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Jebafon, 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 dis-
charge of his office

545

549

his epitaph on Mr. Thrale

550

his friendship with the Thrale family diffolved

552

vifits Lichfield and Oxford

ibid.

becomes very infirm

553

his account of the death of Levett

ibid.

ftanzas by him on that event

has a stroke of the palfy, June 16, 1783

554

556

His prayer for the recovery of Mrs. Williams

558

his difagreeable habits

560

his apprehenfions of and preparation for death

after an exercife of prayer is wonderfully relieved from

563, 564

the dropfy, under which he had for fome time laboured 565 establishes an alehouse-club in Effex-street

566

labours to prevent the second marriage of Mrs. Thrale

his letter to the lord chancellor, declining an offer of his

568

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begins an Ægri Ephemeris, and prepares for his diffolu

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his memorial of his deceased parents and brother
tranflates fome epigrams from the Greek Anthologia into
Latin
his prayer at the laft time of his receiving the facrament 584
makes another will and codicil

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account of his funeral in Weftminster Abbey
copy of his will and codicil

590 ibid.

591

account of fome of his relations not mentioned in his will 596 Jordan, tutor to Johnson, but greatly contemned by him

Irene, the ftory of

three tragedies founded upon it

Juvenal, Satire iii. account of Johnson's tranflation of
Johnfon fells the copy of the imitation thereof to
DodЛley

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Johnfon's prologue to his comedy, A Word to the
Wife"

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Kenrick, Dr. libels Johnson and Akenfide

Kent, (the architect)

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Kilda, St. (ifland of) account of the inhabitants, &c. -account of the voyage of an inhabitant of, to Glasgow King's-Evil, Hiftory of the Royal Touch for the cure of it

L.

Lacy, Mr. joins Garrick in the purchase of Drury-Lane

Theatre

Lauder, William, his hatred of Milton

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his false charges of plagiarism on Milton detected
extracts from his conceffion

his conceffion retracted by his future conduct
goes to Barbadoes, and dies

Law, the concurrence of circumftances neceffary to ensure fuccefs in a law-fuit

the use of precedents in

Lawrence, Dr. anecdotes of

Learned men, inftances of their being taken into the fami

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ibid.

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Lenox, Mrs. account of a nocturnal festivity on the publica

tion of her life of Harriot Stuart

Levett, Robert, his hiftory and character

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Literary property, the decifion on the queftion of

Liturgy of Edward VI. account of the controverfy refpecting it 450 Lobo, Padre Jerome, his Voyage to Abiffinia, translated by

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Macbeth, Tragedy of, a paffage therein illuftrated by a rela

tion of an affray on the Thames

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Madden, Dr. fubmits a publication of his, to Johnson's

correction

443

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232

M'Ghie, Dr. William, memoirs of
Magliabechi, Antonio, his method of reading fimilar to Johnson's 16
Mandeville, Dr. Bernard, account of him

263

his opinion of Mr. Addison, after a conversation with him 264

Manners, the refinement in, within forty years

261

Manners, ftate of, when the Rambler was published

ibid.

Manufactures of this country protected by general warrants 508 Marmor Norfolcienfe, account of that publication

71

warrants issued against the author

Martin, (author of the Hiftory of the Hebrides) account of 473

72

Maittaire,

Maittaire, Michael, writes the dedication to the Catalogue of

Lord Oxford's books

his rencounter with Dr. Woodward

Mead, Dr. anecdotes of him

Melcombe, Lord. See Dodington.

Millar, Andrew, Johnfon's arch reply to

Milton, John, attacked by Lauder as a plagiarist

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defended by Dr. Douglas

extracts from Lauder's conceffions

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again attacked by Lauder

Miffale of St. Ifidore, account of

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Maurs, les, character of that work

N.

Newbery, Mr. engages Johnson to write the Idler
Newham, the engine-maker, a ftory of him
Nicholls Dr. Frank, a faying of his

Northumberland Houfhold-Book, extract from
Novel-Writing, origin and progress of
Nugent, Dr. character of him

Oldys, Wm. account of him

0.

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Ofborne, Tho. purchases Lord Oxford's books, and employs
Oldys and Johnfon in making the catalogue of them
fpecimen of the catalogue

character of him

ftory of Johnfon's knocking him down with a folio

Offian, Johnson's opinion of the poems of

Oxford, Lord, his library. See Ofborne.

363

93

407

352

213

416

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Patriot defcribed

-negatively defcribed

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492

493

Pembroke and Montgomery, Philip Earl of, a strange character 135
Penn, William, story of him

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Pennant, Mr. commendation of his tour to the Hebrides, and

of the concluding paragraph thereof

20$

474, 487

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Periodical Moral Effays, their utility
Phyficians, numerous inftances of the failure of their endea-

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260

vours to acquire practice, with reflections thereon, 235 et feq.
the college of, attacked by Dr. Schomberg

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Pitt, Mr. his fpeech in answer to Mr. Walpole's, on a bill

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for the encouragement of feamen
Political State of Great Britain, fhort account of that work
Pope, Mr. his opinion of Johnson's translation of the Mef-
fiah into Latin

his candour to young men of genius

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Pope, his Effay on Man, compofed from the dictamen of Lord
Bolingbroke

not converfant with the ancient writers on morality commencement of his acquaintance with Warburton an inftance of his affected contempt of calumny Precedents in Law, their ufe

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347

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Prifoners, the tenderness with which they are treated
Prologues, their defign
Prologue, by Johníon, for the opening of Drury Lane
Theatre by Garrick

at the performance of Kelly's play for the benefit of his

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Prophecies, forged to ferve political purposes

family

Proftitution in authors, what

Pfalmanaazar, George, account of him

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Pudding, extempore reflection on a

Puritans, Johnson's opinion of

Quaker, anecdote of a female one, who kept a house of lewd

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Rambler, prayer compofed by Johnson, when he firft under

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Raffelas, Johnfon fold the copy of it, in order to fupport his

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Remembrancer, a political paper written by Ralph

Rich, Mr. an elegant compliment of his to Mr. Garrick
Richardjon, particulars of him

-compared with Johnfon

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Rider, the Rev. William, a writer in the Gentleman's Ma-
gazine
Robinson, Sir Thomas, is fent by lord Chesterfield to Johnson
with offers of friendship, which are rejected. Anecdotes
of him
Romance-writing, modern, the origin and progress of
Rota Club

Ruff head, Owen, undertakes the review of books in
Gentleman's Magazine

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191 213 274

the

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Johnson writes his life

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

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

-a fufpected infidel

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523

218

Shakespeare, his knowledge of the human mind illuftrated,

by a relation of an affray on the Thames

253 254

443

enquiry into the merits of the various editors of his works 168 Shiells, Mr. account of him, and his lives of the poets,

published under the name of Cibber

Shippen, William, anecdote of him

Sidney, Sir Henry, his letter to his fon Philip

Smalridge, Dr. his readiness to vifit the fick

Smith, Mr. John, a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine
Smollet, Dr. Tobias, account of him and his works
Southwell, Mr. Edmund, anecdotes of him

Spelman's Gloffary, account of that work

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Spirituous Liquors, feven millions of gallons diftilled yearly

in England about the year 1740

Sterne, Laurence, account of him and his writings

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Strutt, the attorney, an infidel, and a writer in the Craftf

man

Sun Fire-Office, the origin of the

Symmetry, obfervations on

T.

Taverns, Dr. Johnfon's love of, and reafons for it

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Taylor, (the Water Poet) account of him and his works

Taxation no Tyranny, account of that pamphlet

Tea, controverfy between Jonas Hanway and Dr. Johnfon on 351 breakfasts of perfons of quality before the introduction

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

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