_CONTRIBUTIONS TO_ THE EXAMINER *On Rochefoucault’s Maxims 253 On the Predominant Principles and Excitements of the Human Mind[2] 258 The Love of Power or Action as Main a Principle in the Human Mind as Sensibility to Pleasure or Pain[2] 263 Essay on Manners[3] 269 *Kean’s Bajazet, and ‘The Country Girl’ 274 *Doctrine of Philosophical Necessity 277 *Parallel Passages in various Poets 282 *Mr. Locke a great Plagiarist 284 [The Same Subject continued] 578 *Shakespear’s Female Characters 290 *Miss O’Neill’s Widow Cheerly 297 *Penelope and The Dansomanie. 299 *Oroonoko 301 *The Pannel and The Ravens 303 *John Gilpin 305 *Don Giovanni and Kean’s Eustace de St. Pierre 307 *Character of the Country People 309 *Mr. Macready’s Macbeth 315 *Guy Faux 317 *The Same Subject continued 323 *The Same Subject concluded 328 Character of Mr. Canning 334 *The Dandy School 343 *Actors and the Public 348 *French Plays 352 *French Plays (continued) 356 *The Theatres and Passion-Week 358 *Charles Kean 362 *Some of the Old Actors 366 *The Company at the Opera 369 *The Beggar’s Opera 373 *The Taming of the Shrew and L’Avare 377 *Mrs. Siddons 381 *The Three Quarters, etc. 384 *Mr. Kean 389