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CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
CHAPTER XIV.
Oratorio of the Captivity.-His threatened Arrest.—The
Traveller
CHAPTER XV.
Page 1
Mr. Nugent.-Earl of Northumberland.- Rev. Thomas
Percy.-Ballad of Edward and Angelina, or "The
Hermit."-Essays.-Literary Labours for Newbery.—
Attempts to practise as Physician
CHAPTER XVI.
63
Dr. Joseph Warton.-Vicar of Wakefield.-History of
Philosophy and Philosophers.-Poems for Young La-
dies.- Beauties of English Poesy.—English Grammar.
-Byron's Voyage.-Residence in the Temple.-Anec-
dotes. Mr. William Hodson
CHAPTER XVII.
-
106
Negotiation with Garrick. Historical Writing. - Mr.
Roach.-Good-natured Man.-Hugh Kelly.-Country
Excursions.-Dr. Glover
149
CHAPTER XVIII.
"The
Anecdotes.Gentleman's Journal.-Epilogue to
Sister."-Agreement for History of Animated Nature.
-Roman History.-Agreement for History of Eng-
land. Acquaintance with Mr. Bunbury and Family.
-Verses attributed to him.-Appointed Professor of
History to Royal Academy.-Maurice Goldsmith.
CHAPTER XIX.
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Page 190
His Dress. Baretti. Percival Stockdale.- Deserted
Village. Its Localities taken from his Father's Resi-
dence
229
CHAPTER XX.
Requested to write in support of the Ministry.-News.
paper Wit.-Life of Parnell.-Excursion to Paris.-
Abridgment of Roman History.-Life of Bolingbroke.
-Opinion of Rowley's Poems.- Haunch of Venison.
-Dr. Hiffernan
CHAPTER XXI.
275
History of England.-Lodgings at Hyde.-Prologue to
Zobeide.-Threnodia Augustalis.-Dr. M'Veagh Mac-
donnell. Masquerades.-Letter from Judge Day 322
CHAPTER XXII.
Table Talk and Literary Opinions.-Abridgement of Ro-
man History.-Letter from Thomas Paine.-Anecdotes
at Barton.-Westminster Magazine-Comedy of She
Stoops to Conquer
363
CHAPTER XXIII.
Fracas with Evans the Bookseller.-An unfinished Novel.
-Claims upon his Charity.-The Grumbler.-Diction-
ary of Arts and Sciences.-History of Greece
408
CHAPTER XXIV.
Embarrassments.-Table Talk.-His Conversation.-Wit
CHAPTER XXV.
Page 442
A Survey of Experimental Philosophy.-Address on the
Opening of the Opera House-Retaliation-History of
the Earth and Animated Nature.-Second Edition of
Polite Learning.-Scarron's Romance. His Illness
and Death
487
CHAPTER XXVI.
Maurice Goldsmith.-Epitaph on the Poet.-His Cha-
racter.-Rank as a Poet and Prose Writer.- Members
of the Goldsmith Family
APPENDIX
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