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LETTER
LVII.
The Difficulty of rising in Literary Reputation
without Intrigue or Riches.......
LIX.
The Chinese Philosopher's Son escapes with
the Beautiful Captive from Slavery...
The History of the Beautiful Captive
PAGE
228
231
.........
236
239
LX.
LXI.
Proper Lessons to a Youth entering the World,
with Fables suited to the Occasion..........
245
LXII.
An Authentic History of Catherina Alexowna,
Wife of Peter the Great ....
249
LXIII.
The Rise or the Decline of Literature not
dependent on Man, but resulting from the
Vicissitudes of Nature.......
254
LXIV.
LXV.
The Great exchange Happiness for Show-
Their Folly in this respect of use to Society 259
The History of a Philosophic Cobbler
LXVI.
......... 261
The Difference between Love and Gratitude-
Mencius and the Hermit-Story of the
Fiddle-case
265
LXVII.
The Folly of attempting to learn Wisdom by
being recluse
Fortune proved not to be blind-Story of the
Avaricious Miller.........
283
The shabby Beau, the Man in Black, the
Chinese Philosopher, &c. at Vauxhall ...... 286
LXXVI. The preference of Grace to Beauty; an Allegory 308
LXXVII. The Behaviour of a Shopkeeper and his Journey-
man
... 312
LXXVIII. The French ridiculed after their own manner... 315
LXXIX. The Preparations of both Theatres for a Winter
Campaign.......
317
LXXX. The evil Tendency of increasing Penal Laws,
or enforcing even those already in being
with Rigour.
321
326
LXXXII. The Sciences useful in a populous State, pre-
judicial in a barbarous one
.......
........
329
LXXXIII. Some Cautions on Life, taken from a Modern
Philosopher of China
............
...........
334
LXXXIV. Anecdotes of several Poets, who lived and
died in circumstances of wretchedness
LXXXV.
The trifling Squabbles of Stage-Players ridi-
culed........
LXXXVI. The Races of Newmarket ridiculed-Descrip-
tion of a Cart-Race.........
338
342
..... 347
LXXXVII. The Folly of the Western Parts of Europe in
employing the Russians to fight their Battles 350
LXXXVIII. The Ladies advised to get Husbands-A Story
XCI.
XCII.
XCIII.
XCIV.
XCV.
XCVI.
The Influence of Climate and Soil upon the
Temper and Dispositions of the English... 36
The Manner in which some Philosophers make
artificial Misery
369
...... 373
The Fondness of Some to admire the Writings
of Lords, &c..........
The Philosopher's Son is again separated from
his beautiful Companion
Consolation to the Unfortunate ............... 378
The Condolence and Congratulation upon the
Death of the late King ridiculed-English
Mourning described......
375
380
XCVII.
Almost every Subject of Literature already
exhausted
384
XCVIII.
A Description of the Courts of Justice in
Westminster Hall...............
387
XCIX.
A Visit from the little Beau-The Indulgence
with which the Fair Sex are treated in several
parts of Asia.........................
390
C.
CI.
CII.
CIII.
CIV.
CV.
CVI.
A Life of Independence praised.................. 393
The People must be contented to be guided
by those whom they have appointed to
govern-A Story to this effect
397
The Passion for Gaming among Ladies ridiculed 400
The Chinese Philosopher begins to think of
quitting England.
402
The Arts some make use of to appear learned... 404
The intended Coronation described .... .... 407
Funeral Elegies written upon the Great
ridiculed A Specimen of One
411
CVII.
The English too fond of believing every re-
port without examination-A Story of an
Incendiary to this purpose.....
CVIII. The Utility and Entertainment that might result
from a Journey into the East
CIX.
CX.
CXI.
414
......
417
The Chinese Philosopher attempts to find out
Famous Men
.....
421
Some Projects for introducing Asiatic Employ-
ments into the Courts of England ......................................... 425
On the different Sects in England; particularly
Methodists
CXII.
An Election described
430
433
CXIII. A Literary Contest of great importance; in which
both sides fight by Epigram
437
CXIV. Against the Marriage Act-A Fable............... 442
CXV.
CXVI.
On the Danger of having too high an opinion
of Human Nature
Whether Love be a natural or fictitious Passion... 451
CXVII. A City Night-Piece
CXVIII. On the Meanness of the Dutch at the Court of
CXIX. On the Distresses of the Poor; exemplified in
the Life of a Common Soldier
455
458
461
CXX.
CXXI.
On the Absurdity of some late English Titles ... 467
The Irresolution of the English accounted for 470
CXXII. The Manner of Travellers in their usual Relations
A FAMILIAR INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF
NATURAL HISTORY. IN FIVE PARTS.