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- The First Part, The Author’s Dedication of the First Part–Chapter IV
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- The First Part, Chapters XI–XV
- The First Part, Chapters XVI–XX
- The First Part, Chapters XXI-XXVI
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- The First Part, Chapters XXXII–XXXVII
- The First Part, Chapters XXXVIII–XLV
- The First Part, Chapters XLVI–LII
- The Second Part, The Author’s Dedication of the Second Part–Chapter VII
- The Second Part, Chapters VIII–XV
- The Second Part, Chapters XVI–XXI
- The Second Part, Chapters XXII–XXVIII
- The Second Part, Chapters XXIX–XXXV
- The Second Part, Chapters XXXVI–XLI
- The Second Part, Chapters XLII–XLVI
- The Second Part, Chapters XLVII–LIII
- The Second Part, Chapters LIV–LX
- The Second Part, Chapters LXI–LXVI
- The Second Part, Chapters LXVII–LXXIV
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