THE WORKS 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 FOR NICHOLS AND SON; F. C. AND J. RIVINGTON; A. STRAHAN; LEIGH 1816. CONTENTS - - - 13. The duty of secrecy. The invalidity of all ex- 14. The difference between an author's writings and 15. The folly of cards. A letter from a lady that has 16. The dangers and miseries of a literary eminence - 103 - 19. The danger of ranging from one study to ano- ther. The importance of the early choice of a 20. The folly and inconvenience of affectation 21. The anxieties of literature not less than those of 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- 88 |