PAGLI Johnson, Dr. Samuel, the books of divinity which he confulted 540 is terrified at the prospect of death is left executor to Mr. Thrale, but is aukward in the dif- 545 his epitaph on Mr. Thrale 549 his friendship with the Thrale family diffolved ·550 vifits Lichfield and Oxford 552 becomes very infirm ibid. his account of the death of Levett 553 stanzas by him on that event ibid. has a stroke of the pally, June 16, 1783 554 his prayer for the recovery of Mrs. Williams 556 his difagreeable habits 558 his apprehenfions of and preparation for death 560 after an exercise of prayer is wonderfully relieved from 563, 564 the dropfy, under which he had for fome time laboured 565 eftablishes an alehouse-club in Effex-street labours to prevent the fecond marriage of Mrs. Thrale 566 his letter to the lord chancellor, declining an offer of his 568 makes his will with feveral blanks in it begins an Ægri Ephemeris, and prepares for his diffolu tion his memorial of his deceased parents and brother 575 576 577 ibid. 578 his prayer at the last time of his receiving the facrament 584 makes another will and codicil account of fome of his relations not mentioned in his will Jordan, tutor to Johnfon, but greatly contemned by him -three tragedies founded upon it Juvenal, Satire iii, account of Johnson's tranflation of Johnion's prologue to his comedy, A Word to the Wife" 3 346 Kenrick, Dr. libels Johnfon and Akenfide Kent, (the architect) - Kilda, St. (ifland of) account of the inhabitants, &c. L. -- - Lacy, Mr. joins Garrick in the purchase of Drury-Lane Theatre - Lauder, William, his hatred of Milton his falfe charges of plagiarifm on Milton detected - his conceffion retracted by his future conduct - 373 476 Law, the concurrence of circumstances neceffary to ensure the ufe of precedents in Lawrence, Dr. anecdotes of - Learned men, inftances of their being taken into the fami- lies of the great - Legislation, Hooker's fentiments of -- 277 284 Lenox, Mrs. account of a nocturnal feftivity on the publica- Literary property, the decifion on the question of Liturgy of Edward VI. account of the controverfy refpecting it 450 Johnfon account of that work - London Magazine, contest between it and the Gentleman's M. Macbeth, Tragedy of, a paffage therein illuftrated by a rela- Madden, Dr. fubmits a publication of his, to Johnson's 391 232 263 M'Ghie, Dr. William, memoirs of Martin, (author of the Hiftory of the Hebrides) account of 473 Maittaire, PAGE. Maittaire, Michael, writes the dedication to the Catalogue of Lord Oxford's books Millar, Andrew, Johnson's arch reply to Milton, John, attacked by Lauder as a plagiarist defended by Dr. Douglas extracts from Lauder's conceffions again attacked by Lauder 281 Miffale of St. Ifidore, account of 139 Maurs, les, character of that work zz6 Oldys, Wm. account of him O. Ofborne, Tho. purchases Lord Oxford's books, and employs character of him ftory of Johnson's knocking him down with a folio Offian, Johnfon's opinion of the poems of Oxford, Lord, his library. See Ofborne. 213 Patriot defcribed -negatively described P. 492 493 Pembroke and Montgomery, Philip Earl of, a ftrange character 135 - Pennant, Mr. commendation of his tour to the Hebrides, and of the concluding paragraph thereof Periodical Moral Effays, their utility Phyficians, numerous inftances of the failure of their endea- Pitt, Mr. his fpeech in answer to Mr. Walpole's, on a bill PAGE Pope, his Effay on Man, compofed from the dictamen of Lord Bolingbroke - not converfant with the ancient writers on morality 67 - Prifoners, the tenderness with which they are treated - at the performance of Kelly's play for the benefit of his Prophecies, forged to ferve political purposes Proftitution in authors, what Pfalmanaazar, George, account of him 531 521 Pudding, extempore reflection on a Puritans, Johnfon's opinion of Q. Quaker, anecdote of a female one, who kept a house of lewd Rambler, prayer compofed by Johnfon, when he first under- took it - - fpecimen of hints from which he compofed fundry of the papers all except four written by himself tranflated into the Ruffian language Raffelas, Johnfon fold the copy of it, in order to fupport his mother in her laft illness examen of that work Religious Exercifes, thoughts on Remembrancer, a political paper written by Ralph Rich, Mr. an elegant compliment of his to Mr. Garrick 265 266* 271 Rider, the Rev. William, a writer in the Gentleman's Ma- gazine Robinson, Sir Thomas, is fent by lord Chesterfield to Johnfon- Ruff head, Owen, undertakes the review of books in the Savage, Richard, fketch of his character Johnfon writes his life his parting from Johnson the author's intention in writing it Henry Fielding's commendation of it Saunders, Lord Chief Juftice, hiftory of his origin and rife Schomberg, Dr. Meyer, his hiftory School-Inftruction, Dr. Johnfon's plan for Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury, anecdotes of him 523 254 Selwin, Mr. ftory of a perfon under fentence of death apply- ing to him to obtain a pardon Sentimental writers, characterized Shaftesbury, Lord, his definition of virtue --- - Shakespeare, his knowledge of the human mind illuftrated, - 443 enquiry into the merits of the various editors of his works 168 published under the name of Cibber Shippen, William, anecdote of him 204 Smalridge, Dr. his readiness to vifit the fick Sidney, Sir Henry, his letter to his fon Philip Smollet, Dr. Tobias, account of him and his works Smith, Mr. John, a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine -365 48 Southwell, Mr. Edmund, anecdotes of him 215 585 Spelman's Gloffary, account of that work 405 in England about the year 1740 Sterne, Laurence, account of him and his writings Spirituous Liquors, feven millions of gallons distilled yearly 136 - Taverns, Dr. Johnson's love of, and reasons for it their antiquity and history 87 - Taylor, (the Water Poet) account of him and his works ibid. 141 Tea, controverfy between Jonas Hanway and Dr. Johnson on 351 494 - of it Thompson, Dr. account of him ftory of Quin and him Thrale, Mr. dies, and leaves Johnson one of his executors - his epitaph, written by Johnfon |