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THE WORKS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON IN SIXTEEN VOLUMES
VOLUME IV
THE RAMBLER
BY SAMUEL JOHNSON
CONTENTS
No. 171 Misella's description of the life of a prostitute. 172 The effect
of sudden riches upon the manners. 173 Unreasonable fears of pedantry.
174 The mischiefs of unbounded 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
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
185 The prohibition of revenge justifiable by reason. The meanness of
regulating 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 assistance from understanding. 189

The mischiefs of falsehood. The character of Turpicula. 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 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 and Monks not poor. 203 The pleasures of life to be
sought in prospects of futurity. Future fame uncertain. 204 The history
of ten days of Seged, emperour 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
design.
THE ADVENTURER
NO. 34 Folly of extravagance. The story of Misargyrus. 39 On sleep.
41 Sequel of the story of Misargyrus. 45 The difficulty of forming
confederacies. 50 On lying. 53 Misargyrus' account of his companions
in the Fleet. 58 Presumption of modern criticism censured. Ancient
poetry necessarily obscure. Examples from Horace. 62 Misargyrus'
account of his companions concluded. 67 On the trades of Londo. 69
Idle hope. 74 Apology for neglecting officious advice. 81 Incitement to
enterprise and emulation. Some account of the admirable Crichton. 84
Folly of false pretences to importance. A journey in a stage coach. 85
Study, composition and converse equally necessary to intellectual
accomplishment. 92 Criticism on the Pastorals of Virgil. 95 Apology
for apparent plagiarism. Sources of literary variety. 99 Projectors
injudiciously censured and applauded. 102 Infelicities of retirement to
men of business. 107 Different opinions equally plausible. 108 On the
uncertainty of human things.

THE WORKS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON IN SIXTEEN VOLUMES
VOLUME IV
THE RAMBLER
BY SAMUEL JOHNSON

No. 171. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1751
Toeet coeli convexa tueri. VIRG. AEn. iv. 451. Dark is the sun, and
loathsome is the day.
TO THE RAMBLER.
SIR,
MISELLA now sits down to continue her narrative. I am convinced
that nothing would more powerfully preserve youth from irregularity,
or guard inexperience from seduction, than a just description of the
condition into which the wanton plunges herself; and therefore hope
that my letter may be a sufficient antidote to my example.
After the distraction, hesitation, and delays which the timidity of guilt
naturally produces, I was removed to lodgings in a distant part of the
town, under one of the characters commonly assumed upon such
occasions. Here being by my circumstances condemned to solitude, I
passed most of