The miscellaneous works of OLiver Goldsmith [ed. by S. Rose].

XVII. Of the war now carried on between France
and England, with its frivolous motives

XVIII. The story of the Chinese Matron 57

XIX. The English method of treating women

caught in adultery. The Russian method 62

XX. Some account of the republic of letters in

England

XXI. The Chinese goes to see a play

85

69

XXII. The Chinese Philosopher's Son made a slave

in Persia

75

XXIII. The English subscription in favour of the
French prisoners commended

78

82

XXIV. The venders of quack medicines and nos-
trums ridiculed

XXV. The natural rise and decline of kingdoms,

exemplified in the history of the kingdom of

Lao

84

89

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

XXVI. The history of the man in black 93

XXVII. On the great numbers 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 description of a Chinese

garden

115

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

bility. A Mushroom feast among the Tartars 118

XXXII. The manner of writing among the Chi-
nese. The Eastern tales of Magazines, &c. ridi-

-

122

132

culed

XXXIII. Of the present ridiculous passion of the

nobility for painting

128

XXXIV. The Philosopher's son describes a lady,
his fellow captive

XXXV. A continuance of his correspondence. The

beautiful captive consents to marry her lord 135

XXXVI. The correspondence still continued. He

begins to be disgusted in the pursuit of wis-

dom. An allegory, to prove its futility 138

XXXVII. The Chinese philosopher praises the

justice of a late sentence, and instances the in-

justice of the king of France, in the case of the

prince of Charolais

143

XXXVIII. The description of true politeness. Two

letters of different countries, by ladies falsely

thought polite at home

147

XXXIX. The English still have poets, though

not versifiers

152

XL.

155

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

church at prayers

XLI. The history of China more replete with

great actions than that of Europe

158

XLII. An apostrophe on the supposed death of

Voltaire

-

163

XLIII. Wisdom and precept may lessen our mise-

ries, but can never increase our positive satis-

factions

166

XLIV. The ardour of the people of London in

running after sights and monsters

XLV. A dream

171

176

XLVI. Misery best relieved by dissipation 181

XLVII. The absurdity of persons in high station

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

L. A Bookseller's visit to the Chinese

LI. The impossibility of distinguishing men in Eng-

land by their dress. Two instances of this 202

LII. The absurd taste for obscene and pert novels,

such as Tristram Shandy, ridiculed

LIII. The character of an important trifler. 210

LIV. His character continued; with that of his

wife, his house and furniture

LV. Some thoughts on the present situation of af-

fairs in the different countries of Europe 218

LVI. The difficulty of rising in literary reputation

without intrigue or riches

LVII. A visitation dinner described

LVIII. The Chinese Philosopher's son escapes with

the beautiful captive from slavery

LIX. The history of the beautiful captive 233

LX. Proper lessons to a youth entering the world;

with fables suited to the occasion

-

239

LXI. An authentic history of Catharina Alexowna,

wife of Peter the Great

243

249

252

LXII. The rise or the decline of literature, not de-

pendant on man, but resulting from the vicissitudes

of nature

LXIII. The Great exchange happiness for show.

Their folly in this respect of use to society

LXIV. The history of a philosophic cobler 255

LXV. The difference between love and gratitude 259

LXVI. The folly of attempting to learn wisdom by

being recluse

LXVII. Quacks ridiculed. Some particularly men-

tioned

LXVIII. The fear of mad dogs ridiculed 272

LXIX. Fortune proved not to be blind. The story

of the avaricious miller

264

267

277

LXX. The shabby beau, the man in black, the

Chinese philosopher, &c. at Vauxhall

LXXI. The marriage act censured

LXXII. Life endeared by age

280

- 286

291

LXXIII. The description of little great man 294

298

LXXIV. The necessity of amusing each other with

new books, insisted upon

LXXV. The preference of grace to beauty: an al-

legory

LXXVI. The behaviour of a shopkeeper and his

LXXVII. The French ridiculed after their own

manner

309

LXXVIII. The preparations of both theatres for a
winter campaign

312

LXXIX. The evil tendency of increasing penal

laws, or enforcing even those already in being,

with rigour

LXXX. The ladies trains ridiculed

LXXXI. The sciences useful in a populous state

prejudicial in a barbarous one

LXXXII. Some cautions on life, taken from a mo-

dern philosopher of China

LXXXIII. The anecdotes of several poets, who

lived and died in circumstances of wretchedness 332

LXXXIV. The trifling squabbles of stage-players
ridiculed

335

341

LXXXV. The races of Newmarket ridiculed. The

description of a cart race

LXXXVI. The folly of the Western parts of Eu-

rope, in employing the Russians to fight their bat-

tles
344

LXXXVII. The ladies advised to get husbands. A

story to this purpose

LXXXVIII. The folly of remote or useless disquisi-

tions among the learned

347

352

LXXXIX. The English subject to the spleen 356

XC. The influence of climate and soil upon the

temper and dispositions of the English

XCI. The manner in which some philosophers
make artificial misery

360-

363

XCII. The fondness of some, to admire the wri-
tings of lords, &c.

367

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