CHAP. IV., Containing one of the most bloody battles,
or rather duels, that were ever recorded in domes-
tic history, Page 74
CHAP. V. Containing much matter to exercise the
judgement and reflexion of the reader,
CHAP. VI. The trial of Partridge, the schoolmaster,
for incontinency; the evidence of his wife; a short
reflexion on the wisdom of our law; with other
grave matters, which those will like best who un-
derstand them most,
CHAP. VII. A short sketch of that felicity which
prudent couples may extract from hatred; with a
short apology for those people who overlook imper-
fections in their friends,
CHAP. VIII. A receipt to regain the lost affections of
a wife, which hath never been known to fail in the
most desperate cases,
CHAP. IX. A proof of the infallibility of the forego-
ing receipt, in the lamentations of the widow, with
other suitable decorations of death, such as physi-
cians, &c., and an epitaph in the true style,
CHAP. III. The character of Mr. Square the philo
sopher, and of Mr. Thwackum the divine; with a
dispute concerning Page 115
CHAP. IV. Containing a necessary apology for the
author; and a childish incident, which perhaps re-
quires an apology likewise,
CHAP. V. The opinions of the divine and the philo-
sopher concerning the two boys; with some reasons
for their opinions, and other matters,
CHAP. VI. Containing a better reason still for the
before-mentioned opinions, 127
CHAP. VII. In which the author himself makes his
appearance on the stage,
CHAP. VIII. A childish incident, in which, however,
is seen a good-natured disposition in Tom Jones,
CHAP. I, Containing five pages of paper,
CHAP. II. A short hint of what we can do in the
sublime, and a description of miss Sophia Western,
146
CHAP. III. Wherein the history goes back to comme-
morate a trifling incident that happened some years
since; but which, trifling as it was, had some future
consequences,
CHAP. IV. Containing such very deep and grave
matters, that some readers, perhaps, may not relish
CHAP. X. A story told by Mr. Supple, the curate.
The penetration of squire Western. His great
love for his daughter, and the return to it made by
her,
CHAP. XI. The narrow escape of Molly Seagrim,
with some observations for which we have been
forced to dive pretty deep into nature, 186
CHAP. XII. Containing much clearer matters;, but
which flowed from the same fountain with those in
the preceding chapter, 191
CHAP. XIII. A dreadful accident which befel So-
phia. The gallant behaviour of Jones, and the
more dreadful consequences of that behaviour to
the young lady; with a short digression in favour
of the female sex, 195
CHAP. XIV. The arrival of a surgeon. His opera-
tions, and a long dialogue between Sophia and her
maid,
sick bed,
CHAP. VIII. Containing matter rather natural than
pleasing,
CHAP. IX. Which, among other things, may serve as
a comment on that saying of Eschines, that "Drunk-
enness shows the mind of a man, as a mirror reflects
his person,
CHAP. X. Showing the truth of many observations
of Ovid, and of other more grave writers, who have
proved, beyond contradiction, that wine is often the
forerunner of incontinency,
CHAP. XI. In which a simile in Mr. Pope's period
of a mile introduces as bloody a battle as can pos¬
sibly be fought without the assistance of steel or cold
iron, 262
CHAP. XII. In which is seen a more moving spec-
tacle than all the blood in the bodies of Thwackum
and Blifil, and of twenty other such, is capable of
producing,
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