THE WORKS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. A NEW EDITION, IN TWELVE VOLUMES. TO WHICH IS PREFIXED, AN ESSAY ON HIS LIFE AND GENIUS, BY ARTHUR MURPHY, ESQ. VOL. IV. CONTAINING RAMBLER, VOL. I. LONDON: PRINTED FOR G. WALKER, J. AKERMAN, E. EDWARDS, J. HARWOOD, W. ROBINSON J. Haddon, Printer, Tabernacle Walk. 1820. CONTENTS 1. DIFFICULTY of the first address. Practice of the epick poets. Convenience of periodical per 2. The necessity and danger of looking into futurity. 8. The thoughts to be brought under regulation; as they respect the past, present, and future 9. The fondness of every man for his profession. The VOL. I. b 11. The |