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 284 GREGORY. political institutions. His first publication was a volume of “Essays, Historical and Moral,” in 1785, but which he did not acknowledge until the second edition in 1788. He had before that time, in 1782, suggested to Mr. Kearsley of Fleet-street, a series of extracts from eminent authors, which were published under the name of “Beauties,” and had an extensive sale. In 1787, he favoured the public with a translation of “Lowth's Lectures on the Sacred Poetry of the Hebrews,” 2 vols. 8vo. In the following year, he published a volume of “Church History,” of which a second appeared in 1795. He was a contributor to the Biographia Britannia, in which is his “Life of Thomas Chatterton, with Criticisms on his Genius and Writings, and a concise View of the Controversy concerning Row ley's Poems.” —This work was first published separately in one volume 8vo. in 1789. In 1795, he revised an edi tion of Hawkesworth's Telemachus, with a new Life of Fenelon, in two vols. 4to. and also published in the same year a continuation of Hume's History of England, 8vo. In 1796, appeared in 3 vols. 8vo. his “ Economy of Na ture, illustrated and explained on the Principles of Modern Philosophy;” a scientific work, rich in information con veyed in a most pleasing manner. Such was i t s success with the public, that i t had reached the third edition i n 1804. Dr. Gregory contributed also t o the useful in terests o f education b y his “Lessons, Astronomical and Philosophical, for the Instruction o f British Youth,” i n 1797, 12mo, and b y his “Elements o f Polite Education, carefully selected from the Letters o f Lord Chesterfield t o his Son,” 1801, 12mo. During his retreat from the metro polis, h e found leisure t o superintend the progress o f a “Dictionary o f Arts and Sciences,” which was published i n 1806, i n two vols, 4to. I t i s a work i n which much information i s conveyed i n a narrow compass, and i s well suited t o those who cannot conveniently obtain any o f our large Encyclopaedias o f science. After his death, were published “Lectures o n Natural and Experimental Philo sophy,” and a “Series o f Letters t o his Son.” I n addition