The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Luke Hansard, 1806

NUMB	1

OF	2

An intro	4

The lingering expectation of an heir	12

Peeviſhneſs equally wretched and offenfive The cha	18

The world never known but by a change of fortune	24

felves	31

The power of novelty Mortality too familiar to raiſe	42

Properantias hopes of a year of confufion The	128

abftinence uſeful to repentance	246

Youth made unfortunate by its haſte and eagerness	253

of Eriphile	258

The hiftory of Hymenauss courtship 114 The neceffity of proportioning puniſhments to crimes	271

NUMB Page 116 The young traders attempt at politeneſs	285

The advantages of living in a garret	292

The narrownefs of fame	300

A fufpicious man juftly fufpected	48

Variety neceffary to happineſs A Winter fcene	54

The virtuofos account of his rarities	64

The virtuofos curiofity juftified	75

The miſchiefs of total idleneſs	84

The reafons why advice is generally ineffectual	87

A criticiſm on Miltons verfification Elifions danger ous in English poetry	88

The luxury of vain imagination	89

The pauſes in Engliſh poetry adjuſted	90

The conduct of patronage an allegory	91

The accommodation of found to fenfe often chime rical	92

The prejudices and caprices of criticiſm	93

An inquiry how far Milton has accommodated the found to the fenfe 122	94

The history of Pertinax the fceptick	95

Truth falfehood and fiction an allegory	96

Advice to unmarried ladies	97

The neceffity of cultivating politeneſs	98

The pleafures of private friendship The neceflity of fimilar difpofitions	99

roo Modifh pleaſures 101 A proper audience neceffary to a	101

The voyage of life	102

The prevalence of curiofity The character of Nuga culus	103

The original of flattery The meannefs of venal praife	104

rog The univerfal regifter a dream 106 The vanity of an authors expectations Reaſons why good authors are ſometimes neglected	106

Tranquillas account of her lovers oppoſed to Hymenæus	306

The hiftory of Almamoulin the fon of Nouradin	313

The dangers of imitation The impropriety of imi	320

A criticiſm on the Engliſh hiſtorians	327

The young trader turned gentleman	333

The ladys miſery in a ſummer retirement	339

The difficulty of defining comedy Tragick and co mick fentiments confounded	344

The univerfality of cowardice The impropriety of extorting praiſe The impertinence of an aftro nomer	351

Diligence too foon relaxed Neceffity of perfever ance	358

Anxiety univerfal The unhappineſs of a wit and a fine lady	364

The folly of cowardice and inactivity	370

The hiftory of a beauty	376

Defire of gain the general paffion	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

The meannefs and miſchief of indiſcriminate dedi cation	411

The neceffity of literary courage	417

Original characters to be found in the country The character of Mrs Bufy	425

A critical examination of Samfon Agoniftes	429

The criticiſm continued	436

Title	The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 5 of The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, Sir Joshua Reynolds
Author	Samuel Johnson
Illustrated by	James Fittler, Sir Joshua Reynolds
Contributors	Luke Hansard, Joseph Johnson, J. Nichols and Son
Publisher	Luke Hansard, 1806
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	12 Dec 2008

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