T. DAVISON, Printer, Lombard-street, White-Friars.

RY

RAMBLER.

Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri,
Quo me cunque rapit tempestas, deferor hospes.

N° 1-53.

HOR.

CONTENTS.

VOL. XIX.

No. HISTORICAL and Biographical Preface.

1. Difficulty of the first Address-Practice

of the epick Poets-Convenience of

periodical Performances...

..JOHNSON

2. The Necessity and Danger of looking

into Futurity-Writers naturally san-

guine their Hopes liable to Disap-

pointment....

3. An Allegory on Criticism.

4. The Modern Form of Romances prefer-

able to the Ancient-the Necessity of

Characters morally good.

5. A Meditation on the Spring ·

6. Happiness not local.....

7. Retirement natural to a great Mind-its

religious Use......

8. The Thoughts to be brought under Re-

gulation; as they respect the Past, Pre-

sent, and Future.

9. The Fondness of every Man for his Pro-
fession-the gradual Improvement of

Manufactures

No.

10. Four Billets with their Answers-Remarks

on Masquerades...

.... MISS MULSO

11. The Folly of Anger-the Misery of a

peevish old Age.............

12. The History of a young Woman that came

to London for a Service.

13. The Duty of Secrecy-the Invalidity of all

Excuses for betraying Secrets....

14. The Difference between an Author's

Writings and his Conversation.

15. The Folly of Cards-a Letter from a Lady

that has lost her Money................

16. The Dangers and Misery of Literary

Eminence....

....

17. The frequent Contemplation of Death

necessary to moderate the Passions..

18. The Unhappiness of Marriage caused by

irregular Motives of Choice.....

19. The Danger of ranging from one Study to

another the Importance of the early

Choice of a Profession.....

20. The Folly and Inconvenience of Affecta-

tion..

21. The Anxieties of Literature not less than

those of publick Stations--the Inequality

of Authors' Writings··

22. An Allegory on Wit and Learning.

23. The Contrariety of Criticism-the Vanity

of Objection-an Author obliged to de-

pend upon his own Judgment...

24. The Necessity of attending to the Duties

of common Life-the natural Character

not to be forsaken....

JOHNSON