The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, Volume 5

T. Longman, 1796 - 443 pages

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C	11

racter of Tetrica	18

The world never known but by a change of fortune	24

The arts by which bad men are reconciled to them	31

The power of novelty Mortality too familiar to raiſe	42

tinguished from debts of charity	59

An intro	86

Repentance ſtated and explained Retirement and abftinence uſeful to repentance	246

Youth made unfortunate by its hafte and eagerness	253

Too much nicety not to be indulged The character of Eriphile	258

The hiftory of Hymenæuss courtship	265

The neceffity of proportioning puniſhments to crimes	271

115	278

The young traders attempt at politeness	285

The advantages of living in a garret	292

duction to a criticiſm on Miltons verfification	90

The reaſons why advice is generally ineffectual	97

A criticiſm on Miltons verfification Elifions danger ous in English poetry	103

The luxury of vain imagination	109

The paufes in English poetry adjuſted	115

The conduct of patronage an allegory	122

The accommodation of found to fenfe often chime rical	128

The prejudices and caprices of criticiſm	138

An inquiry how far Milton has accommodated the found to the ſenſe	143

The hiftory of Pertinax the fceptick	152

Truth falfehood and fiction an allegory	158

Advice to unmarried ladies	164

The neceffity of cultivating politeneſs	172

The pleaſures of private friendſhip The neceffity of fimilar difpofitions	178

Modifh pleaſures	183

A proper audience neceffary to a wit	189

Joz The voyage of life	195

The prevalence of curiofity The character of Nu gaculus	202

The original of flattery The meannefs of venal praiſe	209

The univerſal regiſter a dream	215

The vanity of an authors expectations Reaſons why good authors are fometimes neglected	221

Properantias hopes of a year of confufion The	227

Life fufficient to all purpoſes if well employed	233

The education of a fop	239

The narrowness of fame	300

Tranquillas account of her lovers oppofed to Hymenæus	306

The hiftory of Almamoulin the fon of Nouradin	313

The dangers of imitation The impropriety of imi	320

A criticiſm on the English historians	327

The young trader turned gentleman	333

The ladys mifery in a fummer retirement	339

The difficulty of defining comedy Tragick and co mick fentiments confounded	344

The univerfality of cowardice The impropriety of extorting praiſe The impertinence of an aftro nomer	351

Diligence too foon relaxed Neceffity of perfever ance	358

Anxiety univerfal The unhappineſs of a wit and a fine lady	364

The folly of cowardice and inactivity	370

The hiftory of a beauty	376

Defire of gain the general paffion	383

The difficulty of educating a young nobleman	388

The miſeries of a beauty defaced	394

Idleneſs an anxious and miferable ſtate	400

The folly of annual retreats into the country	405

The meanneſs and miſchief of indiſcriminate dedi cation	411

The neceffity of literary courage	417

Original characters to be found in the country The character of Mrs Bufy	423

A critical examination of Samfon Agonifies	429

The criticiſm continued	436

Title	The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, Volume 5 The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, Arthur Murphy
Authors	Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy
Publisher	T. Longman, 1796
Original from	National Library of the Czech Republic
Digitized	Aug 20, 2014
Length	443 pages

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