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London:
R. Clay, Sons, and Taylor, Printers,
Bread Street Hill
CONTENTS.
MEMOIR OF GOLDSMITH...
THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD.
Chap
I
The Description of the Family of Wake-
ficid, 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
11. 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-
tion
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
P. 11
VIL, A Town Wit described. 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
x. The Family endeavour to cope with their
Betters. The Miseries of the Poor, when
they attempt to appear above their Cir-
p. 18
cumstances
P. 9
P. 17
XI. The Family still resolve to hold
up their
Heads.
p. 20
XII. Fortune seems resolved to humble the
Family of Wakefield. Mortifications are
often more painful than real Calami-
tics
p. 23
XII. Mr. Burchell is found to be an Enemy,
for he has the confidence to give disagree-
able Advice
p. 25
XIV. Fresh Mortifications, or a Demonstration
that seeming Calamities may be real
Blessings.
P. 26
XV. All Mr. Burchell's Villany at once detected.
The Folly of being overwise
X1 The Family use Art, which is opposed
with still greater
p. 29
P. 31
XII. Scarcely any Virtue found to resist the
Power of long and pleasing Tempta-
p. 34
XVIII. The Pursuit of a Father to reclaim a
Lost Child to Virtue
p. 37
XIX. The Description of a Person discontented
with the present Government, and appre-
hensive of the loss of our Liberties p. 39|
p. 59
XXVI. A Reformation in the Gaol: to make
Laws complete, they should reward as
well as punish
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