The British Essayists: Idler

Nichols and Son, 1817

Invitation to correspondents 3 İDLERs 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	9

Political credulity	10

Books multiplied by useless compilations	85

Miss Heartlesss want of a lodging	86

Amazonian bravery revived	87

What have done?	88

Physical evil moral good	89

Rhetorical action considered	90

Sufficiency of the English language	91

Nature of cunning	92

Discourses on the weather	11

Marriages why advertised	12

The imaginary housewife	13

Robbery of time	14

Treacles complaint of his wife	15

Druggets retirement	16

Expedients of Idlers	17

Drugget vindicated	18

Whirlers character	19

Louisbourgs history	20

Lingers history of listlessness	21

Imprisonment of debtors	22

Betty Brooms history	26

Power of habits	27

Wedding dayGrocers wife Chairman	28

Betty Brooms history	29

Dick Shifters rural excursion	71

Regulation of memory	72

Tranquils use of riches	73

Memory rarely deficient	74

Gelaleddin of Bassora	75

False criticisms on painting REYNOLDS	76

Easy writing JOHNSON	77

Steady Snug Startle Solid and Misty	78

Grand style of painting REYNOLDS	79

Uncertainty of friendship	80

Indians speech to his countrymen	81

The true idea of beauty REYNOLDS	82

Scruple Wormwood Sturdy and Gentle JOHNSON	83

Biography how best performed	84

Sam Softlys history WARTON	93

Obstructions of learning JOHNSON	94

Tim Wainscots son a fine gentleman	95

Hacho of Lapland WARTON	96

Narratives of travellers considered JOHNSON	97

Sophia Heedful UNKNOWN	98

Ortugrul of Basra JOHNSON	99

The good sort of woman	100

Omars plan of life	101

Authors inattentive to themselves	102

Corruption of newswriters	104

Disguises of idleness Sobers character 32 Sleep	109

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

35	120

The terrific diction 37 Iron and gold	127

Debtors in prison	131

The bracelet	134

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

Portraits defended 46 Molly Quicks complaint of her mistress 47 Debora Gingers account of city wits 48 The bustles of idleness 49 Marvels journey ...	180

55	191

Virtuosos whimsical	195

Character of Sophron the prudent 58 Expectations of pleasure frustrated 59 Books fall into neglect 60 Minim the critic 61 Minim the critic	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 Scholars Journal	236

History of translations 69 History of translations JOHNSON	239

UNKNOWN JOHNSON UNKNOWN JOHNSON	291

Horror of the last	355

Title	The British Essayists: Idler Volume 33 of The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Historical and Biographical, Alexander Chalmers
Author	Alexander Chalmers
Editor	Alexander Chalmers
Edition	2
Publisher	Nichols and Son, 1817
Original from	UC Southern Regional Library Facility
Digitized	30 Jul 2015

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