THE

WORKS

OF

Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

VOL. VI.

A

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.

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CONTENTS

OF THE

SIXTH VOLUME.

NUMB.

Conclusion of the RAMBLER.

141. The danger of attempting wit in conversation.

The character of Papilius

142. An account of squire Bluster

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143. The criterions of plagiarism -

144. The difficulty of raising reputation. The various

species of detractors

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145. Petty writers not to be despised

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146. An account of an author travelling in quest of

his own character. The uncertainty of fame

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7

14

22

28

33

150. Adversity useful to the acquisition of knowledge

151. The climactericks of the mind

57

63

152. Criticism on epistolary writings

69

153. The treatment incurred by loss of fortune

154. The inefficacy of genius without learning

75

82

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

157. The scholar's complaint of his own bashfulness

158. Rules of writing drawn from examples. Those

examples often mistaken