BODLEIAL

13 JUL 1961

LONDON:

PRINTED BY THOMAS DAVISON, WHITEFRIARS.

THE

RAMBLER.

Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri,
Quo me cunque rapit tempestas, deferor hospes.

VOL. III.

HOR.

OF THE

SIXTH VOLUME.

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No.

141. THE danger of attempting wit in conversation.

The character of Papilius

142. An account of squire Bluster

143. The criterions of plagiarism

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144. The difficulty of raising reputation. The various
species of detractors

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145. Petty writers not to be despised

146. An account of an author travelling in quest of his

own character. The uncertainty of fame

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101

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

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157. The scholar's complaint of his own bashfulness

158. Rules of writing drawn from examples. Those

examples often mistaken

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159. The nature and remedies of bashfulness

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113

162. Old men in danger of falling into pupilage. The

165. The impotence of wealth. The visit of Scrotinus

to the place of his nativity

146

166. Favour not easily gained by the poor

153

158

167. The marriage of Hymenæus and Tranquilla

168. Poetry debased by mean expressions. An ex-

ample from Shakespear e

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

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178. Many advantages not to be enjoyed together

179. The awkward merriment of a student

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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