THE

Approbation.

I, Who have subscrib’d my Name hereto, ambitious of being thought a Man of Wit and Learning, have perus’d this Manuscript, which I find, to my great Mortification, amusing, moral, philosophical, and fit to be read, even by those who have an utter Aversion to Romances; for which Reason, I have depretiated it, as it deserves, and have in direct Terms told the Cadi-Lesquier, that ’tis a most detestable Performance.


THE

CONTENTS.

CHAP. I.
[The blind Eye] [page 1]
CHAP. II.
[The Nose] [13]
CHAP. III.
[The Dog and the Horse, &c.] [20]
CHAP. IV.
[The Envious Man] [33]
CHAP. V.
[The Force of Generosity] [45]
CHAP. VI.
[The Just Judge] [53]
CHAP. VII.
[The Force of Jealousy] [63]
CHAP. VIII.
[The Thresh’d Wife] [79]
CHAP. IX.
[The Captive] [89]
CHAP. X.
[The Funeral Pile] [100]
CHAP. XI.
[The Evening’s Entertainment] [111]
CHAP. XII.
[The Rendezvous] [124]
CHAP. XIII.
[The Free-booter] [135]
CHAP. XIV.
[The Fisherman] [147]
CHAP. XV.
[The Basilisk] [159]
CHAP. XVI.
[The Tournaments] [187]
CHAP. XVII.
[The Hermit] [205]
CHAP. XVIII.
[The Riddles, or Ænigmas] [225]