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CONTENTS
OF THE
THIRD VOLUME.
THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD.
CHAPTER I.
The Description of the Family of Wakefield, in which a kindred
likeness prevails, as well of minds as of persons
CHAPTER II.
Family misfortunes. The loss of fortune only serves to increase the
pride of the worthy
CHAPTER III.
A migration. The fortunate circumstances of our lives are generally
found at last to be of our own procuring
CHAPTER IV.
PAGI
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A proof that even the humblest fortune may grant happiness, which
depends not on circumstances, but constitution
CHAPTER VII.
A town wit described. The dullest fellows may learn to be comical
for a night or two
CHAPTER VIII.
An amour which promises little good fortune, yet may be productive
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Two ladies of great distinction introduced. Superior finery ever seems
to confer superior breeding
CHAPTER X.
The family endeavors to cope with their betters.
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The miseries of
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the poor when they attempt to appear above their circumstances
CHAPTER XI.
The family still resolve to hold up their heads
CHAPTER XII.
Fortune seems resolved to humble the family of Wakefield. Mortifi-
cations are often more painful than real calamities
CHAPTER XIII.
Mr. Burchell is found to be an enemy; for he has the confidence to
give disagreeable advice
CHAPTER XIV.
Fresh mortifications, or a demonstration that seeming calamities may
be real blessings
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The family use art, which is opposed with still greater
CHAPTER XVII.
Scarcely any virtue found to resist the power of long and pleasing
temptation
CHAPTER XVIII.
The pursuit of a father to reclaim a lost child to virtue
CHAPTER XIX.
The description of a person discontented with the present government,
and apprehensive of the loss of our liberties
CHAPTER XX.
The history of a philosophic vagabond, pursuing novelty but losing
content
CHAPTER XXI.
The short continuance of friendship amongst the vicious, which is co-
eval only with mutual satisfaction
CHAPTER XXII.
Offences are easily pardoned where there is love at bottom
CHAPTER XXIII.
None but the guilty can be long and completely miserable
Fresh calamities
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
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No situation however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort
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Happiness and misery rather the result of prudence than of virtue in
this life. Temporal evils or felicities being regarded by Heaven as
things merely in themselves trifling, and unworthy its care in the
distribution
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CHAPTER XXIX.
The equal dealings of Providence demonstrated with regard to the
happy and the miserable here below. That from the nature of
pleasure and pain, the wretched must be repaid the balance of their
sufferings in the life hereafter
CHAPTER XXX.
Happier prospects begin to appear. Let us be inflexible, and Nature
will at last change in our favor
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MEMOIRS OF M. DE VOLTAIRE. [Now first collected.]
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THE LIFE OF RICHARD NASH, of Bath, Esq., extracted principally from
Original Papers. [Now first collected.]
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THE LIFE OF THOMAS PARNELL, D. D., ARCHDEACON OF CLOGHER
THE LIFE OF HENRY ST. JOHN, LORD VISCOUNT BOLINGBROKE
THE
VICAR OF WAKEFIELD;
A TALE.
Sperate miseri, cavete felices.*
*[Let the wretched live in hope, and the happy be on their guard.]