The British Essayists, Volume 33

Alexander Chalmers

J. M'Creery, Printer, 1817

IDLERS character JOHNSON 2 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 UNKNOWN	9

Political credulity JOHNSON	10

Journal of a fellow of a college 34 Punch and conversation	113

Auction hunter	120

The terrific diction 37 Iron and gold	127

Debtors in prison	131

The bracelet	135

Art of advertising	140

On the death of a friend 42 Perditas complaint of her father	145

Monitions on the flight of time 44 Use of memory	152

Discourses on the weather	11

Marriages why advertised	12

The imaginary housewife	13

Robbery of time	14

Treacles complaint of his wife UNKNOWN	15

Druggets retirement JOHNSON	16

Expedients of Idlers	17

Drugget vindicated	18

Whirlers character	19

Louisbourgs history	20

Lingers history of listlessness	21

Imprisonment of debtors	22

Power of habits	27

Wedding dayGrocers wife Chairman	28

Betty Brooms history	29

Uncertainty of friendship 24 Man does not always think 25 New actors on the theatre	80

Corruption of newswriters	104

Disguises of idleness Sobers character 32 Sleep	109

Molly Quicks complaint of her mistress 47 Debora Gingers account of city wits 48 The bustles of idleness 49 Marvels journey 50 Marvel paralleled 5...	181

55	191

Virtuosos whimsical 57 Character of Sophron the prudent 58 Expectations of pleasure frustrated 39 Books fall into neglect 60 Minim the critic 61 Mi...	207

Rangers account of the vanity of riches 63 Progress of arts and language 64 Rangers complaint concluded 65 Fate of posthumous works	226

Loss of ancient writings 67	231

Scholars Journal	236

History of translations 69 History of translations	239

Dick Shifters rural excursion	251

75	260

Grand style of painting	276

81	282

87	303

Physical evil moral good	312

Nature of cunning	320

Hacho of Lapland	332

X101 Omars plan of life	355

LANGTON JOHNSON 1	356

Title	The British Essayists, Volume 33 The British Essayists, Alexander Chalmers
Editor	Alexander Chalmers
Publisher	J. M'Creery, Printer, 1817
Original from	University of Chicago
Digitized	12 Aug 2015

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