CONTENTS Difficulty of the first address. Practice of the epic po- An allegory on criticism The modern form of romances preferable to the ancient. Page Retirement natural to a great mind. Its religious use Four billets with their answers. Remarks on masque- The folly of anger. The misery of a peevish old age The duty of secrecy. The invalidity of all excuses for 82 Page The dangers and miseries of literary eminence The danger of ranging from one study to another. The The contrariety of criticism. The vanity of objection. An author obliged to depend upon his own judgment 130 The necessity of attending to the duties of common life. The observance of Sunday recommended; an allegory The defence of a known mistake highly culpable The vanity of stoicism. The necessity of patience An allegorical history of rest and labour The uneasiness and disgust of female cowardice A marriage of prudence without affection The advantages of mediocrity. An eastern fable The misery of a modish lady in solitude The inconveniencies of precipitation and confidence Religion and superstition, a vision The causes of disagreement in marriage |