The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 1

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Cowie, 1825
 

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The necessity of attending to the duties of common life The natural character not to be forsaken
115
Rashness preferable to cowardice Enterprize not to be repressed
119
26 The mischief of extravagance and misery of dependance
124
An authours treatment from six patrons
129
The various arts of selfdelusion
133
The folly of anticipating misfortunes
138
The observance of Sunday recommended an allegory
143
The defence of a known mistake highly culpable
147
The vanity of stoicism The necessity of patience
152
An allegorical history of rest and labour
157
The uneasiness and disgust of female cowardice
162
A marriage of prudence without affection
167
The reasons why pastorals delight
172
The true principles of pastoral poetry
176
The advantages of mediocrity An eastern fable
181
The unhappiness of women whether single or married
186
The difference between an authors writings and his conver
190
The advantages of memory
195
The misery of a modish lady in solitude
200
The inconveniencies of precipitation and confidence
204
Religion and superstition a vision
209
The causes of disagreement in marriage
214
The mischiefs of rural faction
218
The proper means of regulating sorrow
223
The miseries of an infirm constitution
227
A disquisition upon the value of fame
231
A virtuous old age always reverenced
236
The employments of a housewife in the country
240
The contemplation of the calamities of others a remedy for grief
246
The folly and misery of a spendthrift
250
A deathbed the true school of wisdom The effects of death upon the survivors
254
The gay widows impatience of the growth of her daughter The history of Miss Maypole
259
The necessity of complaisance The Ramblers grief for of fending his correspondents
264
N Page 57 Sententious rules of frugality
269
The desire of wealth moderated by philosophy
273
An account of Suspirius the human screechowl
277
The dignity and usefulness of biography
281
A Londoners visit to the country
286
A young ladys impatience to see London
291
63 Inconstancy not always a weakness 296
296
The requisites to true friendship 300
300
Obidah and the hermit an eastern story
305
Passion not to be eradicated The views of women ill
309
The garden of hope a dream
313
Every man chiefly happy or miserable at home The opi nion of servants not to be despised
317
The learned seldom despised but when they deserve contempt
356
the passions
358
The power of novelty Mortality too familiar to raise appre hensions
361
A suspicious man justly suspected
366
Variety necessary to happiness A winter scene
370
The great rule of action Debts of justice to be distinguished from debts of charity
374
The unhappiness of marriage caused by irregular motives
377
The virtuosos account of his rarities
378
The virtuosos curiosity justified
383
A young ladys impatience of controul
388
The mischiefs of total idleness
393
an introduction to a criticism on Miltons versification
398
The reasons why advice is generally ineffectual
403
A criticism on Miltons versification Elisions dangerous in English poetry
407
The luxury of vain imagination
411
The pauses in English poetry adjusted
416
The danger of ranging from one study to another The
421
The conduct of patronage an allegory 421 V
425
Nº Page 93 The prejudices and caprices of criticism 432
432
An inquiry how far Milton has accommodated the sound to the sense
436
The history of Pertinax the sceptick
442
Truth falsehood and fiction an allegory
447
Advice to unmarried ladies
451
The necessity of cultivating politeness 4 57
462
Modish pleasures
466
A proper audience necessary to a wit
471
The voyage of life
478
The prevalence of curiosity The character of Nugaculus
481
The original of flattery The meanness of venal praise
486
The universal register a dream
490
The vanity of an authours expectations Reasons why good 495
495
Properantias hopes of a year of confusion The misery of 单 prostitutes
499
Life sufficient to all purposes if well employed
504
The education of a fop
508
Repentance stated and explained Retirement and absti nence useful to repentance
514
Youth made unfortunate by its haste and eagerness
519
Too much nicety not to be indulged The character of Eri phile
523
The history of Hymenæuss courtship
528
The necessity of proportioning punishments to crimes
532
The sequel of Hymenaeuss courtship
537
The young traders attempt at politeness
543
The advantages of living in a garret
548
The narrowness of fame
554
Tranquillas account of her lovers opposed to Hymenæus
558
The history of Almamoulin the son of Nouradin
563

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TitleThe Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 1
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Samuel Johnson
AuthorSamuel Johnson
EditorRobert Lynam
ContributorArthur Murphy
PublisherCowie, 1825
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