THE WORK S OF Samuel Johnson, LL.D. A NEW EDITION, IN TWELVE VOLUMES. WITH AN ESSAY ON HIS LIFE AND GENIUS, BY ARTHUR MURPHY, Esq. VOLUME THE FIFTH. LONDON: Printed by A. Strahan, Printers-Street, For H. Baldwin, J. Johnfon, G. G. and J. Robinfon, P. Elmsly, CONTENTS FIFTH VO L U M E. CONTINUATION OF THE RAMBLER. 71 NO man believes that his own life will be short.- 72 The neceffity of good-humour. - 80 Variety neceffary to happiness. A Winter scene. 81 The great rule of action. Debts of justice to be dif- tinguished from debts of charity. 82 The virtuofo's account of his rarities. 83 The virtuofo's curiofity juftified. →→86 The danger of fucceeding a great author: An intro- duction to a criticism on Milton's verfification. 89 The luxury of vain imagination. 90 The paufes in English poetry adjusted. 101 A proper audience neceffary to a wit. 103 The prevalence of curiofity. The character of Nu- gaculus. 104 The original of flattery. The meannefs of venal praise. good authors are fometimes neglected. 107 Properantia's hopes of a year of confufion. The mi- fery of prostitutes. 172 178 183 189 195 202 108 Life fufficient to all purposes if well employed. 110 Repentance ftated and explained. Retirement and abftinence useful to repentance. 111 Youth made unfortunate by its haste and eagerness. |