THE MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OP OLIVER GOLDSMITH, M.B. TO WHICH IS PREFIXED SOME ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE AND WRITINGS. A NEW EDITION, COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME. EDINBURGH: PUBLISHED BY PETER BROWN, 59 SOUTH BRIDGE STREET, OPPOSITE THE UNIVERSITY. 1837. 3480 CONTENTS. English Dept. .35 . sist the power of long and pleasing XVIII. The pursuit of a father to reclaim XIX. The description of a person discon. tented with the present government, and apprehensive of the loss of our 4 XX. The history of a philosophic vaga- bond, pursuing novelty, but losing XXI. The short continuance of friendship among the vicious, which is coeval only with mutual satisfaction : 40 XXII. Offences are easily pardoned where 8 XXIII. None but the guilty can be long 9 | XXV. No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of XXVI. A reformation in the gaol. To make laws complete they should XXVII. The same subject continued 51 13 XXVIII. Happiness and misery rather the result of prudence than of vir- tue in this life ; temporal evils or 15 felicities being regarded by Heaven as things merely in themselves trif- ling and unworthy its care in the 17 xxix. The equal dealing of Provi- dence demonstrated with regard tre 18 the happy and the miserable here be - low. That from the nature of plea . sure and pain, the wretched must b: repaid the balance of their suffering XXX. Happier prospects begin to appeal Let us be inflexible, and fortun I. The description of the family of Wake- field, in which a kindred likeness prevails, as well of minds as of II. Family misfortunes. The loss of for- iunie only serves to increase the pride of the worthy stances of our lives are generally curing IV. A proof that even the humblest for. tune may grant happiness, which depends not on circumstances but V. A new and great acquaintance intro. duced. What we place most hopes upon generally proves most fatal fellows may learn to be comical for a night or two VIII. An amour, which promises little good fortune, yet may be produc- IX. Two ladies of great distinction intro- duced. Superior finery ever seems to confer superior breeding their betters. The miseries of the above their circumstances XI. The family still resolve to hold up XII. Fortune seems resolved to humble the family of Wakefield. Morti- than real calamities enemy, for he has the confidence to give disagreeable advice stration that seeming calamities may be real blessings (V. All Mr Burchell's villany at once detected. The folly of being over- SVI. The family use art, which is op- XVII. Scarcely any virtue found to re- Dawson's with unexpected interest 23 XXXII. The conclusion 25 | AN INQUIRY INTO THE PRESENT STATE " LITE LEARNING 26 I. Introduction . |