The British Essayists: Rambler

James Ferguson

J. Richardson and Company, 1823

Содержание

• VOL: 1
• Peevishness equally wretched and offensivethe Character of Tetrica: 74
• The World never known but by a Change of Fortune the History of Melissa: 75
• The Arts by which bad Men are reconciled to them selves: 76
• The Learned seldom despised but when they deserve Contempt: 77
• The Power of NoveltyMortality too familiar to raise Apprehensions: 78
• A suspicious Man justly suspected: 79
• Variety necessary to Happiness a Winter Scene: 80
• The great Rule of ActionDebts of Justice to be distinguished from Debts of Charity: 81
• The Virtuosos Account of his Rarities: 82
• The Virtuosos Curiosity justified: 83
• A young Ladys Impatience of Control: 84
• The Mischiefs of total Idleness: 85
• duction to a Criticism on Miltons Versification: 86
• The Reasons why Advice is generally ineffectual: 87
• A Criticism on Miltons VersificationElisions dan gerous in English Poetry: 88
• The Luxury of vain Imagination: 89
• The Pauses in English Poetry adjusted: 90
• an Allegory: 91
• The Accommodation of Sound to Sense often chi merical: 92
• The Prejudices and Caprices of Criticism: 93
• An Inquiry how far Milton has accommodated the Sound to the Sense: 94
• The History of Pertinax the Sceptic: 95
• Truth Falsehood and Fiction an Allegory: 96
• Advice to unmarried Ladies: 97
• The Necessity of cultivating Politeness: 98
• The Pleasures of private Friendshipthe Necessity of similar Dispositions: 99
• Modish Pleasures: 100
• A proper Audience necessary to a: 101
• The Voyage of Life: 102
• The Prevalence of Curiositythe Character of Nugaculus: 103
• The Original of Flatterythe Meanness of venal Praise: 104
• a Dream: 105
• The Vanity of an Authors ExpectationsReasons why good Authors are sometimes neglected: 106
• Properantias Hopes of a Year of Confusionthe Misery of Prostitutes: 107
• Life sufficient to all Purposes if well employed: 108
• The Education of a: 109
• Repentance stated and explainedRetirement and Abstinence useful to Repentance: 110
• ness: 111
• Too much Nicety not to be indulgedthe Charac ter of Eriphile: 112
• The History of Hymenæuss Courtship: 113
• The Necessity of proportioning Punishments to Crimes: 114
• The Sequel of Hymenæuss Courtship: 115
• The young Traders Attempt at Politeness: 116
• The Advantages of living in a Garret: 117
• The Narrowness of Fame: 118
• Tranquillas Account of her Lovers opposed to Hymenæus: 119
• The History of Alamoulin the Son of Nouradin: 120
• The Dangers of Imitationthe Impropriety of imitating Spenser: 121
• A Criticism on the English Historians: 122
• The young Trader turned Gentleman: 123
• The Ladys Misery in a Summer Retirement: 124
• The Difficulty of defining ComedyTragic and Comic Sentiments confounded: 125
• The Universality of Cowardicethe Impropriety of extorting Praisethe Impertinence of an Astronomer: 126
• Diligence too soon relaxedNecessity of Perseve rance: 127
• Anxiety universalthe Unhappiness of a Wit and a fine Lady: 128
• The Folly of Cowardice and Inactivity: 129
• The History of a Beauty: 130
• Desire of Gain the general Passion: 131
• The Difficulty of educating a young Nobleman: 132
• The Miseries of a Beauty defaced: 133
• Idleness an anxious and miserable State: 134
• The Folly of annual Retreats into the Country: 135

Библиографические данные

• Название: The British Essayists: Rambler; The British Essayists (Том 17), James Ferguson; The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical (Том 17), James Ferguson
• Редактор: James Ferguson
• Соавтор: James Ferguson
• Издание: 2
• Издатель: J. Richardson and Company, 1823
• Владелец оригинала: Гарвардский университет
• Оцифровано: 23 янв 2009