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The Rambler, Volume 3

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J. J. Woodward, 1827 - English essays

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Modish pleasures	24

The prevalence of curiosityThe character	103

Life sufficient to all purposes if well employed 48	109

The dangers of imitationThe impropriety	110

The difficulty of defining comedyTragic	125

Desire of gain the general passion	131

No Page 136 The meanness and mischiefs of indiscrimi	136

The folly of annual retreats into the country 170	149

An account of Squire Bluster	204

The criterions of plagiarism	209

The difficulty of raising reputationThe various species of detractors	216

Petty writers not to be despised	220

An account of an author travelling in quest of his own characterThe uncertainty of fame	224

The courtiers esteem of assurance	228

The cruelty of parental tyranny	232

Benefits not always entitled to gratitude	237

nate dedication	175

The necessity of literary courage	179

Original characters to be found in the coun tryThe character of Mrs Busy	183

A critical examination of Samson Agonistes	188

The criticism continued	194

The danger of attempting wit in conversa tionThe character of Papilius	200

Adversity useful to the acquisition of know ledge	241

The climacterics of the mind	246

Criticism on epistolary writings	250

The treatment incurred by loss of fortune	254

VOL III	259

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Bibliographic information

Title	The Rambler, Volume 3 The Rambler, Alexander Chalmers
Author	Samuel Johnson
Contributor	Alexander Chalmers
Publisher	J. J. Woodward, 1827
Original from	the New York Public Library
Digitized	18 Jul 2013

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