The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith ...

115

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

bility. A Mushroom feaft among the Tartars. 118

XXXII. The manner of writing among the Chi-

nese. The Eastern tales of Magazines, &c. ridi-

XXXIII. Of the prefent ridiculous paffion of the

nobility for painting.

XXXIV. The Philofopher's fon defcribes a lady,

his fellow captive.

XXXV. A continuance of his correfpondence. The

beautiful captive confents to marry her lord. 135

XXXVI. The correspondence ftill continued. He

begins to be difgufted in the purfuit of wif-

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

XXXVII. The Chinese philofopher praifes 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

XXXVIII. The defcription of true politenefs. Two

letters of different countries, by ladies falfely

thought polite at home. ..

147

XXXIX. The English ftill have poets, though

not verfifiers.

152

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

155

158

XLI. The hiftory of China more replete with
great actions than that of Europe.

XLII. An apoftrophe on the supposed 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 monsters.

XLV. A dream.

171

176

XLVI. Mifery best 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

LI. The impoffibility of diftinguishing men in Eng-

land by their drefs. Two inftances of this. 202

LII. The abfurd tafte for obfcene and pert novels,
fuch as Triftram Shandy, ridiculed.

LIII. The character of an important trifler.

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 efcapes with
the beautiful captive from flavery.

LIX. The hiftory of the beautiful captive.

230

233

LX. Proper leffons to a youth entering the world;
with fables fuited to the occafion.

239

243

249

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

Their folly in this refpect of ufe to fociety. 252

LXIV. The hiftory of a philofophic cobler. 255

LXV. The difference between love and gratitude. 259

LXVI. The folly of attempting to learn wisdom by

being reclufe.

264

LXVII. Quacks ridiculed. Some particularly men-
tioned.

LXVIII. The fear of mad dogs ridiculed.

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black, the

LXIX. Fortune proved not to be blind. The fto-
ry of the avaricious miller.
LXX. The fhabby beau, the man in
Chinese philofopher, &c. at Vauxhall.
LXXI. The marriage act cenfured.
LXXII. Life endeared by age.