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RAMBLER.
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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