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1762. Dedication to the King, of the Rev. Dr. Kennedy's 1780. Advertisement for his friend Mr. Thrale to the 'Complete System of Astronomical Chronology, unfolding the Scriptures,' 4to edition.* Preface to the Catalogue of the Artists' Exhibition. t

1763. Character of Collins in 'The Poetical Calendar,' published by Fawkes and Woty.* Dedication to the Earl of Shaftesbury of the edition of Roger Ascham's English Works, published by the Rev. Mr. Bennet.*

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

Review of Telemachus,' a Masque, by the Rev.
George Graham, of Eton College, in 'The
Critical Review.**

Dedication to the Queen, of Mr. Hoole's 'Trans-
lation of Tasso.'*

Account of the Detection of the Imposture of the Cock Lane Ghost, published in the Newspapers and Gentleman's Magazine.'*

1764. Part of a Review of Grainger's 'Sugar Cane, a Poem,' in 'The London Chronicle.'*

Review of Goldsmith's 'Traveller, a Poem,' in the 'Critical Review.' *

1765. The Plays of William Shakspeare, in eight volumes 8vo, with Notes.*

1766. 'The Fountains, a Fairy Tale,' in Mrs. Williams's Miscellanies.*

1767. Dedication to the King, of Mr. Adams's "Treatise

on the Globes.'*

1769. Character of the Rev. Mr. Zach. Mudge, in 'The London Chronicle.'*

1770. The False Alarm.*

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

1772. Defence of a Schoolmaster; dictated to me for the House of Lords.*

Argument in support of the Law of Vicious
Intromission; dictated to me for the Court of
Session in Scotland.*

1773. Preface to Macbean's 'Dictionary of Ancient Geography.'

Argument in Favour of the Rights of Lay Patrons: dictated to me for the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.*

1774. The Patriot.*

1775. A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland.* Proposals for publishing the Works of Mrs. Charlotte Lennox, in three volumes quarto.* Preface to Baretti's Easy Lessons in Italian and English. †

Taxation no Tyranny: an answer to the Resolutions and Address of the American Congress.*

Argument on the Case of Dr. Memis: dictated
to me for the Court of Session in Scot-
land.*

Argument to prove that the Corporation of
Stirling was corrupt: dictated to me for the
House of Lords.*

1776. Argument in Support of the Right of immediate

Worthy Electors of the Borough of Southwark.* The first Paragraph of Mr. Thomas Davies's Life of Garrick.*

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.*

Argument on the Importance of the Registration of Deeds dictated to me for an Election Committee of the House of Commons.

On the Distinction between Tory and Whig: dictated to me.

*

On Vicarious Punishments, and the great Pro-
pitiation for the Sins of the World by Jesus
Christ dictated to me.*

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.*

Defence of Mr. Robertson, Printer of The Cale-
donian Mercury,' against the Society of Pro-
curators in Edinburgh, for having inserted in
his paper a ludicrous Paragraph against them:
demonstrating that it was not an injurious
Libel: dictated to me.*

1782. The greatest part, if not the whole, of a Reply, by the Reverend Mr. Shaw, to 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. ↑

1784. List of the Authors of the Universal History, deposited in the British Museum, and printed in 'The Gentleman's Magazine' for December this year.*

VARIOUS YEARS.
Letters to Mrs. Thrale.*

Prayers and Meditations, which he delivered to
the Rev. Mr. Strahan, enjoining him to pub-
lish them.*

Sermons, left for publication by John Taylor,
LL.D., Prebendary of Westminster, and given
to the World by the Rev. Samuel Hayes,
A.M. † (1)

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; 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 To this List of the Writings of Dr. Johnson, Mr. Alexander Chalmers, with considerable probability, suggests to me that we may add the following:IN THE 'GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE.'

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and personal Reprehension from the Pulpit: 1747. Lauder's proposals for printing The Adamus dictated to me.

Proposals for publishing an Analysis of the
Scotch Celtic Language, by the Reverend
William Shaw.*

1777. Dedication to the King of the Posthumous Works of Dr. Pearce, Bishop of Rochester.

Additions to the Life and Character of that Pre-
late prefixed to those Works.*

Various Papers and Letters in Favour of the
Reverend Dr. Dodd.*

Exul' of Grotius, vol. xx. p. 404.

1750. Address to the Public, concerning Miss Williams's Miscellanies, vol. xx. p. 428.

1753. Preface.

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