1 Difficulty of the first address. Practice of the epick poets. 2 The neceffity and danger of looking into futurity. Wri- 3 An allegory on criticism 4 The modern form of romances preferable to the ancient. The neceffity of characters morally good 5 A meditation on the Spring 7 14 20 27 6 Happiness not local 33 7 Retirement natural to a great mind. Its religious use 40 8 The thoughts to be brought under regulation; as they 46 9 The fondness of every man for his profeffion. The gra- 53 rades a fervice 10 Four billets with their answers. Remarks on masque- 11 The folly of anger. The misery of a peevish old 13 The duty of fecrecy. The invalidity of all excuses for 58 81. 14 The difference between an author's writings and his 15 The folly of cards. A Letter from a lady that has loft 16 The dangers and miferies of literary eminence 17 The frequent contemplation of death neceffary to mo- 23. The contrariety of criticism. The vanity of objection. An author obliged to depend upon his own judgment 150- 24 The neceffity of attending to the duties of common life. The natural character not to be forfaken 38 The advantages of mediocrity. An Eaftern fable 39 The unhappiness of women whether fingle or married 40 The difficulty of giving advice without offending ( ERRATA. Page 267. line 17. for fugies, read fugiens, 269. 349. 435. 9. for canis, read curis. 28. for linguis, read linquis. 5. for vitiaquæ, read vitiata quæ. THE RAMBLER. NUMB. I. TUESDAY, March 20, 1750. Cur tamen hoc libeat potius decurrere campo, Per quem magnus equos Aurunca flexit alumnus, Si vacat, et placidi rationem admittitis, edam. Why to expatiate in this beaten field, Why arms, oft us'd in vain, I mean to wield; T Juv ELPHINSTON. HE difficulty of the firft address on any new occafion, is felt by every man in his tranfactions with the world, and confeffed by the fettled and regular forms of falutation which neceffity has introduced into all languages. Judgment was wearied with the perplexity of being forced upon choice, where there was no motive to preference; and it was found convenient that fome eafy method of introduction fhould be established, which, if it wanted the allurement of novelty, might enjoy the fecurity of prefcription. VOL. IV. B Perhaps |