The Idler

Samuel Johnson

William Durell. J. Oram, printer., 1811 - American periodicals - 263 pages

Contents

• 15 19 22 27 30 34 38 THE IDLER: 1
• IDLEEs character 2 Invitations to correspondents 3 Idlers reason for writing: 3
• Charities and hospitals: 4
• Proposal for a female army: 5
• Ladys performance on horseback: 6
• Scheme for newswriters: 7
• Plan of military discipline: 8
• Progress of idleness: 32
• Political credulity Il Discourses on the weather: 40
• Marriages why advertised 13 The imaginary housewife 14 Robbery of time: 50
• Treacles complaint of his wife 16 Druggets retirement: 56
• Numb Page 23 Uncertainty of friendship: 79
• Man does not always think: 82
• New actors on the theatre: 85
• Betty Brooms history: 88
• Numb: 89
• Power of habits: 95
• Wedding dayGrocers wifeChairman: 96
• Betty Brooms history: 103
• Disguises of idleness Sobers character: 106
• Expedients of Idlers 18 Drugget vindicated 19 Whirlers character: 110
• Journal of a fellow of a college: 114
• Punch and conversation: 118
• Auction hunter: 122
• The terrifick diction: 125
• Iron and gold: 129
• Louisbourgs history 21 Lingers history of listlessness 22 Imprisonment of debtors: 132
• Debtors in prison: 133
• The bracelet: 136
• Art of advertising: 142
• 41: 144
• Perditas complaint of her father: 148
• Monitions on the flight of time: 152
• Use of memory: 155
• 45: 158
• Molly Quicks complaint of her mistress: 161
• Debora Gingers account of city wits: 165
• 48: 169
• Marvels journey: 172
• Marvel paralleled: 176
• 51: 179
• Selfdenial necessary: 183
• Mischiefs of good company: 186
• 54: 190
• Authors mortifications: 194
• Numb Page 56 Virtuosos whimsical: 198
• Character of Sophron the prudent: 201
• 58: 205
• Books fall into neglect: 207
• Minim the critick: 210
• 61: 215
• Rangers account of the vanity of riches: 219
• Progress of arts and language: 222
• 64: 225
• Fate of posthumous works: 229
• Loss of ancient writings: 232
• Scholars journal: 239
• 68: 240
• History of translations: 242
• Hard words defended: 246
• Dick Shifters rural excursion: 249
• 72: 254
• Tranquils use of riches: 257
• Memory rarely deficient: 261
• 75: 264
• False criticisms on painting: 267
• Easy writing: 271
• Steady Snug Startle Solid and Misty: 275
• Grand style of painting 279 D: 280
• Ladics journey to London: 282
• Indians speech to his countrymen: 286
• The true idea of beauty: 289
• Scruple Wormwood Sturdy and Gentle: 294
• Biography how best performed: 297
• Books multiplied by useless compilations: 301
• Miss Heartlesss want of a lodging a: 304
• Amazonian bravery revived: 307
• What have ye done?: 311
• Sufficiency of the English language: 321
• Sam Softlys History: 330
• Tim Wainscots son a fine gentleman: 336
• 97 Narratives of travellers considered: 344
• 3804: 348
• Omars plan of life: 358

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Idler; Issue 23119 of Early American imprints
• Author: Samuel Johnson
• Publisher: William Durell. J. Oram, printer., 1811
• Original from: Princeton University
• Digitized: Dec 5, 2008
• Length: 263 pages