I. Shewing the wholesome uses drawn from MEN II. Giving an account of as many of our hero's ancestors as can be gathered out of the rubbish of antiquity, which hath been carefully sifted for that purpose PAGE . 103 .. 106 III. The birth, parentage, and education of Mr. IV. Master Wild's first entrance into the world. . 110 . 114 . 118 124 VI. Further conferences between the Count and Master Wild, with other matters of the GREAT kind VII. Master Wild sets out on his travels, and returns home again. A A very short chapter, containing infinitely more time and less matter than any other in the whole story. 127 VIII. An adventure, where Wild, in the division of the booty, exhibits an astonishing instance of GREATNESS VOL. IV. Н . 129 CHAP. IX. Wild pays a visit to Miss Lætitia Snap. A description of that lovely young creature, and the successless issue of Mr. Wild's addresses X. A discovery of some matters concerning the PAGE . 133 136 138 XII. Further particulars relating to Miss Tishy, which perhaps may not greatly surprise after the former. The description of a very fine gentleman. And a dialogue between Wild and the Count, in which public virtue is just hinted at, with, &c. 142 XIII. A chapter, of which we are extremely vain; and which indeed we look on as our chef d'œuvre, containing a wonderful story concerning the devil, and as nice a scene of honour as ever happened XIV. In which the history of GREATNESS is con 146 I. Characters of silly people, with the proper II. Great examples of GREATNESS in Wild, shewn as well by his behaviour to Bagshot, as in a scheme laid first to impose on Heartfree by means of the Count, and then to cheat the Count of the booty 157 . 162 CHAP. III. Containing scenes of softness, love, and honour, all in the GREAT style. IV. In which Wild, after many fruitless endeavours to discover his friend, moralizes on his misfortune in a speech, which may be of use (if rightly understood) to some other considerable speech-makers V. Containing many surprising adventures, VI. Of Hats Heartfree's adventures with Wild; all VIII. In which our hero carries GREATNESS to an IX. More GREATNESS in Wild. A low scene be- X. Sea adventures very new and surprising XII. The strange and yet natural escape of our XIII. The conclusion of the boat adventure, and the end of the second book PAGE . 166 . 173 176 . 182 . 184 189 . 192 . 196 199 . 201 . 204 |