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CONTENTS
OF
THE FOURTH VOLUME.
THE RAMBLER.
Page
Difficulty of the first address. Practice of the epic po-
ets. Convenience of periodical performances
3
The necessity and danger.of looking into futurity. : Wri-
ters naturally sanguine. Theji hopes "liable: to disap-
pointment
8
An allegory on criticism
14
The modern form of romance's preferable to the ancient.
The necessity of characteristically god
17
A meditation on the Spring :
23
Happiness not local
28
Retirenient natural to a great mind. Its religious use 33
The thoughts to be brought under regulation ; as they
respect the past, present, and future
39
The fondness of every man for his profession. The gra-
dual improvement of manufactures
45
Four billets with their answers. Remarks on másque.
rades
49
The folly of anger. The misery of a peevish old age 56
The history of a young woman that came to London for
service
62
The duty of secrecy. The invalidity of all excuses for
betraying secrets
69
The difference between an author's writings and his con-
versation
75
The folly of cards. A letter from a lady that has lost her
money
82
The dangers and miseries of literary eminence.
89
The frequent contemplation of death necessary to mode-
rate the passions.
95
The unhappiness of marriage caused by irregular motives
of choice.
100
The danger of ranging from one study to another. The
importance of an early choice of profession
107
The folly and inconvenience of affectation
114
The anxieties of literature not less than those of public
stations. The inequality of authors' writings
119
An allegory on wit and learning
125
The contrariety of criticism. The vanity of objection.
An author obliged to depend upon his own judgment 130
The necessity of attending to the duties of common life.
The natural character not to be forsaken . . . . 135
Rashness preferable to cowardice. Enterprize not to be
repressed
141
The mischief of extravagance; and misery of depen-
dence
146
An author's treatment from șis patrons
152
The various arts of self-lelusion
157
The folly of anticipating misfortunes
. 164
The observance of sunday recommended; an allegory - 169
The defence of a known mistake highly culpable . 174
The vanity of stoicism. The necessity of patience . 180
An allegorical history of rest and labour
- 186
The uneasiness and disgust of female cowardice, 191
A marriage of prudence without affection
197
The reasons why pastorals delight
• 203
The true principles of pastoral poetry
• 208
The advantages of mediocrity. An eastern fable
The unhappiness of women whether single or married 219
The difficulty of giving advice without offending
225
The advantages of memory
128
The misery of a modįsh lady in solitude
234
The inconveniencies of precipitation and confidence 239
Religion and superstition, a vision
245
The causes of disagreement in marriage
251
The mischiefs of rural faction
The proper means of regulating sorrow
261
• 214
256
a
for grief
The miseries of an infirm constitution
266
A disquisition upon the value of fame
271
A virtuous old age always reverenced
• 276
The employments of a housewife in the country
281
The contemplation of the calamities of others, a remedy
288
The folly and misery of a spendthrift
295
A death-bed the true school of wisdom. The effects of death upon the survivors
298
The gay widow's impatience of the growth of her daugh-
ter. The history of Miss Maypole
304
The necessity of complaisance. The Rambler's grief for
offending his correspondent
310
Sententious rules of frugality
- 316
The desire of wealth moderated by philosophy 321
An account of Suspirius, the human screech-owl - 326
The dignity and usefulness of biography
- 331
A Londoner's visit to the country
336
A young lady's impatience to see London
343
Inconstancy not always a weakness
248 The requisites to true friendship
• 453
Obidah and the hermit, an eastern story
- 359
Passion not to be eradicated. The views of women ill
directed
364
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