CONTENTS OF THE THIRD VOLUME.

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LETTER LIV
The Bible.—More mischievous when first translated than it is at present: still hurtful to a few, but beneficial to many.—Opinion that the Domestic Use of the Scriptures would not be injurious in Spain 1
LETTER LV
Curiosity and Credulity of the English.—The Wild Indian Woman.—The Large Child.—The Wandering Jew.—The Ethiopian Savage.—The Great High German Highter-Flighter.—The Learned Pig 14
LETTER LVI
Newspapers.—Their Mode of falsifying Intelligence.—Puffs.—Advertisements.—Reviews, and their mischievous Effects.—Magazines.—Novels 23
LETTER LVII
Account of the Quakers 43
LETTER LVIII
Winter Weather.—Snow.—Christmas.—Old Customs gradually disused 67
LETTER LIX
Cards.—Whist.—Treatises upon this Game.—Pope Joan.—Cards never used on the Sabbath, and heavily taxed.—Ace of Spades 75
LETTER LX
Growth of the Commercial Interest.—Family Pride almost extinct.—Effect of heavy Taxation.—Titles indiscriminately granted.—Increase of the House of Peers 83
LETTER LXI
Despard's Conspiracy.—Conduct of the Populace on that Occasion.—War.—The Question examined whether England is in Danger of a Revolution.—Ireland 95
LETTER LXII
Account of Swedenborgianism 113
LETTER LXIII
Jews in England 141
LETTER LXIV
Infidelity.—Its Growth in England and little Extent.—Pythagoreans.—Thomas Tryon.—Ritson.—Pagans.—A Cock sacrificed.—Thomas Taylor 155
LETTER LXV
Eagerness of the English to be at war with Spain 168
LETTER LXVI
Excursion to Greenwich.—Watermen.—Patent Shot Tower.—Albion Mills.—Essex Marshes 176
LETTER LXVII
Spanish Gravity the Jest of the English.—Sunday Evening described.—Society for the Suppression of Vice.—Want of Holidays.—Bull-baiting.—Boxing 185
LETTER LXVIII
The AbbÉ Barruel.—Journey of two Englishmen to Avignon to join a Society of Prophets.—Extracts from their Prophetical Books 195
LETTER LXIX
Account of Richard Brothers 223
LETTER LXX
Account of Joanna Southcott 236
LETTER LXXI
The Coxcomb.—Fashionables.—Fops.—Egyptian Fashions.—Dances.—Visiting.—Walkers.—The Fancy.—Agriculturists.—The Fat Ox.—The Royal Institution.—Metaphysics 270
LETTER LXII
Westminster Abbey on Fire—Frequency of Fires in England.—Means devised for preventing and for extinguishing them; but not in use 288
LETTER LXIII
Remarks on the English Language 299
LETTER LXXIV
Departure from London.—West Kennet.—Use of the Words Horse and Dog.—Bath.—Ralph Allen.—The Parades.—Beau Nash.—Turnspits 309
LETTER LXXV
Road from Bath to Bristol.—Cornu Ammonis.—Bristol.—Exchange.—Market.—Cathedral.—The Brazen Eagle.—Clifton.—Bristol-Wells.—Anecdote of Kosciusko 331
LETTER LXXVI
Journey from Bristol to Plymouth.—Advantages which the Army enjoys more than the Navy.—Sailors.—Journey to Falmouth 350

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