INDE X. The Roman Numerals refer to the Volume, and the Figures to the Page. A ABERBROTHICK, account of the town of, x. 322. Of the ruins of the monaftery there, 324. Aberdeen, account of, x. 327. Dr. Johnfon meets with an old acquaintance, Sir Alexander Gordon, there, 327. Account of the King's College, 329. Account of the Marifchal College, 330. Account of the Library, 330. The course of education there, 331. Account of the English chapel, 332. Abilities, the reward of, to be accepted when offered, and not fought for in another place, exemplified in the ftory of Gelaleddin of Baflora, viii. 300. Abouzaid, the dying advice of Morad his father to him, vii. 289. Abyffinia, preface to the tranflation of Father Lobo's voyage to, ix. 431. Acaftus, an inftance of the commanding influence of curiofity, vii. 60. Achilles, his addrefs to a Grecian prince fupplicating life, improper for a picture, viii. 180. Action (dramatick), the laws of it flated and remarked, vii. 97. Action (exercife), neceffary to the health of the body, and the vigour of the mind, vi. 81.87. The fource of cheerfulness and vivacity, 86. Action (in oratory), the want of, confidered, viii. 361. Tends to no good in any part of oratory, 362. Actions, every man the best relater of his own, viii. 259. The injuftice of judging of them by the event, ix. 83. Adams Parfon, of Fielding, not Edward but William Young, iv. 272. Addifon, Jofeph, fuppofed to have taken the plan of his Dialogues on Medals from Dryden's Effay on Dramatick Poetry, ii. 315. His life, iii. 41. Born at Milfton, in Wiltshire, May 1, 1672, 41. The various fchools at which he received inftruction, 41. Cultivates an early friendship with Steele, 42. Lends 100l. to Steele, and reclaims it by an execution, 43. Entered at Oxford, 1687, 43. Account of his Latin poems, 44. Account of his English poems, 44. On being introduced by Congreve to Mr. Montague, becomes a courtier, 46. Obtains a penfion of 300l. a year, that he might be enabled to travel, 46. Publishes his travels, 47. Succeeds Mr. Locke as Commiffioner of Appeals, as a reward for his poem The Battle of Blenheim, 48. Went to Hanover with Lord Halifax, 48. Made Under-fecretary of State, 48. Writes the opera of Rofamond, 49. Aflifts Steele in writing the Tender Hufband, 49. Goes to Ireland with Lord Wharton as Secretary, 49. Made Keeper of the Records in Birmingham's Tower, 49. The oppofite characters of him and Wharton, 50. His reafon for refolving not to remit any fees to his friends, 50. Wrote in the Tatler, 51. Wrote in the Spectators, 51. His tragedy of Cato brought on the ftage, and fupported both by the Whigs and Tories, 57. 59. Cato warmly attacked by Dennis, 59. Other honours and enmities fhewed to Cato, 60. Cato tranflated both into Italian and Latin, 60. Writes in the Guardian, 61. His fignature in the Spectator and Guardian, 62. Declared by Steele to have been the author of the Drummer, with the story on which that comedy is founded, 62. Wrote feveral political pamphlets, 63. Appointed Secretary to the Regency, 65. In 1715 publishes the Freeholder, 65. Marries the Countess of Warwick, Aug. 2, 1716, 66. Secretary of State, 1717, but unfit for the place, and therefore refigns it, 67. Sir J. Hawkins's Defence of the character he had given of Addifon in his History of Mufick against the author of the Biog. Brit. 67. 72. Purpofes writing a tragedy on the death of Socrates, 72. Engages in his Defence of the Chriflian Religion, 73. Had a defign of writing an English dictionary, 73. His controverfy with Steele on the Peerage Bill, 74. During his laft illness fends for Gay, informs him that he had injured him, and promifes, if he recovered, to recompenfe him, 77. Sends for the young Earl of Warwick, that he might fee how a Chriftian ought to die, 78. Died June 17, 1719, 78. His character, 78. The courfe of his familiar day, 81. His literary character, 84. Account of his works, 85. Extracts from Dennis's Obfervations on Cato, 91. Confidered as a critick, 107. Commended as a teacher of wifdom, 110. Character of his profe works, 110. Example of his difinterested conduct in difpofing of places, III. A converfation with Pope on Tickell's tranflation of Homer, 233. Becomes a rival of Pope, iv. 39. Suppofed to have been the tranflator of the Iliad, published under the name Tickell, 43. His critical capacity remarked, vi. 91. 140. 143. Obfervations on his tragedy of Cato, ix. 267. Delcribed in the affembly of bards, xi. 183. Admiration, and ignorance, their mutual and reciprocal operation, vi. 25. Adventurer, No. xxxiv. ix. 1. No. xli. 8. No. xlv. 14. No. 1. zo. No. liii. 26. No. lviii. 32. No. Ixii. 39 No. Ixix. 47. No. lxxxiv. 54. No. lxxxv. 61. No. xcii. 68. No. xcv. 77. No. xcix. 83. No. cii. 90. No, cvii. 97. No, cviii. 103. No. cxi. 109. No. cxv. 116. No. cxix. 123. No. cxx. 129. No. cxxvi. 135. No. cxxxi. 142. No. cxxxvii. 149. No. cxxxviii. 156. Adverfaries, the advantage of contending with illuftrious ones, iv. 501. Adverfity Adverfity, a feafon fitted to convey the most falutary and useful in struction to the mind, vii. 58. The appointed inftrument of promoting our virtue and happiness, 60. Advertisements, on pompous and remarkable, viii. 160. Advice, good, too often difregarded, vi. 97. The caufes of this affigned, 98. Vanity often the apparent motive of giving it, 99. When moft offenfive and ineffectual, vii. 90. Affability, the extenfive influence of this amiable quality, vii. 2. Affectation, the vanity and folly of indulging it, v. 131. 133. Wherein it properly differs from hypocrify, 134. The great abfurdity of it exposed in the character of Gelafimus, vii. 228. Afflictions, proper methods of obtaining confolation under them, v. Infeparable from human life, ix. 132. The benefits 113. 332. of, 134. Africa, progrefs of the difcoveries made on that coaft by the Portuguese, ix. 376. Age, the prefent an age of authors, ix. 116. Age, the complaints of, xi. 126. Agriculture, its extenfive usefulness considered, vii. 28. Thoughts on, both antient and modern, x. 299. Productions of, alone fufficient for the fupport of an induftrious people, 300. In high confideration in Egypt, 300. The many antient writers on that fubject, 303. The enrichment of England, 304. A proper fubject for honorary rewards, 306. Superior to trade and manufactures, 307. Danger to be apprehended from the neglect of, 312. An art which government ought to protect every proprietor of lands to practife, and every enquirer into nature to improve, 312. Account of, at Raafay, one of the Hebrides, 389. Bad ftate of, at Oftig, in Sky, 411. The raifing of the rents of eftates in Scotland confidered, 432. Ajut, his hillory, vii. 267. 276. Akenfide, Dr. Mark, his opinion of Dyer's Fleece, iv. 213. His life, 286. Son of a butcher at Newcastle upon Tyne, born 1721. Defigned for a diffenting minifter, but turns his mind to phyfick, 286. Pleasures of Imagination published, 1744, 287. Studies at Leyden, and becomes M. D. 1744, 287. An enthufiaftick friend to liberty, and a lover of contradiction, 287. Practifes phyfick at Northampton and Hamplead, 288. Settles at London, 289. Allowed 300l. a year by Mr. Dyfon, 289. By his writings obtains the name both of a wit and fcholar, 290. Died 1770, 290. Character of his works, 290. Alabafter, Roxana, commended, ii. 85. Alacrity, the cultivation of it the fource of perfonal and focial pleasure, vi. 18, 19. Albion, in lat. 38, account of the friendly inhabitants found there by Drake, iv. 443. Alexandrian Library, its lofs lamented, viii. 263. Aliger, his character, vii. 354. Allen, Mr. of Bath, praised by Pope in his Satires, iv. 77. All's Well that Ends Well, obfervations on Shakespeare's, ix. 309. Almamoulin, the dying fpeech of Nouradin, his father, to him, vi. 314. His though lefe extravagance, 316. The excellent advice which the fage gave him, 318. VOL. XI. Ff Altilia, Altilia, het coquetry defcribed, vii. 246. Amazons, obfervations on the hiftory of the, viii. 351. Old maids in England moft like Amazons, 352. Amazons of the Pen, ix. 117. Ambition, generally proportioned to capacity, iv. 335. A quality natural to youth, v. 97. The peculiar vanity of it in the lower ftations of life, 420, 421. A deftroyer of friendship, viii. 90. Characterized, xi. 268. America, Taxation no Tyranny, or, an Answer to the Refolutions and Address of the American Congress [1775], x. 93. Motives urged by patriots against the taxation of, 95. Examination into our claim to the right of taxing it, and of their objections to be taxed, 100. The plea of want of representation examined, 110. Their claims of exemption from taxation from their charters examined, 117. Objection to taxation made by an old member, examined, 119. Proceedings of the congrefs of Philadelphia examined, 124. Pleas of the Bollonians expofed, 126. Their refolutions and address exposed in a fuppofed addrefs from the Cornish men, 132. Some of the arguments made use of against our taxing it examined, 137. Firft incited to rebellion from European intelligence, 140. Confiderations on the Indians granting their lands to foreign nations, 146. D'ffi. culty of ascertaining boundaries, 150. The power of the French there, 1756, 155. Colonies firft fettled there in the time of Elizabeth, 158. Continued in the reign of James I. 163. Colony first fent to Canada by the French, 165. The first discovery of Newfoundland by Cabot, and the fettlement from thence to Georgia confidered, 178. The encroachment of French on our back fettlements examined, 179. Amicus, his reflections on the deplorable cafe of prostitutes, vi. 231. Amoret, Lady Sophia Murray celebrated by Waller under that name, 1j. 228. Amujements, by what regulations they may be rendered useful, vi. 113. Anacreon, a fpecimen of Stanley's tranflation of, ii. 44. Ode ix. tranflated, xi. 374. Anatomy, cruelty in anatomical refearches reprobated, viii. 66. Ancestor, how far the meritorious deeds of, confer honour on his defcendants, confidered, ix. 3... Andrews, St. account of the city of, x. 317. The ruins of the cathedral, 318. Account of the univerfity, 319. Expence of education there for a scholar of the h gheft clafs, for the term of 7 months, 15 7. for the lower clafs, 10%. 320. Angelo, Michael, obfervations on his ftyle of painting, viii. 318. Anger, the neceflity of checking and regulating it, v. 66. A tumulLuous and dangerous paffion, derived from pride, 68. Expofed to contempt and derifion, 7c. The pernicious effects of it, 71, 72. Animal food, on the choice and rejection of various forts of, x. 387. Anringate and Ajut, the Greenland lovers, their hißory, vii. 267.276. Anoch, account of, x. 354. Confists only of three huts, 354. Account of the landlord and his house, 354 Anfon, Lord, little advantage to have been expected, had his voyage fucceeded to the extent of his wifhes, x. 38. Anthea, Anthea, her difagreeable character, v. 220, 225. Antony and Cleopatra, obfervations on Shakespeare's play of, ix. 325. Apophthegms, by Dr. Johnson, xi. 197. Application, defultory, injurious to our improvements in knowledge and virtue, vi. 388. Ative and diligent, ftrongly enforced by a view of the shortnefs and uncertainty of human life, 400. Arabs, account of their manner of living, xi. 107. Arbuthnot, Dr. with Pope, fuppofed to have affilted Gay in writing Three Hours after Marriage, ini. 206. Sketch of his character, iv. 75. The first volume of the Memoirs of Scriblerus published by him, in conjunction with Pope and Swift, 78. Arcades, written by Milton, about 1637, ii. 90. Archery, the importance of, in former times, iv. 623. Arches, confiderations on elliptical and femicircular, which is to be preferred, x. 290. Architecture, the degenerate flate of, at Rome, x. 295. Argatio, his character, v. 179. Arifto, fome lines of, from which Pope feems to have borrowed the fentiments of his own epitaph, iv. 158.. Ariftotle, his fentiments of what is requifite to the perfection of a tra gedy, vi. 429. Account of a MS. tranflation of his politicks in the library at Aberdeen, x. 330. Armidel, in the Isle of Sky, account of, x. 372. Arms of the Highlanders, account of, x. 457. Army, caufes of the fuperiority of the officers of France to thofe of England, x. 181. Made formidable by regularity and discipline, X. 286. Art, terms of, the neceffity of, viii. 280. Afcham, Roger, his life, iv. 617. Born at Kirby Wifke, near North Allerton, 1515, 617. Educated with the fons of Mr. Wingfield, and entered at Cambridge, 1530, 618. Applied to the ftudy of Greek, 618. A favourer of the Proteftant opinion, 619. Chofen Fellow of St. John's, 1534, 619. M. A. and tutor, 1537, 621. Not lefs eminent as a writer of Latin than as a teacher of Greek, 622. Fond of archery, 622. Published his Toxiphilus, 1544, 623. Receives a penfion of 107. from Henry VIII. 626. The equivalent value of his penfion, at this time, confidered, 627. Orator of the university, 628. Taught prince Edward, princess Elizabeth, and many of the nobility, writing, 628. Receives a penfion from Edw. VI. 628. Tutor to the princess Elizabeth, which he quits without confent, 628. Secretary to Sir Richard Morifine, ambafador to Germany, 629. On the death of Edw. VI. lofes his penfion and places, 630. Latin Secretary to Philip and Mary, 631. Enquiry how he could as a Proteftant hold the place under Philip and Mary, 631. Favoured by Card. Pole, 632. Continued in, the fame employment under Elizabeth, 633. Prebend of Westwang, in the church of York, 633. Died 1574, 636. His character, 636. Afurance, not always connected with abilities, vii, 114. directions |