Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith

Name: Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith
Author: Goldsmith

Goldsmith

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Chapter I. The description of the family of Wakefield, in which a kindred likeness prevails as well of minds as of personsSample
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. A proof that even the humblest fortune may grant happiness, which depends not on circumstances, but constitution
Chapter V. A new and great acquaintance introduced.—What we place most hopes upon generally proves most fatal
Chapter VI. Happiness of a country fireside
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 of much
Chapter IX. Two ladies of great distinction introduced.—Superior finery ever seems to confer superior breeding
Chapter X. The family endeavour to cope with their betters.—The miseries of 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.—Mortifications 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
Chapter XV. All Mr. Burchell's villany at once detected.— The folly of being over-wise
Chapter XVI. The family use art, which is opposed by 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 among the vicious, which is coeval 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
Chapter XXIV. Fresh calamities
Chapter XXV. No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it
Chapter XXVI. A reformation in the gaol.—To make laws complete, they should reward as well as punish
Chapter XXVII. The same subject continued
Chapter XXVIII. 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
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 fortune will at last change in our favour
Chapter XXXI. Former benevolence now repaid with unexpected interest
Chapter XXXII. The conclusion
THE TRAVELLER; OR, A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY.
THE TRAVELLER; OR, A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY.
THE DESERTED VILLAGE.
THE HAUNCH OF VENISON. A POETICAL EPISTLE TO LORD CLARE.
SONG.
ACT I.
ACT II.
ACT III.
THE HERMIT.
AN ELEGY
STANZAS ON WOMAN.
THE GOOD-NATURED MAN. A COMEDY.
ACT I.
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER; OR, THE MISTAKES OF A NIGHT A COMEDY.
ACT I.
ACT IV.
ACT V.