Monkies, Mandarines, Trees, Shells, and a thousand other odd Figures in _China_ Ware. In the midst of the Room was a little Japan Table, with a Quire of gilt Paper upon it, and on the Paper a Silver Snuff-box made in the Shape of a little Book. I found there were several other Counterfeit Books upon the upper Shelves, which were carved in Wood, and served only to fill up the Number, like Fagots in the muster of a Regiment. I was wonderfully pleased with such a mixt kind of Furniture, as seemed very suitable both to the Lady and the Scholar, and did not know at first whether I should fancy my self in a Grotto, or in a Library. Upon my looking into the Books, I found there were some few which the Lady had bought for her own use, but that most of them had been got together, either because she had heard them praised, or because she had seen the Authors of them. Among several that I examin'd, I very well remember these that follow. [2] _Ogleby's Virgil_. _Dryden's Juvenal_. _Cassandra_. _Cleopatra_. _Astraea_. _Sir Isaac Newton's_ Works. The _Grand Cyrus:_ With a Pin stuck in one of the middle Leaves. _Pembroke's Arcadia_. _Locke_ of Human Understanding: With a Paper of Patches in it. A Spelling-Book. A Dictionary for the Explanation of hard Words. _Sherlock_ upon Death. The fifteen Comforts of Matrimony. Sir _William Temptle's_ Essays. Father _Malbranche's_ Search after Truth, translated into _English_. A Book of Novels. The Academy of Compliments. _Culpepper's_ Midwifry. The Ladies Calling. Tales in Verse by Mr. _Durfey_: Bound in Red Leather, gilt on the Back, and doubled down in several Places. All the Classick Authors in Wood. A set of _Elzevers_ by the same Hand. _Clelia_: Which opened of it self in the Place that describes two Lovers in a Bower. _Baker's_ Chronicle. Advice to a Daughter. The New _Atalantis_, with a Key to it. Mr. _Steel's_ Christian Heroe. A Prayer Book: With a Bottle of _Hungary_ Water by the side of it. Dr. _Sacheverell's_ Speech. _Fielding's_ Tryal. _Seneca's_ Morals. _Taylor's_ holy Living and Dying. _La ferte's_ Instructions for Country Dances. I was taking a Catalogue in my Pocket-Book of these, and several other Authors, when _Leonora_ entred, and upon my presenting her with the Letter from the Knight, told me, with an unspeakable Grace, that she hoped Sir ROGER was in good Health: I answered _Yes_, for I hate long Speeches, and after a Bow or two retired.