The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 2

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Putnam, 1855
 

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Contents

The Reception of the Chinese from a Lady of Distinction
61
Against Cruelty to AnimalsA Story from the Zendevesta of Zoroaster
64
Of Falsehood propagated by Books seemingly sincere
67
Of the War between France and England with its frivolous Motives
71
Story of the Chinese Matron
75
The English Method of treating Women caught in Adultery The Russian Method
80
Some Account of the Republic of Letters in England
84
The Chinese Philosopher goes to see a Play
88
The Chinese Philosophers Son made a Slave in Persia
94
The English Subscription in favor of the French Prisoners com mended
97
The Venders of Quack Medicines and Nostrums ridiculed
101
The natural Rise and Decline of Kingdoms exemplified in the History of the Kingdom of Lao
103
The Character of the Man in Black with some instances of his inconsistent Conduct
108
The History of the Man in Black
112
On the great Number of Old Maids and Bachelors in London Some of the Causes
119
Description of a Club of Authors
122
The Manner of Writing among the ChineseThe Eastern
139
Of the present ridiculous Passion of the Nobility for Painting
145
A continuance of his Correspondence The Beautiful Captive
153
The Chinese Philosopher praises the justice of the late Brit
160
The History of China more replete with great Actions than
175
Wisaom and Precept may lessen our Miseries but can never
184
The Looking Glass of Lao a Dream
194
LETTER PAGE
200
The Impossibility of distinguishing Men in England by their
217
Beau TibbsCharacter of an important Trifler
227
Some Thoughts on the Present Situation of Affairs in
234
An Authentic History of Catherina Alexowna Wife of Peter
258
The Rise or the Decline of Literature not dependent
264
The History of a Philosophic Cobbler
271
The Folly of remote or useless Disquisitions among
366
The Influence of Climate and Soil upon the Temper
374
The Fondness of some to admire the Writings of Lords c
381
The Condolence and Congratulation upon the Death of
388
Almost every Subject of Literature already exhausted 492
395
The Passion for Gaming among Ladies ridiculed
408
LETTER PAGE CV The intended Coronation described
415
Funeral Elegies written upon the Great ridiculedA Speci men of One
419
The English too fond of believing every report without examinationA Story of an Incendiary to this purpose
422
The Utility and Entertainment that might result from a Journey into the East
425
The Chinese Philosopher attempts to find out Famous Men
429
Some Projects for introducing Asiatic Employments into the Courts of England
433
On the different Sects in England particularly Methodists
438
An Election described
441
A Literary Contest of great importance in which both sides fight by Epigram
444
Against the Marriage ActA Fable
450
On the Danger of having too high an opinion of Human Nature
455
Whether Love be a natural or fictitious Passion
459
A City NightPiece
463
On the Meanness of the Dutch at the Court of Japan
466
On the Distresses of the Poor exemplified in the Life of a Common Soldier
469
On the Absurdity of some late English Titles
475
The Irresolution of the English accounted for
478
The Manner of Travellers in their usual Relations ridiculed
480
Conclusion
485
A FAMILIAR INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY
489
II
505
III
529
IV
540
v
549

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TitleThe Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 2
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Oliver Goldsmith
AuthorOliver Goldsmith
PublisherPutnam, 1855
Original fromRutgers University
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