THE

WORKS

OF

SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.

A NEW EDITION,

IN TWELVE VOLUMES.

TO WHICH IS PREFIXED,

AN ESSAY ON HIS LIFE AND GENIUS,

BY ARTHUR MURPHY, ESQ.

VOL. II.

CONTAINING PHILOLOGICAL TRACTS.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR G. WALKER, J. AKERMAN, E. EDWARDS, J. HARWOOD, W.ROBINSON,
AND SONS, LIVERPOOL; E. THOMSON, MANCHESTER; J. NOBLE, HULL;
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AND CO. GLASGOW.

J. Haddon, Printer, Tabernacle Walk.

1820.

Account of the Harleian Library

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171

Essay on the Origin and Importance of Fugitive Pieces 184

Account of the Life of Benvenuto Cellini

View of the Controversy between Crousaz and Warburton 198

Preliminary Discourse to the London Chronicle, 1757

203

Introduction to the World Displayed

Preface to the Preceptor

235

Preface to Rolt's Dictionary

256

Preface to the Translation of Father Lobo's Voyage

265

Essay on Epitaphs -

MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS.

Review of Memoirs of the Court of Augustus

Review of Four Letters from Sir Isaac Newton to Dr.

319

Bentley -

328

Review of a Journal of Eight Days Journey from Ports-

mouth to Kingston upon Thames, &c.

333

Review of an Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope 349

Reply to a Paper in the Gazatteer

360

Some Thoughts on Agriculture, Ancient and Modern

Further Thoughts on Agriculture

384

391

The Vision of Theodore, the Hermit of Teneriffe

398

The Picture of Human Life, from the Greek of Cebes

416

PHILOLOGICAL TRACTS.

VOL. II.

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