THE

RAMBLER.

In FOUR VOLUMES.

VOLUME THE THIRD.

Nullius addictus jurare in verba magiftri,
Quo me cunque rapit tempeftas, deferor hofpes.

The NINTH EDITION,

HOR

LONDON:

Printed for W. STRAHAN, J. RIVINGTON and Sons, J. HING
TON, B. COLLINS, T. LONGMAN, T. CASLON, B. LAW,
T. CARNAN, G. ROBINSON, T. LOWNDES, T. CADILL,
H. BALDWIN, F. NEWBERY, J. Knox, J. BEW, J. Ni-
CHOLS, W. GOLDSMITH, W. Fox, and W. CATER,

MDCCLXXIX,

7779

CONTENT S

NUMB.

OF THE

THIRD

VOLUM E.

106 The vanity of an author's expectations. Reasons why
good authors are fometimes neglected.

107 Properantia's hopes of a year of confufion. The mifery
of profstitutes.

108 Life fufficient to all purposes if well employed.
109 The education of a fop.

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110 Repentance stated and explained. Retirement and ab-
ftinence useful to repentance.

116 The young trader's attempt at politeness.

119 Tranquilla's account of her lovers opposed to Hymenæus. 81
120 The hiftory of Almamoulin the son of Nouradin.
121 The dangers of imitation. The impropriety of imitat-
ing Spenfer.

111 Youth made unfortunate by its hafte and eagerness.
112 Too much nicety not to be indulged. The character of
Eripbile.

113 The history of Hymenæus's courtship.

114 The neceffity of proportioning punishments to crimes.
115 The sequel of Hymenæus's courtship,

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122 A criticism on the English hiftorians.

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123 The young trader turned gentleman.
124 The ladies misery in a summer retirement.

125 The difficulty of defining comedy. Tragick and comick
fentiments confounded.

726 The universality of cowardice. The impropriety of ex

106

112

117

torting praise. The impertinence of an astronomer. 123 127 Diligence too foon relaxed. Neceffity of perseverance, 130 128 Anxiety univerfal. The unhappiness of a wit and a

fine lady.

129 The folly of cowardice and inactivity,
30 The history of a beauty.

331 Defire of gain the general paffion,

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