a Philosopher discovered

CHAPTER VI.
A universal Genius.--Pericles turned Barber.--Names of Beauties in
171-.--The Toasts of the Kit-Cat Club

CHAPTER VII.
A Dialogue of Sentiment succeeded by the Sketch of a Character, in
whose Eyes Sentiment was to Wise Men what Religion is to Fools;
namely, a Subject of Ridicule

CHAPTER VIII.
Lightly won, lightly lost.--A Dialogue of equal Instruction and
Amusement.--A Visit to Sir Godfrey Kneller

CHAPTER IX.
A Development of Character, and a long Letter; a Chapter, on the
whole, more important than it seems

CHAPTER X.
Being a short Chapter, containing a most important Event

CHAPTER XI.
Containing more than any other Chapter in the Second Book of this
History

Book III.

CHAPTER I.
Wherein the History makes great Progress and is marked by one
important Event in Human Life

CHAPTER II.
Love; Parting; a Death-Bed.--After all human Nature is a beautiful
Fabric; and even its Imperfections are not odious to him who has
studied the Science of its Architecture, and formed a reverent
Estimate of its Creator

CHAPTER III.
A great Change of Prospects

CHAPTER IV.
An Episode.--The Son of the Greatest Man who (one only excepted)
_ever rose to a Throne_, but by no means of the Greatest Man (save
one) _who ever existed_

CHAPTER V.
In which the Hero shows Decision on more Points than one.--More of
Isora's Character is developed

CHAPTER VI.
An Unexpected Meeting.--Conjecture and Anticipation

CHAPTER VII.
The Events of a Single Night.--Moments make the Hues in which
Years are coloured

Book IV.

CHAPTER I.
A Re-entrance into Life through the Ebon Gate, Affliction

CHAPTER II.
Ambitious Projects

CHAPTER III.

The real Actors Spectators to the false ones

CHAPTER IV.
Paris.--A Female Politician, and an Ecclesiastical One.--Sundry other
Matters

CHAPTER V.
A Meeting of Wits.--Conversation gone out to Supper in her Dress of
Velvet and Jewels

CHAPTER VI.
A Court, Courtiers, and a King

CHAPTER VII.
Reflections.--A Soiree.--The Appearance of one important in the
History.--A Conversation with Madame de Balzac highly satisfactory
and cheering.--A Rencontre with a curious old Soldier.--
The Extinction of a once great Luminary

CHAPTER VIII.
In which there is Reason to fear that Princes are not inv