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GIPHANTIA:
OR
A VIEW of
What HAS PASSED,
What IS NOW PASSING,
And, during the PRESENT Century,
What WILL PASS,
IN THE WORLD.
Translated from the original French,
With explanatory Notes.
LONDON.
Printed for Robert Horsfield, in
Ludgate-Street. 1761.
TO THE
Honble Miss ROSS.
Madam,
Upon your hearing the other day Giphantia much praised by some friends, and those no ill judges, you expressed a desire to see it in English, as you had not, you said, French enough to read the original. I immediately resolved to gratify your desire, and that very day sat about the translation.
It is now finished: and, as my hand is not very legible, I take the liberty to address it to you in print with this Epistle Dedicatory; which, as neither you, nor the Author, want any encomiums, nor the Translator any excuses, I shall cut short, and beg leave to subscribe myself with great respect and sincerity,
Madam,
Your most obedient
and most humble servant,
Feb. 5,
1761.
The Translator.
TABLE
OF THE
CHAPTERS.
| PART I. | |
| Page | |
|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION | [1] |
| CHAP. I. The Hurricane | [4] |
| CHAP. II. The fine Prospect | [9] |
| CHAP. III. The Voice | [13] |
| CHAP. IV. The Reverse | [16] |
| CHAP. V. The Apparitions | [24] |
| CHAP. VI. The Surfaces | [27] |
| CHAP. VII. The Globe | [34] |
| CHAP. VIII. The Discourses | [38] |
| CHAP. IX. Happiness | [46] |
| CHAP. X. The Hodge-Podge | [51] |
| CHAP. XI. The Mirrour | [56] |
| CHAP. XII. The Trial | [63] |
| CHAP. XIII. The Talents | [73] |
| CHAP. XIV. The Taste of the Age | [79] |
| CHAP. XV. The Female Reasoner | [82] |
| CHAP. XVI. The Crocodiles | [85] |
| CHAP. XVII. The Storm | [93] |
| CHAP. XVIII. The Gallery | [99] |
| CHAP. XIX. The other Side of the Gallery | [116] |
GIPHANTIA.
PART THE FIRST.