71. Dick Shifter's rural excursion 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 REYNOLDS 83. Scruple, Wormwood, Sturdy, and Gentle JOHNSON 84. Biography how best performed 85. Books multiplied by useless compilations 86. Miss Heartless's want of a lodging 87. Amazonian bravery revived 88. What have ye done? 89. Physical evil moral good 90. Rhetorical action considered. 91. Sufficiency of the English language 92. Nature of cunning 93. Sam Softly's history 94. Obstructions of learning 95. Tim Wainscot's son a fine gentleman 96. Hacho of Lapland 97. Narratives of travellers consideret 98. Sophia Heedful 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 . WARTON • • . JOHNSON UNKNOWN JOHNSON IDLER. "Duplex libelli dos est, quod risum movet, "Et quod prudenti vitam consilio monet." Χάρις μικροῖσι. N° 1-103. PHÆDRUS. PREFACE ΤΟ THE IDLER. THE IDLER was originally written by Dr. JOHNSON for a newspaper called "The Universal Chronicle, or Weekly Gazette," projected in the year 1758 by Mr. JOHN NEWBERY, Bookseller, whom Sir JOHN HAWKINS justly characterises as "a man of good understanding, and great integrity." He suggested the plan of many useful compilations for the young, or those who had more curiosity than leisure to read; and generally employed men of considerable abilities in such undertakings. Among the best of them may be mentioned, a collection of voyages, entitled "The World Displayed," to which Dr. JOHNSON wrote an historical introduction; and many now living may perhaps remember the pleasure they derived from Mr. NEWBERY'S excellent little books, for "masters and misses," of some of which he was the reputed author. He died in the year 1776. VOL, XXXIII. b |
