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Books: The History of John Bull

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CHAP. III.--How some of John's Servants attempted to scale his House
with Rope Ladders, and how many unfortunately dangled in the same.

CHAP. IV.--Of the Methods by which John endeavoured to preserve the
Peace amongst his Neighbours. How he kept a pair of Stillyards to
weigh them, and by Diet, Purging, Vomiting, and Bleeding, tried to
bring them to equal Bulk and Strength.

CHAP. V.--Of False Accounts of the Weights given in by some of the
Journeymen, and of the Newmarket Tricks that were practised at the
Stillyards.

CHAP. VI.--How John's New Journeymen brought him other guess
Accounts of the Stillyards.

CHAP. VII.--How Sir Swain Northy* was, by Bleeding, Purging, and a
Steel Diet, brought into a Consumption, and how John was forced
afterwards to give him the Gold Cordial.

* King of Sweden.

CHAP. VIII.--How Peter Bear* was overfed, and afterwards refused to
submit to the course of Physic.

* Czar of Muscovy.

CHAP. IX.--How John pampered Esquire South with Tit-bits, till he
grew wanton; how he got drunk with Calabrian Wine, and longed for
Sicilian Beef, and how John carried him thither in his barge.

CHAP. X.--How the Esquire, from a foul-feeder, grew dainty: how he
longed for Mangoes, Spices, and Indian Birds' Nests, etc., and could
not sleep but in a Chintz Bed.

CHAP. XI.--The Esquire turned Tradesman; how he set up a China Shop*
over against Nic. Frog.

* The Ostend Company.

CHAP. XII.--How he procured Spanish Flies to blister his Neighbours,
and as a Provocative to himself. As likewise how he carried off
Nic. Frog's favourite Daughter.

CHAP. XIII.--How Nic. Frog, hearing the Girl squeak, went to call
John Bull as a Constable.

CHAP. XIV.--How John rose out of his Bed on a cold Morning to
prevent a Duel between Esq. South and Lord Strutt; how, to his great
surprise, he found the Combatants drinking Geneva in a Brandy Shop,
with Nic.'s favourite Daughter between them; how they both fell upon
John, so that he was forced to fight his way out.

CHAP. XV.--How John came with his Constable's Staff to rescue Nic.'s
Daughter, and break the Esquire's China Ware.

CHAP. XVI.--Commentary upon the Spanish Proverb, "Time and I against
any Two;" or Advice to Dogmatical Politicians exemplified in some
New Affairs between John Bull and Lewis Baboon.

CHAP. XVII.--A Discourse of the delightful Game of Quadrille. How
Lewis Baboon attempted to play a Game Solo in Clubs, and was bested;
how John called Lewis for his King, and was afraid that his own
Partner should have too many tricks; and how the Success and Skill
of Quadrille depends upon calling a right King.