The first two paragraphs of the Preface to

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1758. THE IDLER, which began April 5, in this year, and was continued till April 5, 1760, acknowl.

An Essay on the Bravery of the English Common Soldiers was added to it, when published in volumes, acknowl. 1759. Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, a Tale, acknowl. Advertisement for the Proprietors of the idler against certain persons who pirated those papers as they came out singly in a newspaper called the Universal Chronicle, or Weekly Gazette, intern. evid. For Mrs. Charlotte Lennox's English Version of Brumoy, "A Dissertation on the Greek Comedy," and the General Conclusion of the Book, intern. evid. Introduction to the World Displayed, a Collection of Voyages and Travels, acknowl.

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Corrections and Improvements, for Mr.
Gwyn the Architect's pamphlet, entitled
"Thoughts on the Coronation of George
III." acknowl.

1762. Dedication to the King of the Reverend
Dr. Kennedy's Complete System of
Astronomical Chronology unfolding the
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Preface to the Catalogue of the Artist's
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1763. Character of Collins in the Poetical Calendar, published by Fawkes and Woty, acknowl.

Dedication to the Earl of Shaftesbury of
the edition of Roger Ascham's English
Works, published by the Reverend Mr.
Bennett, acknowl.

The Life of Ascham, also prefixed to that
edition, acknowl.

Review of Telemachus, a Masque, by the
Reverend George Graham, of Eton
College, in the Critical Review,' ac-
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Dedication to the Queen of Mr. Hoole's

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1766. 1767. 1769.

The Fountains, a Fairy Tale, in Mrs.
Williams's Miscellanies, acknowl.
Dedication to the King of Mr. Adams's
Treatise on the Globes, acknowl.
Character of the Reverend Mr. Zachariah
Mudge, in the London Chronicle, ac-
knowl.

1770. The False Alarm, acknowl.

1771. Thoughts on the late Transactions respecting Falkland's Islands, acknowl.

1772. Defence of a Schoolmaster; dictated to me for the House of Lords, acknowl. Argument in support of the Law of Vicious Intromission; dictated to me for the Court of Session in Scotland, acknowl. 1773. Preface to Macbean's "Dictionary of Ancient Geography," acknowl.

1774. 1775.

1776.

1777.

Arguments in favour of the Rights of Lay Patrons; dictated to me for the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, acknowl.

The Patriot, acknowl.

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, acknowl.

Proposals for publishing the works of

Mrs. Charlotte Lennox, in 3 volumes, 4to. acknowl.

Preface to Baretti's Easy Lessons in Italian and English, intern. evid.

Taxation no Tyranny: an Answer to the Resolutions and Address of the American Congress, acknowl.

Argument on the Case of Dr. Memis; dic-
tated to me for the Court of Sessions in
Scotland, acknowl.

Argument to prove that the Corporation
of Stirling was corrupt; dictated to me
for the House of Lords, acknowl.
Argument in support of the Right of im-
mediate and personal Reprehension
from the Pulpit; dictated to me, ac-
knowl.
Proposals for publishing an Analysis for
the Scotch Celtick Language, by the
Reverend William Shaw, acknowl.
Dedication to the King of the Posthumous
Works of Dr. Pearce, Bishop of Roch-
ester, acknowl.

Additions to the Life and Character of that
Prelate, prefixed to those works, ac-
knowl.

Various Papers and Letters in favour of the Reverend Dr. Dodd, acknowl. 1780. Advertisement for his Friend, Mr. Thrale, to the Worthy Electors of the Borough of Southwark, acknowl.

First Paragraph of Mr. Thomas Davies's
Life of Garrick, acknowl.

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1781. Prefaces, biographical and critical, to the Works of the most eminent English Poets; afterwards published with the Title of the Lives of the English Poets, acknowl.

Argument on the importance of the Regis-
tration of Deeds; dictated to me for an
Election Committee of the House of
Commons, acknowl.

On the Distinction between TORY and WHIG; dictated to me, acknowl. On Vicarious Punishments, and the great Propitiation for the Sins of the World by JESUS CHRIST; dictated to me, acknowl. Argument in favour of Joseph Knight, an African Negro, who claimed his Liberty in the Court of Session in Scotland, and obtained it; dictated to me, acknowl. Defence of Mr. Robertson, Printer of the Caledonian Mercury, against the Society of Procurators in Edinburgh, for having inserted in his paper a ludicrous paragraph against them; demonstrating that it was not an injurious Libel; dictated to me, acknowl, 1782. The greatest [part], if not the whole, of a Reply, by the Reverend Mr. Shaw,

a person at Edinburgh, of the name of Clarke, refuting his arguments for the authenticity of the Poems published by Mr. James Macpherson as Translations from Ossian, intern. evid.

1784. List of the Authors of the Universal History, deposited in the British Museum,

and printed in the Gentleman's Maga zine for December, this year, acknowl.

VARIOUS YEARS.

Letters to Mrs. Thrale, acknowl
Prayers and Meditations, which he deliver-
ed to the Rev. Mr. Strahan, enjoining
him to publish them, acknowl.
Sermons, left for publication by John
Taylor; LL. D. Prebendary of West-
minster, and given to the World by the
Reverend Samuel Hayes, A. M. intern.
evid.

Such was the number and variety of the prose works of this extraordinary man, which I have been able to discover, and am at liberty to mention 1; but we ought to keep in mind, that there must undoubtedly have been many more which are yet concealed; and we may add to the account, the numerous letters which he wrote, of which a considerable part are yet unpublished. It is hoped that those persons, in whose possession they are, will favour the world with them. JAMES BOSWELL.

1 [This is a strange phrase. What work could it have been that Mr. Boswell was not at liberty to mention? That there was some peculiar meaning here can hardly be doubted. It perhaps may allude to some publications of a jacobite tendency, written in Johnson's earlier days, and which may have been acknowledged in confidence to Boswell; but this is a mere conjecture. Many of the articles inserted in the foregoing list on internal evidence (particularly those from the magazines) are of very little importance and of very doubtful authenticity.-ED.]

Absenteeism, ii. 123, 152.
Absentee tax, ii. 227.
Absolute princes, i. 528.

Abstemiousness, Johnson's, i. 39 n., 208, 227, 243, 293, 326,
393, 412, 421, 522; ii. 33, 57, 172, 282.
Absurdities, use of delineating, ii. 248.

Abuse, personal, i. 250, 364.-Johnson's disregard of, ii.
204, 252.

Abyssinia, Lobo's voyage to, i. 30; ii. 51.-Prince of, see
Rasselas.

Academy Della Crusca send Johnson their Vocabulary,
i. 128.

Accent, Scotch, overcome by perseverance, i. 285.
Accounts, keeping, ii. 330.

Achilles, shield of, ii. 254.

Acis and Galatea, ii. 149.

Acquaintance, Johnson's numerous and various, ii. 56,
349.

Acquaintances, i. 128; ii. 330.

Acting, 132 n.; ii. 359, 359 n.-tragic, Johnson's contempt
of, i. 332.

Action, in public speaking, i. 304.

Active sports in young people, not to be reckoned idle-
ness, i. 18.

Activity of body, Johnson's, ii. 286.-of mind, Johnson's,
ii. 186 n.

Actor, qualities of a great, i. 468 n.

Actors, 1. 67-8, 261, 313, 332; ii. 19, 125, 360.-Johnson's
prejudice against, and contemptuous severity towards,
I. 67-8, 80 n.; ii. 244, 245.

Adams, Rev. Dr. William, master of Pembroke College,
Oxford, i. 20, 25, 27, 51, 71, 74, 79, 113-4, 122, 214, 417,
449, 491; ii. 35, 153, 156, 186, 426.-some account of,
ii. 426 n.-his account of the first representation of
Irene,' i. 79.-his Answer to Hume's Essay on Mira-
cles, ii. 35.-Johnson's letter to, ii. 413.-Miss, after-
wards Mrs. Hyett, ii. 384-5.-George, the mathematical
instrument maker, Johnson's dedication to the king of
his Treatise on the Globes,' i. 138, 243.
Addison, Joseph, i. 9 n., 82, 82 n. 192, 221, 320, 334, 348,
431, 519; ii. 66, 111, 145, 165, 251, 284, 399, 433, 433 n.
-his Notanda,' i. 82 n.-his 'Remarks on Italy,' i. 431,
519 n.—his style compared with Johnson's, i. 91.-ab-
surd observation of Sir J. Hawkins on the style of, i.
91 n.-his conduct towards Steele, ii. 274, 291.-John-
son's opinion of, i. 92, 192, 221; ii. 189.-Johnson, Life
of, ii. 274.

Address of the Painters to George III. on his accession,
written by Johnson, i. 153.

Adey, Mrs. i. 249, 251; ii. 203, 213.-Miss Mary, i. 13;
ii. 45, 222.

Admiration, i. 524.

'Adventurer,' Dr. John Hawkesworth's, i. 83, 96, 102,
107, 108-9, 139.-the papers marked T, written by
Johnson, i. 139; ii. 472 n.

Adventures of a Guinea,' by whom written, i. 417 n.
Adversaria,' specimen of Johnson's, i. 82.
Adversaries, not to be treated with respect, i. 329.
Advertisements, Johnson's, in the Gentleman's Maga-
zine, i. 35, 63.-in the Universal Chronicle, i. 149.-in
the Edinburgh newspapers, i. 469.

Adultery, i. 247-8.

Egri Ephemeris, Johnson's, ii. 306, 428
Eneid, story of the, ii. 346.

Eschylus, Potter's translation of, ii. 155.
Affectation, ii. 251, 528.-in writing, i. 403.-of familiar
ity with the great, ii. 279.

Affection, natural, i. 265; ii. 211, 343.-Johnson's, for
Miss Boothby, i. 29; ii. 276.

Agar, Welbore Ellis, Esq. ii. 95 n.

Age, old, ii. 128, 154, 186, 263, 331, 378.
'Agis,' Home's tragedy of, i. 389 n.
'Aglaura,' Suckling's play of, ii. 180.

Agutter, Rev. William, ii. 382 n.-his sermon on John-
son's death, ii. 451.

Aikin, Miss Letitia, afterwards Mrs. Barbauld, ii. 21, 21,
n., 121, 259.-her imitation of Johnson's style, ii. 121.
Air-bath, Lord Monboddo's, ii. 118.

Akenside, Dr. Mark, i. 156, 283; ii. 49, 50 n., 60.
Akerman, Mr., keeper of Newgate, anecdotes of, ii. 235.
-Johnson's eulogy on, ii. 235.

Alberti, Leandro, his classical description of Italy, i. 431,
519, 519 n.

Alchymy, i. 530.

Alcibiades, ii. 158.-his dog, ii. 145.

Alfred, Johnson's wish to write the Life of, i. 71.-his
will, ii. 308, 308 n.

Algebra, the study of, recommended, ii. 266.
'Alias, Johnson's exemplification of the word, ij. 345.
Allen, Rev. Thomas, i. 425 n.-Edmund the printer, i.
146 n., 208, 425; ii. 105, 159, 177, 291, 422.-Johnson's
letter to, ii. 350-Ralph, Esq. i. 348.

Alley Croker,' ii. 152, 152 n.

All for Love, Dryden's preface to, quoted, ii. 299 m.
Alnwick Castle, ii. 161.

Althorp, Lord, now Earl Spencer ii. 231. See Spen-

cer.

'Amelia,' Fielding's, ii. 65, 65 n.
Ambition, ii. 63.

America, and the Americans, i. 497, 502; ii. 132, 133,
168, 178, 238 n., 286, 333 n., 381.-right of Great Britain
to tax, ii. 133.

Amusements, country, ii. 255.-a man known by his,
ii. 392.

Amyat, Dr. i. 164.

'Ana,' the, French, i. 431.

Anacreon, Baxter's, i. 456; ii. 325, 325 n., 371.-Dove of,
translated by Johnson, ii. 479 n.-Fawkes's translation
of, ii. 479 n.

Anaitis, temple of, i. 394, 395.

Analogy between body and mind, i. 20.
'Anatomy of Melancholy,' Burton's, i. 169; ii. 35.
Ancestry, i. 282.

'Ancient Ballads,' Dr. Percy's, ii. 164.

Ancient times, folly of praising, at the expense of mod-
ern, ii. 345.

Anderdon, MSS. ii. 426, 432.

Anderson, Professor, at Glasgow, i. 453-4; ii. 96.-Dr.

Robert, his Life of Johnson,' i. 17 n., 37 N., 79 n.-
Mr., his Sketches of the Native Irish,' i. 284; ii. 93.
Andrew's, St.,i. 341; ii. 552.-its library, i. 342 n.-ruins
of its cathedral, ii. 52.-its university, ii. 55
Anecdotes, Johnson's love of, i. 333.-general inaccuracy
of, ii. 411 n.—at second hand, little to be relied on, ií.
439 n.

Anfractuosities of the human mind, ii. 243.
Angel, Mr. John, his 'Stenography,' i. 310.
Angel, fallen, ii. 354.

Anne, Queen, Johnson touched by, for the evil, i. 15.-
wits of her reign, ii. 188 n.

Annihilation, ii. 110, 170.

'Animus æquus,' the, not inheritable, i. 458.
Anonymous writings, ii. 205.

'Annus Mirabilis, Tasker's, ii. 327 n.

Anson, Lord, ii. 204, 204 n. Johnson's epigram on his
temple of the winds, ii. 204 n.

'Anthologia,' ii. 429.

Antiquarian researches, ii. 185.

Applause, ii. 253.

April fools' day, ii. 91, 91 n.

Arabs, fidelity of, i. 363.

Arbuthnot, Dr. John, i. 192, 334.-Robert, Esq. i. 329,
329 n.

'Arcadia,' Sidney's, ii. 101 n.

Arches, comparative strength of semicircular and ellipti-
cal, i. 152.

Architecture, ornamental, ii. 34.
Areskine, Sir John, i. 424.

Arguing, Johnson's mode of, and fondness for, ii. 51, 57,
298, 379, 380 n., 391.

Argument, Johnson's, on schoolmasters and their duty, i.
296, 536.-on vicious intromission, i. 300, 537.—in de-
fence of lay patronage, i. 316, 538.-against Dr. Memis's
complaint, that he was styled 'doctor of medicine,' in-
stead of physician,' i. 529, 550.-in favour of the cor-
poration of Stirling, i. 529, 550.-on entails, ii. 24.-on
the liberty of the pulpit, ii. 72, 559.-on the registration
of deeds, ii. 283.-in favour of a negro claiming his lib-
erty, ii. 132, 561.-against a prosecution by the procu-
rators of Edinburgh against the publisher of a libel, ii.
306, 468.-and testimony, ii. 379.

Argyle, Archibald, fourth Duke of, i. 445.-John, fifth
Duke of, i. 447, 447 n.-Johnson's visit to, i. 448.—
Johnson's letter to, i. 451.-his letter to Johnson, Ibid.
-Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of, i. 447, 447 n.
Ariosto, ii. 244.

Aristotle, saying of, ii. 247.-his 'Poetics,' ii. 267,
267 n.

Arithmetic, Johnson's resort to, when his fancy was dis-
ordered, ii. 264.

Arkwright, Sir Richard, ii. 400.

Armidale, i. 372, 417.

Armorial bearings, i. 294.

Arms, piling of, why insisted on, t. 195,

Armstrong, Dr. John, i. 151 n. ii 95.

Army, officers of the, i. 464.

Arnauld, Anthony, ii. 192.

Arnold, Dr. Thomas, his 'Observations on Insanity,'
ii. 122.

'Art of Living in London,' i. 39.

Artificial ruins, i. 492 n.,

'Arts corrective,' i. 427.

Articles, subscription to the thirty-nine, i. 266, 282, 282
n., 342.

Ascham, Roger, Johnson's Life of, i. 206.

Asaph, Bishop of. See Shipley.

'Ascanius,' i. 386 n., 387 n.,

388 n.

Ash, Dr. John, founder of the Eumelian club, ii. 131 n.
Ashbourne, ii. 124, 134.

Ashburton, Lord. See Dunning.

Assertion, ii. 380 n.

Assize, maiden one, ii. 156.

Association of ideas, ii. 169.

Astle, Thomas, Esq., keeper of the records in the Tower,
i. 66.-Johnson's letter to, ii. 308.-his notes on Alfred's
will, ii. 308, 308 n.-Rev. Mr., Johnson's advice to, as
to his studies, ii. 391.

Aston, Sir Thomas, i. 29, 29 n.-Miss Mary, afterwards
Mrs. Brodie, i. 29, 29 n.; ii. 276 n., 277 n.-Miss Ma-
ry, Johnson's epigram addressed to, i. 54; ii. 120 n.
Mrs. Elizabeth, i. 29, 243 n., 271; ii. 4, 44, 46, 102, 135,
-Johnson's letters to, i. 243, 253; ii. 89, 90, 103, 135,
201, 203, 212, 223, 317, 370.

Astley, Mr. Philip, the equestrian, ii. 220, 220 n.
'As You Like It," the clown's answer in, ii. 256.
Atheism, i. 336.

'Athol porridge,' ii. 285.

'Atlas,' the race-horse, i. 479 n.

Atonement, the great article of Christianity, i. 350, 351
n.; ii. 128 n., 303, 303 n., 442 n.

Attack, advantages which authors derive from, i. 417,

515.

Atterbury, Dr. Francis, Bishop of Rochester, ii. 144, 151,
-his funeral sermon on Lady Cutts, ii. 144.-style of
hrs sermons, ii. 151.

Attorney general, ludicrous title given to, ii. 77.
Attorneys, i. 171, 444 m.; ii. 391.

Avarice, i. 433: ii. 63, 74, 181, 256, 257.

Auchinleck estate, i. 457, 457 n.; ii. 23, 563, 123.-Lord
Boswell's father, i. 456, 458, 458 n.; ii. 78 n., 311-des-
ignates Johnson Ursa Major,' i. 459.

Auchnasheal, i. 369.

Author, rarely hurt by his critics, ii. 230.-the 'Young,"
a poem by Johnson, i. 532.-Virgil's description of the
entrance into hell applied to, i. 431.

Authors, i. 109, 250, 313, 340, 417, 518; ii. 55, 124, 143, 180,
185, 204, 205, 302, 393, 398.-modern, the moons of lite-
rature, ii. 185.-attacks on them useful, i, 417.-the
casuistry which passes on the world the production
of one, for that of another, condemned, i. 109, 109 n.
B.

Bachey Graig, i. 483, 483 n.

Bacon, Francis, Lord Verulam, i. 401; ii. 130.-Mallet's
'Life' of, ii. 130.-his History of Henry VII.,' i. 395
-his precept for conversation, ii. 355.

Badcock, Rev. Samuel, ii. 438.-his visit to Johnson, ii
438.-some account of, ii. 438 n.
Badenoch, Lord of, i. 360, 360 n.

Badini, Signor, anecdote of, ii. 390 n.

Bad habits, ii. 332 n.-management, ii. 179.
Bagshaw, Rev. Thomas, i. 320.-some account of, i. 320
n.-Johnson's letter to, i. 320; ii. 414.

Bagpipes, i. 433.

Baillie, Dr. Matthew, his recommendation of card-play
ing, i. 466 n.

Baker, Sir Richard, his 'Chronicles' quoted, i. 323 n-
Sir George, ii. 416.-Mrs., i. 237.
Balance of misery, ii. 387, 483.
Balcarras, Earl of, ii. 80 n.
Ball without powder, ii. 244.
Ballantine, Mr. George, i. 156.
Balloons, ii. 416, 417.

Ballow, Mr. Thomas, ii. 56.-some account of, i. 56 n
Baltic, Johnson's proposed voyage to, ii. 103.
Bankes, Mr., of Dorsetshire, i. 56.

Banks, Sir Joseph, i. 279, 280, 280 n., 440 n.; ii. 199, 200
-Johnson's motto for his goat, i. 279.
Baptism, ii. 41, 383, 383 n.

Barbauld, Mr., ii. 21, 21 n.-Letitia. See Aikin.
Barber, Francis, Johnson's negro servant, i. 97, 98, 99
102, 151, 237 n., 250, 272, 279, 478 n.; ii. 199, 422, 445,

449.

Barclay, his 'Ship of Fooles,' i. 119.-Mr., the young
author, his defence of Johnson's Shakspeare against
Kenrick, i. 223, 417 n.-Robert, of Ury, his Apology
for the Quakers,' ii. 41.-Robert, Esq., one of Mr
Thrale's successors, ii. 301, 505.-his character, ii.
301 n.

Baretti, Signor Giuseppe, i. 112, 120, 129, 143, 157, 160,
165, 227, 248, 252, 262, 272, 302, 496; ii. 7, 9, 19, 19 n., 38,
51 N., 55 N., 67 n.. 69 n., 85, 115, 121, 253, 276.-John-
son's letters to, i. 157, 160, 165.-his trial for murder,
i. 264; ii. 396.-his 'Travels,' i. 272.-the first who re
ceived copy-money in Italy, ii. 116.-his strictures on
Mrs. Piozzi's marriage, ii. 67 n.-his 'Frustra Lettera-
ria,' ii. 121.

Bark, Peruvian, ii. 385.

Barker, Dr. Edmund, i. 75, 138.

Barnard, Rev. Dr., bishop of Killaloe, i. 37 n.; ii. 80, 80 n.,
148, 299.-altercation between Johnson and, on the
question, whether a man can improve after the age of
forty-five, ii. 299.-his pleasant verses thereon, ii. 300.
-provost of Eton, ii. 187.-Francis, Esq., afterwards
Sir Francis, king's librarian, i. 239, 239 n.-Johnson's
letter of instructions to, on the formation of the king's
library, i. 534.

Barnes, Rev. Joshua, i. 456; ii. 248.

Barnwall, Nicholas, Lord Trimlestown, ii. 143, 143 n.-
Thomas, his son, singular instance of filial affection in,
ii. 143 n.

Baron Hill, the seat of Lord Bulkeley, i. 488 n.
Barretier, John Philip, Johnson's Life of, i. 57, 58, 61.
Barrington, Hon. Daines, ii. 298, 365.-his Essay on the
Emigration of Birds,' i. 316.—his 'Observations on the
Statutes,' ii. 177.

Barrow, Dr. Isaac, his sermon against foolish talking and
jesting, ii. 296 n

Barrowby, Dr., anecdote of, ii. 385 n.

Barry, Sir Edward, his notion that pulsation occasions
death by attrition, ii. 61.-Spranger, the actor, i. 79
n. James, Esq., the painter, ii. 338, 346, 348, 352 n.,
365 n.-Johnson's opinion of, ii. 346, 348, 348 n.-his
letter to, ii. 338.-Sir N., ii. 397.

Barter, Mr., i. 288.

'Bas Bleu, Miss Hannah More's poem of, ii. 297.
Bashfulness, ii. 391.

'Bastard,' the, Savage's poem of i. 67.

Bat, formation of the, ii. 191.

Bateman, Edmund, of Pembroke College, his Lectures,
i. 26.

Bath, Johnson's visit to, ii. 65.

Baths, Johnson's opinion of medicated, i. 265.
Bath, William Pulteney, Earl of, ii. 112.

Batheaston vase, Horace Walpole's pleasant account
of, i. 515 n.

Bathurst, Allen, first Earl, i. 275; ii. 192, 217 n., 273.—
Captain, i. 102.-Dr. Richard, i. 73, 75, 96, 102, 107,
108 n., 109 n., 165, 214, 298, 306; ii. 252, 254.-some
account of, i. 104.-his letters to Johnson, i. 104.-
described by Johnson as a 'good hater,' i. 104.
"Batrachomyomachia,' first edition of, i. 492, 492 n.
'Battle of the Frogs and Mice,' i. 492, 492 n.
"Battle of the Pigmies and Cranes,' ii. 399.
'Baudi Epistolæ,' quoted, i. 486 n.

Baxter, Richard, quoted, i. 319, 351; ii. 333. 348.-his
'Reasons of the Christian Religion' recommended by
Johnson, ii. 355.-William, his Anacreon,' i. 456; ii.
325, 325 n., 357, 371.

'Bayes,' character of, i. 289.

Bayle, M., his Dictionary, i. 192, 422.

'Bear,' the epithet, applied to Johnson, i. 252, 519.
Bears, i. 519.

Beatniffe, Richard, Esq., Johnson's letter to, ii. 513.
Beaton, Cardinal, his murder, i. 342.-some account of,
i. 342 n.

Beattie, Dr. James, i. 85 n., 277, 278, 279, 280, 299, 300,
301, 321, 323, 324, 450; ii. 3, 79, 294, 402.-his letter to
Boswell, i. 280 n.-Johnson's letter to, ii. 237.-his
Essay on Truth,' ii. 263.-his 'Hermit,' ii. 333.
Beauclerk, Topham, Esq., i. 35, 105, 106, 155, 160, 161,
165, 188, 195, 212, 216, 238, 311, 316 n., 358, 425, 429 n.,
438, 497, 500, 505, 518, 519, 524; ii. 50, 55, 125, 165, 194,
211, 227, 227 n., 231, 232, 245, 251, 284, 292, 296, 331.
-his altercation with Johnson, ii. 208.-his death, ii.
226.-his character by Lord Charlemont, ii. 226.—
his chacter by Johnson, ii. 227, 231.-his letters to
Lord Charlemont, ii. 226.-Lady Diana, i. 316, 493; ii.
226, 226 n., 293.-some account of her, ii, 316 n.—
Lady Sydney, i. 425.

Beaumaris Castle, i. 488.

Beaumont, Sir George, ii. 176 N. 464 n.
Beaumont and Fletcher, i. 514.

'Beauties of Johnson,' i. 87; ii. 317, 318.

Beauty, i. 288; ii. 306.

Beckenham, ii. 391.

Becket, Thomas, the bookseller, i. 498.

Beckett, Sir John, ii. 52 n.

Beckford, Alderman, ii. 132.

Bedford, John, fourth Duke of, ii. 393.

Bedlam, i. 529; ii. 341.

Beech, Thomas, his 'Eugenio,' i. 315.-some account of
i. 315 n.

Beggars, i. 163, 168; ii. 217, 353.

'Beggars' Opera,' i. 423, 517, 517 n.; ii. 131, 180, 292.
Behaviour, Johnson a nice observer of, ii. 69.-how it
should be taught, ii. 259. Behmen, Jacob, i. 170.-
some account of, i. 170 n.

Bell, Mr. John, of Antermony, his 'Travels in Russia,'
i. 247.

Bell, John, Esq., of Hertfordshire, i. 278, 301.-Mr. John,
his 'British Poets,' ii. 294.

Bellamy, Mrs. George Anne, the actress, i. 145.-her let-
ter to Johnson, ii. 360.

'Bellerophon,' of Euripides, quoted, i. 119.

Belsham, Mr., his Essay on Dramatic Poetry,' quoted, i.
177 n.

Benedictine monks, ii. 341.

Benevolence, an excuse for drinking, ii. 183.-Johnson's,
ii. 97, 98.-human, ii. 66.

Benserade, M. de, 'a son lit,' ii. 115.

Bensley, Mr., the actor, i. 244.

Benson, Mr. Auditor, his monument to Milton, i. 93 n.
Bentham, Dr., canon of Christ church, ii. 36.

Bentley, Dr. Richard, i. 250, 382, 417, 433; ii. 36, 345.-
the only English verses written by him, ii. 250.
Berenger, Richard, Esq., i. 258; ii. 158, 291.-some ac-
count of, ii. 291 n.

Beresford, Mrs. and Miss, ii. 381.

Berkeley, Dr. George, Bishop of Cloyne, i. 173, 209.-his
theory, ii. 117, 117 n., 251.

Berni, Francesco, quoted, ii. 263.

Berwick, Duke of, his 'Memoirs,' ii. 167.

Bethune, Rev. Mr., i. 390, 498.

Betterton, Mr., the actor, ii. 126.

Bettesworth, Rev. Edmund, i. 206.

Beverage, Johnson's favourite, ii. 64.

Bevil, Rev. Mr., his defence of Hammond, the poet, ii.

279.

Bewley, Mr., his extraordinary veneration for Johnson,
ii. 308, 308 n.

Bexley, Lord, his communication concerning Dr. Robert
Vansittart, i. 298.

Bible should be read with a commentary, ii. 71.-John-
son's death-bed recommendation to read, ii. 526.
'Bibliotheca Harleiana,' Johnson's account of, i. 61.
'Bibliotheca Literaria,' i. 487, 487 n.

'Bibliotheque,' Johnson's scheme for opening a, i. 122.
Bickerstaff, Mr. Isaac, i. 258.-some account of, i. 258 n.
Bicknell, Mr., i. 134.

Bidder, William, the calculating boy, ii. 34 n.
Bigamy, i. 394.

'Big man,' a jocular Irish phrase applied to Johnson, i.
229, 229 n.

Bindley, James, Esq., i. 63, 63 n., 69 n.; ii. 174 m.,
181 n., 331 n., 345 n.

Binning, Charles, Lord, i. 296; ii. 184.
Biographer, duties of a, ii. 111, 397.

'Biographia Britannica,' ii. 121, 121 n., 274.

Biography, i. 288-9, 347, 404; ii. 37, 74, 111, 162 n.,
274, 398.-literary, of England, Johnson recommended
by George III. to undertake, i. 241.

Birch, Rev. Dr. Thomas, i. 53, 61, 74, 410.-Johnson's
Greek epigram to, i. 54.-letters from Johnson to, i.
64, 93, 122.-his letter to Johnson on receiving his
Dictionary, i. 123.

Birds, migration of, i. 316.
Birkenhead, Sir John, i. 340 n.
Birmingham, ii. 40, 135.
Biron, Marshal Duc de, ii. 16 n.
Births, extraordinary, i. 9.

'Bishop,' a beverage so called, i. 106.

Bishops, in the House of Lords, i. 291.-requisites in, i.
348; ii. 35.-great decorum required from, ii. 284, 290,
386.-the Seven, ii. 182.
Blackfriars Bridge, i. 152.
Black-letter books, i. 169.

'Black Dog,' ii. 223, 223 n.-Men, cause of their being
so, i. 181.

Blacklock, Dr. Thomas, the blind poet, i. 143, 207, 335; (
ii. 552.-some account of, i. 207 n. 335 n.-his let-
ter on a passage in Johnson's 'Journey,' ii. 540.
Blackmore, Sir Richard, i. 268; ii. 399.-Johnson's Life
of, ii. 201, 231, 275.

Blackstone, Sir William, his 'Commentaries,' i. 435 n.;
ii. 188 n.

Blackwall, Mr. Anthony, i. 29, 29 n.

Blagden, Dr., afterwards Sir Charles, ii. 17 n., 253.
Blainville, M., his 'Travels,' i. 519.

Blair, Rev. Dr. Hugh, i. 156, 179, 333, 343, 463, 463 n.,
464, 475, 475 n., 476, 499; ii. 67, 85, 91.-his 'Ser-
mons, ii. 85, 89, 118, 136, 189, 189 n., 293.-his 'Lec-
tures,' ii. 121, 121 n.-his imitation of Johnson's style,
ii. 121.-his letter concerning Pope's Essay on Man,'
ii. 217.-Rev. Robert, his poem of 'The Grave,' ii.
66.-some account of, ii. 66 n.

Blake, Admiral, Johnson's Life of, i. 57.
Blaney, Elizabeth, i. 12; ii. 424.

Blank verse, Johnson's dislike of, i. 194; ii. 249.-ex-
cellence of rhyme over, ii. 270.
Blasphemy, literary property in, i. 337.

Bleeding, Johnson's objection to periodical, ii. 110.
Blenheim, i. 428, 492; ii. 38.

Blind, notion that they can distinguish colours by the
touch, i. 297.

'Blockhead,' Johnson's application of the word, i. 292;
ii. 40, 40 n.

Blue-stocking Clubs, origin of ii. 297.

Boarding-schools, ii. 219.

Bocage, Madame du, ii. 11, 18, 19 n.-her Columbiade'
ii. 402.

Boerhaave, Johnson's Life of, i. 54.

Boece, Hector, the historian, ii. 371.

Boethius, 'de Consolatione Philosophiæ,' i. 53, 171.
Boileau, i. 45, 154 n.; ii. 192, 259.

Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, first Viscount, i. 115, 141;
ii. 273, 398.-Johnson's character of, i. 115, 141.-his
share in Pope's Essay on Man,' ii. 217, 217 n.-
Frederick, second Viscount, ii. 260.

Bolt-court, ii. 162.