The Works of Samuel Johnson: The Rambler

G. Walker, J. Akerman [etc.] J. Haddon, printer, 1820

OF THE SIXTH VOLUME CONCLUSION OF THE RAMBLER No Page 141 The danger of attempting wit in conversation The character of Papilius	1

An account of Squire Bluster 143 The criterions of plagiarism	14

The difficulty of raising reputation The various spe cies of detractors	22

Petty writers not to be despised	28

An account of an author travelling in quest of his own character The uncertainty of fame	33

The courtiers esteem of assurance	39

The cruelty of parental tyranny	45

Benefits not always entitled to gratitude	51

The effect of sudden riches upon the manners	188

Unreasonable fears of pedantry	194

The mischiefs of unbounded raillery History of	199

The majority are wicked	205

Directions to authors attacked by critics The various degrees of critical perspicacity	210

An account of a club of antiquaries	215

Many advantages not to be enjoyed together	221

The awkward merriment of a student	226

Adversity useful to the acquisition of knowledge 57 + 151 The climacterics of the mind	63

Criticism on epistolary writings	69

The treatment incurred by loss of fortune	75

The inefficacy of genius without learning	82

The usefulness of advice The danger of habits The necessity of reviewing life	88

No Page 156 The laws of writing not always indisputable Reflec tions on tragicomedy	95

The scholars complaint of his own bashfulness	101

Rules of writing drawn from examples Those ex amples often mistaken	107

The nature and remedies of bashfulness	113

Rules for the choice of associates	118

The revolutions of a garret	123

Old men in danger of falling into pupilage The con duct of Thrasybulus	133

The mischiefs of following a patron	135

Praise universally desired The failings of eminent men often imitated	142

The impotence of wealth The visit of Scrotinus to the place of his nativity	146

Favour not easily gained by the poor	153

The marriage of Hymenæus and Tranquilla	158

Poetry debased by mean expressions An example from Shakespeare	164

Labour necessary to excellence	169

The history of Misella debauched by her relation	175

Misellas description of the life of a prostitute	181

The study of life not to be neglected for the sake of books	231

The history of an adventurer in lotteries	237

The history of Leviculus the fortunehunter	243

The influence of envy and interest compared	249

Anningait and Ajut a Greenland history	265

The history of Anningait and Ajut concluded	271

standing	277

The history of Abouzaid the son of Morad	287

The busy life of a young lady	293

Love unsuccessful without riches	299

A young noblemans introduction to the knowledge	316

Human opinions mutable The hopes of youth falla	322

The legacyhunters history concluded	332

The virtues of Rabbi Abrahams magnet	339

Aspers complaint of the insolence of Prospero Unpo	346

The importance of punctuality	352

The different acceptations of poverty Cynics	358

The history of ten days of Seged emperor of Ethiopia	368

The history of Seged concluded	374

The art of living at the cost of others	380

Заглавие	The Works of Samuel Johnson: The Rambler Том 6 от The Works of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson
Автор	Samuel Johnson
Издател	G. Walker, J. Akerman [etc.] J. Haddon, printer, 1820
Оригиналът е от	Щатският университет в Пенсилвания
Цифровизирана на	30 Окт 2012

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