345

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

who may not, write such Histories as this,

II. Containing a very surprising adventure indeed,

which Mr Jones met with in his walk with the

Man of the Hill,

IIL. The arrival of Mr Jones, with his Lady, at

the inn; with a very full description of the Bat-

tle of Upton,

IV. In which the arrival of a Man of War puts a

final end to hostilities, and causes the conclusion

of a firm and lasting peace between all parties,

V. An apology for all heroes who have good sto-

machs, with a description of a battle of the amo-

rous kind, .

VI. A friendly conversation in the kitchen, which

had a very common, though not very friendly

conclusion, ..

304

VII. In which Mrs Fitzpatrick concludes her His-

tory,.

VIII. A dreadful alarm in the Inn, with the arri

val of an unexpected friend of Mrs Fitzpatrick, 348

IX. The morning introduced in some pretty wri-

ting. A Stage-coach. The civility of Cham-

bermaids. The heroic temper of Sophia. Her

generosity. The return to it. The departure of

the company, and their arrival at London; with

some remarks for the use of travellers,

X. Containing a hint or two concerning Virtue,

and a few more concerning Suspicion,

BOOK XII.

Containing the same individual Time with

the former.

351

352

306

308

VII. Containing a fuller account of Mrs Waters,

and by what means she came into that distressful

Etuation from which she was rescued by Jones, 316

III. The departure of Jones from Upton, with

what passed between him and Partridge on the

road,

IV. The Adventure of a Beggar-Man,

V. Containing more Adventures which Mr Jones

and his companion met on the road,

VI. From which it may be inferred, that the best

things are liable to be misunderstood and mis-

interpreted,

357

359

360

VII. Containing a remark or two of our own, and

many more of the good company assembled in

the kitchen,

362

363

318

319

X. In which Mr Jones and Mr Dowling drink a

bottle together,

368

XI. The disasters which befel Jones on his depar-

ture for Coventry; with the sage remarks of

Partridge,.

370

371

XII. Relates that Mr Jones continued his journey

contrary to the advice of Partridge, with what

happened on that occasion,

XIII. A dialogue between Jones and Partridge, 375

XIV. What happened to Mr Jones on his jour-

ney from St Albans,

377

VI. What arrived while the company were at

breakfast; with some hints concerning the go.

vernment of Daughters,

386

DEDICATION,

BOOK I.

'PAGE.

500

507

CHAP. I. Containing the Exordium, &c.,

II. The History sets out. Observations on the

excellency of the English Constitution, and cu-

rious examinations before a Justice of Peace, ib.

III. Containing the inside of a Prison,

503

IV. Disclosing further Secrets of the Prison-house, 505

V. Containing certain Adventures which befel Mr

Booth in the Prison, .

VL Containing the extraordinary behaviour of

Miss Matthews on her meeting with Booth; and

some endeavours to prove, by reason and autho-

rity, that it is possible for a woman to appear to

be what she really is not, .

VII. In which Miss Matthews begins her History, 510

VIII. The History of Miss Matthews continued, 512

IX. In which Miss Matthews concludes her rela-

tion..

• 508

514

565

BOOK II.

IX. In which Amelia, with her friend, goes to the

Oratorio, .

. 570

VI. In which may appear, that violence is some-

times done to the name of love, .

PAGE.

732

description of that lovely young creature, and

the successless issue of Mr Wild's addresses, . 731

X. A discovery of some matters concerning the

chaste Lætitia, which must wonderfully sur-

prise, and perhaps affect our reader,

XI. Containing as notable instances of human

GREATNESS as are to be met with in ancient or

modern history. Concluding with some whole-

some hints to the gay part of mankind,

XII. Further particulars relating to Miss Tishy,

which perhaps may not greatly surprise after

the former. The description of a very fine gen-

deman; and a dialogue between Wild and the

Count, in which public virtue is just hinted at,

with, &c.

XIII. A chapter of which we are extremely vain,

and which indeed we look on as our chef d'-

euvre, containing a wonderful story concerning

the Devil, and as nice a scene of honour as ever

happened,

733

734

735

XIV. In which the history of GREATNESS is con-

tinued,

736

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757

CHAP. III. Wherein our Hero proceeds in the road

to GREATNESS,

IV. In which a Young Hero, of wonderful good

promise, makes his first appearance, with many

other GREAT MATTERS,.

V. More and more GREATNESS, unparalleled in

history and romance,

758

759

761

762

VI. The event of Fireblood's adventure, and a

treaty of marriage, which might have been con-

cluded either at Smithfield or St James's,

VII. Matters preliminary to the marriage between

Mr Jonathan Wild, and the chaste Lætitia,

VIII. A dialogue-matrimonial, which passed be-

tween Jonathan Wild, Esq. and Lætitia his wife,

on the morning of the day fortnight on which

his nuptials were celebrated; which concluded

more amicably than those debates generally do, 763

IX. Observations on the foregoing dialogue, to-

gether with a base design on our Hero, which

must be detested by every lover of GREATNESS, 765

X. Mr Wild, with unprecedented generosity, vi-

sits his friend Heartfree, and the ungrateful re-

ception he met with,

766

XI. A scheme so deeply laid, that it shames all

the politics of this our age; with digression and

subdigression,

767

XII. New instances of Friendly's folly, &c. 768

XIII. Something concerning Fireblood, which will

surprise, and somewhat touching one of the Miss

Snaps, which will greatly concern the reader,. 769

XIV. In which our Hero makes a speech well

worthy to be celebrated; and the behaviour of

one of the Gang, perhaps more unnatural than

any other part of this History,

. . 770

CHAP. I. A sentiment of the Ordinary's, worthy

to be written in letters of gold; a very extraor

dinary instance of folly in Friendly; and a

dreadful accident which befel our Hero,

II. A short hint concerning popular ingratitude.

Mr Wild's arrival in the Castle; with other oc-

currences to be found in no other History,

III. Curious anecdotes relating to the history of

Newgate,

IV. The dead-warrant arrives for Heartfree; on

which occasion Wild betrays some human weak-

ness, .

V. Containing various matters,

VI. In which the foregoing happy incident is ac-

counted for,

772

773

775

776

777

778

VIII. In which our Hero carries GREATNESS to
an immoderate height,.
IX. More GREATNESS in Wild. A low scene
between Mrs Heartfree and her children, and a
scheme of our hero worthy the highest admira-
tion, and even astonishment, .
X. Sea adventures, very new and surprising,
XL. The great and wonderful behaviour of our
Hero in the boat,

.

VII. Mrs Heartfree relates her adventures,
VIII. In which Mrs Heartfree continues the rela-
tion of her adventures, .

BOOK III.

CHAP. I. The low and pitiful behaviour of Heart-
free, and the foolish conduct of his apprentice, . 755

II. A soliloquy of Heartfree's, full of low and base

ideas, without a syllable of GREATNESS,

XIII. A dialogue between the Ordinary of New-

gate and Mr Jonathan Wild the Great; in

which the subjects of death, immortality, and

other grave matters, are very learnedly handled

by the former,.

XIV. Wild proceeds to the highest consummation

of human GREATNESS,

788

790

756

XV. The character of our Hero, and the Conclu-

sion of this History,.

.792