CHAPTER XVI.

THACKERAY'S RESEARCHES AMONGST THE WRITINGS OF THE EARLY ESSAYISTS -- _Continued._

Characteristic Passages from the Works of the 'Humourists,' from Thackeray's Library; illustrated by the Author's hand with Marginal Sketches suggested by the Text -- THE 'RAMBLER,' 1749-50 -- Introduction -- Its Author, Dr. Johnson -- Paragraphs and Pencillings 370