The Works of Samuel Johnson. In twelve Volumes. Vol. VI.. / 6. Band – Buch antiquarisch kaufen

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CONTENTS
OF
THE FIFTH VOLUME.

CONTINUATION OF THE RAMBLER.

The garden of hope, a dream
Every man chiefly happy at home. The opinion of ser vants not to be despised
The miseries and prejudices of old age
Different men virtuous in different degrees. The vicious not always abandoned
No man believes that his own life will be short
The necessity of good-humour
The lingering expectation of an heir
Peevishness equally wretched and offensive. The character of Tetrica
The world never known but by a change of fortune.
The history of Melissa
The arts by which bad men are reconciled to themselves.
The learned seldom despised but when they deserve contempt
The power of novelty. Mortality too familiar to raise a prehensions
A suspicious man justly suspected
Variety necessary to happiness. A winter scene
The great rule of action. Debts of Justice to be distinguished from debts of charity
The virtuoso's account of his rarities The virtuoso's curiosity justified
A young lady's impatience of controul
The mischiefs of total idleness
The danger of succeeding a great author: An introduction to a criticism on Milton's versification
The reasons why advice is generally ineffectual A criticism on Milton's versification. Elisions dangerous in English poetry
The luxury of vain imagination
The pauses in English poetry adjusted The conduct of patronage, an allegory
The accommodation of sound to sense, often chimerical
The prejudices and caprices of criticism
An inquiry how far Milton has accommodated the sound to the sense
The history of Pertinax the sceptic
Truth, falsehood, and fiction, an allegory Advice to unmarried ladies
The necessity of cultivating politeness
The pleasures of private friendship.
The necessity of similar dispositions Modish pleasures
A proper audience necessary to a wit
The voyage of life
The prevalence of curiosity.
The character of Nugaculus
The original of flattery..The meanness of venal praise
The universal register, a dream
The vanity of an author's expectations. Reasons why good authors are sometimes neglected Properantia's hopes of a year of confusion. The misery of prostitutes
Life sufficient to all purposes if well employed The education of a fop .
Repentance stated and explained. Retirement and abstinence useful to repentance
Youth made unfortunate by its haste and eagerness
Too much nicety not to be indulged. The character of Eriphile
The history of Hymenæus's courtship
The necessity of proportioning punishments to crimes
The sequel of Hymenzus's courtship
The young trader's attempt at politeness
The advantages of living in a garret
The narrowness of fame
Tranquilla's account of her lovers opposed to Hymenæus
The history of Almamoulin, the son of Nouradin
The dangers of imitation. The impropriety of imitating Spenser
A criticism on the English historians
The young trader turned gentleman
The lady's misery in a summer retirement
The difficulty of defining comedy. Tragic and comic sen timents confounded
The universality of cowardice. The impropriety of ex torting praise. The impertinence of an astronomer
Diligence too soon relaxed. Necessity of perseverance Anxiety universal.
The unhappiness of a wit and a fine
lady
The folly of cowardice and inactivity
The history of a beauty
Desire of gain the general passion

1811

05.04.2021

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