136 29. The folly of anticipating misfortunes. 142 30. The observance of Sunday recommended; an allegory. 146 31. The defence of a known mistake highly culpable. 150 32. The vanity of stoicism. The necessity of patience. 156 33. An allegorical history of Rest and Labour. 161 34. The uneasiness and disgust of female cowardice. 165 35. A marriage of prudence without affection. 171 36. The reasons why pastorals delight. 176 37. The true principles of pastoral poetry. 180 38. The advantages of mediocrity; an eastern fable. 185 39. The unhappiness of women whether single or married. 190 40. The difficulty of giving advice without offending. 194 41. The advantages of memory. 199 42. The misery of a modish lady in solitude. 204 43. The inconveniences of precipitation and confidence. 208 44. Religion and Superstition; a vision. 213 45. The causes of disagreement in marriage. 218 46. The mischiefs of rural faction. 222 47. The proper means of regulating sorrow. 227 48. The miseries of an infirm constitution. 231 49. A disquisition upon the value of fame. 235 50. A virtuous old age always reverenced. 240 51. The employments of a housewife in the country. 244 52. The contemplation of the calamities of others, a remedy for grief. 250 53. The folly and misery of a spendthrift. 254 54. A death-bed the true school of wisdom. The effects of death upon the survivors. 258 55. The gay widow's impatience of the growth of her daughter. The history of Miss May-pole. 263 56. The necessity of complaisance. The Rambler's grief for offending his correspondents. 268 57. Sententious rules of frugality. 273 58. The desire of wealth moderated by philosophy. 277 59. An account of Suspirius, the human screech-owl. 281 60. The dignity and usefulness of biography. 285 61. A Londoner's visit to the country. 290 62. A young lady's impatience to see London. 295 63. Inconstancy not always a weakness. 300 64. The requisites to true friendship. 304 65. Obidah and the hermit; an eastern story. 309 66. Passion not to be eradicated.