tion to him, or the diftreffes they severally laboured under Any other fuppofition would be injurious to the memory of a man, who, by his private memoranda in my poffeffion, appears to have applied near a fourth part of his income in acts of beneficence. The above facts are fo connected with the tranfactions of Dr. Johnfon in the latter days of his life, that they are part of his hiftory; and the mention of them may ferve as a caveat against oftentatious bounty, favour to negroes, and teftamentary difpofitions in extremis. It will afford fome fatisfaction to the compaffionate reader to know, that the means of benefiting Heely, and fome others of Dr. Johnson's relations, whom he had either totally neglected, or flightly noticed, have been found out and rendered practicable by Mr. Langton. That gentleman, to whom the doctor had given his manufcript Latin poems, having got for them of the bookfellers 201. with that benignity which is but one of his excellent qualities, had determined to divide the fame among the doctor's relations. And whereas the doctor died indebted to the estate of the late Mr. Beauclerk, in the fum of 301. lady Diana Beauclerk, his relict and executrix, upon the receipt thereof, and being informed of Mr. Langton's intention, in a spirit of true benevolence requested, that she might be permitted to add that fum to the former, and, accordingly, depofited it in his hands. Part of this money has been applied in relieving the wants of Heely and his wife, and the reft will be disposed of among those relations that shall appear to ftand most in need of help; and, as a farther relief to Heely, and for the benefit of the idiot-boy, measures are taking to compel the father to maintain him, and eventually to fettle him with the parish, upon which he has ultimately a legal claim for relief and maintenance. END OF THE FIRST VOLUME. INDE X. A. ABiinia, account of the Portuguese miffion to Advertisement, a spirited one, respecting the Idler Ebude, fee Hebrides. Ainsworth, Michael, note of him Akenfide, Dr. Mark, anecdotes of him challenges Ballow, a lawyer PAGE. 23 74 292 377 254 242 245 247 account of a day spent with him in the country Arches, obfervations on the controverfy on the ftrength of Authors, by profeffion, characterized prostitution in, what the various kinds of Johnfon's fentiments on -inftances of generofity of booksellers to the frequent contrariety between their lives and writings 410 B. Bailey's Dictionary, the foundation of Johnson's - 175 Ballow, Mr. a lawyer, anecdotes of him 244 affronts Dr. Akenfide and is challenged by him, but de- clines a meeting 245 Baret, John, the preface to his dictionary of four languages Lady Diana, his relict, her benevolence to the neglected 602 Bell, Mrs. Johnson's epitaph on her 472 VOL. I. Birch, Dr. Thomas, account of him account of a perambulation by him round London Blackfriars Bridge, obfervations on the architecture of PAGE Blaney, Elizabeth, infcription to her memory, by Johnson's father - - -- -- 4 344 158 Bookfellers, inftances of their generofity to authors - - 573 Brooke, Mr. Henry, account of his tragedy of Guftavus Vafa 76 C. Camden, (the antiquary) ftory of the mutilation of his monu- ment in Westminster Abbey Campbell, (the architect) Campbell, Dr. John, account of him Canton, Mr. John, a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine Catalogue of the Harleian Library, extracts from Cave, Edward, (the printer) account of him Chamier, Anthony, Efq; account of him Chesterfield, Earl of, his fpeech on the act for licensing the retailing of fpirituous liquors pretends to patronize Johnfon's Dictionary - his character as a speaker his interview with Johnfon furvey of his character ftory of his attempt on a married lady of quality 519 210 48 46 ibid. 422 the immoral tendency of his letters to his fon examined to his fon Philip 175 Johnfon's character of him his defcription of Johnfon Chriftian, a complete one defined, by Howell Cooper, Bishop of Lincoln, note refpecting his dictionary Cornelys, Mrs. the fuperintendant of our public diverfions - is banished the cities of Turin and Bruffels Courts of Juftice, their tenderness to prisoners Craftsman, character of that paper Creditor, merciless, a character now hardly known in England 523 D. Dead, praying for them a conftant ufage in the primitive church Dictionaries, account of the old English Diverfions, the inceffant round of them in London PAGE. 449 171 262 Dixie, Sir Wolftan, his treatment of Johnson Dod (the decalogift) anecdote of him Dodd, Dr. William, account of him further account of him and his forgery his petition to the king for pardon, written by Dr. John motives for mercy in his cafe affigned by Johnfon Dodington, Bubb, Lord Melcombe, feeks the friendship of John Douglas, Dr. John, detects Lauder of accufing Milton falfely of plagiarism Duck, epitaph on a, written by Johnfon when only three Duick, Mr. John, a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine Dyson, Jer. Efq; particulars refpecting him E. Eames, Mr. John, account of his academy Editha, the wife of Edward the Confeffor, ftory of her meeting with Ingulphus when a boy, and examining him as to his progrefs in learning - Egmont, Lord, author of "Faction detected" Emigration, its legal confequences F. Falkland Islands, the difpute concerning them characterized by Johnson advantages and difadvantages of 467 Falfe Alarm, account of that pamphlet Felons, the tenderness with which they are now treated chances in favour of their efcaping justice multifold 501 521 Fielding, Henry, character of him and his works Foote, Samuel, deterred by Johnfon from his defign of ridi Ford, Parfon, fhort account of fuppofed to be the parfon intended in Hogarth's Modern Fothergill, Dr. John, account of him G. Garrick, Mr. placed in his youth under the tuition of Johnson 35 comes to London with Johnfon, acts a part in the Mock Doctor with fome journeymen 39 45 55 purchases Drury-lane theatre, in conjunction with Lacy his pleasantry his liberality his reformation of the stage his arts to enfure the favour of the publis General Warrants, a good ufe of them Gentleman's Magazine, the origin, and progress of Johnfon undertakes to write the debates the fale greatly increased thereby 194 343. 427 4,281 431 Johnfon continues the debates to the end of 1743 note of feveral pieces in it, written by Johnson George II. King, an elegant compliment of his to the wife of Mr. Thornton Gibbs, (the architect) Glafgow, account of the voyage of an inhabitant of St. relation of feme of his abfurdities, and of a trick played 460 373 477 416 417 flighted the patronage of the Duke of Northumberland 419Good-breeding a favourite quality with Johnson Goodman's-Fields Theatre, hiftory of its erection and fuppreflion 73. Grub-street writers and politicians, why fo called -paffages in it Guthrie compiles the parliamentary fpeeches in the Gentle man's Magazine |