The Rambler

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Harrison, 1792 - 463 من الصفحات
 

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The Luxury of vain Imagination
200
The Paules in Eugliſh Poetry adjuſted
202
The Conduct of Patronage an Allegory 2040
207
The Prejudices and Caprices of Criticifm
210
An Enquiry how far Milton has accommodated the Sound to the Senfe
212
The Hiftory of Pertinax the Sceptic
215
Truth Faifehood and Fiction an Allegory 2170
220
The Neceffity of cultivating Politeness
222
The Pleasures of private Friendship The Neceffity of fimilar Dif pofitions
224
Modifh Pleatures
227
The Prevalence of Curiofity The Character of Nugaculus
233
The Original of Flattery The Meannefs of venal Praife
236
The Vanity of an Authors Expectations Reafons why good Au thors are fometimes neglected
241
Properantias Hopes of a Year of Confufion The Mifery of Pro ftitures
243
Life fufficient to all Purpoſes if well employed
245
The Education of a Fop
247
Repentance ftated and explained Retirement and Abftinence uſeful to Repentance
250
cx1 Youth made unfortunate by its Hafte and Eagernefs
252
Too much Nicety not to be indulged The Character of Eriphile
254
The History of Hymeneuss Courtship
257
The Neceflity of proportioning Punishments to Crimes
259
The Sequel of Hymenæuss Courtship
261
The young Traders Attempt at Politeness
264
The Advantages of living in a Garret
266
The Narrownefs of Fame
269
Tranquillas Account of her Lovers oppofed to Hymenæus
271
The Hiftory of Almamoulin the Son of Nouradin
274
The Dangers of Imitation The Impropriety of imitating Spenfer
276
A Criticifin on the English Hiftorians
279
The young Trader turned Gentleman
281
The Ladies Mifery in a Summer Retirement
283
The Difficulty of defining Comedy Tragick and Comick Sen timents confounded
285
The Univerfality of Cowardice The Impropriety of extorting Praife The Impertinence of an Aftronomer
287
NUMB PAGE CXXVII Diligence too foon relaxed Neceffity of Perfeverance
289
Anxiety univerfal The Unhappiness of a Wit and a fine Lady
292
The Folly of Cowardice and Inactivity
294
The Hiftory of a Beauty
296
CXXXI Defire of Gain the general Paſſion
298
The Mileries of a Beauty defaced
300
Idlenefs an anxious and miferable State
304
The Folly of annual Retreats into the Country
306
The Meanneſs and Miſchiefs of indifcriminate Dedication
308
The Neceffity of Literary Courage
311
CXXXVIII Original Characters to be found in the Country The Cha racter of Mrs Bufy
313
CXXXIX A critical Examination of Sampſon Agoniſtes 375
317
An Account of Squire Blufter
322
The Criterions of Plagiarifim
325
The Difficulty of railing Reputation The various Species of Detractors
328
Petty Writers not to be deſpiſed
332
The Courtiers Efteem of Affurance
334
The Cruelty of parental Tyranny
336
Rules of Writing drawn from Examples Thoſe Examples often miſtaken
358
The Nature and Remedies of Bashfulneſs
360
Rules for the Choice of Affociates
363
The Revolutions of a Garret
365
Old Men in Danger of falling into Pupillage The Conduct of Thrafybulus
367
The Miſchiefs of following a Patron
369
Praiſe univerfally defired The Failings of eminent Men often imitated
371
The Impotence of Wealth The Vifit of Serotinus to the Place of his Nativity
373
Favour not eafily gained by the Poor
375
The Marriage of Hymenæus and Tranquilla
377
Shakespeare P
379
CLXVIII Poetry debafed by mean Expreffions An Example from CLXIX Labour neceffary to Excellence
381
NUMB PAGE CLXX The Hiftory of Mifella debauched by her Relation
383
Mifellas Defcription of the Life of a Proſtitute
385
The Effects of ſudden Riches upon the Manners
388
Unreaſonable Fears of Pedantry
390
The Miſchiefs of unbounded Raillery Hiftory of Dicaculus
392
The Majority are wicked
394
Directions to Authors attacked by Criticks The various De grees of critical Perfpicacity
396
An Account of a Club of Antiquaries
398
Many Advantages not to be enjoyed together
400
The awkward Merriment of a Student
401
The Hiftory of an Adventurer in Lotteries
403
The Hiftory of Leviculus the Fortunehunter
407
The Influence of Envy and Intereft compared
410
The Subject of Effays often fuggefted by Chance Chance equally prevalent in other Affairs
411
The Prohibition of Revenge juftifiable by Reaſon The Mean CLXXXVI Anningait and Ajut a Greenland History
414
CLXXXVII The Hiftory of Anningait and Ajut concluded
418
The Hiftory of Abouzaid the Son of Morad
424
The bufy Life of a young Lady
426
Love unfuccefsful without Riches
428
The Authors Art of praifing himſelf
430
A young Noblemans Progress in Politeness
432
A young Noblemans Introduction to the Knowledge of the Town
434
cxevi Human Opinions mutable The Hopes of Youth fallacious
436
The Legacyhunters Hiftory concluded
440
The Hiftory of a Legacyhunter 438
442
Afpers Complaint of the Infolence of Profpero Unpoliteness not always the Effect of Pride
445
The Importance of Punctuality
447
The different Acceptations of Poverty Cynicks and Monks not poor
449
The Hiftory of Ten Days of Seged Emperor of Ethiopia
453
The Hiftory of Seged concluded
455
The Art of living at the Coft of others
457
The Folly of continuing too long upon the Stage
459
Ccy The Ramblers Reception His Defign
461
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VOLUME THE SECOND
64
A Deathbed the true School of Wiſdom The Effects of Death upon the Survivors
67
Sententious Rules of Frugality LVIII The Defire of Wealth moderated by Philofophy LIX An Account of Sufpirius the human ScreechOwl LX The ...
76
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الصفحة 318 - And buried; but, O yet more miserable! Myself my sepulchre, a moving grave; Buried, yet not exempt, By privilege of death and burial, From worst of other evils, pains and wrongs ; But made hereby obnoxious more To all the miseries of life, Life in captivity Among inhuman foes.
الصفحة 140 - Tenderness, overpower his Fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There are many who think it an Act of Piety to hide the Faults or Failings of their Friends, even when they can no longer suffer by their Detection; we therefore see whole Ranks of Characters adorned with uniform Panegyrick, and not to be known from one another, but by extrinsick and casual Circumstances. "Let me remember...
الصفحة 285 - The works and operations of nature are too great in their extent, or too much diffused in their relations, and the performances of art too inconstant and uncertain, to be reduced to any determinate idea.
الصفحة 117 - He that would pass the latter part of life with honour and decency, must, when he is young, consider that he shall one day be old ; and remember, when he is old, that he has once been young.
الصفحة 150 - ... in compliance with the varieties of the ground, and to end at last in the common road. Having thus calmed his solicitude, he renewed his pace, though he suspected that he was not gaining ground.
الصفحة 271 - ... he that is growing great and happy by electrifying a bottle, wonders how the world can be engaged by trifling prattle about war or peace.
الصفحة 151 - ... ever unassisted ; that the wanderer may at length return after all his errors, and that he who implores strength and courage from above shall find danger and difficulty give way before him.
الصفحة 233 - ... rotations, towards the centre. She then repented her temerity, and with all her force endeavoured to retreat ; but the draught of the gulph was generally too...
الصفحة 140 - If we owe regard to the memory of the dead, there is yet more respect to be paid to knowledge, to virtue and to truth...
الصفحة 261 - He who knows not how often rigorous laws produce total impunity, and how many crimes are concealed and forgotten for fear of hurrying the offender to that state in which there is no repentance, has conversed very little with mankind.

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