THE MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OP OLIVER GOLDSMITH, M.B. TO WHICH IS PREFIXED SOME ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE AND WRITINGS. A NEW EDITION, COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME. EDINBURGH: 59 SOUTH BRIDGE STREET, OPPOSITE THE UNIVERSITY. 1937. 3480 1837 CONTENTS. FEB 1 5 1936 THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD. CHAP. PAGB English Dept. 40 43 46 48 sist the power of long and pleasing temptation XVIII. The pursuit of a father to reclaim XIX. The description of a person discon. 3 tented with the present government, liberties bond, pursuing novelty, but losing content XXI. The short continuance of friendship 5 among the vicious, which is coeval only with mutual satisfaction XXII. Offences are easily pardoned where 8 XXIII. None but the guilty can be long and completely miserable 9 | XXV. No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it reward as well as punish the result of prudence than of vis- distribution dence demonstrated with regard te the happy and the miserable here be repaid the balance of their suffering in the life hereafter Let us be inflexible, and fortun will at last change in our favour . . I. The description of the family of Wake- field, in which a kindred likeness prevails, as well of minds as of II. Family misfortunes. The loss of for- iulle only serves to increase the III. A migration. The fortunate circum- stances of our lives are generally found at last to be of our own pro- IV. A proof that even the humblest for- tune may grant happiness, which depends not on circumstances but V. A new and great acquaintance intro. duced. What we place most hopes upon generally proves most fatal VI. The happiness of a country fireside VII. A town wit described. The dullest fellows may learn to be comical for VIII. An amour, which promises little good fortune, yet may be produc- 18. Two ladies of great distinction intro- duced. Superior finery ever seems &. The family endeavour to cope with their betters. The miseries of the poor when they attempt to appear above their circumstances XI. The family still resolve to hold up XII. Fortune seems resolved to humble the family of Wakefield. Morti- fications are often more painful XIII Mr Burchell is found to be an enemy, for he has the confidence to give disagreeable advice XIV. Fresh mortification, or a demon- stration that seeming calamities (V. All Mr Burchell's villany at once detected. The folly of being over- 1.V1. The family use art, which is op- posed with stiil greater 15 |