The British Essayists: Rambler

James Ferguson

J. Richardson and Company, 1823

VOL	1

Peevishness equally wretched and offensivethe Character of Tetrica	74

The World never known but by a Change of Fortune the History of Melissa	75

The Arts by which bad Men are reconciled to them selves	76

The Learned seldom despised but when they deserve Contempt	77

The Power of NoveltyMortality too familiar to raise Apprehensions	78

A suspicious Man justly suspected	79

Variety necessary to Happiness a Winter Scene	80

a Dream	105

The Vanity of an Authors ExpectationsReasons why good Authors are sometimes neglected	106

Properantias Hopes of a Year of Confusionthe Misery of Prostitutes	107

Life sufficient to all Purposes if well employed	108

The Education of a	109

Repentance stated and explainedRetirement and Abstinence useful to Repentance	110

ness	111

Too much Nicety not to be indulgedthe Charac ter of Eriphile	112

The great Rule of ActionDebts of Justice to be distinguished from Debts of Charity	81

The Virtuosos Account of his Rarities	82

The Virtuosos Curiosity justified	83

A young Ladys Impatience of Control	84

The Mischiefs of total Idleness	85

duction to a Criticism on Miltons Versification	86

The Reasons why Advice is generally ineffectual	87

A Criticism on Miltons VersificationElisions dan gerous in English Poetry	88

The Luxury of vain Imagination	89

The Pauses in English Poetry adjusted	90

an Allegory	91

The Accommodation of Sound to Sense often chi merical	92

The Prejudices and Caprices of Criticism	93

An Inquiry how far Milton has accommodated the Sound to the Sense	94

The History of Pertinax the Sceptic	95

Truth Falsehood and Fiction an Allegory	96

Advice to unmarried Ladies	97

The Necessity of cultivating Politeness	98

The Pleasures of private Friendshipthe Necessity of similar Dispositions	99

Modish Pleasures	100

A proper Audience necessary to a	101

The Voyage of Life	102

The Prevalence of Curiositythe Character of Nugaculus	103

The Original of Flatterythe Meanness of venal Praise	104

The History of Hymenæuss Courtship	113

The Necessity of proportioning Punishments to Crimes	114

The Sequel of Hymenæuss Courtship	115

The young Traders Attempt at Politeness	116

The Advantages of living in a Garret	117

The Narrowness of Fame	118

Tranquillas Account of her Lovers opposed to Hymenæus	119

The History of Alamoulin the Son of Nouradin	120

The Dangers of Imitationthe Impropriety of imitating Spenser	121

A Criticism on the English Historians	122

The young Trader turned Gentleman	123

The Ladys Misery in a Summer Retirement	124

The Difficulty of defining ComedyTragic and Comic Sentiments confounded	125

The Universality of Cowardicethe Impropriety of extorting Praisethe Impertinence of an Astronomer	126

Diligence too soon relaxedNecessity of Perseve rance	127

Anxiety universalthe Unhappiness of a Wit and a fine Lady	128

The Folly of Cowardice and Inactivity	129

The History of a Beauty	130

Desire of Gain the general Passion	131

The Difficulty of educating a young Nobleman	132

The Miseries of a Beauty defaced	133

Idleness an anxious and miserable State	134

The Folly of annual Retreats into the Country	135

Título	The British Essayists: Rambler Volumen17 de The British Essayists, James Ferguson Volumen17 de The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical, James Ferguson
Editor	James Ferguson
Colaborador	James Ferguson
Edición	2
Editor	J. Richardson and Company, 1823
Procedencia del original	Universidad de Harvard
Digitalizado	23 Ene. 2009

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