The Rambler

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Harrison and Company, 1785

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Contents

The Mifery of a Modifh Lady in Solitude
98
The Inconveniencies of Precipitation and Confidence
100
Religion and Superftition a Vifion
102
The Mifchiefs of Rural Faction
104
The proper Means of regulating Sorrow
109
The Miferies of an infirm Conftitution XLIX A Difquifition upon the Value of Fame
113
A virtuous old Age always reverenced
115
The Employments of a Housewife in the Country
117
The Contemplation of the Calamities of others a Remedy for Grief
120
The Folly and Mifery of a Spendthrift
122
A Deathbed the true School of Wifdlom The Effects of Death upon the Survivors
125
The gav Widows Impatience of the Growth of her Daughter The Hiftory of Mifs Maypole
127
The Neceffity of Complaifance The Ramblers Grief for offending his Correfpondents
130
Sententious Rules of Frugality
132
The Defire of Wealth moderated by Philofophy
134
An Account of Sufpirius the human ScreechOwl
136
The Dignity and Ufefulness of Biography
138
A Londoners Vifit to the Country
140
A young Ladys Impatience to fee London
143
The Neceffity of GoodHumour
163
The lingering Expectation of an Heir
165
Peevifhnefs equally wretched and offensive The Character of Tetrica
167
Hiftory of Meliffa
169
The Arts by which bad Men are reconciled to themſelves 372
173
The Power of Novelty Mortality too familiar to raiſe Appre henfions
176
A fufpicious Man juftly fufpected
178
Variety neceffary to Happiness A Winter Scene
180
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A young Noblemans Introduction to the Knowledge of
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The Importance of Punctuality
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TitleThe Rambler
Volume 1 of Harrison's British classics
AuthorSamuel Johnson
PublisherHarrison and Company, 1785
Original fromthe University of Virginia
Digitized10 Jun 2009
  
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