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- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Select Bibliography
- Note on the Text
- The Invisible Spy
- BOOK I
- BOOK II
- VOL. II
- BOOK III
- BOOK IV
- VOL. III
- BOOK V
- BOOK VI
- BOOK VII
- BOOK VIII
- CHAP. I Contains a brief detail of such occurrences as presented themselves to the Author's observation in an evening's Invisible ramble thro' several parts of this metropolis
- CHAP. II Relates some farther incidents of a pretty particular nature, which fell under the Author's observation in the same evening's Invisible progression
- CHAP. III Though it appears to be no more than a continuation of the same evening's ramble, yet it presents the reader with an adventure of much more importance to the public than any contained in the two last foregoing chapters.
- CHAP. IV Relates some passages which, if the Author is not very much mistaken in his conjectures, will draw sighs of compassion from many a tender heart of both sexes
- CHAP. V May possibly become the subject of some future Comedy, as there is nothing in the story that can be objected to by the Licence-Office
- CHAP. VI Will put a final period to the suspense of my readers, in relation to Clerimont and Charlotte
- CHAP. VII This the Author has calculated chiefly for the speculation of the serious part of his readers, and is short enough to be easily pass'd over by the more gay and unattentive
- CHAP. VIII Contains such a sort of method for the cure of an amorous constitution, as perhaps there are more ladies than one who will not think themselves obliged to the Author for revealing
- Editorial Notes
- Silent Corrections
CHAP. I - Contains a brief detail of such occurrences as presented themselves to the Author's observation in an evening's Invisible ramble thro' several parts of this metropolis
from BOOK VIII
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Select Bibliography
- Note on the Text
- The Invisible Spy
- BOOK I
- BOOK II
- VOL. II
- BOOK III
- BOOK IV
- VOL. III
- BOOK V
- BOOK VI
- BOOK VII
- BOOK VIII
- CHAP. I Contains a brief detail of such occurrences as presented themselves to the Author's observation in an evening's Invisible ramble thro' several parts of this metropolis
- CHAP. II Relates some farther incidents of a pretty particular nature, which fell under the Author's observation in the same evening's Invisible progression
- CHAP. III Though it appears to be no more than a continuation of the same evening's ramble, yet it presents the reader with an adventure of much more importance to the public than any contained in the two last foregoing chapters.
- CHAP. IV Relates some passages which, if the Author is not very much mistaken in his conjectures, will draw sighs of compassion from many a tender heart of both sexes
- CHAP. V May possibly become the subject of some future Comedy, as there is nothing in the story that can be objected to by the Licence-Office
- CHAP. VI Will put a final period to the suspense of my readers, in relation to Clerimont and Charlotte
- CHAP. VII This the Author has calculated chiefly for the speculation of the serious part of his readers, and is short enough to be easily pass'd over by the more gay and unattentive
- CHAP. VIII Contains such a sort of method for the cure of an amorous constitution, as perhaps there are more ladies than one who will not think themselves obliged to the Author for revealing
- Editorial Notes
- Silent Corrections
Summary
It has often been a matter of very great concern to me, and I believe must be the same to every thinking mind, to see how some people are continually hurried and busied about mere trifles, of no manner of consequence to themselves, or scarce to any body else; while all the duties of religion, – all the regard for the welfare of their most particular friends, – all love of country, and even the dearest interests of their own families, are totally neglected.
What judgment can we form of a person of this cast, but that he has a vacuum in his head ready to be fill'd up with the first toy that presents itself, and not being endow'd with a strength of reason sufficient to direct his choice, suffers himself to be engross'd by such things as he finds make most noise in the world, not such as have most relation to his own affairs, either as to fortune or reputation.
Can there be a sight more farcical than for a man who, without any petition to prefer or suit to solicit; in fine, without any call or business whatsoever, is continually cringing at the levee of a minister of state, and when the compliments are paid and the circle is dismiss'd, runs thro’ the whole round of his acquaintance, reporting where he has been and what he has seen, sagaciously remarking on every nod, wink, or smile of the great man, and finding mystery even in the tye of his wig, or the loose or strait buttoning his coat?
Another, whose affairs at home perhaps are involved in the utmost perplexities, shall pass the best part of his time among the jobbers in ‘Change-Alley, – go from coffee-house to coffee-house, – enquire of every broker he meets with the price of stocks, in which he has no share, or money to purchase any, and be more solicitous in finding out the uses to which the Sinking-Fund is appropriated than for the means of extricating himself out of his present difficulties.
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- The Invisible Spyby Eliza Haywood, pp. 425 - 431Publisher: Pickering & ChattoFirst published in: 2014