The rambler

Pafraets Book Company, 1903 - 360

The dangers of imitation The impropriety of imitating Spenser	49

The universality of cowardice The impropriety of extorting	87

Diligence too soon relaxed Necessity of perseverance	94

Anxiety universal The unhappiness of a wit and a fine lady	100

The history of a beauty	130

NO PAGE 146 An account of an author travelling in quest of his own character	146

The necessity of literary courage	154

Original characters to be found in the country The character	162

Criticism on epistolary writings	247

The treatment incurred by loss of fortune	253

The inefficacy of genius without learning	260

The usefulness of advice The danger of habits The necessity of reviewing life	266

The laws of writing not always indisputable Reflections on tragicomedy	273

The scholars complaint of his own bashfulness	279

Rules of writing drawn from examples Those examples often mistaken	285

The nature and remedies of bashfulness	290

The criticism continued	172

The danger of attempting wit in conversation The character	179

An account of squire Bluster	185

The criterions of plagiarism	192

The difficulty of raising reputation The various species of	199

Petty writers not to be despised	205

The uncertainty of fame	211

The courtiers esteem of assurance	217

The cruelty of parental tyranny	223

Benefits not always entitled to gratitude	229

Adversity useful to the acquisition of knowledge	235

The climactericks of the mind	241

Rules for the choice of associates	295

The revolutions of a garret	300

Old men in danger of falling into pupilage The conduct of Thrasybulus	307

The mischiefs of following a patron	313

Praise universally desired The failings of eminent men often imitated	320

The impotence of wealth The visit of Scrotinus to the place of his nativity	324

Favour not easily gained by the poor	331

The marriage of Hymenæus and Tranquilla	336

Poetry debased by mean expressions An example from Shakes peare	342

Labour necessary to excellence	347

The history of Misella debauched by her relation	353

Tytuł	The rambler Tom 3 z The Works of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson Tom 2 z Works of Samuel Johnson : in 16 Vol
Autor	Samuel Johnson
Wydawca	Pafraets Book Company, 1903
W formie oryginalnej	Uniwersytet Harvarda
W formie cyfrowej	9 Sty 2009
Liczba stron	360

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