Volume 1: 1. On the increased attention to outward nature in the decline of life; 2. On the differences between the urban and rural temperament; 3. On monotony in occupation as a source of happiness; 4. On the normal clairvoyance of the imagination; 5. On intellectual conduct as distinct from moral: the 'superior man'; 6. On shyness; 7. On the management of money (addressed chiefly to the young); 8. On rhythm in prose, as conducive to precision and clearness; 9. On style and diction; 10. Hints on moral culture; 11. On the moral effect of writers; 12. On the distinction between active thought and reverie; 13. On the spirit in which new theories should be received; 14. On essay-writing in general, and these essays in particular; 15. The sanguine temperament; 16. The organ of weight; 17. The sympathetic temperament; 18. Faith and charity; or, the union, in practical life, of sincerity and conciliation; 19. Upon the efficacy of praise (in supplement to the preceding essay); 20. On self-control; 21. The modern misanthrope. Volume 2: 1. On the increased attention to outward nature in the decline of life; 2. On the differences between the urban and rural temperament; 3. On monotony in occupation as a source of happiness; 4. On the normal clairvoyance of the imagination; 5. On intellectual conduct as distinct from moral: the 'superior man'; 6. On shyness; 7. On the management of money (addressed chiefly to the young); 8. On rhythm in prose, as conducive to precision and clearness; 9. On style and diction; 10. Hints on moral culture; 11. On the moral effect of writers; 12. On the distinction between active thought and reverie; 13. On the spirit in which new theories should be received; 14. On essay-writing in general, and these essays in particular; 15. The sanguine temperament; 16. The organ of weight; 17. The sympathetic temperament; 18. Faith and charity; or, the union, in practical life, of sincerity and conciliation; 19. Upon the efficacy of praise (in supplement to the preceding essay); 20. On self-control; 21. The modern misanthrope.
