The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith ...

CONTENTS

OF THE

THIRD VOLUME.

Letter

I. INTRODUCTION. A character of the Chi-

nese Philofopher.

page I

II. The arrival of the Chinese in London. His

motives for the journey. Some description of the

ftreets and houses.

2

The

III. The description of London continued.

luxury of the English. Its henefits. The fine

Gentleman. The fine lady.

IV. English pride. Liberty. An inftance of both.

Newspapers. Politeness.

...

5

9

V. English paffion for politics. A fpecimen of a

newspaper. Characteristic of the manners of

different countries.

VI. Happiness loft by feeking after refinement.

The Chinese philofopher's difgraces.

18

VII. The tie of wisdom only to make us happy.

The benefits of travelling upon the morals of a

philosopher.

20

VIII. The Chinese deceived by a prostitute, in the

IX.

- IX. The licentioufnefs of the English, with regard

to women. A character of a woman's man.

X. The journey of the Chinese from Pekin to Mof-

cow. The cuftoms of the Daures...

28

XI. The benefits of luxury, in making a people.

more wife and happy.

31

XII. The funeral folemnities of the English. Their

paffion for flattering epitaphs.

XIII. An account of Weftminifter Abbey.

...

34

38

XIV. The reception of the Chinese from a lady of

diftinction..

44

XV. Against cruelty to animals. A ftory from the

Zendeveft of Zoroafter.

47

XVI. Of falfhood propagated by books feemingly

fincere. . .

XVII.

Of the war now carried on between France

and England, with its frivolous motives. . . . .

XVIII. The ftory of the Chinese Matron.

53

57:

XIX. The English method of treating women

caught in adultery. The Ruffian method. 62

XX. Some account of the republic of letters in

England.

XXI The Chinese goes to fee a play.

65

69

75

XXII. The Chinese Philofopher's Son made a flave

in Perfia.

XXIII. The English fubfcription in favour of the

French prifoners commended.

XXIV. The venders of quack medicines and nof

trums ridiculed.

XXV. The natural rife and decline of kingdoms,

exemplified in the hiftory of the kingdom of

Lao.

84

89

XXV. The character of the man in black, with

fome inftances of his inconfiftent conduct....

XXVI. The hiftory of the man in black.

93

XXVII. On the great number of old maids and

batchelors in London. Some of the causes. 101

XXVIII. A description of a club of authors. 105

XXIX. The proceedings of the club of authors. 108

-XXX. The perfection of the Chinese, in the art

of Gardening. The defcription of a Chinese

garden.

115

XXXI. Of the degeneracy of fome of the English no-

bility. A Muthroom feaft among the Tartars. 118

XXXII. The manner of writing among the Chi-

nefe. The Eaftern tales of Magazines, &c. ridi-

culed.

122

XXXIII. Of the prefent ridiculous paffion of the

nobility for painting.
.. 128

XXXIV. The Philofopher's fon describes a lady,

his fellow captive.

132

XXXV. A continuance of his correfpondence. The

beautiful captive confents to marry her lord: 135

XXXVI. The correfpondence ftill continued. He

begins to be difgufted in the pursuit of wif-

dom. An allegory, to prove its futility... 138

XXXVII. The Chinese philofopher praises the

juftice of a late fentence, and inftances the in-

juftice of the king of France, in the cafe of the

prince of Charolais.

143

Two

XXXVIII. The defcription of true politenefs.

letters of different countries, by ladies falfely

thought polite at home.

147

XXXIX. The English ftill have poets, though

XL. The behaviour of the congregation in St. Paul's
church at prayers.

XLI. The hiftory of China more replete with

great, actions than that of Europe.

158

XLII. An apoftrophe on the fuppofed death of
Voltaire.

.. 163

XLIII. Wisdom and precept may leffen our mise-

ries, but can never increase our pofitive fatis-

factions.

166

XLIV. The ardour of the people of London in

running after fights and monfters.

171

XLV. A dream.... z. Eg. Ladles. 176

XLVI. Mifery beft relieved by diffipation. . . 181

XLVII. The abfurdity of perfons in high ftation

pursuing employments beneath them, exemplified

in a fairy tale.

XLVIII. The fairy tale continued.

184

189

XLIX. An attempt to define what is meant by Eng-
lish liberty.

L. A Bookfeller's vifit to the Chinese.

193

197

206

LI. The impoffibility of diftinguishing men in Eng-
land by their drefs. Two inftances of this. 202
LII. The abfurd tafte for obscene and pert novels,.
fuch as Triftram Shandy, ridiculed.

LIII. The character of an important trifler.

LIV. His character continued; with that

wife, his house and furniture.

LV. Some thoughts on the prefent fituation of af-

fairs in the different countries of Europe. . . . 218

LVI. The difficulty of rifing in literary reputation
without intrigue or riches.

LVII. A vifitation dinner defcribed.

221

225

LVIII. The Chinese philofopher's fon escapes with
the beautiful captive from flavery.

LIX. The hiftory of the beautiful captive.

230

LX. Proper leffons to a youth entering the world;

with fables fuited to the occafion.

239

LXI. An authentic hiftory of Catharina Alexowna,
wife of Peter the Great.

243

249

252

LXII. The rife of the decline of literature, not de-
pendant on man, but refulting from the viciffitudes
of nature.
LXIII. The Great exchange happiness for fhow.
Their folly in this refpect of use to fociety.

LXIV. The history of a philofophic cobler. 255

LXV. The difference between love and gratitude. 259

- LXVI. The folly of attempting to learn wisdom by
being reclufe.