THE

BRITISH ESSAYISTS;

WITH

PREFACES

BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL,

AND CRITICAL,

BY THE

REV. LIONEL THOMAS BERGUER,

LATE OF ST. MARY HALL, OXON: FELLOW EXTRAORDINARY OF THE
ROYAL MEDICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH.

IN FORTY-FIVE VOLUMES.

VOL. XXXIII.

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40 Art of advertising

4T. On the Death of a Friend

42. Perdita's complaint of her Father

43) Monitions on the flight of time

44. Use of memory

45. Portraits defended

46. Molly Quick's complaint of her Mistress

47. Deborah Ginger's account of City Wits

48 The bustles of idleness

49. Marvel's journey.

50. Marvel paralleled

51. Domestic greatness unattainable

52. Self-denial necessary

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53. Mischiefs of good company

54. Mrs. Savecharge's complaint

55. Author's mortifications

56. Virtuosos whimsical

57. Character of Sophron the prudent

58. Expectations of pleasure frustrated

59. Books fall into neglect

60. Minim the critic

61. Minim the critic

62. Ranger's account of the vanity of riches

63. Progress of arts and language

64. Ranger's complaint concluded

65. Fate of posthumous works

66. Loss of ancient writings

67. Scholar's Journal

68. History of translations

69. History of translations

Langton.
Johnson.

76. False criticisms on Painting

✓77. Easy writing

78 Steady, Snug, Startle, Solid, and Misty

79. Grand style of Painting

80. Ladies journey to London

81. Indian's speech to his countrymen
82. The true idea of beauty

Reynolds.
Johnson.

Reynolds.

Johnson.

83. Scruple, Wormwood, Sturdy, and Gentle

91. Sufficiency of the English language

92. Nature of cunning

93. Sam Softly's history

Warton.

94. Obstructions of learning

95. Tim Wainscot's son a fine gentleman

96. Hacho of Lapland

98. Sophia Heedful

97. Narratives of travellers considered

99. Ortogrul of Basra

100. The good sort of woman

101. Omar's plan of life

102. Authors inattentive to themselves

103. Horror of the last

IDLER.

No. 1-103.

Duplex libelli dos est, quòd risum movet,

Et quòd prudenti vitam consilio monet.-PHEDRUS.

Χάρις μικροῖσι.