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. VII.

CONTAINING IDLER.

LONDON:

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78. Steady, Snug, Startle, Solid, and Misty

310

79. Grand style of painting

315

80. Ladies journey to London

319

81. Indian's speech to his countrymen

323

82. The true idea of beauty

327