discourse on....... 81 | Dr. Faw, Miss Lavinia Lint, &c,.... 58 Address on the Utility of Astronomy. 123 Dabney Carr, biography of .... 65 Address by Charles J. Ingersoll, Esq.; notice of.. 165 Dialogue between Lord Bacon and Shakspeare... 141 Addresses by Edward Everett, notice of...... 61, 426 Desultory Thoughts on Human Credulity, &c.... 287 Address by D. L. Carroll, notice of...... 693 Desultory Speculator-No. I. The Rose... 495 Austrian Censor of the Press.... 182 695 Adam O'Brien, the Pioneer of North-Western Va. 292 Daniel Sheffey, biographical sketch of... 346 Ancient Literature.... 409 Dr. William Carey, memoirs of...... 578 Another Tree Article...... 563 Duty of Mothers. By Mrs. Sigourney. 786 A Discourse on the Genius of the Federative System of the U. States. By Prof. Beverley Tucker. 761 E. 4 Do. do. 566 Blanks, No. 1. By a Virginian... 230 49 Byron and Plagiarism... 404 160 Benefits of the Reformation on the happiness of man. 524 Extension of the Law of Copy Right. 228 Burton, or the Sieges. A Romance.... 561 Bar Associations..... 581 Benevolence and Modesty. An Essay. 751 Benefits of Knowledge on Morals... 771 Franklin's Head...... 1... 166 Botanical Notices of Interesting Plants. 800 Frederick William Thomas, biographical sketch of 297 Baptist Vincent Lavall. An Inquiry.... 800 Frigate Constitution; arrival at Malta, &c. ..... 357 Francis Armine. Chapters I, II. 457 C. Chapters III, IV.... 538 Chapter from the Conspirator. A Novel......... 56 Chapters V, VI.... 603 Constance Woodburn. By Miss Charlotte Barnes. 169 Chapters VII, VIII, IX, X. 697 Charlatanerie des Savans. 576 Flattery, its only benefits... 272 Fox and the Younger Pitt.... 584 Carious Elementary Book.. 301 779 Confucius... 323 Charcoal Sketches.... Falkland. By E. L. Bulwer. 788 342 Chemistry, notice of a lecture on. 367 G. 249 Cromwell... 478 Georgia Scenes, Characters and Incidents. 404 Cross Readings. 696 Georgetown College..... 575 Conscience..... 769 George P. Morris; biographical sketch of..... 663 Cincinnati Address. By Henry Ruffner, D.D..... 792 | Gratitude... 760 |