The British Essayists: Idler

James Ferguson

J. Haddon, 1819

Invitation to correspondents 3 Idlers reason for writing	3

Charities and hospitals	4

Proposal for a female army	5

Ladys performance on horseback	6

Scheme for newswriters	7

Plan of military discipline	8

Progress of idleness	32

Political credulity 11 Discourses on the weather	39

Betty Brooms history 30 Corruption of newswriters	104

Sleep JOHNSON	109

Journal of a fellow of a college WArton 34 Punch and conversation JOHNSON 35 Auction hunter 36 The terrific diction GETTI TRILEY 37 Iron an...	127

Debtors in prison	131

The bracelet	135

Art of advertising	140

On the death of a friend 42 Perditas complaint of her father UNKNOWN 43 Monitions on the flight of time JOHNSON 44 Use of memory	153

Portraits defended 46 Molly Quicks complaint of her mis tress	171

Marriages why advertised 13 The imaginary housewife 14 Robbery of time	49

Treacles complaint of his wife 16 Druggets retirement	54

Rangers account of the vanity of riches	62

Progress of arts and language	63

Rangers complaint concluded	64

Fate of posthumous works	65

Loss of ancient writings	66

Scholars Journal LANGTON	67

History of translations JOHNSON	68

History of translations	69

Lingers history of listlessness 22 Imprisonment of debtors 23 Uncertainty of friendship	80

Man does not always think 25 New actors on the theatre 26 Betty Brooms history 27 Power of habits	82

Tim Wainscots son a fine gentleman	95

Hacho of Lapland WARTON	96

Narratives of travellers considered JOHNSON	97

Chairman	98

Deborah Gingers account of city wits 48 The bustles of idleness 49 Marvels journey 50 Marvel paralleled 51 Domestic greatness unattainable 52 Self...	181

Mischiefs of good company 54 Mrs Savecharges complaint 55 Authors mortifications	242

Hard words defended	244

Dick Shifters rural excursion 72 Regulation of memory	251

Tranquils use of riches 74 Memory rarely deficient 75 Gelaleddin of Bassora	261

False criticisms on painting REYNOLDS 77 Easy writing JOHNSON 78 Steady Snug Startle Solid and Misty	274

Grand style of painting REYNOLDS	276

Virtuosos whimsical 57 Character of Sophron the prudent 58 Expectations of pleasure frustrated 59 Books fall into neglect 60 Minim the critic UNK...	291

Biography how best performed 85 Books multiplied by useless compila tions	295

Miss Heartlesss want of a lodging 87 Amazonian bravery revived 88 What have ye done?	307

Physical evil moral good 90 Rhetorical action considered 91 Sufficiency of the English language	316

Nature of cunning 93 Sam Softlys history WARTON	320

Sophia Heedful UNKNOWN 99 Ortogrul of Basra JOHNSON	340

The good sort of woman	344

Omars plan of life 102 Authors inattentive to themselves 103 Horror of the last	355

JOHNSON	356

Titel	The British Essayists: Idler Band 33 von The British Essayists: To which are Prefixed Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical, James Ferguson
Herausgeber	James Ferguson
Verlag	J. Haddon, 1819
Original von	Pennsylvania State University
Digitalisiert	8. Aug. 2013

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