Index For the Rambler
1- Difficulty of the first address. Practice of the epic poets. Conveniences of periodical performances 2- The necessity and danger of looking into futurity. Writers naturally sanguine. Their hopes liable to disappointment 3- An allegory on criticism 4- On modern fiction 5- A meditation on the Spring 6- Happiness not local 7- Retirement natural to a great mind. Its religious use 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 gradual improvement of manufactures 10- Four billets, with their answers. Remarks on masquerades 11- The folly of anger. The misery of peevish old age 12- The history of a young woman that came to London for a service 13- The duty of secrecy. The invalidity of all excuses for betraying secrets 14- The difference between an author’s writings and his conversation 15- The folly of cards. A letter from a lady that has lost her money 16- The dangers and miseries of a literary eminence 17- The frequent contemplation of death necessary to moderate the passion 18- The unhappiness of marriage caused by irregular motives of choice 19- The danger of ranging from one study to another. The importance of the early choice of a profession. 20- The folly and inconvenience of affectation 21- The anxieties of literature not less than those of publick stations 22- An allegory on wit and learning 23- The contrariety of criticism. The vanity of objection. An author obliged to depend upon his own judgment 24- The necessity of attending to the duties of common life. The natural character not to be foresaken 25- Rashness preferable to cowardice. Enterprize not to be repressed 26- The mischief of extravagance, and misery of dependence 27- An author’s treatment from six patrons 28- The various arts of self-delusion 29- The folly of anticipating misfortunes 30- The observance of Sunday recommended; an allegory 31- The defence of a known mistake highly culpable 32- The vanity of stoicism. The necessity of patience 33- An allegorical history of Rest and Labour 34- The uneasiness and disgust of female cowardice 35- A marriage of prudence without affection 36- The reasons why pastorals delight 37- The true principles of pastoral poetry 38- The advantages of mediocrity; an eastern fable 39- The unhappiness of women whether single or married 40- The difficulty of giving advice without offending 41- The advantage of memory 42- The misery of a modish lady in solitude 43- The inconveniences of precipitation and confidence 44- Religion and Superstition; a vision 45- The causes of disagreement in marriage 46- The mischiefs of rural faction 47- The proper means of regulating sorrow 48- The miseries of an infirm constitution 49- A disquisition upon the value of fame 50- A virtuous old age always reverenced 51- The employments of a housewife in the country 52- The contemplation of the calamities of others, a remedy for grief 53- The folly and misery of a spendthrift 54- A death-bed the true school of wisdom. The effects of death upon the survivors 55- The gay widow’s impatience of the growth of her daughter. The history of Miss May-pole 56- The necessity of complaisance. The Rambler’s grief for offending his correspondents 57- Sententious rules of frugality 58- The desire of wealth moderated by philosophy 59- An account of Suspirius, the human screech owl 60- The dignity and usefulness of biography 61- A Londoner’s visit to the country 62- A young ladies impatience to see London 63- Inconstancy not always a weakness 64- The requisites to true friendship 65- Obidah and the hermit; an eastern story 66- Passion not to be eradicated. The views of women ill directed 67- The garden of Hope; a dream 68- Every man chiefly happy or miserable at home. The opinion of servants not to be despised 69- The miseries and prejudices of old age 70- Different men virtuous in different degrees. The vicious not always abandoned 71- No man believes that his own life will be short 72- The necessity of good humour 73- The lingering expectation of an heir 74- Peevishness equally wretched and offensive. The character of Tetrica 75- The world never known but by a change of fortune. The history of Melissa 76- The arts by which bad men are reconciled to themselves 77- The learned seldom despised but when they deserve contempt 78- The power of novelty. Mortality too familiar to raise apprehensions 79- A suspicious man justly suspected 80- Variety necessary to happiness; a winter scene 81- The great rule of action. Debts of justice to be distinguished from debts of charity 82- The virtuoso’s account of his rarities 83- The virtuoso’s curiosity justified 84- A young ladies impatience of control 85- The mischiefs of total idleness 86- The danger of succeeding a great author: an introduction to a criticism on Milton’s versification 87- The reasons why advice is generally ineffectual 88- A criticism on Milton’s versification. Elisions dangerous in English poetry 89- The luxery of vain imagination 90- The pauses in English poetry adjusted 91- The conduct of Patronage; an allegory 92- The accommodation of sound to the sense, often chimerical 93- The prejudices and caprices of criticism 94- An inquiry how far Milton has accommodated the sound to the sense 95- The history of Pertinax the sceptick 96- Truth, Falsehood, and Fiction; an allegory 97- Advice to unmarried ladies 98- The necessity of cultivating politeness 99-The pleasures of private friendship. The necessity of similar dispositions 100- Modish pleasures 101- A proper audience necessary to a wit 102- The voyage of life 103- The prevalence of curiosity. The character of Nugaculus 104- The original of flattery. The meanness of venal praise 105- The universal register; a dream 106- The vanity of an author’s expectations. Reasons why good authors are sometimes neglected 107- Properantia’s hopes of a year of confusion. The misery of prostitutes 108- Life sufficient to all purposes if well employed 109- The education of a fop 110- Repentance stated and explained. Retirement and abstinence useful to repentance 111- Youth made unfortunate by its haste and eagerness 112- Too much nicety not to be indulged. The character of Eriphile 113- The history of Hymenaeus’s courtship 114- The necessity of proportioning punishments to crimes 115- The sequel of Hymenaeus’s courtship 116- The young trader’s attempt at politeness 117- The advantages of living in a garret 118- The narrowness of fame 119- Tranquilla’s account of her lovers, opposed to Hymenaeus 120- The history of Almamoulin the son of Nouradin 121- The dangers of imitation. The impropriety of imitating Spenser 122- A criticism on the English historians 123- The young trader turned gentleman 124- The lady’s misery in summer retirement 125- The difficulty in defining comedy. Tragick and comick sentiments confounded 126- The universality of cowardice The impropriety of extorting praise The impertinence of an astronomer 127- Diligence too soon relaxed. Necessity of perseverance 128- Anxiety universal. The unhappiness of a wit and a fine lady 129- The folly of cowardice and inactivity 130- The history of a beauty 131- Desire of gain the general passion 132- The difficulty of educating a young nobleman 133- The miseries of a beauty defaced 134- Idleness an anxious and miserable state 135- The folly of annual retreats into the country 136- The meanness and mischief of indiscriminate dedication 137- The necessity of literary courage 138- Original characters to be found in the country. The character of Mrs. Busy 140- The criticism continued 141- The danger of attempting wit in conversation. The character of Papilius 142- An account of Squire Bluster 143- The criterions of plagiarism 144- The difficulty of raising reputations. The various species of detractors 145- Petty writers not to be despised 146- An account of an author traveling in quest of his own character. The uncertainty of fame 147- The courtier’s esteem of assurance 148- The cruelty of parental tyranny 149- Benefits not always entitled to gratitude 150- Adversity useful to the acquisition of knowledge 151- The climactericks of the mind 152- Criticism on epistolary writings 153- The treatment incurred by loss of fortune 154- The inefficacy of genius without learning 155- The usefulness of advice. The danger of habits. The necessity of reviewing life 156- The laws of writing not always indisputable. Reflections on tragi-comedy 157- The scholar’s complaint of his own bashfulness 158- Rules of writing drawn from examples. Those examples often mistaken 159- The nature and remedies of bashfulness 160- Rules for the choice of associates 161- The revolutions of a garret 162- Old men in danger of falling into pupilage. The conduct of Thrasybulus 163- The mischiefs of following a patron 164- Praise universally desired. The failings of eminent men often imitated 165- The impotence of wealth. The visit of Scrotinus to the place of his nativity 166- Favour not easily gained by the poor 167- The marriage of Hymenaeus and Tranquilla 168- Poetry debased by mean expressions. An example from Shakespeare 169- Labour necessary to excellence 170- The history of Misella debauched by her relation 171- Misella’s description of the life of a prostitute 172- The effect of sudden riches upon the manners 173- Unreasonable fears of pedantry 174- The mischiefs of unbounded raillery. History of Dicaculus 175- The majority are wicked 176- Directions to authors attacked by criticks. The various degrees of critical perspicacity 177- An account of a club of antiquaries 178- Many advantages not to be enjoyed together 179- The awkward merriment of a student 180- The study of life not to be neglected for the sake of books 181-The history of an adventurer in lotteries 182- The history of Leviculus, the fortune-hunter 183- The influence of envy and interest compared 184- The subject of essays often suggested by chance. Chance equally prevalent in other affairs 185- The prohibition of revenge justifiable by reason. The meanness of regulating our conduct by the opinions of men 186- Anningait and Ajut; a Greenland history 187- The history of Anningait and Ajut concluded 188- Favour often gained with little assistance from understanding 189- The mischiefs of falsehood. The character of Turpicula 190- The history of Abouzaid, the son of Morad 191- The busy life of a young lady 192- Love unsuccessful without riches 193- The author’s art of praising himself 194- A young nobleman’s progress in politeness 195- A young nobleman’s introduction to the knowledge of the town 196- Human opinions mutable. The hopes of youth fallacious 197- The history of a legacy-hunter 198- The legacy-hunter’s history concluded 199- The virtues of Rabbi Abraham’s magnet 200- Asper’s complaint of the insolence of Prospero. Unpoliteness not always the effect of pride 201- The importance of punctuality 202- The different acceptations of poverty. Cynicks and Monks not poor 203- The pleasures of life to be sought in prospects of futurity. Future fame uncertain 204- The history of ten days of Seged, emperour of Ethiopia 205- The history of Seged concluded 206- The art of living at the cost of others 207- The folly of continuing too long upon the stage 208- The Rambler’s reception. 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