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R. Clay, Sens, and Taylor, Printers,
Bread Street Hill
MEMOIR OF GOLDSMITH.
THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD.
CONTENTS.
The Description of the Family of Wake-
field, in which a kindred Likeness pre-
valis, as well of Minds as of Persons p. 1
11 Family Misfortunes. The Loss of For-
tune only serves to increase the Pride of
the Worthy.
P. 3
IL A Migration. The fortunate Circum-
stances of our Lives are generally found
at last to be of our own procuring P. 4
IV. A Proof that even the humblest Fortune
may grant Happiness, which depends,
not on Circumstances, but Constitu-
p. 8
v. A new and great Acquaintance intro-
duced. What we place most Hopes
upon, generally proves most fatal.
vi. The Happiness of a Country Fire-
side
tien
p. 9
VIL. A Town Wit described.
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 intro
duced. Superior Finery ever seems to
confer superior Breeding
p. 17
cumstances
I. The Family endeavour to cope with their
Betters. The Miseries of the Poor, when
they attempt to appear above their Cir-
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 Calami-
P. 23
YIL Mr. Burchell is found to be an Enemy,
for he has the confidence to give disagree-
able Advice
P. 25
XV. Fresh Mortifications, or a Demonstration
that seeming Calamities may be real
Blessings.
P. 26
ties
XV. Al Mr. Burchell's Villany at once detected.
*
X.
The Folly of being overwise
p. 29
P. 31
De Family use Art, which is opposed
with still greater
Samely any Virtue found to resist the
Pwer of long and pleasing Tempta-
P. 34
XVIIL The Pursuit of a Father to reclaim a
Lost Child to Virtue
p. 37
t3
XIX. The Description of a Person discontented
with the present Government, and appre-
hensive of the loss of our Liberties p. 39
Chap.
xx. The History of a philosophic Vagabond,
pursuing Novelty, but losing Con-
tent.
XXI. The short Continuance of Friendship
amongst the Vicious, which is coeval only
with mutual satisfaction.
XXII. Offences are easily pardoned, where there
is Love at bottom.
P. 53
P. 49
long and
p. 55
p. 57
XXIII. None but the Guilty can be
completely miserable.
XXIV. Fresh Calamities
XXV. No Situation, however wretched it seems,
but has some sort of comfort attending
it
p. 59
XXVI. A Reformation in the Gaol: to make
Laws complete, they should reward as
well as punish
T
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 dis-
tribution.
p. 65
XXIX. The equal dealings of Providence demon-
strated 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 suffer-
ings in the life hereafter
p. 70
Let
p. 72
xxx. Happier Prospects begin to appear.
us be inflexible, and Fortune will at last
change in our favour.
XXXI. Former Benevolence now repaid with un-
expected Interest .
XXXII. The Conclusion
ix
THE CITIZEN OF THE WORLD.
Letter
1. To Mr. -
don
II., From Lien Chi Altangi to-
chant in Amsterdam
p. 88
III. From Lien Chi Altangi to the care of
Fipsihi, resident in Moscow, to be for-
warded by the Russian caravan to Fum
Hoam, First President of the Ceremo-
nial 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 Cere-
monial Academy at Pekin. to Lien Chi
Altangi, the Discontented Wanderer; by
the way of Moscow.
P. 95
.
P. 75
p. 82
Merchant in Lon-
Mer-
VII. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam,
First President of the Ceremonial Aca-
demy in China
VIII. To the same
IX. To the same
x. To the same
XI. To the same
XII. To the same
XIII. To the same
XIV. To the same
xv. To the same
XVI. To the same
XVII. To the same
XVIII To the same
XIX. To the same
xx. To the same
XXI.. To the same
XXII. From the same
XXIII. To the same
XXIV. To the same
xxv. To the same
XXVI. To the same
XXVII. To the same
XXVIII. To the same
- XXIX. To the same
xxx. To the same
XXXI. To the same
. p. 135
XXXII. To the same
p. 136
XXXIII. To the same
p. 138
XXXIV. To the same
. p. 140
xxxv. From Hingpo, a Slave in Persia, to
Altangi, a travelling Philosopher of
China; by the way of Moscow. p. 142
XXXVI. From the same
. p. 143
XXXVII. From the same
P. 144
XXXVIII. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam,
demy at Pekin, in China
. p. 146
p. 148
XL. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam,
p. 150
. p. 151
XLII. From Fum Hoam to Lien Chi Altangi,
the Discontented Wanderer; by the way
.'p. 153
XLIII. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam,
. p. 154
XLIV. From Lien Chi Altangi to Hingpo, a
Slave in Persia
p. 156
XLV. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam,
demy at Pekin, in China . p. 158
XLVI. To the same
· P. 100
XLVII. From Lien Chi Altangi to Hingpo, a
p. 162
. p. 163
. p. 165
XXXIX. From Lien Chi Altangi to
XLI. To the same
of Moscow
XLVIII. From Lien Chi Altangi to-
XLIX. To the same
LI To the same
LII. To the same
LIII. From the same
LIV. From the same
LV. To the same
p. 96
p. 97
p. 98
p. 99
. p. 100
. p. 101
. p. 103
p. 105
p. 107
P. 108
. p. 109
p. 111
. p. 113
. p. 115
. p. 116
L. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam.
demy at Pekin in China
p. 129
. p. 131
P. 132
p. 119
p. 120
. p. 121
. p. 122
. p. 125
. p. 126 LXIX. To the same
. p. 167
. p. 168
p. 170
. p. 172
. p. 174
p. 175
p. 189
LXIV. To the same
LXV. To the same
p. 191
p. 192
LXVI. From Lien Chi Altangi to Hingpo, by
the way of Moscow
P. 193
LXVII. To the same
p. 195
LXVIII. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam,
P. 196
p. 198
LXX. From Lien Chi Altangi to Hingpo, by
LXXI. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam,
. p. 200
p. 202
p. 204
LXXII. To the same
LXXIII. From Lien Chi Altangi to Hingpo, by
· P. 206
LXXIV. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam,
p. 207
P. 209!
IXXV. To the same
LXXVI. From Hingpo to Lien Chi Altangi, by
LXXVII. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam,
. p. 211
LXXVIII. To the same
LXXIX. To the same
LXXX. To the same
1.XXXI. To the same
I.XXXII. To the same
p. 212
. p. 213
p. 215
P. 216
p. 217
p. 219
P. 221
LXXXIII. From Lien Chi Altangi to Hingpo, by
From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam,
LXXXIV.
p. 222
. p. 224
LXXXV. To the same
LXXXVI. To the same
LXXXVII. From Fum, Horm to Lien Chi Al-
P. 226
. P. 227
P. 228
tangi.
LXXXVIII. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam,
LXXXIX. To the same
xc. To the same
XCI. To the same
XCII. To the same
XCIII. To the same
p. 230
p. 232
. p. 234
p. 235
p. 236
XCIV. From Hingpo, in Moscow, to Lien Chi
A'tangi, in London
p. 237
XCV. From Lien Chi Altangi to Hingpo, at
Moscow
. p. 238
XCVI. From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam,
p. 239