THE

MISERIES OF HUMAN LIFE;

OR THE

GROANS OF SAMUEL SENSITIVE,

AND

TIMOTHY TESTY;

WITH

A FEW SUPPLEMENTARY SIGHS FROM

MRS TESTY.

Evily

IN TWELVE DIALOGUES;

ÅS OVERHEARD BY

JAMES BERESFORD,

FELLOW OF MERTON ÇOLLEGE, OXFORD.

THE SEVENTH EDITION.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR WILLIAM MILLER, ALBEMARLE-STREET,

BY J. BALLANTYNE AND CO. EDINBURGH.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

DIALOGUE THE FIRST.

Introduction of Mr Samuel Sensitive and

Mr Timothy Testy to the Reader's Ac-

quaintance

Page 1

DIALOGUE THE SECOND.

Miseries of the Country

20

DIALOGUE THE THIRD.

Miseries of Games, Sports, &c. and of Do-

mestic Arts and Recreations .

42

DIALOGUE THE FOURTH.

Miseries of London

61

DIALOGUE THE FIFTH.

Miseries of public Places of Entertainment

83

DIALOGUE THE SIXTH.

Miseries of Travelling

DIALOGUE THE SEVENTH.

Miseries of Social Life .

Page 129

DIALOGUE THE EIGHTH.

Miseries of Reading and Writing

170

DIALOGUE THE NINTH.

Miseries of the Table, &c.

185

DIALOGUE THE TENTH.

Miseries Domestic; including the Dressing

Room and Bed Chamber

210

DIALOGUE THE ELEVENTH.

Miseries Personal, or of the Body.

261

DIALOGUE THE TWELFTH.

Miseries Miscellaneous

285