CONTENTS

OF THE

THIRD VOLUME.

LETTERS FROM A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD TO HIS

FRIENDS IN THE EAST.

Letter

I. Introduction.

A character of the Chinese philosopher....

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II. The arrival of the Chinese in London. His motives for the jour-

ney. Some description of the streets and houses...

III. The description of London continued. The luxury of the Eng-
lish. Its benefits. The fine gentleman. The fine lady...

IV. English pride. Liberty. An instance of both. Newspapers.

Politeness.

V. English passion for politics. A specimen of a newspaper.

racteristic of the manners of different countries.

VI. Happiness lost by seeking after refinement. The Chinese philo-

sopher's disgraces..

24

VII. The tie of wisdom only to make us happy. The benefits of tra-

velling upon the morals of a philosopher.

26

VIII. The Chinese deceived by a prostitute in the streets of London... 28

IX. The licentiousness of the English with regard to women. A cha-

racter of a woman's man..

31

of the Daures..

X. The journey of the Chinese from Pekin to Moscow. The customs

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

happy..

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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... 49

XV. Against cruelty to animals. A story from the Zendevest of

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..
XI. 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-

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ing....

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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..

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

gusted in the pursuit of wisdom. An allegory to prove

its futility.............

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.....

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

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

prayers.....

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

that of Europe ....

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XLIII. An Apostrophe on the supposed death of Voltaire....

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

never increase our positive satisfactions....

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

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-

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

and furniture....

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

different countries of Europe....

225

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

trigue or riches...

228

LVIII. A visitation dinner described .

231

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

captive from slavery.

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LX. The history of the beautiful captive..

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

suited to the occasion....

246

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

ter the Great...

250

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

man, but resulting from the vicissitudes of nature

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....

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

cious miller....

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

sisted upon....

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

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

LXXVI. 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

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even those already in being with rigour..

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LXXXI. The ladies' trains ridiculed......

326

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

barbarous one.....

329

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

of China...

334

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

stances of wretchedness .....

338

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

LXXXVI. The races of Newmarket ridiculed. The description of

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a cart-race....

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

the Russians to fight their battles....

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