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CONTENTS

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THE SECOND VOLUME.

Continuation of the RAMBLER.

121. The dangers of imitation. The impropriety of imitating

Spenser

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122. A criticism on the English historians · ·

123. The young trader turned gentleman....

124. The lady's misery in a summer retirement.

125. The difficulty of defining comedy. Tragick and comick

sentiments confounded....

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126. The universality of cowardice. The impropriety of extort-

ing praise. The impertinence of an astronomer

127. Diligence too soon relaxed. Necessity of perseverance.

128. Anxiety universal. The unhappiness of a wit and a fine lady

129. The folly of cowardice and inactivity

130. The history of a beauty.....

131. Desire of gain the general passion..

132. The difficulty of educating a young nobleman..

133. The miseries of a beauty defaced

134. Idleness an anxious and miserable state.

135. The folly of annual retreats into the country.

136. The meanness and mischief of indiscriminate dedication...

137. The necessity of literary courage ••••

-138. Original characters to be found in the country. The cha-

racter of Mrs. Busy.............

139. A critical examination of Samson Agonistes.

140. The criticism continued..

...

141. The danger of attempting wit in conversation. The cha-

racter of Pailius.

142. An account of squire Bluster.

143. The criterions of plagiarism

144. The difficulty of raising reputation. The various species of

detractors

107

145. Petty writers not to be despised.

112

146. An account of an authour travelling in quest of his own cha-

racter. The uncertainty of fame

116

147. The courtier's esteem of assurance...

120

148. The cruelty of parental tyranny

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149. Benefits not always entitled to gratitude

150. Adversity useful to the acquisition of knowledge...

151. The climactericks of the mind..

152. Criticism on epistolary writings..

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147

153. The treatment incurred by loss of fortune

154. The inefficacy of genius without learning.

155. The usefulness of advice. The danger of habits. The ne-

cessity of reviewing life

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156. The laws of writing not always indisputable. Reflections

153

157

on tragi-comedy

162

157. The scholar's complaint of his own bashfulness..

158. Rules of writing drawn from examples. Those examples

167

often mistaken......

159. The nature and remedies of bashfulness.

160. Rules for the choice of associates.

161. The revolutions of a garret.....

162. Old men in danger of falling into pupilage. The conduct

of Thrasybulus...

-163. The mischiefs of following a patron....

.171

164. Praise universally desired. The failings of eminent men

often imitated

197

165. The impotence of wealth. The visit of Scrotinus to the

168. Poetry debased by mean expressions. An example from

Shakspeare

214

169. Labour necessary to excellence.

218

170. The history of Misella debauched by her relation.

171. Misella's description of the life of a prostitute.

172. The effect of sudden riches upon the manners..

173. Unreasonable fears of pedantry...

174. The mischiefs of unbounded raillery. History of Dicaculus 240

175. The majority are wicked.............

176. Directions to authours attacked by criticks. The various

degrees of critical perspicacity.....

-180. The study of life not to be neglected for the sake of books. 264

181. The history of an adventurer in lotteries

268

182. The history of Leviculus, the fortune-hunter

183. The influence of envy and interest compared.

273

.. 277

184. The subject of essays often suggested by chance. Chance

equally prevalent in other affairs ....

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185. The prohibition of revenge justifiable by reason. The mean-

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ness of regulating our conduct by the opinions of men... 285

289

186. Anningait and Ajut, a Greenland history....

187. The history of Anningait and Ajut concluded..

188. Favour often gained with little assistance from understand-

ing...

293

... 298

189. The mischiefs of falsehood... The character of Turpicula. 301-

190. The history of Abouzaid, the son of Morad.

191. The busy life of a young lady·····

192. Love unsuccessful without riches

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193. The authour's art of praising himself...

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194. A young nobleman's progress in politeness.

195. A young nobleman's introduction to the knowledge of the

town..

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314

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327

196. Human opinions mutable. The hopes of youth fallacious. 331

197. The history of a legacy-hunter ••

200. Asper's complaint of the insolence of Prospero. Unpolite-

201. The importance of punctuality • • •

349

...

353

202. The different acceptations of poverty. Cynicks and Monks

358

not poor...

203. The pleasures of life to be sought in prospects of futurity.

Future fame uncertain• •

204. The history of ten days of Seged, emperor of Ethiopia.... 365

205. The history of Seged concluded..

206. The art of living at the cost of others.

207. The folly of continuing too long upon the stage.......

208. The Rambler's reception. His design..