The British Essayists: Rambler

James Ferguson

J. Richardson and Company, 1823

VOL III	1

the Meanness of regulating our Conduct by the Opinions of	3

The Criticism continued	140

The Danger of attempting Wit in Conversation the Character of Papilius	141

An Account of Squire Bluster	142

The Criterions of Plagiarism	143

The Difficulty of raising Reputationthe various Species of Detractors	144

Petty Writers not to be despised	145

The Mischiefs of undoubted RailleryHistory of Dicaculus	174

The Majority are wicked	175

Directions to Authors attacked by Criticsthe various Degrees of critical Perspicacity	176

An Account of a Club of Antiquaries	177

Many Advantages not to be enjoyed together	178

The awkward Merriment of a Student	179

The Study of Life not to be neglected for the Sake of Books	180

The History of an Adventurer in Lotteries	181

An Account of an Author travelling in Quest of his own Characterthe Uncertainty of Fame	146

The Courtiers Esteem of Assurance	147

The Cruelty of parental Tyranny	148

Benefits not always entitled to Gratitude	149

Adversity useful to the Acquisition of Knowledge	150

The Climacterics of the Mind	151

Criticism on epistolary Writings	152

The Treatment incurred by Loss of Fortune	153

The Inefficacy of Genius without Learning	154

The Usefulness of Advicethe Danger of Habits the Necessity of reviewing Life	155

The Laws of Writing not always indisputable Reflections on TragiComedy	156

The Scholars Complaint of his own Bashfulness	157

Rules of Writing drawn from Examplesthose Examples often mistaken	158

Rules for the Choice of Associates	160

The Revolutions of a Garret	161

Old Men in danger of falling into Pupilagethe Conduct of Thrasybulus	162

The Mischiefs of following a Patron	163

Praise universally desired the Failings of eminent Men often imitated	164

The Impotence of Wealththe Visit of Serotinus to the Place of his Nativity	165

Favour not easily gained by the Poor	166

The Marriage of Hymenæus and Tranquilla	167

Poetry debased by mean Expressionsan Example from Shakspeare	168

Labour necessary to Excellence	169

The History of Misella debauched by her Rela tion	170

Misellas Description of the Life of a Prostitute	171

The Effect of sudden Riches upon the Manners	172

Unreasonable Fears of Pedantry	173

The History of Leviculus the Fortunehunter	182

The Influence of Envy and Interest compared	183

The Subject of Essays often suggested by Chance Chance equally prevalent in other Affairs	184

Anningait and Ajut a Greenland History	186

The History of Anningait and Ajut concluded	187

Favour often gained with little Assistance from Un derstanding	188

The Mischiefs of Falsehoodthe Character of Turpicula	189

The History of Abouzaid the Son of Morad	190

The busy Life of a young Lady	191

Love unsuccessful without Riches	192

The Authors Art of praising himself	193

A young Noblemans Progress in Politeness	194

A young Noblemans Introduction to the Know ledge of the Town	195

Human Opinions mutablethe Hopes of Youth fallacious	196

The History of a Legacyhunter	197

The Lagacyhunters History concluded	198

The Virtues of Rabbi Abrahams Magnet	199

Aspers Complaint of the Insolence of Prospero Unpoliteness not always the Effect of Pride	200

The Importance of Punctuality	201

The different Acceptations of PovertyCynics and Monks not poor	202

The Pleasure of Life to be sought in Prospects of Futurityfuture Fame uncertain	203

The History of ten Days of Seged Emperor of Ethiopia	204

The History of Seged concluded	205

The Art of Living at the Cost of others	206

The Folly of continuing too long upon the Stage	207

The Ramblers Receptionhis Design	208

العنوان	The British Essayists: Rambler المجلد 18 من The British Essayists, James Ferguson المجلد 18 من The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical, James Ferguson
المُحرر	James Ferguson
المساهم	James Ferguson
الإصدار	2
الناشر	J. Richardson and Company, 1823
أصلي من	جامعة هارفارد
الكتب ذات التنسيق الرقمي	22 كانون الثاني (يناير) 2009

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