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XI. The benefits of luxury, in making a people more wise and

XII. The funeral solemnities of the English. Their passion for
flattering epitaphs.

XIII. An Account of Westminster Abbey

XIV. The reception of the Chinese from a Lady of distinction...
XV. Against cruelty to animals. A story from the Zendevest of

Zoroaster

XVI. Of falsehood propagated by books seemingly sincere.

XVII. Of the war now carried on between France and England,

with its frivolous motives....

XVIII. The story of the Chinese matron.

XIX. The English method of treating women caught in adultery.
The Russian method.....

XX. Some account of the republic of letters in England..

XXI. The Chinese goes to see a play.............

XXII. The Chinese philosopher's son made a slave in Persia...
XXIII. The English subscription in favour of the French prisoners

commended....

XXIV. The venders of quack medicines and nostrums ridiculed..
XXV. The natural rise and decline of kingdoms, exemplified in
the history of the kingdom of Lao.....

XXVI. The character of the man in black, with some instances of
his inconsistent conduct....

XXVII. The history of the man in black..

XXVIII. On the great numbers of old maids and bachelors in Lon-
don. Some of the causes..

XXIX. A description of a club of authors...

XXX. The proceedings of the club of authors..

XXXI. The perfection of the Chinese in the art of gardening. The

description of a Chinese garden.....

XXXII. Of the degeneracy of some of the English nobility. A

mushroom-feast among the Tartars..

XXXIII. The manner of writing among the Chinese. The eastern

tales of magazines, etc. ridiculed...

XXXIV. Of the present ridiculous passion of the nobility for paint-

XXXV. The philosopher's son describes a lady, his fellow-captive. 138

XXXVI. A continuance of his correspondence.

The beautiful cap-

tive consents to marry her lord....

Letter

XXXVII. The correspondence still continued. He begins to be dis-

gusted in the pursuit of wisdom. An allegory to prove

its futility......

Page

XXXVIII. The Chinese philosopher praises the justice of a late sen-

tence, and instances the injustice of the King of France,

in the case of the Prince of Charolais..

XXXIX. The description of true politeness. Two letters of different

countries, by ladies falsely thought polite at home..... 154

XL. The English still have poets, though not versifiers..

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

XLII. The history of China more replete with great actions than

that of Europe..

XLVI. A dream...

XLIII. An Apostrophe on the supposed death of Voltaire.

XLIV. Wisdom and precept may lessen our miseries, but can

never increase our positive satisfactions.....

XLV. The ardour of the people of London in running after sights

XLVII. Misery best relieved by dissipation...

XLVIII. The absurdity of persons in high station pursuing employ-

ments beneath them, exemplified in a fairy tale..

XLIX. The fairy tale continued

L. An attempt to define what is meant by English Liberty..

LI. A bookseller's visit to the Chinese.

LII. The impossibility of distinguishing men in England by

their dress. Two instances of this ....

LIII. The absurd taste for obscene and pert novels, such as Tris-

tram Shandy, ridiculed.......

LIV. The character of an important trifler..

LV. His character continued; with that of his wife, his house,

and furniture......

LVI. Some thoughts on the present situation of affairs in the

different countries of Europe...

LVII. The difficulty of rising in literary reputation without in-

trigue or riches.....

LVIII. A visitation dinner described.

LIX. The Chinese philosopher's son escapes with the beautiful

captive from slavery.

LX. The history of the beautiful captive..

LXI. Proper lessons to a youth entering the world, with fables

suited to the occasion....

LXII. An authentic history of Catherina Alexowna, wife of Pe-

LXIII. The rise or the decline of literature not dependent on

man, but resulting from the vicissitudes of nature... 256

LXIV. The great exchange happiness for show. Their folly in

this respect of use to society....

LXV. The history of a philosophic cobbler..

LXVI. The difference between love and gratitude ...

LXVII. The folly of attempting to learn wisdom by being recluse 270

LXVIII. Quacks ridiculed. Some particularly mentioned...... 274

LXIX. The fear of mad-dogs ridiculed...

LXX. Fortune proved not to be blind. The story of the avari-

cious miller......

LXXI. The shabby beau, the man in black, the Chinese philoso-

LXXV. The necessity of amusing each other with new books in-

LXXVI. The preference of grace to beauty; an allegory....

LXXVII. The behaviour of a shopkeeper and his journeyman... 313

LXXVIII. The French ridiculed after their own manner.

LXXIX. The preparations of both theatres for a winter campaign 319

LXXX. The evil tendency of increasing penal laws, or enforcing

even those already in being with rigour..

LXXXI. The ladies' trains ridiculed...

LXXXII. The sciences useful in a populous state, prejudicial in a

barbarous one....

LXXXIII. Some cautions on life, taken from a modern philosopher

LXXXIV. Anecdotes of several poets who lived and died in circum-

stances of wretchedness.

LXXXV. The trifling squabbles of stage-players ridiculed... . . . . .

LXXXVI. The races of Newmarket ridiculed. The description of

a cart-race....

LXXXVII. The folly of the western parts of Europe in employing

the Russians to fight their battles..

LXXXVIII. The ladies advised to get husbands. A story to this pur-

LXXXIX. The folly of remote or useless disquisitions among the

XCII. The manner in which some philosophers make artificial

366

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XCIII. The fondness of some to admire the writings of lords,

XCIV. The philosopher's son is again separated from his beau-

tiful companion.....

XCV. The father consoles him upon this occasion....

XCVI. The condolence and congratulation upon the death of

the late king ridiculed. English mourning described 380

XCVII. Almost every subject of literature has been already ex-

CVIII. A description of the courts of justice in Westminster

XCIX. A visit from the little beau.

..... 387.

The indulgence with which
the fair sex are treated in several parts of Asia.......

C. A life of independence praised..

CI. That people must be contented to be guided by those

whom they have appointed to govern. A story to this

CII. The passion for gaming among ladies ridiculed....
CIII. The Chinese philosopher begins to think of quitting Eng-

...

land .....

CIV. The arts some make use of to appear learned..

CV. The intended coronation described....

CVI. Funeral elegies written upon the great, ridiculed. A

specimen of one ......

CVII. The English too fond of believing every report without

examination. A story of an incendiary to this pur-

CVIII. The utility and entertainment which might result from a

journey into the East....

CIX. The Chinese philosopher attempts to find out famous

CX. Some projects for introducing Asiatic employments into the

courts of England ......

CXI. On the different sects in England, particularly Methodism.. 431

CXII. An election described......

CXIII. A literary contest of great importance; in which both sides

fight by epigram....

CXIV. Against the marriage act. A fable....

CXV. On the danger of having too high an opinion of human na-

CXVI. Whether love be a natural or fictitious passion...

CXVII. A city night-piece.....

CXVIII. On the meanness of the Dutch at the court of Japan.

CXIX. On the distresses of the poor, exemplified in the life of a

private sentinel... . . . . .

CXX. On the absurdity of some late English titles..

CXXI. The irresolution of the English accounted for..

CXXII. The manner of travellers in their usual relations ridiculed.. 473

CXXIII. The conclusion....

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