THE WORK S OF Samuel Johnson, LL.D. A NEW EDITION, IN TWELVE VOLUMES. WITH AN ESSAY ON HIS LIFE AND GENIUS, BY ARTHUR MURPHY, Esq. VOLUME THE FOURTH. LONDON: Printed by Luke Hansard & Sons, near Lincoln's-Inn Fields, For J. Nichols & Son; F. & C. Rivington; Otridge & Son; A. Strahan; Leigh & 1810. 9404 1. DIFFICULTY of the first address. Practice of the epick poets, Convenience of periodical per- 2. The necessity and danger of looking into futurity. 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 VOL. IV. 66 81 conversation - 88 lost her money 116 18. The unhappiness of marriage caused by irregular 19. The danger of ranging from one study to another. The importance of the early choice of a pro- - 22. An allegory on wit and learning 23. The contrariety of criticism. The vanity of ob- jection. An author obliged to depend upon his 24. The necessity of attending to the duties of com- gory 31. The defence of a known mistake highly culpable 199 32. The vanity of stoicism. The necessity of patience 207 33. An allegorical history of rest and labour 34. The uneasiness and disgust of female cowardice 35. A marriage of prudence without affection - 219 38. The advantages of mediocrity. An eastern fable 39. The unhappiness of women whether single or 43. The inconveniencies of precipitation and confidence 276 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 51. The employments of a housewife in the country - 53. The folly and misery of a spendthrift 34. A death-bed the true school of wisdom. The ef - 55. The gay widow's impatience of the growth of her 57. Sententious rules of frugality 61. A Londoner's |