The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 5

F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823

NUMB	1

IDLERs character 2 Invitation to correspondents 3 Idlers reason for writing	3

Charities and Hospitals	4

Proposals for a female army	5

Ladys performance on horseback	6

Scheme for newswriters	7

Plan of military discipline	8

Progress of idleness	9

Molly Quicks complaint of her mistress	182

Deborah Gingers account of city wits	186

The bustles of idleness 4	191

Marvels journey	194

Marvel paralleled	198

Domestick greatness unattainable	202

Selfdenial necessary	206

Mischiefs of good company	210

Political credulity	10

Discourses on the weather	11

Marriages why advertised Page	12

13	17

The imaginary housewife	49

Robbery of time	54

Treacles complaint of his wife	56

Druggets retirement	61

Expedients of Idlers	64

Drugget vindicated	67

Whirlers character 20 Louisbourgs history 21 Lingers history of listlessness 22 Imprisonment of debtors 23 Uncertainty of friendship	90

Man does not always think 25 New actors on the theatre 26 Betty Brooms history 27 Power of habits	108

NUMB Page 29 Betty Brooms history	113

Corruption of newswriters	117

Disguises of idleness Sobers character	121

Sleep	125

Journal of a fellow of a college	129

Punch and conversation	134

Auction hunter	138

The terrific diction	142

Iron and gold	146

Debtors in prison	151

The bracelet	155

Art of advertising	161

On the death of a friend	163

Perditas complaint of her father	167

Monitions on the flight of time	171

Use of memory	175

Portraits defended	178

Mrs Savecharges complaint	215

Authors mortifications	220

Virtuosos whimsical	224

Character of Sophron the prudent	228

Expectations of pleasure frustrated	232

Books fall into neglect	235

Minim the critick	238

Rangers complaint concluded	255

Fate of posthumous works	259

Loss of antient writings	263

Scholars journal	266

71	283

75	300

Memory rarely deficient	301

False criticisms on painting	318

80	321

Scruple Wormwood Sturdy and Gentle	335

84	339

Books multiplied by useless compilations	343

88	354

Sufficiency of the English language	365

92	368

Sam Softlys history	376

96	382

Hacho of Lapland	383

Narratives of travellers considered	392

105	396

Horrour of the last	409

HISTORY of RASSELAS Prince of Abissinia	419

Titolo	The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 5 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson
Autore	Samuel Johnson
Editore	F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823
Provenienza dell'originale	University of Minnesota
Digitalizzato	3 feb 2010

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