THE

RAMBLER.

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

Nullius addictus jurare in verba magiftri,
Quo me cunque rapit tempeftas, deferor hofpes.

HOR.

THE FOURTEENTH EDITION.

LONDON:

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For J. Johnfon, G. G. and J. Robinson, W. Otridge and Son,
J. and C. Rivington, R. Faulder, W. Lowndes, J. Walker,.
G. Wilkie, P. M'Qucen, B. Collins, J. Nunn, Darton and
Harvey, Vernor and Hood, Longman and Rees, Cadell jun.
and Davies, Lackington, Allen and Co., Murray and Highley,
Carpenter and Co., S. Bagster, and J. Mawman.

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LIBRARY

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VOLUM E.

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106 The vanity of an author's expectations. Reasons why
good authors are fometimes neglected.

107 Properantia's hopes of a year of confufion. The mifery
of prostitutes.

108 Life fufficient to all purposes if well employed.
109 The education of a fop.

110 Repentance stated and explained. Retirement and ab-
ftinence useful to repentance.

111 Youth made unfortunate by its hafte and eagerness.
112 Too much nicety not to be indulged. The character
of Eriphile.

113 The hiftory of Hymenaus's courtship.

114 The neceffity of proportioning punishments to crimes.

115 The fequel of Hymenaus's courtship.

123 The young trader turned gentleman.

106

124 The ladies mifery in a fummer retirement.

112

125 The difficulty of defining comedy. Tragick and comick
fentiments confounded.

117

116 The young trader's attempt at politeness.

117 The advantages of living in a garret.

118 The narrowness of fame.

119 Tranquilla's account of her lovers opposed to Hymenaus.

120 The history of Almamoulin the fon of Nouradin.

121 The dangers of imitation. The impropriety of imitat-

ing Spenfer.

122 A criticism on the English historians.

126 The univerfality of cowardice. The impropriety of

extorting praife. The impertinence of an astrono-

mer.

123

127 Diligence too foon relaxed. Neceffity of perfeverance. 130

128 Anxiety univerfal. The unhappiness of a wit and a

fine lady.

129 The folly of cowardice and inactivity.

135

140

130 The

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130 The history of a beauty.

131 Defire 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 miferable ftate.

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174

135 The folly of annual retreats into the country.

136 The meannefs and mifchiefs of indifcriminate dedication. 180

137 The neceffity of literary courage.

186

138 Original characters to be found in the country. The

character of Mrs. Bufy.

191

139 A critical examination of Sampson Agonistes.

197

140 The criticism continued.

204

141 The danger of attempting wit in converfation. The

144 The difficulty of raifing reputation. The various fpe-

cies of detractors.

231

145 Petty writers not to be defpifed.

146 An account of an author travelling in queft of his own

character. The uncertainty of fame.

236

241

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

neceffity of reviewing life.

293

156 The laws of writing not always indifputable, Reflec-

tions on tragi-comedy.

299.

157 The fcholar's complaint of his own bashfulness.

304

158 Rules of writing drawn from examples. Thofe ex-

amples often mistaken.

310

159 The nature and remedies of bashfulness,

315

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