THE

WORKS

OF

SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.

A NEIV EDITION
IN TWELVE VOLUMES.

WITH

AN ESSAY ON HIS LIFE AND GENIUS,
By ARTHUR MURPHY, Esq.

LONDON: PRINTED BY S. AND R. BENTLFY, DORSET STREET'

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29 Betty Broom's history

30 Corruption of news-writers .

31 Disguises of idleness. Sober's character

32 Sleep ....

33 Journal of a fellow of a college

34 Punch and conversation

35 Auction hunter

36 The terrific diction .

37 Iron and gold

38 Debtors in prison

39 The bracelet

40 Art of advertising .

41 On the death of a friend

42 Perdita's complaint of her father

43 Monitions on the flight of time

44 Use of memory

45 Portraits defended .

46 Molly Quick's complaint of her mistress

47 Deborah Ginger's account of city wits

48 The bustles of idleness

49 Marvel's journey

50 Marvel paralleled

51 Domestick greatness unattainable

52 Self-denial necessary

53 Mischiefs of good company

54 Mrs. Savecharges' complaint

55 Author's mortifications

56 Virtuosos whimsical

57 Character of Sophron the prudent .

58 Expectations of pleasure frustrated .

59 Books fall into neglect

60 Minim the critick

61 Minim the critick .

62 Ranger's account of the vanity of riches

63 Progress of arts and language

64 Ranger's complaint concluded

65 Fate of posthumous works .

66 Loss of antient writings

67 Scholar's journal

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69 History of translations

70 Hard words defended

71 Dick Shifter's rural excursion

72 Regulation of memory

73 Tranquil's use of riches

74 Memory rarely deficient

75 Gelaleddin of Bassora

76 False criticisms on painting

77 Easy writing

78 Steady, Snug, Startle, Solid, and Misty

79 Grand style of painting

80 Ladies' journey to London

81 Indian's speech to his countrymen .

82 The true idea of beauty

83 Scruple, Wormwood, Sturdy, and Gentle

84 Biography how best performed

85 Books multiplied by useless compilations

86 Miss Heartless's want of a lodging

87 Amazonian bravery revived

88 What have ye done ?

89 Physical evil moral good .

90 Rhetorical action considered

91 Sufficiency of the English language

92 Nature of cunning .

93 Sam Softly's history

94 Obstructions of learning .

95 Tim Wainscot's son a fine gentleman

96 Hacho of Lapland

97 Narratives of travellers considered

98 Sophia Heedful .

99 Ortogrul of Basra .

100 The good sort of woman

101 Omar's plan of life

102 Authors inattentive to themselves .

103 Horrour of the last

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