THE WORKS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. A NEW EDITION IN TWELVE VOLUMES. WITH AN ESSAY ON HIS LIFE AND GENIUS, BY ARTHUR MURPHY, Esq. VOLUME THE THIRD. LONDON: PRINTED FOR F. C. AND J. RIVINGTON; G. AND W. NICOL; T. EGERTON; A DISSERTATION UPON THE GREEK COMEDY, TRANSLATED FROM BRUMOY*. ADVERTISEMENT I CONCLUDE this work according to my pro mise, with an account of the Comick Theatre, and intreat the reader, whether a favourer or an enemy of the ancient Drama, not to pass his censure upon the authors or upon me, without a regular perusal of this whole work. For, though it seems to be composed of pieces of which each may precede or follow without dependance upon the other, yet all the parts, taken together, form a system which would be destroyed by their disjunction. Which way shall we * Published by Mrs. Lennox in 4to, 1759. To the third volume of this work the following Advertisement is prefixed. "In this "volume, the Discourse on the Greek Comedy, and the General "Conclusion, are translated by the celebrated author of the "Rambler. The Comedy of the Birds, and that of Peace, by young Gentleman. The Comedy of the Frogs, by the learned " and ingenious Dr. Gregory Sharpe. The Discourse upon the "Cyclops, by John Bourrya, Esq. The Cyclops, by Dr. Grainger, "author of the translation of Tibullus." E. |