high life, will turn with difdain from the fimplicity of his country fire-fide. Such as mistake ribaldry for humour, will find no wit in his harmless converfation; and fuch as have been taught to deride religion, will laugh at one whofe chief ftores of comfort are drawn from futurity.

OLIVER GOLDSMITH.

Theirlie Bladworthy Thurst

CONTENTS

OF THE

FIRST VOLUM E.

CHAP. I.

THE defcription of the family of

Wakefield; in which a kindred

likeness prevails as well of minds as of

A migration. The fortunate circumstances

of our lives are generally found at laft

to be of our own procuring,

A 3

25

CHAP. IV.

A proof that even the humbleft fortune

may grant happinefs, which depends

not on circumftance, but conftitution,

CHAP. V.

41

A new and great acquaintance introduced.

What we place most hopes upon generally

proves most fatal,

CHAP VI.

The happiness of a country fire-fide,

CHAP. VII.

49

57

A town wit defcribed. The dulleft fellows

may learn to be comical for a night or

two,

CHAP. VIII.

65

An amour, which promises little good

fortune, yet may be productive of

much,

CHAP. IX.

75

Two ladies of great dictinction introduced.

Superior finery ever seems to confer

fuperior breeding,

89

CHAP. X.

The family endeavours to cope with their

betters. The miseries of the poor when

they attempt to appear above their cir-

Fortune seems refolved to humble the fa-

mily of Wakefield. Mortifications are

often more painful than real calami-

ties,

CHAP. XIII.

119

Mr. Burchell is found to be an enemy;

for he has the confidence to give dif-

agreeable advice,

CHAP. XIV.

131

Fresh mortifications, or a demonstration

that feeming calamities may be real

bleffings,

A 4

139

All Mr. Burchell's villainy at once de-

tected. The folly of being over-wife,

CHAP. XVI.

153

The family ufe art, which is oppofed with

ftill greater,

CHAP. XVII.

Scarce any virtue found to refift the

of long and pleafing temptation,

CHAP. XVIII.

165

power

177

The purfuit of a father to reclaim a lost

child to virtue,

CHAP. XIX.

195

The defcription of a perfon difcontented

with the prefent government, and appre-

henfive of the lofs of our liberties, 205