MEMOIR OF GOLDSMITH.

THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD.

Cap

The Description of the Family of Wakefield, in which a kindred Likeness prevails, as well of Minds as of Persons p. 1 11. Family Misfortunes. The Loss of Fortune only serves to increase the Pride of the Worthy P. 3 11. A Migration. The fortunate Circum stances of our Lives are generally found at last to be of our own procuring IV. A Proof that even the humblest Fortune may grant Happiness, which depends, not on Circumstances, but ConstituP. 8 v. A new and great Acquaintance introduced. What we place most Hopes upon, generally proves most fatal. P. 9 VI. The Happiness of a Country Fire

tion

side

VII. A Town Wit described.

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p. 11 The dullest Fellows may learn to be comical for a Night or Two p. 12

VIII. An Amour, which promises little good Fortune, yet may be productive of much p. 14 IX. Two Ladies of great Distinction introduced. Superior Finery ever seems to confer superior Breeding P. 17 x. The Family endeavour to cope with their Betters. The Miseries of the Poor, when they attempt to appear above their Cir

cumstances

P. 18

XL. The Family still resolve to hold up their Heads. P. 20 XIL Fortune seems resolved to humble the Family of Wakefield. Mortifications are often more painful than real Calamip. 23

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x. Mr. Burchell is found to be an Enemy, for he has the confidence to give disagreeable Advice

XXV. No Situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending

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it P. 59 XXVI. A Reformation in the Gaol: to make Laws complete, they should reward as well as punish p. 61 XXVII. The same subject continued p. 63 XXVIII. Happiness and Misery rather the result of Prudence than of Virtue in this life; temporal evils or felicities being regarded by Heaven as things merely in themselves trifling, and unworthy its care in the distribution p. 65 XXIX. The equal dealings of Providence demonstrated with regard to the Happy and the Miserable here below. That, from the nature of Pleasure and Pain, the wretched must be repaid the balance of their sufferings in the life hereafter

xxx. Happier Prospects begin to appear.

p. 70 Let

us be inflexible, and Fortune will at last change in our favour.

XXXI. Former Benevolence now repaid with un

p. 72

expected Interest . XXXII. The Conclusion

P. 75

P. 82

THE CITIZEN OF THE WORLD.

. p. 25 XIV. Fresh Mortifications, or a Demonstration that seeming Calamities may be real Blessings.

p. 26

From Lien Chi Altangi to chant in Amsterdam

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X. All Mr. Burchell's Villany at once detected. The Folly of being overwise XVL The Family use Art, which is opposed with still greater XII. Scarcely any Virtue found to resist the Power of long and pleasing Tempta

III. From Lien Chi Altangi to the care of Fipsihi, resident in Moscow, to be forwarded by the Russian caravan to Fum Hoam, First President of the Ceremonial Academy at Pekin, in China p. 90 IV, To the same

p. 92 p. 93

v.. To the same VI.. Fum Hoam, First President of the Ceremonial Academy at Pekin. to Lien Chi Altangi, the Discontented Wanderer; by the way of Moscow p. 95

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XXXIX. From Lien Chi Altangi to chant in Amsterdam XL. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam, First President of the Ceremonial Academy at Pekin, in China. . p. 150 XLI. To the same XLII. From Fum Hoam to Lien Chi Altangi, the Discontented Wanderer; by the way of Moscow. .p. 153 XLIII. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam, First President of the Ceremonial Academy at Pekin, in China p. 154 XLIV. From Lien Chi Altangi to Hingpo, a Slave in Persia .p. 156 XLV. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam, First President of the Ceremonial Academy at Pekin, in China p. 158 . p. 160 Hingpo, a

demy at Pekin in China

LXXII. To the same

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P. 206

LXXIII. From Lien Chi Altangi to Hingpo, by the way of Moscow. LXXIV. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam, First President of the Ceremonial Academy at Pekin in China LXXV. To the same LXXVI. From Hingpo to Lien Chi Altangi, by the way of Moscow. LXXVII. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam, First President of the Ceremonial Academy at Pekin in China LXXVIII. To the same

LXXIX. To the same

LXXX. To the same I.XXXI. To the same LXXXII. To the same

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LXXXIII. From Lien Chi Altangi to Hingpo, by the way of Moscow. LXXXIV. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam, First President of the Ceremonial Academy at Pekin in China

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p. 419

1. The Causes which contribute to the Decline of Learning.

P. 419 11. A View of the Obscure Ages . p. 423 III. Of the present State of Polite Learning in Italy P. 424 IV. Of Polite Learning in Germany. p. 426 v. Of Polite Learning in Holland and some other Countries of Europe. p. 427 VI. Of Polite Learning in France. . P. 429 VII. Of Learning in Great Britain. P. 432 VIII. Of rewarding Genius in England. p. 433 IX. Of the Marks of Literary Decay in France and England.

x. Of the Stage

XI. On Universities

XII. The Conclusion

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P. 6

From the Oratorio of "The Captivity"

BIOGRAPHIES.

THE LIFE OF DR. PARNELL

Song, from the same.

THE LIFE OF LORD BOLINGBROKE.

The Clown's Reply

p. 6 P. 65

P. 447

Epitaph on Edward Purdon

p. 6c

P. 473

MEMOIRS OF M. DE VOLTAIRE

P. 487

An Elegy on that Glory of her Sex, Mrs. Mary Blaize

THE LIFE OF RICHARD NASH, ESQ.

p. 513

Song: intended to have been sung by Miss Herd castle in the Comedy of "She Stoops to Conquer"

P. Con

THE GOOD-NATURED MAN; a Comedy

A Madrigal.

SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER; or, the Mistakes of a Night. A Comedy.

p. 609

p 643

Threnodia Augustalis

Verses in reply to an Invitation to Dinner at Dr. Baker's.

p. 692.