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THE IDLER.

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1 IDLEE's character

2 Invitations to correspondents

3 Idler's reason for writing

4 Charities and hospitals

5 Proposal for a female army

6 Lady's performance on horseback

7 Scheme for news-writers

8 Plan of military discipline

9 Progress of idleness

10 Political credulity

11 Discourses on the weather

12 Marriages why advertised

13 The imaginary housewife

14 Robbery of time

15 Treacle's complaint of his wife

16 Drugget's retirement

17 Expedients of Idlers

18 Drugget vindicated

19 Whirler's character

20 Louisbourg's history

21 Linger's history of listlessness

22 Imprisonment of debtors

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23 Uncertainty of friendship

24 Man does not always think

25 New actors on the theatre

26 Betty Broom's history

27 Power of habits

28 Wedding day—Grocer's wife-Chairman

29 Betty Broom's history

30 Corruption of news-writers

31 Disguises of idleness. Sober's character

32 Sleep

33 Journal of a fellow of a college

34 Punch and conversation

35 Auction hunter

36 The terrifick diction

37 Iron and gold

38 Debtors in prison

39 The bracelet

40 Art of advertising

41 On the death of a friend

42 Perdita's complaint of her father

43 Monitions on the flight of time

44 Use of memory

45 Portraits defended

46 Molly Quick's complaint of her mistress

47 Debora Ginger's account of city wits

48 The bustles of idleness

4.9 Marvel's journey

50 Marvel paralleled

51 Domestick greatness unattainable

52. Self-denial necessary

53 Mischiefs of good company

54 Mis. Savecharge's complaint

55 Author's mortifications

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56 Virtuosos whimsical

57 Character of Sophron the prudent

-58 Expectations of pleasure frustrated

269 Books fall into neglect

60 Minim the critick

61 Minim the critick

62 Ranger's account of the vanity of riches

63 Progress of arts and language

64 Ranger's complaint concluded

65 Fate of posthumous works

66 Loss of ancient writings

67 Scholar's journal

68 History of translations

69 History of translations

70 Hard words defended

71 Dick Shifter's rural excursion

72 Regulation of memory

73 Tranquil's use of riches

74 Memory rarely deficient

75 Gelaleddin of Bassora

76 False criticisms on painting

77 Easy writing

78 Steady, Snug, Startle, Solid, and Misty

79 Grand style of painting

80 Ladies' journey to London

81 Indian's speech to his countrymen

82 The true idea of beauty

83 Scruple, Wormwood, Sturdy, and Gentle

84 Biography how best performed

85 Books multiplied by useless compilations

86 Miss Heartless's want of a lodging

87 Amazonian bravery revived

88 What have ye done?

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90 Rhetorical action considered

91 Sufficiency of the English language

92 Nature of cunning

93 Sam Softly's History

94 Obstructions of learning

95 Tim Wainscot's son a fine gentleman

96 Hacho of Lapland

97 Narratives of travellers considered

98 Sophia Heedful

99 Ortogral of Basra

100 The good sort of woman

101 Omar's plan of life

102 Authors inattentive to themselves

103 Horror of the last

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