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CHAP. I. A comparison between the world and the

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stage,

CHAP. II. Containing a converfation which Mr Jones

had with himself,

CHAP. III. Containing feveral dialogues,

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CHAP. IV. A picture of a country gentleman, taken

from the life,

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CHAP. V. The generous behaviour of Sophia towards

her aunt,

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CHAP. VI. Containing great variety of matter,

CHAP. VII. A ftrange refolution of Sophia, and a more

ftrange ftratagem of Mrs Honour,

CHAP. VIII. Containing fcenes of altercation, of no

very uncommon kind,
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CHAP.IX. The wife demeanour of Mr Western in the

character of a magiftrate. A hint to justices of

peace concerning the neceffary qualifications of a

clerk; with extraordinary inftances of paternal mad-

nefs, and filial affection,

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CHAP. X. Containing feveral matters, natural enough,

perhaps, but low,

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CHAP. XI. The adventure of a company of foldiers, 41

CHAP. XII. The adventure of a company of officers, 45

CHAP. XIII. Containing the great addrefs of the land-

lady, the great learning of the furgeon, and the folid

fkill in cafuiftry of the worthy lieutenant,

CHAP. XIV. A moft dreadful chapter indeed; and

which few readers ought to venture upon in an even-

ing, especially when alone,

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CHAP. XV. The conclufion of the foregoing adven-

ture,

BOOK VIII.

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Containing above two days.

CHAP. I. A wonderful long chapter concerning the

marvellous; being much the longest of all our intro.

ductory.chapters,

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CHAP. I which the landlady pays a visit to Mr

Jones,

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CHAP. III. In which die fareon makes his fecond ap-

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pearance,

CHAP. IV. In which is introduced one of the pleasantest

barbers that was over recorded in hiftory, the barber

of Bagdad, or he in Don Quixote, not excepted, 83

CHAP. V. A dialogue between Mr Jones and the bar-

ber,

CHAP. VI. In which more of the talents of Mr Ben-

jamin will appear, as well as who this extraordinary

perfon was,

CHAP. VII. Containing better reafons than any which

have yet appeared for the conduct of Partridge; an

apology for the weakness of Jones; and fome farther

anecdotes concerning my landlady,
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CHAP. VIII. Jones arrives at Glocester, and goes to

the Bell; the character of that houfe, and of a petty-

fogger which he there meets with,

CHAP. IX. Containing feveral dialogues between Jones

and Partridge concerning love, cold, hunger and other

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matters; with the lucky and narrow escape of Par-

tridge, as he was on the very brink of making a fatal

discovery to his friend,

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CHAP. X. In which our travellers meet with a very ex-
traordinary adventure,

CHAP XI. In which the Man of the Hill begins to

relate his hiftory,

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CHAP. XII. In which the Man of the Hill continues

his hiftory,

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CHAP. XIII. In which the foregoing story is farther

continued,

CHAP. XIV. In which the Man of the Hill concludes'

his history,

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CHAP. XV. A brief hiftory of Europe. And a curious.

difcourfe between Mr Jones and the Man of the

Hill.

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BOOK IX.

Containing twelve hours.

CHAP. I. Of thofe who lawfully may, and of those who

may not write fuch hiftories as this,
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CHAP. II. Containing a very furprifing adventure in-

deed, which Mr Jones met with in his walk with

the Man of the Hill,

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CHAP. III. The arrival of Mr Jones, with his lady, at

the inn; with a very full defcription of the battle of

Upton,

CHAP. IV. In which the arrival of a man of war puts a

final end to hoftilities, and caufes the conclufion of a

firm and lafting peace between all parties, 169

CHAP. V. An apology for all heroes who have good

ftomachs, with a defcription of a battle of the amorous

kind,

CHAP. VI. A friendly converfation in the kitchen,

which had a very common, though not very friendly/

conclufion,
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CHAP. VII. Containing a fuller account of Mrs Waters,

and by what means the came into that diftrefsful

fituation from which fhe was refcued by Jones, 183

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