On a beautiful Youth struck by Lightning,

-Remarks on our Theatres, .

Story of Alexander and Septimius; showing, that no Circum-

stances are so desperate, which Providence may not relieve,

On the Condition of the Poles; in a Letter from a Traveller,

A Short Account of M. Maupertuis,

18

19

п.

On Dress; showing, that they are generally most ridiculous them-

selves, who are apt to see most ridicule in others,

Picture of the Swedes; with Anecdotes of Charles the Twelfth,

Happiness in a great measure dependent on Constitution,

33

38

43

48

A Word or Two on the Farce called " High Life Below Stairs," 101

Upon Unfortunate Merit,

103

VIJI.

On the Instability of Worldly Grandeur,

Some Account of the Academies of Italy, .

Of Eloquence-and the Pulpit,

Custom and Laws compared,

On the Pride and Luxury of the Middling Classes of Feople,

Sabinus and Olinda, .

The Sentiments of a Frenchman on the Temper of the English,

II.

On Public Rejoicings for Victory. [Now first collected,]

177

V.

The Fountain of Fine Sense; a Dream. [Now first collected,]

205

VI. Account of Carolan, the Irish Bard,

208

VII. A Visit to Vauxhall-Parallel between Mrs. Vincent and Miss

Brent. [Now first collected,]

211

VIII

A True History for the Ladies. [Now first collected,]

215

IX

A Visit to Elysium-Mansions of Poetry and Taste; a Dream.

[Now first collected,]

218

x. History of Miss Stanton. [Now first collected, ]

223

XI.

On National Prejudices,

. 229

XII. The Miseries of Ennui. [Now first collected,]

233

XIII. Adventures of a Strolling Player,

XIV. On the Approaching Coronation. [Now first collected,]

xx. On Poetry, as distinguished from other Writing,

290

XXIV. Description of a Wow-wow in the Country. [Now first collected,] 330

XXV. On Abuse of our Enemies. [Now first collected,] .

334

XXVI. The Goddess of Silence, to the Ladies of London and Westmin-

ster, greeting. [Now first collected,] .

336

XXVII. On the English Clergy, and Popular Preachers,

339

XXVIII. Progress of Politeness-Rules enjoined to be observed at a Rus-

sian Assembly,

345

XXX. Zenim and Galhinda; an Eastern Tale. [Now first collected,] . 353

XXXI. Specimen of a Magazine in Miniature, .

357

XXXII. Asem the Man-hater; or Vindication of the Wisdom of God in

the moral Government of the World; an Eastern Tale,

XXXIII. A Biographical Memoir, supposed to be written by the Ordinary

361

XXXIV. On the Tenants of the Leasowes. History of a Poet's Garden, 372

Xxxxv. A Comparison between Sentimental and Laughing Comedy, .

XXXVI. History of a Sleep-Walker. [Now first collected,]

376

. 381

385

388

AN INQUIRY INTO THE PRESENT STATE OF

POLITE LEARNING IN EUROPE.

CHAP.

I.

INTRODUCTION,

. 395

II.

The Causes which contribute to the Decline of Learning,

397

III.

A View of the Obscure Ages,

405

A Parallel between the Rise and Decline of Ancient and Modern

Of Polite Learning in Holland, and some other Countries of

VII. The Polite Learning of England and France incapable of Com-

parison [Now First collected,]

422

XI.

XII. Of the Stage in England, .

. 436

Of the Marks of Literary Decay in France and England,

XIII. On Universities,

459

XIV. The Conclusion,

. 465

PREFACES AND INTRODUCTIONS.

PREFACE to a Translation of "The Memoirs of a Protestant, condemned
to the Galleys of France, for his Religion." [Now first collected,]

PREFACE AND INTRODUCTION to "The History of the Seven Years' War."

[Now first printed,]

471

474

PREFACE to "The Martial Review; or, a General History of the Late
War." [Now first collected,]
INTRODUCTION to "A General History of the World, from the Creation
to the Present Time." [Now first collected,]
PREFACE AND INTRODUCTION to "The History of England; in a Series
of Letters from a Nobleman to his Son, in 2 volumes, 12mo." [Now
first collected,]

PREFACE to "A Collection of Poems for Young Ladies."

PREFACE AND INTRODUCTORY CRITICISMS to "The Beauties of English

Poetry, selected by Oliver Goldsmith,"

532

533

PREFACE to a History of the Earth and Animated Nature, in eight vol-

umes, 8vo.,

579

PREFACE to the Roman History,

PREFACE to the History of England, in four volumes, 8vo.,