The pleasing spectator : being a selection of tales and adventures calculated to improve the juvenile mind.

The pleasing spectator : being a selection of tales and adventures calculated to improve the juvenile mind.. The history of Inkle and Yariko -- Reciprocal generosity -- An account of an expedition, under the command of Admiral Blake, in March, 1655 -- The guide of youth -- Anecdote of Peter the Great, Czar of Muscovy -- The unfeeling father -- Generous forgiveness -- Mutual generosity, exemplified in a curious anecdote of the grand vizir, Topal Osman -- The justice of a sultan -- A remarkable instance of human depravity -- Gluttony justly punished -- Roman generosity -- The happiness of a virtuous life -- The wooden leg, an Helvetic tale -- The emperor of Germany's prescription -- Anecdote of Archbishop Sharpe -- An example of British intrepidity -- The generous brothers -- Sincerity and truth.