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On a beautiful Youth struck blind by Lightning...
Remarks on our Theatres .....
Story of Alcander and Septimius; shewing, that
no Circumstances are so desperate, which Provi-
dence may not relieve..........
On the Condition of the Poles; in a Letter from a
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On Dress; shewing, that they are generally most
ridiculous themselves, who are apt to see most
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IV.
On the Uncertainty of Literary Success......
Bidderman the Wise; a Flemish Tradition
On the Sagacity of the Spider
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61
65
The Characteristics of Greatness.....
70
A Word or Two on the Farce called "High Life
On the Pride and Luxury of the Middling Class of
People....
126
Sabinus and Olinda...........................
128
A Reverie at the Boar's-Head Tavern, Eastcheap... 179
ESSAY
V.
The Fountain of Fine Sense; a Dream. [Now first
..... 195
..... 198
VII. A Visit to Vauxhall-Parallel between Mrs. Vincent
and Miss Brent. [Now first collected.]
...... 201
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VIII. A True History for the Ladies. [Now first collected.] 205
IX.
X.
XI.
Visit to Elysium-Mansions of Poetry and Taste;
a Dream. [Now first collected.]............. 208
History of Miss Stanton. [Now first collected.]... 214
On National Prejudices
220
XII. The Miseries of Ennui. [Now first collected.] 224
XIII. Adventures of a Strolling Player
...
XIV. On the Approaching Coronation. [Now first col-
229
XX. On Poetry, as distinguished from other Writing 282
XXIV. Description of a Wow-Wow in the Country.
[Now first collected.]
.....
322
xxv. On Abuse of our Enemies. [Now first collected.] 325
XXVI. The Goddess of Silence, to the Ladies of London
and Westminster, greeting. [Now first collected] 328
XXVII. On the English Clergy, and Popular Preachers 331
XXVIII. Progress of Politeness-Rules enjoined to be ob-
served at a Russian Assembly............
XXIX. Female Characters. [Now first collected.]
338
336
XXX. Zenim and Galhinda; an Eastern Tale. [Now
first collected.].....
XXXI. Specimen of a Magazine in Miniature
xxx11. Asem the Man-hater; or Vindication of the Wis-
dom of God in the moral Government of the
World; an Eastern Tale
XXXIII. A Biographical Memoir, supposed to be written
by the Ordinary of Newgate..
343
348
353
361
XXXIV. On the Tenants of the Leasowes. History of a
Poet's Garden
360
xxxv. A Comparison between Sentimental and Laughing
Comedy
369
XXXVI. History of a Sleeper-Walker. [Now first col-
lected.]......
373
XXXVII. A Register of Scotch Marriages
377
XXXVIII. On Friendship. [Now first collected.]
381
AN ENQUIRY INTO THE PRESENT STATE
OF POLITE LEARNING IN EUROPE.
A Parallel between the Rise and Decline of Ancient
and Modern Learning. [Now first collected.]... 401
On the Present State of Polite Learning in Italy ... 402
CHA P.
Of Polite Learning in Germany
406
VI.
Of Polite Learning in Holland, and some other
Countries of Europe ...
410
VII. The Polite Learning of England and France in-
capable of Comparison. [Now first collected.]... 415
VIII. Of Polite Learning in France.
.... 419
IX. Of Learning in Great Britain
427
x. Of rewarding Genius in England
428
XI. Of the Marks of Literary Decay in France and
PREFACES AND INTRODUCTIONS.
PREFACE to a Translation of "The Memoirs of a Pro-
testant, condemned to the Galleys of France, for his
Religion." [Now first collected.] ....
......
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PREFACE AND INTRODUCTION to the "History of the
Seven Years' War." [Now first printed.]
PREFACE to "The Martial Review; or, a General His-
tory 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.]
463
466
526
527
PREFACE AND INTRODUCTION to "The History of Eng-
land; in a Series of Letters from a Nobleman to his
Son, in two volumes, 12mo." [Now first collected.]... 542
PREFACE to "A Collection of Poems for Young Ladies." 555