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10. Pythagoras compared with Christ; the heathen ar-
gument against revealed religion.
11. Defence of Christ's miracles against modern cavils,
particularly of the supernatural darkness at the
Passion.
12. Danger of sudden elevation. Quotation from Ben
Jonson's Sir Epicure Mammon. Letters from
Pisistratus to Solon, and Solon to Pisistratus, in
answer. Anecdotes of the latter.
13. On the subject of divorces, with ironical rules for
their further propagation and encouragement.
14. Tragic story of Abdullah and Quarima.
15. Upon resignation to Providence. Diary of Chau-
bert the misanthrope.
16. Chaubert's diary concluded. Translation of a frag-
ment of Philemon.
17. Character of Vanessa. Visit to that lady, with a
conversation piece.
18. Character of Leontine. Remarks upon duelling.
Precepts for disputants.
19. Tragic story of a Portuguese gentleman, who died
by the rack.
20. On the practice of puffing. Enumeration of persons
addicted to this practice.
21. Remarks on the state of society in France, Spain,
and England, with the causes which obstruct its
enjoyment in this country.
22. On Gaming.
23. The story of Melissa.
24. Melissa's story concluded.
25. Of the Lama of Thibet.
26. History and account of Mr. Jedediah Fish, a teacher
of the art of hearing.
27. Remarks upon novels: particularly of Richardson's Clarissa. A poem on Dorinda.
28. Upon modern marriages. Several instances ad-
duced. Advice upon the subject.
29. Of actors; their merit and importance. Advice to
that fraternity.
30. Of prejudice; its various descriptions.
31. Account of magic from the old Christian writers,
with several anecdotes of magicians, &c.
32. Continuation of the above. The forms and ceremo-
nies used by sorcerers, collected from the above
writers.
33. A visit to Vanessa.
An old gentleman silences a
talkative person by a fable. Vanessa's remarks
thereupon.
34. Letter from Mr. Jedediah Fish, with the cases of
several persons brought to their hearing by his
process. Reflections thereupon, and a hint to
parents.
35. Upon pleasure as pursued by system. A medita-
tion upon this pursuit, intitled the Voluptuary's
Soliloquy.
36. The advantages of public education exemplified in
the story of Geminus and Gemellus.
37. The story of Geminus and Gemellus concluded.
38. The case of the Jews considered. Their method of
secreting their religion in countries where the
inquisition is in force. Letter from Abraham
Abrahams, a Jew. Observations on this letter.
Some hints as a general apology for the Jews.
39. Dialogue between two Jews, extracted from an old
novel written by Thomas Naish in 1594. De-
scriptions of French, Spanish, and Italian travel-
lers, taken from the same author.
40. The story of Ned Drowsy.
41. The same continued.
42. The same continued.
43. The story of Ned Drowsy continued.
44. The same continued.
45. The same continued.
46. The same concluded.
47. Remarks on the passions. Cases of Papatius, Pro-
cax, and Splendida.
48. Visit to the house of a deceased friend.
49. An account of a ghost.
50. Reasons for laying aside reading. Newspaper cri-
tique of a tragedy of Shakspeare.
51. The first library in Egypt. Account of the publie
libraries of Rome.
52. Witty sayings of several ancients.
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