THE

BRITISH ESSAYISTS;

TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED

PREFACES

BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, AND CRITICAL;

BY JAMES FERGUSON, Esq.

Author of the NEW BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, &c.

A New Edition, in Forty-five Volumes.

VOL. XXII.

CONTAINING RAMBLER, VOL. IV.

LONDON:

Printed by J. Haddon, Tabernacle Walk,

FOR G, OFFER; J. SHARPE AND SONS; ROBINSONS AND CO.;
G. WALKER; J. EVANS AND SONS; R. DOBSON; J. JONES;
AND J. JOHNSON; ALSO W. STEWART AND CO.; AND
W. BLAIR, EDINBURGH; AND J. SAWERS,

GLASGOW.

1819.

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

CONTENTS.

VOL. XXII.

NO.

160. RULES for the Choice of Associates JOHNSON

161. The Revolutions of a Garret.....

162. Old Men in danger of falling into

Pupilage-the Conduct of Thrasy-

bulus...

163. The Mischiefs of following a Patron

164. Praise universally desired-the Fail-

ings of eminent Men often imitated

165. The Impotence of Wealth—the Visit

of Serotinus to the Palace of his

Nativity...

166. Favour not easily gained by the Poor

167. The Marriage of Hymenæus and

Tranquilla

168. Poetry debased by mean Expressions

-an Example from Shakspeare..

169. Labour necessary to Excellence...

170. The History of Misella debauched by

her Relation

171. Misella's description of the Life of a

Prostitute...

a

NO.

172. The Effect of sudden Riches upon

Manners

the

....

173. Unreasonable Fears of Pedantry.

174. The Mischiefs of undoubted 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 Lot-

teries

182. The History of Leviculus, the For-

tune-hunter

183. The influence of Envy and Interest

compared.....

184. The Subject of Essays often sug-

gested by Chance-Chance equally

prevalent in other affairs.

185. The Prohibition of revenge justifiable

by Reason-the Meanness of regu-

lating 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 assist-

ance from Understanding .....

189. The Mischiefs of Falsehood-the

Character of Turpicula

.. .....

JOHNSON

No.

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 con-

cluded

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'..

1

204. The History of ten Days of Seged,

Emperor 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-his De-

sign

JOHNSON