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Hocus-pocus of a boarding-house-Transformations of a log of mutton.-
The mock ghost.-Sketches of Scotland.-Trials of Toryism.-A poet's
purse for a Continental tour,
CHAPTER V.
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The agreeable fellow-passengers.-Risks from friends picked up by the way-
side. Sketches of Holland and the Dutch.-Shifts while a poor student at
Leyden. The tulip speculation.--The provident flute.--Sojourn at Paris.-
Sketch of Voltaire.--Travelling shifts of a philosophic vagabond,
. 66
CHAPTER VI.
Landing in England.-Shifts of a man without money.-The pestle and
mortar.-Theatricals in a barn.-Launch upon London.-A city night
scene. Struggles with penury.-- Miseries of a tutor.-A doctor in the
suburb.--Poor practice and second-hand finery.—A tragedy in embryo.--
Project of the written mountains,
77
CHAPTER VII.
Life of a pedagogue.-Kindness to schoolboys-pertness in return.-Expensive
charities. The Griffiths and the "Monthly Review."-Toils of a literary
hack.-Rupture with the Griffiths,
84
CHAPTER VIII.
Newbery, of picture-book memory.-How to keep up appearances.-Miseries
of authorship.-A poor relation.-Letter to Hodson,
89
CHAPTER IX.
Hackney authorship-Thoughts of literary suicide.-Return to Peckham.-
Oriental projects.-Literary enterprise to raise funds.-Letter to Edward
Wells-to Robert Bryanton.-Death of uncle Contarine.-Letter to cousin
Jane,
. 97
Oriental appointment-and disappointment.-Examination at the College of
Surgeons.-How to procure a suit of clothes.-Fresh disappointment.—A
tale of distress.-The suit of clothes in pawn.-Punishment for doing an
act of charity.-Gayeties of Green-Arbor Court.-Letter to his brother.-
Life of Voltaire.-Scroggins, an attempt at mock heroic poetry,
107
CHAPTER XI.
Publication of "The Inquiry."-Attacked by Griffiths' Review.-Kenrick, the
literary Ishmaelite.-Periodical literature.-Goldsmith's essays.-Garrick
as a manager.-Smollett and his schemes.-Change of lodgings.-The
Robin Hood club,
124
CHAPTER XII.
New lodgings.-Visits of ceremony.—Hangers-on.-Pilkington and the white
mouse.-Introduction to Dr. Johnson.-Davies and his bookshop.-Pretty
Mr. Davies.-Foote and his projects-Criticism of the cudgel,
132
CHAPTER XIII.
Oriental projects.-Literary jobs.-The Cherokee chiefs.-Merry Islington
and the White Conduit House.-Letters on the History of England.—
James Boswell.-Dinner of Davies.-Anecdotes of Johnson and Gold-
smith, 139
CHAPTER XIV.
Hogarth a visitor at Islington-his character.-Street studies.-Sympathics
between authors and painters.-Sir Joshua Reynolds-his character-his
dinners The Literary Club-its members.-Johnson's revels with Lanky
and Beau.-Goldsmith at the club,
14
CHAPTER XV.
Johnson a monitor to Goldsmith-finds him in distress with his landlady—
relieved by the Vicar of Wakefield. The oratorio.-Poem of the Travel-
ler. The poet and his dog.-Success of the poem.-Astonishment of the
club.-Observations on the poem,
158
CHAPTER XVI.
New lodgings.-Johnson's compliment.-A titled patron.- The poet at
Northumberland House.-His independence of the great.-The Countess
of Northumberland.-Edwin and Angelina.-Gosfield and Lord Clare.—
Publication of Essays. - Evils of a rising reputation. Hangers-on.—
Job writing.-Goody Two-shoes.-A medical campaign.—Mrs. Sidebo-
tham,
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165
CHAPTER XVII.
Publication of the Vicar of Wakefield- opinions concerning it—of Dr.
Johnson-of Rogers the poet-of Goëthe-its merits.- Exquisite ex-
tract.-Attack by Kenrick.-Reply.-Book-building.-Project of a com-
edy,
174
CHAPTER XVIII.
Social condition of Goldsmith-his colloquial contests with Johnson.-Anec-
dotes and illustrations,
183
CHAPTER XIX.
Social resorts.-The shilling whist club.-A practical joke.-The Wednesday
club.-The tun of man.'-The pig butcher.-Tom King-Hugh Kelly.—
Glover and his characteristics,
190
The Great Cham of literature and the King-Scene at Sir Joshua Reynolds's-
Goldsmith accused of jealousy.-Negotiations with Garrick.-The author
and the actor-their correspondence,
. 195
CHAPTER XXI.
More hack authorship.-Tom Davies and the Roman History.-Canonbury
Castle.-Political authorship.—Pecuniary temptation.-Death of Newbery
the elder,
202
CHAPTER XXII.
Theatrical manoeuvering.-The comedy of " False Delicacy."-First perform-
ance of "The Good-natured Man."-Conduct of Johnson.-Conduct of the
author.-Intermeddling of the press, . 206
CHAPTER XXIII.
Burning the candle at both ends.-Fine apartments.-Fine furniture.-Fine
clothes. Fine acquaintances.-Shoemaker's holiday and jolly pigeon asso-
ciates.-Peter Barlow, Glover, and the Hampstead hoax.-Poor friends
212
among great acquaintances,
CHAPTER XXIV.
Reduced again to book-building.-Rural retreat at Shoemaker's Paradise.-
Death of Henry Goldsmith-tributes to his memory in the Deserted Vil-
lage,
218
CHAPTER XXV.
Dinner at Bickerstaff's.- Hiffernan and his impecuniosity.- Kenrick's epi-
gram.-- Johnson's consolation.- Goldsmith's toilet.-The bloom-colored
coat.-New acquaintances.-The Hornecks.-A touch of poetry and pas-
sion. The Jessamy Bride,
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CHAPTER XXVI.
Goldsmith in the Temple.-Judge Day and Grattan.-Labor and dissipation.—
Publication of the Roman History.-Opinions of it.-History of Animated
Nature.-Temple rookery.-Anecdotes of a spider,
229
CHAPTER XXVII.
Honors at the Royal Academy.- Letter to his brother Maurice. -- Family
fortunes.-Jane Contarine and the miniature.-Portraits and engrav-
ings. School associations. Johnson and Goldsmith in Westminster
Abbey,
238
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Publication of the Deserted Village-notices and illustrations of it,
CHAPTER XXIX.
The poet among the ladies-description of his person and manners.--Ex-
pedition to Paris with the Horneck family.-The traveller of twenty and
the traveller of forty.- Hickey, the special attorney.-- An unlucky ex-
ploit, 253
CHAPTER XXX.
Death of Goldsmith's mother. - Biography of Parnell. Agreement with
Davies for the History of Rome.-Life of Bolingbroke.-The haunch of ven-
ison,
264