Item 61 - Notebook labelled 'R. C. Trevelyan | Essays'

Essay titles include 'On what occasions, if any, is a good citizen justified in resisting the laws of the state?'; 'The effect of the French Revolution on European politics'; 'How small of all that human hears endure / That part which laws or kings can cause or cure'; 'The English conquest of India, its causes and justification'; 'Is Virtue its own reward?''; 'Wit, its nature and forms and expression' 'Does history repeat itself?'; 'Comparison of Socrates and Johnson'; 'Why should not nations go mad as well as individuals?' 'Quid leges sine moribus vanae proficiunt? [what use are vain laws without morals]': answered in the form of a Socratic dialogue.

There are also some essays without titles, including one beginning 'It seems then that Europe will never make itself an end of its acquisitions and so called efforts for civilization in the unhappy continent of Africa...' (f. 17 v). Essays are marked in red, with extensive comments and corrections of spelling, style and so on.

Towards the end of the book ( f. 76 and on) there are notes on Latin and Ancient Greek texts such as Livy, and on philosophy. These are un-marked.