The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 5

Samuel Johnson

F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823

Contents

• IDLERs character: 1
• Invitation to correspondents: 2
• 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: 35
• Political credulity 11 Discourses on the weather: 43
• Marriages why advertised 18 The imaginary housewife 14 Robbery of time: 54
• Treacles complaint of his wife 16 Druggets retirement: 60
• 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
• Wedding dayGrocers wifeChairman 33: 129
• Punch and conversation: 134
• Auction hunter: 138
• The terrific diction: 142
• 37: 146
• Debtors in prison: 151
• The bracelet: 155
• Art of advertising: 161
• 41: 163
• Perditas complaint of her father: 167
• Monitions on the flight of time: 171
• Use of memory: 175
• 45: 178
• Molly Quicks complaint of her mistress: 182
• Deborah Gingers account of city wits: 186
• The bustles of idleness: 191
• 49: 194
• Marvel paralleled: 198
• Domestick greatness unattainable: 202
• Selfdenial necessary: 206
• 53: 210
• Mrs Savecharges complaint: 215
• Authors mortifications: 220
• 56: 224
• Character of Sophron the prudent: 228
• Expectations of pleasure frustrated 232: 232
• 60: 238
• Rangers account of the vanity of riches: 248
• Progress of arts and language 252: 252
• 64: 255
• Rangers complaint concluded: 259
• 67: 266
• NUMB Page 68 History of translations: 272
• History of translations: 275
• Hard words defended: 279
• 71: 283
• Regulation of memory: 289
• Tranquils use of riches: 292
• Memory rarely deficient: 296
• 75: 300
• False criticisms on painting: 304
• Easy writing: 308
• Steady Snug Startle Solid and Misty: 312
• Grand style of painting: 318
• 80: 321
• Indians speech to his countrymen: 325
• The true idea of beauty: 329
• Scruple Wormwood Sturdy and Gentle: 335
• Sall 84: 339
• Books multiplied by useless compilations: 343
• Miss Heartlesss want of a lodging: 346
• Amazonian bravery revived: 350
• 88: 354
• Physical evil moral good: 357
• Rhetorical action considered: 361
• Sufficiency of the English language: 364
• 92: 368
• Nature of cunning: 369
• Sam Softlys history: 372
• Obstructions of learning: 375
• Tim Wainscots son a fine gentleman: 378
• 96: 382
• Narratives of travellers considered 986: 390
• Ortogrul of Basra: 393
• The good sort of woman: 396
• Omars plan of life: 401
• Authors inattentive to themselves: 405
• Horrour of the last: 409
• HISTORY of RASSELAS Prince of Abissinia: 419
• APR 21464: 464

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 5; The Works of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson
• Author: Samuel Johnson
• Publisher: F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823
• Original from: University of Minnesota
• Digitized: Feb 3, 2010