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drinks, and ridicules his former Conduct-The Remonstrance
of his Sister, a devout Maiden-Its Effect-The Merchant
dies-Abel returns to Poverty unpitied; but relieved-His
abject Condition-His Melancholy — He wanders about: is
found-His own Account of himself, and the Revolutions in
his Mind
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LETTER XXII. THE POOR OF THE BOROUGH - Peter
GRIMES.
The Father of Peter a Fisherman-Peter's early Conduct-
His Grief for the old Man-He takes an Apprentice-
The Boy's Suffering and Fate-A second Boy: how he
died— Peter acquitted — A third Apprentice-A Voyage
by Sea: the Boy does not return-Evil Report on Peter:
he is tried and threatened― Lives alone - His Melancholy
and incipient Madness - Is observed and visited - He
escapes and is taken: is lodged in a Parish House: women
attend and watch him-He speaks in a Delirium: grows
more collected-His Account of his Feelings and visionary
Terrors previous to his Death
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The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Pri-
sons otherwise would be intolerable-Debtors: their different
Kinds; three particularly described; others more briefly —
An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his
Situation - The Alleviations of a Prison-Prisoners for
Crimes-Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a High-
wayman-The Interval between Condemnation and Execu-
tion-His Feelings as the Time approaches - His Dream
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Schools of every Kind to be found in the Borough-The School
for Infants-The School Preparatory: the Sagacity of the
Mistress in foreseeing Character-Day Schools of the lower
Kind- A Master with Talents adapted to such Pupils: one
of superior Qualifications-Boarding-Schools: that for young
Ladies one going first to the Governess, one finally return-
ing Home
- School for Youth: Master and Teacher;
various Dispositions and Capacities-The Miser-Boy--The
Boy-Bully-Sons of Farmers: how amused-What Study
will effect, examined-A College Life: one sent from his
College to a Benefice; one retained there in Dignity—The
Advantages in either Case not considerable-Where then
the Good of a literary Life?— Answered-Conclusion
THE BOROUGH.
PAULO MAJORA CANAMUS.
Virgil.
VOL. IV.
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