The Adventurer, Volume 2

J. Dodsley, 1794

Parallel between antient and modern learning	9

On lying	19

Tranflation of a manufcript of LONGINUS lately	28

Diftreffes of an author invited to read his play	38

MISARGYRUSs account of his companions in	53

ſtory	61

The ſtory continued	77

Tranflation of the manufcript of LONGINUS Con	87

The folly of human wiſhes and ſchemes to correct the moral government of the world The hiſtory of NOURADDIN and AMANA	232

The hiftory of NOURADDIN and AMANA concluded	242

Apology for neglecting officious advice	253

Obfervations on the ODYSSEY of HOMER	262

The mercy of affliction an eaſtern ſtory	272

The miſchiefs of ſuperſtition and infidelity The hiftory of FIDELIA	280

The hiſtory of FIDELIA concluded	309

The hiftory of FIDELIA continued 292	328

Prefumption of modern criticifm cenfured Ancient	98

Poets not univerfally or neceffarily poor	108

SATANS letter in behalf of religion and virtue	118

Honour both as a motive and an end prefuppofes	127

MISARGYRUSs account of his companions con	138

Paucity of original writers Paffages which Pope	148

BENEVOLUSs letter continued	167

BENEVOLUSs letter concluded	179

Human ſports not fuch as can gratify pure benevo	194

Idle hope	204

Sequel to the ftory of EUGENIO Not accepting	214

No Page 71 Letters from fix characters	222

Incitement to enterprize and emulation Some ac count of the ADMIRABLE CRICHTON	332

Perfonal beauty produced by moral fentiment 34I 83 Obfervations on the ODYSSEY conc luded	349

Folly of falfe pretences to importance Journey in a ftage coach	356

Study compofition and converfe equally neceffary to intellectual accompliſhment	366

The life of AGAMUS an old debauchee	375

Politenessa neceſſary auxiliary to knowledge and vir tue	389

Obfervations on dreaming and madneſs Remark able lunacy of Mr SIMON BROWN	393

A fragment of SIMONIDES and an imitation of it	403

Literary offerings in the temple of Fame A vifion	411

NO UNIVERSAL rule of moral conduct as it re fpects fociety Story of YAMODIN and TAMIRA	421

Criticifin on the PASTORALS of VIRGIL	430

Title	The Adventurer, Volume 2 The Adventurer, John Hawkesworth
Contributors	John Hawkesworth, Samuel Johnson, Richard Bathurst, Joseph Warton
Edition	reprint
Publisher	J. Dodsley, 1794
Original from	the University of California
Digitized	16 Jan 2014

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