The Adventurer: Volume the First [-second].

JOHN HAWKSWORTH

1.2.D.

S.Joshua Reynolds pine.

Wall soulp.

Done from an Original licture in the Possession

of the Hon MFITZMAURICE.

Published according to Act of Parliament Jan.1" 1775.by T: Cadell in the Strand.

THE

ADVENTURER.

VOLUME THE FIRST.

Tentanda via eft; quâ me quoque poffim
Tollere humo, victorque virûm volitare per ora.
VIRG.

On vent'rous wing in queft of praise I go,
And leave the gazing multitude below.

A NEW EDITION.

ILLUSTRATED WITH FRONTISPIECES,

LONDON:

PRINTED BY H. GOLDNEY,

FOR J. RIVINGTON AND SONS, L. DAVIS, J. DODSLEY,
T. LONGMAN. B. LAW, J. ROBSON AND CO. G. G.

J. AND J. ROBINSON, T. CADELL, J. MURRAY,
R. BALDWIN, W. FLEXNEY, S. HAYES,

W. GOLDSMITH, W. NICOLL, W. FOX,

W. LOWNDES, E. NEWBERY,

AND

G. AND T. WILKIE.

M DCC LXXXVIII.

BIBLIOTHECA

REGIA

MONACENSIS

NUMB.

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Courage, why honoured as a virtue. ADVEN-
TURER characterized, and his archievements
projected

2 Intellectual and corporal labour compared

3. Project for a new pantomime entertainment.

4. Of the different kinds of narrative, and why

they are univerfally read

5. Remark on dreaming. Various tranfmigrations

related by a flea

6 Project for an auction of manufcripts, by T1-

MOTHY SPINBRAIN, author

7 Diftrefs encouraged to hope: the hiftory of Mg

LISSA

8 The hiftory of MELISSA Concluded

9 Impropriety of figns

Happiness and mifery, how far the neceffary

effects of virtue and vice

An allegorical letter from TO-DAY

12 The influence of infidelity upon moral con-

duct: story of OPSINOUS

13. The story of OPSINOUS continued

14. The story of OPSINOUS concluded

15. The infolence and absurdity of advertisements
by quacks. Pernicious confequences of

granting them patents

16 Of inftructing by fiction

17 Curiofity neceffary to entertainment and know-

ledge. Story of Mr. FRIENDLY and his

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