CONTENTS OF THE THIRD VOLUME. LETTERS FROM A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD TO HIS FRIENDS IN THE EAST. I. Introduction. A character of the Chinese philosopher II. The arrival of the Chinese in London. His motives for - 2 III. The description of London continued. The luxury of IV. English pride. Liberty. An instance of both. News- 5 V. English passion for politics. A specimen of a newspaper. VII. The tie of wisdom only to make us happy. The bene- VIII. The Chinese deceived by a prostitute in the streets of IX. The licentiousness of the English, with regard to women. X. The journey of the Chinese from Pekin to Moscow. The - 28 XII. The funeral solemnities of the English. Their passion for flattering epitaphs XIII. An account of Westminster Abbey XIV. The reception of the Chinese from a lady of distinction vest of Zoroaster XVI. Of falsehood propagated by books seemingly sincere land, with its frivolous motives XVIII. The story of the Chinese matron XIX. The English method of treating women caught in adul- tery. The Russian method XX. Some account of the republic of letters in England XXII. The Chinese philosopher's son made a slave in Persia prisoner's commended - XXV. The natural rise and decline of kingdoms, exemplified in the history of the kingdom of Lao XXV. The character of the man in black, with some instances XXVI. The history of the man in black XXVII. On the great numbers of old maids and bachelors - XXVIII. A description of a club of authors XXXI. Of the degeneracy of some of the English nobility. A mushroom feast among the Tartars eastern tales of magazines, &c. ridiculed XXXIII. Of the present ridiculous passion of the nobility for XXXV. A continuance of his correspondence. The beautiful - captive consents to marry her lord XXXVIII. The description of true politeness. Two letters XXXIX. The English still have poets, though not versifiers 136 XL. The behaviour of the congregation in St. Paul's church at prayers XLI. The history of China more replete with great actions XLII. An apostrophe on the supposed death of Voltaire employments beneath them, exemplified in a fairy tale 164 XLVIII. The fairy tale continued XLIX. An attempt to define what is meant by English li- L. A bookseller's visit to the Chinese LI. The impossibility of distinguishing men in England by their dress. Two instances of this LVI. The difficulty of rising in literary reputation without intrigue or riches tiful captive from slavery LXI. An authentic history of Catharina Alexowna, wife of LXII. The rise or the decline of literature, not dependent on man, but resulting from the vicissitudes of nature 221 LXIII. The Great exchange happiness for show. Their folly LXV. The difference between love and gratitude 234 LXXV. The preference of grace to beauty; an allegory LXXVI. The behaviour of a shopkeeper and his journeyman 271 LXXVII. The French ridiculed after their own manner LXXVIII. The preparations of both theatres for a winter cam- LXXIX. The evil tendency of increasing penal laws, or en- 264 LXXXIII. The anecdotes of several poets, who lived and died in circumstances of wretchedness LXXXIV. The trifling squabbles of stage-players ridiculed LXXXV. The races of Newmarket ridiculed. The descrip- LXXXVI. The folly of the western parts of Europe in em- XCII. The fondness of some to admire the writings of lords, the late king ridiculed. English mourning described 331 XCVI. Almost every subject of literature has been already |