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CONTENTS

OF

THE SIXTH VOLUME.

NUMB.

Conclusion of the RAMBLER.

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 va-

rious species of detractors

145. Petty writers not to be despised

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146. An account of an author travelling in quest of

his own character. The uncertainty of fame 33

147. The courtier's esteem of assurance

148. The cruelty of parental tyranny

149. Benefits not always entitled to gratitude

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150. Adversity useful to the acquisition of knowledge 57

151. The climactericks of the mind

152. Criticism on epistolary writings

153. The treatment incurred by loss of fortune

154, The inefficacy of genius without learning

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 101

158. Rules of writing drawn from examples. Those

examples often mistaken

159. The nature and remedies of bashfulness

160. Rules for the choice of associates

161. The revolutions of a garret

162. Old men in danger of falling into pupilage.

The conduct of Thrasybulus

163. The mischiefs of following a patron

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135

164. Praise universally desired.

The failings of

eminent men often imitated

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165. The impotence of wealth. The visit of Scrotinus

166. Favour not easily gained by the poor

167. The marriage of Hymenæus and Tranquilla 158

168. Poetry debased by mean expressions. An ex-

ample from Shakespeare

169. Labour necessary to excellence

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171. Misella's description of the life of a prostitute 181

172. The effect of sudden riches upon the manners 188

173. Unreasonable fears of pedantry

174. The mischiefs of unbounded raillery. History

of Dicaculus

175. The majority are wicked

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194

176. Directions to authors attacked by criticks. The

various degrees of critical perspicacity

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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

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181. The history of an adventurer in lotteries

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182. The history of Leviculus, the fortune-hunter

183. The influence of envy and interest compared 249

184. The subject of essays often suggested by

chance. Chance equally prevalent in other

185. The prohibition of revenge justifiable by reason.

The meanness of regulating our conduct by

the opinions of men

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186. Anningait and Ajut, a Greenland history

187. The history of Anningait and Ajut concluded 271

188. Favour often gained with little assistance from

190. The history of Abouzaid, the son of Morad

191. The busy life of a young lady

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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 know-

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198. The legacy-hunter's history concluded
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

203. The pleasures of life to be sought in prospects

of futurity. Future fame uncertain

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204. The history of ten days of Seged, emperor

205. The history of Seged concluded

206. The art of living at the cost of others

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207. The folly of continuing too long upon the

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stage

208. The Rambler's reception.

His design

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