BRITISH ESSAYISTS;

PUBLISHED BY E. SARGEANT AND M. & W. WARD ;

AND MUNROE AND FRANCIS, AND

EDWARD COTTON, BOSTON.

1811,

'THE

RAMBLER;

A NEW EDITION,

CORRECTED FROM THE ORIGINALS,

WITH

A PREFACE,

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL,

BY ALEXTO

CHALMERS, F.S.A.

VOL. II.

NEW-YORK,

PUBLISHED BY E. SARGEANT AND M. & W.WARD;

AND MUNROE AND FRANCIS, AND

EDWARD COTTON, BOSTON.

1811.

CONTENTS.

VOLUME II.

54. A

No.

DEATH-Bed the true School of Wis.

dom-the Effects of Death upon the

Survivors

JOHNSON

55. The gay Widow's Impatience of the

Growth of her Daughter-the History

of Miss May-pole ..

56. The Necessity of Complaisance-the Ram-

bler's Grief for offending his corres-

pondents

57. Sententious Rules of Frugality

58. The Desire of Wealth moderated by Phi-

losophy ·

59. An Account of Suspirius the human

Screech-owl

60. The Dignity and Usefulness of Biography

61. A Londoner's Visit to the Country

62. A young Lady's impatience to see London

63. Inconstancy not always a Weakness

64. The Requisites to true Friendship . .

69 Pobidah and the Hermit, an Eastern Story

Passion not to be eradicated the views of

Women ill directed

The Garden of Hope, a Dream
Every man chiefly happy or miserable at

31.