The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 3

Pafraets Book Company, 1903

NO PAGE 113 The history of Hymenæuss courtship	1

The necessity of proportioning punishments to crimes	7

The sequel of Hymenæuss courtship	14

The young traders attempt at politeness	21

The advantages of living in a garret	28

The narrowness of fame	36

Tranquillas account of her lovers opposed to Hymenæus	42

120 The history of Almamoulin the son of Nouradin	49

The danger of attempting wit in conversation The character of Papilius	179

An account of squire Bluster	185

The criterions of plagiarism	192

144 The difficulty of raising reputation The various species of de tractors	199

Petty writers not to be despised 205	205

The uncertainty of fame	211

The courtiers esteem of assurance	217

The cruelty of parental tyranny	223

The dangers of imitation The impropriety of imitating Spenser	56

A criticism on the English historians	63

The young trader turned gentleman	69

The ladys misery in a summer retirement	75

The difficulty of defining comedy Tragick and comick senti ments confounded	80

The universality of cowardice The impropriety of extorting praise The impertinence of an astronomer	87

Diligence too soon relaxed Necessity of perseverance	94

Anxiety universal The unhappiness of a wit and a fine lady	100

The folly of cowardice and inactivity	105

The history of a beauty	111

Desire of gain the general passion	118

The difficulty of educating a young nobleman	123

The miseries of a beauty defaced	130

Idleness an anxious and miserable state	136

The folly of annual retreats into the country	141

NO PAGE 146 An account of an author travelling in quest of his own character	146

The meanness and mischief of indiscriminate dedication	147

The necessity of literary courage 154	154

Original characters to be found in the country The character of Mrs Busy	162

A critical examination of Samson Agonistes	166

The criticism continued	172

Benefits not always entitled to gratitude	229

Adversity useful to the acquisition of knowledge	235

The climactericks of the mind	241

Criticism on epistolary writings	247

The treatment incurred by loss of fortune	253

154 The inefficacy of genius without learning	260

The usefulness of advice The danger of habits The necessity of reviewing life	266

The laws of writing not always indisputable Reflections on tragicomedy	276

The scholars complaint of his own bashfulness	279

Rules of writing drawn from examples Those examples often mistaken	285

The nature and remedies of bashfulness	290

Rules for the choice of associates	295

The revolutions of a garret	300

1627Old men in danger of falling into pupilage The conduct of Thrasybulus	307

The mischiefs of following a patron	313

Praise universally desired The failings of eminent men often imitated	320

The impotence of wealth The visit of Scrotinus to the place of his nativity	324

Favour not easily gained by the poor	331

The marriage of Hymenæus and Tranquilla	336

Labour necessary to excellence	347

The history of Misella debauched by her relation	353

Title	The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 3 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson
Author	Samuel Johnson
Publisher	Pafraets Book Company, 1903
Original from	the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized	16 May 2012

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