Page:Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Lemuel Gulliver First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships.djvu/27

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CONTENTS
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PART II

A VOYAGE TO BROBDINGNAG


CHAP. I

A great Storm described; the Long-boat sent to fetch Water; the Author goes with it to discover the Countrey. He is left on Shoar; is seized by one of the Natives, and carried to a Farmer's House. His Reception there, with several Accidents that happened to him. A Description of the Inhabitants
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A Description of the Farmer's Daughter. The Author carried to a Market-Town, and then to the Metropolis. The Particulars of his Journey
102


The Author sent for to Court. The Queen buys him of his Master, the Farmer, and presents him to the King. He disputes with his Majesty's great Scholars. An Apartment at Court provided for the Author. He is in high Favour with the Queen. He stands up for the Honour of his own Countrey. His Quarrels with the Queens Dwarf
110


The Countrey described. A Proposal for correcting modern Maps. The King's Palace, and some Account of the Metropolis. The Author's way of travelling. The chief Temple described
124


Several Adventures that happened to the Author. The Execution of a Criminal. The Author shews his Skill in Navigation
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