71 NO man believes that his own life will be short. 72 The neceffity of good-humour. 73 The lingering expectation of an heir. 74 Peevishness equally wretched and offenfive. The character of Tetrica. 6 12 78 The power of novelty. Mortality too familiar to raise apprehenfions. 79 A fufpicious man justly fufpected. 80 Variety neceffary to happiness. A winter fcene. 81 The great rule of action. Debts of juftice to be dif tinguished from debts of charity. 82 The Virtuofo's account of his rarities. 83 The Virtuofo's curiofity juftified. 84 A young lady's impatience of controul. 85 The mischiefs of total idleness. a 77 The learned feldom despised but when they deferve contempt. 76 The arts by which bad men are reconciled to themfelves. 75 The world never known but by a change of fortune. The hiftory of Melissa. 18 24 31 36 42 48 54 59 64 71 77 8+ 86 The NUMB. 86 The danger of fucceeding a great author: An intro- duction to a criticism on Milton's verfification.. 87 The reafons why advice is generally ineffectual. 88 A criticilia on Milton's verfification. Elifions dangerous 89 The luxury of vain imagination. go The panies in English poctry adjusted. Page 105 The univerfal regifter, a dream. 106 The vanity of an author's expe ́tations. Reasons why 124 The ladies mifery in a fummer retirement. THE RAMBLER. NUMB. 71. TUESDAY, November 20, 1750. Vivere quod propero pauper, nec inutilis annis True, fir, to live I hafte, your pardon give, M MART. F. LEWIS. ANY words and fentences are fo frequently heard in the mouths of men, that a fu perficial obferver is inclined to believe, that they must contain fome primary principle, fome great rule of action, which it is proper always to have present to the attention, and by which the use of every hour is to be adjusted. Yet, if we confider the conduct of those fententious philofophers, it will often be found, that they repeat these aphorifms, merely because they have fomewhere heard them, because they have nothing else to say, or because they think veneration gained by fuch appearances of wisdom, but that no ideas are annexed to the words, VOL. VI. and B |