No. 132. The difficulty of educating a young nobleman.
Dociles imitandis Turpibus ac pravis omnes sumus.-JUV. Sat. xiv. 40. The mind of mortals, in perverseness strong, Imbibes with dire …
Author Archives: Samuel Johnson
No. 131. Desire of gain the general passion.
Fatis accede, Deisque, Et cole felices, miseros fuge. sidera terrae Ut distant, ut flamma mari, sic utile recto. LUCAN. Lib. …
No. 130. The history of a beauty.
Non sic prata novo vere decentia Astatis calidtae dispoliat vapor: Saevit solstitio cum medius dies;- Ut fulgor teneris qui radiat …
No. 129. The folly of cowardice and inactivity.
Nunc, O nunc, Daedale, dixit, Materiam, qua sis ingeniosus, habes. Possidet en terras, et possidet aequara, Minos: Nec tellus nostrae, …
No. 128. Anxiety universal. The unhappiness of a wit and a fine lady.
[Greek: Aion d asphalaes Ouk egent, out Aiakida para Paelei, Oute par antitheo Kadmo legontai man broton Olbon hupertaton hoi …
No. 127. Diligence too soon relaxed. Necessity of perseverance.
Capisti meliust, quam desinis. Ultima primis Cedunt: dissimiles hic vir et ille puer. Ovid. Ep. ix. 24. Succeeding years thy …
No. 126. The universality of cowardice. The impropriety of extorting praise. The impertinence of an astronomer.
Nihil est aliud magnum quam multa minuta. VET. AUCT. Sands form the mountain, moments make the year. YOUNG. TO THE …
No. 125. The difficulty of defining comedy. Tragick and comick sentiments confounded.
Descriptas servare vices, operumque colores, Cur ego, si nequeo ignoroque, pota salutor? HOR. De Ar. Poet. 86. But if, through …
No. 124. The lady’s misery in a summer retirement.
Taciturn sylvas inter reptare salubres, Curantem quicquid dignim sapiente bonoque est? HOR. Lib. i. Ep. iv. 4. To range in …
No. 123. The young trader turned gentleman.
Even while I am preparing to write a history of disappointed expectations, I cannot forbear to flatter myself.