Some People
Discusses aesthetics and offers moral sketches (‘Some People’) critiquing egotism, pride, false superiority, mistaken views on art, and faulty ethical reasoning.
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Archives
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Some People
Something New
A nostalgic moonlit return to the author’s childhood home is followed by a satirical essay, "Something New," urging fresh language for critics and politicians with comic examples.
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South Smithville Correspondence
1850 Princeton Magazine piece: praises Johnson’s biographical sketches and prints a satirical South Smithville letter complaining about the magazine’s lack of departments, pictures, and respect for veteran teachers.
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The Complaint
1850 Princeton Magazine essays on Wordsworth’s reputation and poetic standing. Includes "The Complaint", a satirical fragment where a young philosopher laments society’s aesthetic, educational, and intellectual dullness.
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The Odyssey
Argues against narrow ‘practical’ education and praises Cowper’s translation of the Odyssey, highlighting Homer’s masterful structure, character-delineation, and vivid description.
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The Persian Language
1850 Princeton Magazine essay comparing Persian and Arabic. It outlines Semitic vs Indo-European structures, script and morphological differences, Arabic loanwords in Persian, and literary notes.
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The Reconstruction of Society
1850 Princeton Magazine pieces: a Princeton 1801 recollection, the satirical poem "The Reconstruction of Society" critiquing social pretensions, and an essay on education among merchants.
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The Tailors’ Strike
Satirical short fiction depicting a tailor-led strike by immigrant workers in a 19th-century city; arrests, clashes with police, and social upheaval follow.
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Utilitarian Poetry
Mid-19th-century essays on Gothic philology, the rise of utilitarian poetry, satirical pieces about banks and ‘Buncombe,’ and critiques of poetic translation (Tasso).
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Essays on the Primitive Church Offices
19th-century collection examining the origin, office, and authority of Christian eldership and primitive presbyters. Discusses apostleship, Timothy and Titus, and apostolic succession.
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Fairbairn’s Typology
Review of Patrick Fairbairn’s Typology of Scripture, evaluating his principles, German influences, and defense of typology framed within orthodox Calvinistic biblical interpretation.
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Isaiah Translated and Explained, Vol. 1
Abridged preface and introduction to J.A. Alexander’s commentary on Isaiah. Surveys the prophetic office, inspiration, preservation of prophetic writings, and Isaiah’s historical setting.
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Relation of the Old to the New Dispensation
Argues the Old Testament remains authoritative and preparatory to the New, stressing typological continuity and warning against errors that sever or conflate the two.
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Hengstenberg on the Book of Revelation
Review of E. W. Hengstenberg’s commentary on Revelation, commending his rigorous philology, devout orthodoxy, and Old-Testament–grounded exegesis while defending Johannine authorship.
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Isaiah Translated and Explained, Vol. 2
Introduction to Alexander’s commentary on Isaiah (chs. 40–66). Argues prophets correct ceremonialism, idolatry, and Jewish nationalism, showing Israel’s representative, temporary role.
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Parrhesia, or Christian and Ministerial Freedom of Speech
An 1852 essay on ‘parrhesia’ arguing that apostolic boldness—freedom of speech in preaching—remains essential for ministers and all Christians, distinct from mere rhetoric or personality.
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Robert and James Haldane
Review of the biography of Robert and James Haldane, tracing their conversions, lay itinerant preaching, and missionary plans (notably for Bengal). It discusses church secession, sacraments, and evangelical influence.
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