xv. On Bets: particularly, on the Cuftom of Pitting, as practifed at
White's; i. e. taking one Man's Life against another. Character
of Montano, a noble Gamefter
XVI. Letter from Oxford, on the Story of Shakespeare's Merchant of
Venice. Copy of an original Ballad, (preferved in the Afhino-
lean Mufæum) from which Shakespeare is fuppofed to have bor-
rowed Part of his Plot
XXIII. Letter from Mr. Village, with a Defcription of a Quack Doctor,
and a Company of Strolling Players in a Country Town
XXIV. On the Learning of the Polite World. Proper Studies for Perfons
of Fashion. Letter containing a Scheme for a Polite Circulating
Library; with a Specimen of the Books
xxv. On the Vanity of People making an Appearance above their Circum-
ftances. Pride and Poverty of a little Frenchman, known by the
Name of Count. Artifices in D.efs made Ufe of by the Shabby
Genteel. Second-hand Gentry among the Women. Inftances
of this Vanity in feveral Families:-and in the Men of Pleasure
without Fortunes. Story of an Oeconomist, who kept a Mistress
XXVI. On the Amulements of Sunday. Behaviour of Citizens, and Diary
of a Cit's Tranfactions, on that Day. Propofal for abolishing
'Chriftianity, and turning the Churches into Free-thinking Meet-
ing-houfes
XXVII. On Hard Words. Affected Ufe of them cenfured-In Abstract
Speculations In Voyage-writers-In the Pulpit-In Effays,
and other Familiar Writings-And in Common Converfation
XXVIII. On Contcience. Terrible Exit of Tom Dare-Devil, a Buck,
and an Atheist. Summary of the most notorious Actions of his
Life
XXIX. On the Vanity of Authors. Different Reception and Fate of these
Elays. Mr. Jown's Comparison of himself to a Paper-kite
xxx. On Boxing. Account of a Boxing-match between Slack and Pe-
tit. Encomium on Slack. Prohibition of Boxing lamented.
Prefent Distrels of Bruifers. Boxing considered as a Branch of
Gaming
XXXI. Lester, on Duelling. Mr. Town an Advocate for it. Propofal
for making Duels a Public Diverfion. Form of a Challenge,
with the Antwer, from two Duellifts
XXXII. Letter, again ft Snuff-taking. This Cuftom inexcufable in the
Men, but abominable in the other Sex