WORKS OF Samuel Johnson, LL.D. IN ELEVEN VOLUMES. VOL. XI. L O N D ON: Printed for J. Buckland, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne and Sons, L. Davis, B. White and Son, T. Longman, B. Law, J. Dodsley, H. Baldwin, J. Robson, M DCC LXXXVII. C Ο Ν Τ Ε Ν Τ S OF THE ELE VENTH VOLUME. TALES AND VISIONS. 1 IO 20 21 THE HISTORY OF RASSELAS, PRINCE OF ABISSINIA. CHAP. Page I. Description of a palace in a valley II. The discontent of Rafjelas in the happy valley 4 III. The wants of him that wants nothing 8 IV. The Prince continues to grieve and muse V. The Prince meditates his escape 14 VI. A dissertation on the art of Aying 15 VII. The Prince finds a man of learning VIII. The history of Imlac IX. The history of Imlac continued 25 X. Imlac's history continued. A dissertation upon poetry 29 XI. Imlac's narrative continued. A hint on pilgrimage 32 XII. The story of Imlac continued XIII. Rafjelas discovers the means of escape XIV Rafjelas and Imlac receive an unexpected visit 4+ XV. The Prince and Princess leave the valley, and fee many wonders XVI. They enter Cairo, and find every man happy XVII. The Prince associates with young men of spirit and gaiety XVIII. The Prince finds a wise and happy man XIX. A glimpse of pastoral life A 2 XX. The 36 41 45 48 51 53 56 58 84 87 CHAP. Page 66 XXIV. The Prince examines the happiness of high stations 67 XXV. The Princess persues her enquiry with more diligence than success 68 XXVI. The Princess continues her remarks on private life 71 XXVII. Disquisition upon greatness 74 XXVIII. Raselas and Nekayah continue their conversation 77 *XXVIII. The debate of marriage continued 80 XXIX. Imlac enters, and changes the conversation XXX. They visit the pyramids XXXI. They enter the pyramid 90 XXXII. The princess meets with an unexpected misfortune 91 XXXIII. They return to Cairo, without Pekuah 93 XXXIV. The Princess languishes for want of Pekuah XXXV. Pekuah is still remembered. The progress of forrow XXXVI. The Princess hears news of Pekuah XXXVII. The adventures of the lady Pekuah 103 XXXVIII. The adventures of Pekuah continued 108 XXXIX. The history of a man of learning 114 easiness 118 124 134 XLVII. Imlac discourses on the nature of the soul 138 XLVIII. The conclusion, in which nothing is concluded 143 The VISION OF THEODORE, the Hermit of Teneriffe, found in his cell 145 The APOTHEOSIS of MILTON, a vision 163 PRAYERS 96 IOI 116 I 20 I 21 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. Prologue spoken by Mr. Garrick, at the opening of the Theatre-Royal Drury-Lane, 1747 Prologue spoken by Mr. Garrick, Apr. 5, 1750, before the Masque of Comus, acted at Drury.Lane Theatre, for the benefit of Milton's grand-daughter Prologue to the comedy of The Good-Natured Man, 1769 347 Prologue to the comedy of A Word to the Wife, spoken by Mr. Hull, at Covent Garden Theatre, in 1777, for the benefit of Mrs. Kelly and her children To Miss *****, on her giving the Author a gold and silk net-work purse, of her own weaving To Miss *****, on her playing upon the harpsichord in a room hung with flower-pieces of her own painting Verses written at the request of a Gentleman to whom a Lady had given a sprig of myrtle |