Index:Johnson - The Rambler 1.djvu

Formatting guidelines specific to this work may have already been established. Please check this Index's discussion page and follow any such conventions.

Title	The Rambler, Volume I.
Author	Samuel Johnson
Year	1801
Publisher	A. Straban, Printers-Street
Location	London
Source	djvu
Progress	Source file must be fixed before proofreading
Transclusion	Transclusion check required
Volumes	1 - 2 - 3 - 4

Pages (key to Page Status)

The following pages in this file are missing: pp. 136.
Placeholders have been inserted, so proofreading can be done without needing to move content later, if the missing pages are found.

— — — — Title — Contents Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 — — — — — — — —

CONTENTS

OF THE

FIRST VOLUME.

Numb.

Page

1

Difficulty of the first address. Practice of the epick poets. Convenience of periodical performances.

1

2

The necessity and danger of looking into futurity. Writers naturally sanguine. Their hopes liable to disappointment.

7

3

An allegory on criticism.

13

4

The modern form of romances preferable to the ancient. The necessity of characters morally good.

18

5

A meditation on the spring.

25

6

Happiness not local.

30

7

Retirement natural to a great mind. Its religious use.

36

8

The thoughts to be brought under regulation; as they respect the past, present, and future.

42

9

The fondness of every man for his profession. The gradual improvement of manufactures.

48

10

Four billets with their answers. Remarks on masquerades.

53

11

The folly of anger. This misery of a peevish old age.

60

12

The history of a young woman that came to London for a service.

66

13

The duty of secrecy. The invalidity of all excuses for betraying secrets.

74

14

The difference between an author's writings and his conversation.

80

15

The folly of cards. A letter from a lady that has lost her money.

87

16

The dangers and miseries of literary eminence.

94

17

The frequent contemplation of death necessary to moderate the passions.

101

18

The unhappiness of marriage caused by irregular motives of choice.

107

19

The danger of ranging from one study to another. The importance of the early choice of a profession.

114

20

The folly and inconvenience of affectation.

121

21

The anxieties of literature not less than those of publick stations. The inequality of authors' writings.

127

22

An allegory on wit and learning.

133

23

The contrariety of criticism. The vanity of objection. An author obliged to depend upon his own judgment.

139

24

The necessity of attending to the duties of common life. The natural character not to be forsaken.

144

25

Rashness preferable to cowardice. Enterprise not to be repressed.

150

26

The mischief of extravagance, and misery of dependance.

156

27

An author's treatment from six patrons.

162

28

The various arts of self-delusion.

168

29

The folly of anticipating misfortunes.

175

30

The observance of Sunday recommended; an allegory.

180

31

The defence of a known mistake highly culpable.

185

32

The vanity of stoicism. The necessity of patience.

192

33

An allegorical history of rest and labour.

198

34

The uneasiness and disgust of female cowardice.

204

35

A marriage of prudence without affection.

210

36

The reasons why pastorals delight.

217

37

The true principles of pastoral poetry.

223

38

The advantages of mediocrity. An Eastern fable.

229

39

The unhappiness of women, whether single or married.

235

40

The difficulty of giving advice without offending.

240

41

The advantages of memory.

246

42

The misery of a modish lady in solitude.

252

43

The inconveniencies of precipitation and confidence.

258

44

Religion and superstition, a vision.

264

45

The causes of disagreement in marriage.

271

46

The mischiefs of rural faction.

276

47

The proper means of regulating sorrow.

282

48

The miseries of an infirm constitution.

288

49

A disquisition upon the value of fame.

293

50

A virtuous old age always reverenced.

299

51

The employments of a housewife in the country.

305

52

The contemplation of the calamities of others, a remedy for grief.

312

53

The folly and misery of a spendthrift.

317

Retrieved from "https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Index:Johnson_-_The_Rambler_1.djvu&oldid=13352436"