1893


CONTENTS

[ A GRAY EYE OR SO ]

[ CHAPTER I.—ON CERTAIN ABSTRACTIONS. ]

[ CHAPTER II.—ON A GREAT HOPE. ]

[ CHAPTER III.—ON HONESTY AND THE WORKING MAN. ]

[ CHAPTER IV.—ON FABLES. ]

[ CHAPTER V.—ON A PERILOUS CAUSEWAY. ]

[ CHAPTER VI.—ON THE INFLUENCE OF AN OCEAN. ]

[ CHAPTER VII.—ON THE ADVANTAGES OF A FULL MOON. ]

[ CHAPTER VIII.—ON THE ZIG-ZAG TRACK. ]

[ CHAPTER IX.—ON THE HELPLESSNESS OF WOMAN. ]

[ CHAPTER X.—ON SCIENCE AND ART. ]

[ CHAPTER XI.—ON HEAVEN AND THE LORD CHANCELLOR. ]

[ CHAPTER XII.—ON THE MYSTERY OF MAN. ]

[ CHAPTER XIII.—ON THE ART OF COLOURING. ]

[ CHAPTER XIV.—ON AN IRISH DANCE. ]

[ CHAPTER XV.—ON THE SHRIEK. ]

[ CHAPTER XVI.—ON THE VALUE OF A BAD CHARACTER. ]

[ CHAPTER XVII.—ON PROVIDENCE AS A MATCH-MAKER. ]

[ CHAPTER XVIII.—ON THE PROFESSIONAL MORALIST. ]

[ CHAPTER XIX.—ON MODERN SOCIETY. ]