The works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 5; Volume 68

1816

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NUMB Page 83 The virtuosos curiosity justified	71

The lingering expectation of an heir	73

A young ladys impatience of controul	77

A suspicious man justly suspected	79

The mischiefs of total idleness	84

An introduction to a criticism on Miltons versification	90

The reasons why advice is generally ineffectual	97

Advice to unmarried ladies	164

The necessity of cultivating politeness	172

The pleasures of private friendship The necessity of similar dispositions	178

Modish pleasures	183

A proper audience necessary to a wit	189

The voyage of life	200

The prevalence of curiosity The character of Nugaculus	202

The original of flattery The meanness of venal praise	209

A criticism on Miltons versification Elisions dangerous in English poetry	106

Properantias hopes of a year of confusion	107

The luxury of vain imagination	109

The history of Hymenæuss courtship	113

The pauses in English poetry adjusted	115

Tranquillas account of her lovers opposed	119

The conduct of patronage an allegory	122

The difficulty of defining comedy Tragick	125

The accommodation of sound to sense often chimerical	128

The prejudices and caprices of criticism	138

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

The history of Pertinax the sceptick	152

Truth falsehood and fiction an allegory	158

The universal register a dream	215

The vanity of an authors expectations Rea sons why good authors are sometimes neg lected	221

NUMB Page 130 The history of a beauty	376

Desire of gain the general passion	383

The difficulty of educating a young nobleman	388

The miseries of a beauty defaced	394

Idleness an anxious and miserable state	400

The folly of annual retreats into the country	405

dedication	413

The necessity of literary courage	417

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

A critical examination of Samson Agonistes	429

The criticism continued	436

Title	The works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 5; Volume 68 The works of Samuel Johnson, Alexander Chalmers
Author	Samuel Johnson
Editor	Alexander Chalmers
Published	1816
Original from	Oxford University
Digitized	8 Jul 2008

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