The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay

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George Cowie and Company, 1825 - 424 pages
 

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Drugget vindicated
18
The difficulty of defining comedy Tragick and comick sentiments confounded
19
Louisbourgs history
20
Lingers history of listlessness
21
Imprisonment of debtors
22
Uncertainty of friendship
23
126 The universality of cowardice The impropriety of extort ing praise The impertinence of an astronomer
24
New actors on the theatre
25
Betty Brooms history
26
Power of habits
27
Wedding dayGrocers wifeChairman
28
Diligence too soon relaxed Necessity of perseverance
29
Corruption of newswriters
30
Disguises of idleness Sobers character
31
Sleep
32
Anxiety universal The unhappiness of a wit and a fine lady
33
The folly of cowardice and inactivity
37
Benefits not always entitled to gratitude
38
The history of a beauty
41
Desire of gain the general passion
46
The difficulty of educating a young nobleman
50
The miseries of a beauty defaced
55
Idleness an anxious and miserable state
59
The folly of annual retreats into the country
63
The meanness and mischief of indiscriminate dedication
68
The necessity of literary courage
72
Original characters to be found in the country The cha racter of Mrs Busy
79
A critical examination of Samson Agonistes
81
The criticism continued
87
The danger of attempting wit in conversation The cha racter of Pailius
92
An account of squire Bluster
97
The criterions of plagiarism
102
The difficulty of raising reputation The various species of detractors
107
Petty writers not to be despised
112
An account of an authour travelling in quest of his own cha racter The uncertainty of fame
116
The courtiers esteem of assurance
120
The cruelty of parental tyranny
125
The treatment incurred by loss of fortune
153
of Thrasybulus
191
Praise universally desired The failings of eminent
197
Favour not easily gained by the poor
206
Poetry debased by mean expressions An example from
214
Misellas description of the life of a prostitute
226
Unreasonable fears of pedantry
240
The majority are wicked
246
An account of a club of antiquaries
252
The study of life not to be neglected for the sake of books
264
The history of Leviculus the fortunehunter
273
The subject of essays often suggested by chance
281
The authours art of praising himself
318
A young noblemans introduction to the knowledge of
327
Auction hunter
484
Debtors in prison
496
The bracelet
500
Art of advertising 499
503
On the death of a friend 42 Perditas complaint of her father 43 Monitions on the flight of time 44 Use of memory 45 Portraits defended 46 Molly Qu...
505
Domestick greatness unattainable 52 Selfdenial necessary 531 533
537
Mischiefs of good company 54 Mrs Savecharges complaint
539
Authours mortifications 56 Virtuosos whimsical 57 Character of Sophron the prudent 58 Expectations of pleasure frustrated
546
No Page 59 Books fall into neglect
556
Minim the critick
559
Rangers account of the vanity of riches
565
Progress of arts and language
568
Rangers complaint concluded
571
Fate of posthumous works
574
Loss of ancient writings
576
Scholars journal
582
History of translations
583
History of translations
585
Hard words defended
588
Dick Shifters rural excursion
590
Regulation of memory
595
Tranquils use of riches
597
Memory rarely deficient
599
Gelaleddin of Bassora
602
False criticisms on painting
605
Easy writing
608
Steady Snug Startle Solid and Misty
611
Grand style of painting
615
Ladies journey to London
617
Indians speech to his countrymen
620
The true idea of beauty
622
Scruple Wormwood Sturdy and Gentle
626
Biography how best performed
629
Books multiplied by useless compilations
632
Miss Heartlesss want of a lodging
634
Amazonian bravery revived
637
What have ye done?
640
Physical evil moral good
642
Rhetorical action considered
645
Sufficiency of the English language
648
Nature of cunning
651
Sam Softlys history
653
Obstructions of learning
655
Tim Wainscots son a fine gentleman
657
Hacho of Lapland
660
Narratives of travellers considered
663
Sophia Heedful
667
The good sort of woman
670
Omars plan of life
673
Authours inattentive to themselves
675
Horrour of the last
678

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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 2
Samuel Johnson
Affichage du livre entier - 1825
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 2
Samuel Johnson
Affichage du livre entier - 1825
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay
Samuel Johnson
Affichage du livre entier - 1825

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TitreThe Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay
AuteurSamuel Johnson
ÉditeurGeorge Cowie and Company, 1825
Original provenant deBibliothèque de Catalogne
Numérisé31 mars 2009
ISBN1414298358, 9781414298351
Longueur424 pages
  
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