THE

WORKS

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 SIXTH.

LONDON:

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1816.

CONTENTS

OF

THE SIXTH VOLUME.

NUMB.

Conclusion of the RAMBLER.

141. The danger of attempting wit in conversation.

The character of Papilius

Page

142. An account of squire Bluster

7

143. The criterions of plagiarism

14

144. The difficulty of raising reputation. The va-

rious species of detractors

145. Petty writers not to be despised

146. An account of an author travelling in quest of

his own character. The uncertainty of fame

22

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28

147. The courtier's esteem of assurance

148. The cruelty of parental tyranny

149. Benefits not always entitled to gratitude

33

39

45

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150. Adversity useful to the acquisition of knowledge 57

151. The climactericks of the mind

152. Criticism on epistolary writings

153. The treatment incurred by loss of fortune

154. The inefficacy of genius without learning

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

The necessity of reviewing life

156. The laws of writing not always indisputable.

Reflections on tragi-comedy

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Page

157. The scholar's complaint of his own bashfulness 101

158. Rules of writing drawn from examples. Those

examples often mistaken

159. The nature and remedies of bashfulness

160. Rules for the choice of associates

161. The revolutions of a garret

162. Old men in danger of falling into pupilage.
The conduct of Thrasybulus

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163. The mischiefs of following a patron

164. Praise universally desired.

eminent men often imitated

129

135

The failings of

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165. The impotence of wealth. The visit of Scrotinus

to the place of his nativity

166. Favour not easily gained by the poor

146

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1.53

167. The marriage of Hymenæus and Tranquilla 158

168. Poetry debased by mean expressions. An ex-

ample from Shakespeare

169. Labour necessary to excellence

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169

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175

171. Misella's description of the life of a prostitute 181

172. The effect of sudden riches upon the manners 188

173. Unreasonable fears of pedantry

175. The majority are wicked

176. Directions to authors attacked by criticks.

various degrees of critical perspicacity

194

199

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The

177. An account of a club of antiquaries
178. Many advantages not to be enjoyed together
179. The awkward merriment of a student

180. The study of life not to be neglected for the