CONTENTS OF VOL. IV.

THE BOROUGH-continued.

LETTER XX.. THE POOR OF THE BOROUGH ELLEN

ORFORD.

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The Widow's Cottage - Blind Ellen one- - Hers not the Sor-

rows or Adventures of Heroines. What these are, first

described · Deserted Wives; rash Lovers; courageous

Damsels in desolated Mansions; in grievous Perplexity-

These Evils, however severe, of short Duration - Ellen's

Story-Her Employment in Childhood-First Love; first

Adventure; its miserable Termination An idiot Daughter

-A Husband-Care in Business without Success-The

Men's Despondency and its Effect-Their Children: how

disposed of - One particularly unfortunate - Fate of the

Daughter-Ellen keeps a School and is happy-becomes
Blind: loses her School-Her Consolations
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LETTER XXI. THE POOR OF THE BOROUGH ABEL

KEENE.

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Abel, a poor Man, Teacher of a School of the lower Order; is

placed in the Office of a Merchant; is alarmed by Discourses

of the Clerks; unable to reply; becomes a Convert; dresses,

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.

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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-

wayinan-The Interval between Condemnation and Execu-

tion-His Feelings as the Time approaches - His Dream

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LETTER XXIV. - SCHOOLS.

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

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THE WORLD OF DREAMS

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DEDICATION

PREFACE

TALE I.

TALES.

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PROCRASTINATION

THE DUMB ORATORS; OR, THE BE-

NEFIT OF SOCIETY

TALE II.

THE PARTING HOUR

TALE III. THE GENTLEMAN FARMER

TALE IV.

TALE V. THE PATRON

TALE VI. THE FRANK COURTSHIP

TALE VII. THE WIDOW'S TALE

TALE VIII. THE MOTHER

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