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Оливер Голдсмит. The Vicar of Wakefield
The Vicar of Wakefield
Table of Contents
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CHAPTER 1
The description of the family of Wakefield; in which a kindred likeness prevails as well of minds as of persons
CHAPTER 2
Family misfortunes. The loss of fortune only serves to encrease the pride of the worthy
CHAPTER 3
A migration. The fortunate circumstances of our lives are generally found at last to be of our own procuring
CHAPTER 4
A proof that even the humblest fortune may grant happiness, which depends not on circumstance, but constitution
CHAPTER 5
A new and great acquaintance introduced. What we place most hopes upon, generally proves most fatal
CHAPTER 6
The happiness of a country fire-side
CHAPTER 7
A town wit described. The dullest fellows may learn to be comical for a night or two
CHAPTER 8
An amour, which promises little good fortune, yet may be productive of much
CHAPTER 9
Two ladies of great distinction introduced. Superior finery ever seems to confer superior breeding
CHAPTER 10
The family endeavours to cope with their betters. The miseries of the poor when they attempt to appear above their circumstances
CHAPTER 11
The family still resolve to hold up their heads
CHAPTER 12
Fortune seems resolved to humble the family of Wakefield. Mortifications are often more painful than real calamities
CHAPTER 13
Mr. Burchell is found to be an enemy; for he has the confidence to give disagreeable advice
CHAPTER 14
Fresh mortifications, or a demonstration that seeming calamities may be real blessings
CHAPTER 15
All, Mr. Burchell’s villainy at once detected. The folly of being over-wise
CHAPTER 16
The family use art, which is opposed with, still greater
CHAPTER 17
Scarce any virtue found to resist the power of long and pleasing temptation
CHAPTER 18
The pursuit of a father to reclaim a lost child to virtue
CHAPTER 19
The description of a person discontented with the present government, and apprehensive of the loss of our liberties
CHAPTER 20
The history of a philosophic vagabond, pursuing novelty, but losing content
CHAPTER 21
The short continuance of friendship amongst the vicious, which is coeval only with mutual satisfaction
CHAPTER 22
Offences are easily pardoned where there is love at bottom
CHAPTER 23
None but the guilty can be long and completely miserable
CHAPTER 24
Fresh calamities
CHAPTER 25
No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it
CHAPTER 26
A reformation in the gaol. To make laws complete, they should reward as well as punish
CHAPTER 27
The same subject continued
CHAPTER 28
Happiness and misery rather the result of prudence than of virtue in this life. Temporal evils or felicities being regarded by heaven as things merely in themselves trifling and unworthy its care in the distribution
CHAPTER 29
The equal dealings of providence demonstrated with regard to the happy and the miserable here below. That from the nature of pleasure and pain, the wretched must be repaid the balance of their sufferings in the life hereafter
CHAPTER 30
Happier prospects begin to appear. Let us be inflexible, and fortune will at last change in our favour
CHAPTER 31
Former benevolence now repaid with unexpected interest
CHAPTER 32
The Conclusion
