The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 7

Nichols, 1816

NUMB Page 1 IDLERs character	3

Invitation to correspondents	5

Idlers reason for writing	9

Charities and hospitals	13

Proposal for a female army	17

Ladys performance on horseback	21

Scheme for newswriters	25

Plan of military discipline	29

Mischiefs of good company	210

Mrs Savecharges complaint	215

Authors mortifications	220

Virtuosos whimsical	224

Character of Sophron the prudent	228

Expectations of pleasure frustrated	232

Books fall into neglect	235

Minim the critick	238

Progress of idleness	33

Political credulity	37

Discourses on the weather	43

Marriages why advertised	45

The imaginary housewife	49

Robbery of time	53

Treacles complaint of his wife	56

Druggets retirement	60

Expedients of Idlers	64

Drugget vindicated	67

Whirlers character	71

Louisbourgs history	75

Lingers history of listlessness	80

Imprisonment of debtors	84

Uncertainty of friendship	88

Man does not always think	92

New actors on the theatre	96

Betty Brooms history	100

Power of habits	108

NUMB Page 28 Wedding day Grocers wife Chairman	109

Betty Brooms history	113

Corruption of newswriters	117

Disguises of idleness Sobers character	121

Sleep	125

Journal of a fellow of a college	129

Punch and conversation	130

Auction hunter	138

The terrific diction	142

Iron and gold	146

Debtors in prison	150

The bracelet	155

Art of advertising	161

On the death of a friend	163

Perditas complaint of her father	167

Monitions on the flight of time	171

Use of memory	175

Portraits defended	178

Molly Quicks complaint of her mistress	182

Deborah Gingers account of city wits	186

The bustles of idleness	191

Marvels journey	194

Marvel paralleled	198

Domestick greatness unattainable	202

Selfdenial necessary	206

Minim the critick	244

Rangers account of the vanity of riches	248

Progress of arts and language	252

Rangers complaint concluded	255

Fate of posthumous works	259

Loss of antient writings	263

Scholars journal 226	271

NUMB Page 68 History of translations	272

History of translations	275

Hard words defended	279

Dick Shifters rural excursion	283

Regulation of memory	288

Tranquils use of riches	292

Memory rarely deficient	296

Gelaleddin of Bassora	300

False criticisms on painting	304

Easy writing	308

Steady Snug Startle Solid and Misty	312

Grand style of painting	317

Ladies journey to London	321

Indians speech to his countrymen	325

The true idea of beauty	329

Scruple Wormwood Sturdy and Gentle	335

Biography how best performed	339

Books multiplied by useless compilations	343

Miss Heartlesss want of a lodging	346

Amazonian bravery revived	350

What have ye done?	354

Physical evil moral good	357

Rhetorical action considered	361

Sufficiency of the English language	364

Nature of cunning	369

Sam Softlys history	372

Obstructions of learning	375

Tim Wainscots son a fine gentleman	378

Hacho of Lapland	382

Narratives of travellers considered	386

Sophia Heedful	390

Ortogrul of Basra	393

The good sort of woman	396

Omars plan of life	401

Authors inattentive to themselves	405

Horrour of the last	409

Title	The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 7 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson
Author	Samuel Johnson
Editor	Arthur Murphy
Publisher	Nichols, 1816
Original from	the University of Michigan
Digitized	22 Jul 2011

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