THE EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, O. R LITERARY MISCELLANY, For NOVEMBER 1785. [With a VIEW of ALLOA TOWER, and a Plate of Antiquities.] CONTENTS. Register of the Weather for Novem. ber, p. 266. Description of the Tower of Alloa, p. 207. Drinkwater's Account of the burning of the Spanish Batteries, p. 268. Succeffion of the Lords of Seffion, P. 273. Some Account of the Commiffion of Chastity at Vienna, p. 275. Peyfonnel's Remarks on the Baron de Tott's Memoirs, p. 276. On the perceptive Power of Vegetables, p. 279. Letter defcribing the Lake of Killarney, p. 284. On Homer. Tranflated from the ten in different Ages, p. 291. And that the Text has been changed and mutilated, p. 293. The Landlord, or Man of Nature, p. 296. History of Delia Drama, p. 299.. On certain Arrangements in Civil Policy, &c. in a Letter to the Gentlemen of a Northern County, P. 302. Of the Eloquence of Cicero, p. 306. Biographical Sketches of celebrated Muficians, p. 311. Miscellaneous Obfervations on Holland, p. 312. Original Anecdotes of Peter the Great, p. 315. A remarkable Incident from Savary's Letters, p. 319. Life and Character of the late Colo nel Humberstone, p. 321. Account of the Standing Stanes of Lundy, p. 324. Propofal for fecuring Cities from Earthquakes, p. 325. Anecdotes of Leonardo da Vinci, Pi 328. Bolton's Account of English Ferns, P. 332. Scott's Critical Effays on English Tour to Ermenonville, p. 353. |