CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME. NUMB. PAGE 106. The vanity of an author's expectations.-Reasons why good authors are sometimes neglected 1 107. Properantia's hopes of a year of confusion. The misery of prostitutes.... 6 108. Life sufficient to all purposes if well employed 11 109. The education of a fop....... .... 15 110. Repentance stated and explained. Retirement and abstinence useful to repentance.... 20 111. Youth made unfortunate by its haste and eagerness 25 112. Too much nicety not to be indulged. The character of Eriphile.... 29 113. The history of Hymenæus's courtship. ..... 114. The necessity of proportioning punishments to crimes ... 119. Tranquilla's account of her lovers, opposed to Hymenæus 120. The history of Almamoulin the son of Nouradin 121. The dangers of imitation. The impropriety of imitating Spenser 39 44 49 54 60 64 70 75 125. The difficulty of defining comedy. Tragick and comick sentiments confounded 126. The universality of cowardice. The impropriety of extorting praise. The impertinence of an astronomer ..... 127. Diligence too soon relaxed. Necessity of perseverance NUMB. 128. Anxiety universal. The unhappiness of a wit and a fine lady 129. The folly of cowardice and inactivity . .... 138. Original characters to be found in the country. The character of 141. The danger of attempting wit in conversation. The character of 144. The difficulty of raising reputation. The various species of de tractors ... 184 145. Petty writers not to be despised. 188 146. An account of an author travelling in quest of his own character. 155. The usefulness of advice. The danger of habits. The necessity of reviewing life...... 234 156. The laws of writing not always indisputable. Reflections on tragicomedy 239 157. The scholar's complaint of his own bashfulness... 243 158. Rules of writing drawn from examples. Those examples often mis 162. Old men in danger of falling into pupilage. The conduct of Thrasy bulus.... 265 163. The mischiefs of following a patron 269 164. Praise universally desired. The failings of eminent men often imitated... 274 NUMB. 165. The impotence of wealth. The visit of Scrotinus to the place of his PAGE 168. Poetry debased by mean expressions. An example from Shake speare..... 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 291 295 299 304 309 313 174. The mischiefs of unbounded raillery. History of Dicaculus 175. The majority are wicked 176. Directions to authors attacked by criticks. The various degrees of 177. An account of a club of antiquaries 178. Many advantages not to be enjoyed together 317 322 326 329 333 179. The awkward merriment of a student 337 180. The study of life not to be neglected for the sake of books 184. The subject of essays often suggested by chance. Chance equally prevalent in other affairs 358 185. The prohibition of revenge justifiable by reason. The meanness of 188. Favour often gained with little assistance from understanding...... 375 189. The mischiefs of falsehood. The character of Turpicula 195. A young nobleman's introduction to the knowledge of the town 405 196. Human opinions mutable. The hopes of youth fallacious 200. Asper's complaint of the insolence of Prospero. Unpoliteness not always the effect of pride.. 427 201. The importance of punctuality 432 ..... 202. The different acceptations of poverty. Cynicks and Monks not poor 436 |