Aberbrothick, 286.

Abercrombie, Mr., of Philadelphia, 247. 259.
Aberdeen, 230. Johnson's account of, 541.

batter, duel fought for the honour of, 384.
William, Earl of, 305.

George, Earl of, note on Thucydides and Homer, 608.

Aberdonians, 294.

Abernethy, Rev. John. 285. Doctor, 754.

Abingdon, Earl of, bon-mot of, 651.

Mrs., the actress. 437, 438. 440. 447.

Abjuration, oath of, 437.

Abridgments of works, 286.

Absenteeism, 553. 579.

Absolute princes, 454.

Abstain and refrain, distinction between, 159.

Abstemiousness, Johnson's, 28. 159. 174. 187. 239. 270. 336.

354. 362. 448. 480. 502. 597. 678.

Absurdities, use of delineating, 659.

Abuse, 763. personal, 194. 304.

Johnson's disregard of, 624. 663.

Abyssinia, Lobo's voyage to, 21. 285. 496.

Academy, Della Crusca send Johnson their vocabulary, 98.
Accent, Scotch, overcome by perseverance, 232.
Accounts, keeping, 716.
Achilles, shield of, 664.

Acis and Galatea, 577.
Acquaintances, 98. 716. 791.

Johnson's numerous, 501. 733. list of, 79. 81.

Acting, 742. tragic, 275.

Action, in public speaking, 249.

Active sports in young people, not idleness, 9.

Activity of body, Johnson's, 451. of mind, 610.

Actor, qualities of a great, 522.

Actors, 51. 62. 205. 257. 274. 467. 556. 742.

Johnson's prejudice against, 51. 62. 656, G57. 742.

Adair's account of America, 457.

Adams, Rev. Dr. William, Master of Pembroke College,
Oxford, 12, 13. 17. 38. 54. 57. 60. 86, 87. 93. 165. 388.
424. 482. 736. 763. 792.

his account of the first representation of " Irene," 60.
his answer to Hume's Essay on Miracles, 482.
Johnson's Letter to, 782.

Miss, afterwards Mrs. Hyett, 761.

George, dedication of Treatise on the Globes, 187.

Addison, Joseph, 8. 55. 63. 71, 72. 145. 153. 170. 255. 263. 277.
290. 372, 446. 484. 504. 509. 546.573. 591. 662. 679.800.

Johnson's

his "Notanda," 63. "Remarks on Italy," 372. 446.
style, 71. conduct towards Steele, 671. 684.
opinion of, 71. 145. 611. Johnson's Life of, 671.
Address of the Painters to George the Third, 119.
Adey, Mrs., 193. 197. 623. 631. Miss, 6. 197. 490. 639.
Admiration, 450.

"Adventurer," Hawkesworth's, 64. 75. 77. 81, 82. 107.

the papers marked T, written by Johnson, 64. 81.
Adventures of a Guinea," by whom written, 359.
"Adversaria," specimen of Johnson's, 64.
Adversaries, not to be treated with respect, 272.

Advertisements, Johnson's, in the Gent. Mag. 25. 48. in the
Universal Chronicle, 116. in the Edinburgh papers, 407.
Adultery, 192.

Egri Ephemeris, Johnson's, 794.

Æneid. story of the, 731.

Eschylus, Potter's translation of, 582.

Affectation, 402, 662. in writing, 346

Affection,

of a 209. 630. 728.

with the great, 674.

-, Johnson's, for Miss Boothby, 20. 672.

Agar, Welbore Ellis, Esq., 533.

Age, old, 559. 581. 610. 613. 661. 718. 755. 832.

Agis,' "Home's Tragedy of, 332.

"Aglaura," Suckling's play of, 603.

Agutter, Rev. W., 759. sermon on Johnson's death, 808.

Aikin, Miss (Barbauld) 469. 552. imitates Johnson, 552.
Air-bath, Lord Monboddo's, 550.

Akenside, Dr. Mark, 121. 234. 495. 504.

Akerman, Mr., keeper of Newgate, anecdotes of, 648.
Alberti Leandro, description of Italy, 372. 446.

Alchymy, 456.

Alcibiades, 585. his dog, 573.

Aldrich, Rev. Mr., 138.

Alfred, Johnson's wish to write his Life, 54, his will, 698.

"Alias," Johnson's exemplification of the word, 730.
Allen, Rev. Thomas, 366.

Amusements, 837. Country, 370. A man known by his, 768.
Amyat, Dr., 127.

Amyot, Mr. Thomas, 839.

"Ana," the French, 372. 605.

Anacreon, Baxter's, 396. 712.

dove of, translated by Johnson and Fawkes, 548.

Anaitis, temple of, 337, 338.

Analogy between body and mind, 12.

Anatomy of Melancholy," Burton's, 12. 217. 482.
Ancestry, 229.

"Ancient Ballads," Dr. Percy's, 137.

Ancient times, not better than modern, 730.

Anderdon MSS., 57. 792. 799.

Anderson. Professor, at Glasgow, 393. 534.

Dr. Robert, his Life of Johnson, 8. 27. 35. 61. 72. 135.
188.231. 277. 357. 425.

-, Mr., his "Sketches of the Native Irish," 231.
Andrews, Dr. Francis, Provost of Dublin College, 168.
Androcles, 243.

Anecdotes, Johnson's love of, 275.

-, Piozzi's general accuracy of, 780.

-, at second hand, little to be relied on, 805.
"Anfractuosities" of the human mind, 655.
Angel, Mr. John, his "Stenography," 254.
-, fallen, 737.

Angus More, 3-3.

dotes of Johnson, 837.

Apec

Captain, 1.

Dr. Richard, 56. 58. 75. 77. 79. 81, 82, 83. 129. 165. 243. 251. 663, 664. a "good hater," 78.

"Batrachomyomachia," first edition of, 425.

"Baudii Epistolæ," quoted, 420.

Baxter, Richard, quoted, 262. 292. 219. 733.

"Reasons of the Christian Religion," commended, 738. William, his "Anacreon," 396. 712. 740. 750.

Bayes," character of, 235, 236.

Bayle, 93. His Dictionary, 145. 363. 416.

"Bear," the epithet applied to Johnson, 195. 446. 831.
Bears, 446.

Beatniffe, Richard, Esq., Johnson's letter to, 701.
Beaton, Cardinal, his murder, 283.

Beattie, Dr. James, 65. 224, 225, 226. 228. 244, 245. 264, 266. 268. 272. 293. 296. 358, 390. 519. 555. 687.773.

his letter to Boswell, 228. Johnson's letter to, 651.

-, his " Essay on Truth," 245. his "Hermit," 720. Beauclerk, Topham, Esq., 25. 80. 121. 125. 126. 128. 147. 163. 166, 167. 183. 255. 260. 288. 298. 370. 379. 428. 430. 434. 436. 445. 450, 451. 496. 500. 529. 590. 615, 616. 630. 642. 646, 657. 662.679. 688. 718. Altercation with Johnson, 628. His death, 642. His character, 642, 643. 646. His letter to Lord Charlemont, 643.

Lady Diana, 260 428. 643. 686.

Lord Sydney, 804. Lady Sydney, 366.

Beaufort, Duchess of,646.

Beaumaris Castle, 421.

Beaumont, Sir George, 601.

"Beauties of Johnson," 67. 706, 707.

Beaumont and Fletcher, 18. 442.

Beauty, 234. 696.

Becket, Thomas, the bookseller, 429.

Balloons, 784.

Ballow, Mr. Thomas, 501.

Balmuto, Lord, 518.

Baltic, Johnson's proposed voyage to, 539.

Bankes, Mr., of Dorsetshire, 42. 166.

Banks, Sir Joseph, 226, 227, 228, 287. 379. 381. 496. 620, 621.

Johnson's motto for his goat, 226.

Baptism, 487. 760.

Barbauld, Mr., 470. Mrs. See Aikin.

Barber, Francis, Johnson's negro servant, 75, 76, 77, 78. 102. 117, 118. 183. 194. 215. 227. 415. 620. 790. 801, 802. Johnson's letters to, 194. 215. 739.

Barclay, his "Ship of Fooles," 91.

Mr., his defence of Johnson's Shakspeare, 171. 358.
Robert, of Ury, his "Apology for the Quakers," 487.

Beckenham, 767.

Beckford, Alderman, 517. 562.

Bedford, John, fourth Duke of, 769.

Bedlam, 455. 726.

Bee, the, by Goldsmith, 140.

Beech, Thomas, his "Eugenio," 259.

Beggars, 127. 216, 635, 664.

"Beggar's Opera," 364. 453. 561. 604. 685.

Behaviour, Johnson a nice observer of, 511.

Behmen, Jacob, 218.

Belchier, Mr., the surgeon, 513.

Beighton, Mr., 167.

Bell, Dr. 644.

"" John, of Antermony, "Travels in Russia," 192. John, Esq., of Hertfordshire, 225.246.

Mr. John, his "British Poets," 530.

Berwick, Duke of, his "Memoirs," 592.

Bethune, Rev. Mr., 334. 341.

Betterton, Mr., the actor, 556.

Bettesworth, Rev. Edmund, 158.

Beverage, Johnson's favourite, 508.

Bevil, Rev. Mr., his defence of Hammond, 675,

Bewley, Mr., his veneration for Johnson, 698.
Bexley, Lord, concerning Dr. Vansittart, 117.

Bible, early translations of, 197. Johnson's plan of reading
the, 17. should be read with a commentary, 513.

Johnson's death-bed recommendation to read, 842.
"Bibliotheca Harleiana," Johnson's account of, 46.
"Bibliotheca Literaria," 420.

"Bibliothèque," Johnson's scheme for opening a, 93.
Bickerstaff, Mr. Isaac, 142. 203.

Bicknell, Mr., 106.

Boar's Head Club, 348.

Boasting, Boswell's habit of, 721.

Bocage, Madame du, 460. 465, 467. Her "Columbiade," 773.
Boece, Hector, the historian, 750.

Boerhaave, 455. Johnson's Life of, 40.

Boetius, "De Consolatione Philosophiæ," 40. 219.

Boileau, 2. 33. 120. 222. 614.

Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, first Viscount, 88. 110. 158.

613, 614, 615, 670. Johnson's character of, 8. 110.

-, his share in Pope's "Essay on Man," 635, 636.

, Lady, her description of Pope, 605.

-, Frederick, second Viscount, 260.

Bolt-court, 30. 588.

Bonaventura, the "seraphic doctor," 172.
Bones, uses applied to, 725.

Johnson's horror at the sight of, 319. 378.

Bon-mots, 605.

Bonner, Bishop, 18.

Book collecting, 756.

Booker's" Hop Garden," 486.

Books, 255. 452. 731. 756. 767.; how to read, 766.; practice of
talking from, 396.

Booksellers, J's. character and vindication of, 94. 100.

Borough-English, 376.

Boroughs and corporations, 455.

Boscawen, Admiral, 608. Hon. Mrs., 608. 646, 685, 686.
Boscovitch, Père, 218. 468.

Bossuet, bishop of Méaux, 372.
Bosville, Godfrey, Esq., 618. 652.

Mrs., 236.

Boswell, James, Esq., the author of this work,
afflicted with hypochondria, 15. 280. 475. 793.
writes the "Hypochondriac," 15. 717.

his nationality, 16. made notes at dinner, 837.
Mr. Courtenay's verses on, 70. 409.

contributed to the taste for biographical details, 84.
introduction to Johnson, 133, 134.

story told by Johnson of his early years, 148.
"Account of Corsica," 189. 199.

elected a member of the Literary Club, 257. 259.
Journal of his Tour to the Hebrides, 267.

dress at the jubilee, 198.

propensity to see executions, 206. 648. 720. 772.

his ancestry, 271. 396. 472.

, his character drawn by himself, 279.

Johnson's character of him, 280. 459. 619.

his account of the escape of the Pretender, 326.

, announces the “ Life of J." during his lifetime 373.

Lord Stowell's character of him, 280.

Johnson's character of his "Tour to the Hebrides," 458.

-, attempt to imitate the style of Warburton, 600.

a quarrel with Johnson, 610.

"Letter to the People of Scotland," 747, 748.

, expectations from Mr. Pitt, 750.

, controversy with Miss Seward, 773.

Johnson's letters to him, 162. 172. 179. 193. 199. 212. 224.
226. 245, 246. 266. 268. 270 409. 411, 412, 413, 414. 426, 427,
428, 429. 433, 434. 457, 458, 459. 468. 470, 471, 472, 473, 474,
475. 508. 522. 524, 528, 530, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539. 565.
567. 589. 619. 621. 624. 630. 633. 640, 641, 642. 651. 654. 677.
700. 705. 707, 708, 709. 736. 744. 748, 749, 750. 782. 793.

his letters to Johnson, 179. 193. 223, 224. 226. 245, 410.
413, 414, 427, 428, 429. 433. 468, 469. 475. 522, 523. 526. 528,
529. 533, 534. 536, 537, 538. 564. 566, 567. 569, 570. 589. 618.
622. 630. 633. 639, 640. 650, 652.

letter to Garrick, 385.
Garrick's letter to, 386.

,letter to Rasay, 407.

-, letter to Sir Joshua Reynolds, 747.

letter to Lord Thurlow on Johnson's pension, 77.

Lord Thurlow's answer, 775.

letter to Wilkes, 732.

letters to Malone about this work, 828.

Mrs., the author's wife, 75. 224. 409, 410, 475. 521. 537.

548. 624. 654.733.

her letter to Johnson, 710.

Johnson's letters to, 521. 537.640. 709.

Mrs., the author's mother, 395.

Thomas, the founder of the author's family, 396, 472.
T. David, the author's brother, 244. 555, 650, 652.
Sir A., the author's eldest son, 212. 240. 270. 468. 555.
David, the author's second son, 525. 529.

James, the author's third son, 17. 20. 52. 57. 66. 79. 189.
203. 211. 220, 221. 239, 240, 429. 452. 460, 483. 506. 629. 634.
Elizabeth, the author's step-mother, 518.
Veronica, the author's daughter, 271. 537.
Dr. the author's uncle, 278. 402. 496. 533.
"Bottom," 687.

Bouchier, Governor, 683.

Bouther, Père, his "First Truths," 160.
Boutflers, Madame de, 216. 467, 468.

Bouheurs, Dominique, 205.

Boulter, Dr. Hugh, his Monument," a poem, 107. 830.
Boulton, Matthew, Esq., 425. 488.

Bouquet, Mr., 78.

Bourbon, Duc de, 462.

Bourdaloue, Père, 259. 372.

Bourdonne, Madame de, 259.

Bourke, Archbishop, afterwards Earl of Mayo, 737.

Bouts-rimés, 442.

Bower, Mr., 794.

Bowles, William, Esq., 737.

Bow-wow way, Johnson's, 269. 439.

Bowyer, William, the printer, 789.

Boxing, Johnson's skill in, 342.

Boyd, Hon. Charles, 295. 297.

Boyd's inn, 270.

Boydell, Mr. Alderman, 428.

Boyle, the family of, 345

Hon. Robert, 105.

Boys at school, 153.

Boyse, Samuel, the poet, 721. 804.

"Bozzy," Boswell so called by Johnson, 371. 635. 638. 677. Bradshaigh, Lady, 63.

Bradshaw, John, the regicide, 738.

Bull-dogs, 558.

Buller of Buchan, 295, 296. -, Mrs. 645.

Bunbury, Sir Charles, 436.

-, Mrs. 140. 649.

Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress," 258.

Buonaparte, Napoleon, 264. 344. 349. 461. 493. Burbridge, Mr., 52.

Burgess-ticket, Johnson's, at Aberdeen, 292. Burgoyne, General, surrender at Saratoga, 617. Burial Service, 729.

Burke, Right Hon. Edmund. Anecdotes of, and remarks upon, 22. 37. 71. 116. 136. 140, 141. 154. 158. 161. 163. 173. 177. 207. 220. 229. 232. 240. 253, 259. 263. 265. 268. 273, Z4. 288, 289. 298. 336. 357. 412. 425, 446. 453, 465. 485, 509, 513. 520. 521. 529. 540. 550 571. 573. 578. 583. 590, 600, 604, 605. 625, 626. 630. 639. 647. 661, 662. 671. 673. 680, 681. 715. 732. 740. 748. 756, 757. 764. 771. 803.

Observation on Johnson's ladies, 71. Counsel to "live pleasant," 116. "Vindication of Civil Society," 158 Essay on the Sublime and Beautiful," 205. Letter to the Sheriff's of Bristol," 557. Johnson's exclamation at Beaconsfield, 600. Classical pun on Wilkes, 605. Lively conceit on a line of Horace, 605. Conversation described by Johnson, 660. 713.755. Playful sally on Dean Marlay, 678. Oratory characterised by Wilkes, 688. Uniform respect for Johnson, 769. Pun on Dr. Brocklesby's name, 776. Pious proemium to his will, 842.

Mrs., 164.

Richard, Edmund's son, 731. 788.

Burlamaqui, 478.

Burlington, Lord, 614.

Burman, Peter, Johnson's Life of, 46.

Burnaby, Mr. Edward, 167.

Burnet, Bishop, his "Own Times," 250. 363. 446.

-, James, 227. 299. See Monboddo.

Burney, Dr. Charles, 7. 16. 61. 65. 71. 85. 91. 94. 97. 10. 135. 143. 146. 150. 164, 165. 192. 238. 266. 287. 439, 444, 452. 469.489. 490. 582. 620, 621. 625. 644. 661. 686, 698. 736.792 Account of" Irene," 61. Comparison of Addison and J., 71. "History of Music," 621. His "Travels," 720. Johnson's letters to, 94. 109. 172, 739. 785.

Dr. Charles, the younger, 794. Mrs., 170.

Calculators, ordinary intellect of, 480.

Calder, Dr. John, 249.

"Caliban of Literature," epithet applied to Johnson, 219. Caligula, his exclamation, 591.

"Called," phenomenon of hearing oneself, 685.
Callimachus, merits of, 655.

Calumny, or ridicule, Johnson's indifference to,
Cambridge, Richard Owen, Esq., 451, 452. 579. 722.

-, University, 185. Johnson's visit to. 167.

Camden, Charles Pratt, first Earl, 435. 600.
Camden's "Remains," 598. 729.

Cameron, Dr. Archibald, his execution, 42.

Camerons, family of the, 367.

Campbell, Hon. Archibald, 188. 213. 250. His "Doctrines of

a Middle State," 389. 759. Some account of, 389.

Lord Neil, 389.

Colonel Sir Archibald, 513.

Rev. Dr. Thomas, 107. 377. 443, 444. 447. and his Philosophical Survey of Ireland," 531.

INDEX.]

Mr., a purser, 188.

Mr., factor to the Duke of Argyle, 38. 373. 380, 383.
Colonel Mure, 533.

"Candide," of Voltaire, 115, 116. 617.

Candour, Johnson's, 721. 739.

Canning, Right Hon. George, on Public Education, 498.
"Canons of Criticism," Edwards's, 86.

Cant, the mind to be cleared of, 731.

Canus, Melchior, a Spanish Dominican, 461.

Capel, Edward, Preface to his Shakspeare, 656.

Caraciolt, Marquis, author of Ganganetti's Letters, 592.
Caractacus, 442.

Card-playing, 200, 405. 501, 502.

Cardan, his mode of composing his mind, 553.

Cardross, Lord, afterwards Earl of Buchan, 238.

Careless, Mrs., Johnson's first love, 488. 703.
"Careless Husband," Cibber's, 444.

Carelessness, 661.

Carhampton, Lord, 253.

Carleton, Captain, his "Memoirs," 774.

Carlisle, Frederick, fifth earl of, 505. 691.

Johnson's opinion of his "Father's Revenge," 743.

Mr., of Limekilns, 374.

Carmarthen, Lord, 443.

185 208. 212. 227. 219, 253

his Lesson in Biography, 797. 838.

Cham of Literature, 118.

Chamberlain, Mrs. 439.

Chamberlayne, Rev. Mr., 760,

Edward, Esq., 686.

Chapel, Dr., 259.

Chapone, Hester, Johnson's letter to, 743. See Mulso,
Character, influence of, 615.

Characters, first instance of delineation of, 664.

how historians should draw, 636.
showing only the bright side of, 671.

-, extraordinary, generally exaggerated, 484.
Johnson's delight in drawing, 834.

Charade, Johnson's, on Dr. Barnard, 722.
Charing Cross, 443.

851

Charity, Christian, 757. Judicious distribution of, 394.
Johnson's, 127. 183. 394. 570. 632. 697.770. 834. 836.
Charlemont, Earl of, 257, 298, 643. 680. Hardy's Life of, 88.
Charles the First, 72. 250 383, 454.

the Second, 151. 444. 448. 454. 484. 667.
Edward, Prince. See Pretender.

the Fifth, celebrates his own obsequies, 578.

-, the Twelfth, of Sweden, 46. 585.

Charlotte, Queen, 184.

Charlton, Dr., 741.

Charms, belief in, 317.

Chastity, 192. 334. First female virtue, 636.

Chatelet, 460.

Chatham, William, Earl of, 37. 58. 181. 244. 254,435. 617.769.
Chatsworth, 415. 564. 784.

Chatterton, Thomas, his poems, 510. 701.

Chaucer, 355.

Chemistry, Johnson's fondness for, 40, 634. 657. 738.
Chester, 417.

Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl of, 9. 45.
56, 57. 61. 68. 84, 85, 86, 87, 88. 93. 148, 149. 152. 158. 184.
217. 223. 249. 282. 297. 305. 345. 362. 430. 440. 446. 511.
530. 541. 558. 615. 629. 641, 642. 680. 696. 715. 774. Al-

leged neglect of Johnson, 245. His papers in "The
World," 85. Johnson's celebrated letter to, 85. His
"Letters to his Son," character of, 87. 440. 444. 446. 511.
Chevalier, the, 309, 310. 318. 326.

Chevey Chase, 838.

Cheyne, Dr. George, his "English Malady," 14. 522. His
"Treatise on Health," 503. His rule of conduct, 313.
Cheynel, Francis, Johnson's Life of, 278.

Chiesley of Dalry, 342.

Children, treatment and education of, 6. 8. 15. 154. 208. 295.
336. 469. 503. 537, 628. 661. Johnson's fondness for, 722.
old men's, 6.

China, wall of, 586.

Chinese language, 611.

Choice of Difficulties," 311.

Choisi, Abbé de, 609.

Cholmondeley, G. J., Esq., 779.

Hon. and Rev. George, 349. Mrs., 349. 603. 650, 740.
Christian, Rev. Mr., 191.

"Christian Hero," Steele's, 484,

Christian charity, 757.

religion, evidences of, 135, 137. 147. 152. 155. 840.

faith, liable to be disturbed, 733.

Christianity, the highest perfection of humanity, 181.

the atonement, the great article of, 292. 557. 694. 841.
Christians, the differences among, 557.

Christ's satisfaction, 292. 841.

Chudleigh, Miss, 58.

Church, the satisfaction of meeting at, 683.

of England, ecclesiastical discipline of, 755.
architecture, 481.

-, patronage, 259.

property, confiscated, 711.

Churchill, Charles, the poet, 35. 133. 165. 171. 571. His satire
on Johnson, 107. 138. Johnson's opinion of, 142.

Churton, Rev. Ralph, 264, 729. 764. 819.

Cibber, Colley, 43. 53. 56, 57, 58. 84. 136, 190, 206, 251, 365.

405. 3×6. 438 443, 504, 506, 516. 555, 556, 584. 741.

Clare, Robert Nugent, Lord, 222, 601.

Clarendon, Lord, 202, 376 616. His History, 97. 367. His
style,82.5 Manuscripts, 476.

Claret, characterised by Johnson, 609. 627. 680.
"Clarissa Harlowe," 73, 50%, 663. $30. "Index" to, 73.

-, preface to, written by Dr. Warburton, 83.

Clark, Alderman Richard, 610. Johnson's letter to, 747.
Mr., his pamphlet on Ossian, 745.

Clarke, Dr. Samuel, 135. 210, His works recommended,
135. 807. His" Sermons," 579. 806, 841.