commerce, 193 Religion and religious establishments, 13, 125, 169, 170, Roman Catholic and Presbyterian, 168, 169, that he, who does not feel joy in it, is as far from Republicans wish to level down as far as themselves, Review, Johnson's plan of one, 82 Reviews and Reviewers, 151, 297, 300, 448, 496 Reynolds, Sir Joshua, v, 63, 78, 88, 230, 233, 299, 529, 562 Schoolmasters, 21, 183 355 law cases respecting them, 187, 195, 196, Scorpions, curious anecdote concerning, 155 lairds, 112. See Landlord and Tenant their great nationality, 483 Scotland, and the Scotch, Johnson's opinion of, and Scottish literature, 251 Scott, Sir William, 128, 160, 371, 458 Mr., of Amwell, his Elegies, 248 Scriptures, the Holy, 304 Johnson's letter on the proposals to translate Selected works, 296, 360 Semel insanivimus omnes, traced to its source, 486, a Sermons, the best English, 367 Steward, Rev. Mr. 285, 336, 418 Miss Anna, 6, n., 285, 534 William, Esq., 326, 341, 473, 486, 491, 496 Shakspeare, compared with Congreve, 164 165 with Corneille, 432 his deseription of night, in Macbeth,' fauity. his description of Dover Cliff, faulty, 164 134, 139, 520 edition of his Plays, 44, 85, 86, 98, Johnson's opinion of his learning, 434 remarks on, 138, 165, 33, 434 See Othello and Mrs. Montagu Shakspeare, the second folio edition of his Plays (16) Sharpe, Rev. Dr. Gregory, 178 Sharpe's Letters on Italy,' 303 Shaw, Cuthbert, his poem of, The Race,' 149 his pamphlet on Ossian, 508 Dr. Thomas, the Traveller, 464 Shebbeare, Dr., 464 Shenstone, his verses at an inn, 280 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, Esq. 323 Sheridan, Thomas, Esq. 105, 125, 164, 177, 188, 239, 238 Mrs., 106 Shiels, Mr. Robert, 47, 296 Shipley, Dr. Jonathan, (late Bishop of St. Asaph, 506 Shrewsbury, 198 Siam, embassy from the King of, to Louis the Four- Siddons, Mrs. her visit to Johnson, 505, &c. Sibbald, Sir Robert, M.D. 360 Sidney, Sir Philip, his receipt to preserve a wife's chas tity, 330, n. Simpson, Joseph, Esq. 94, 136, 296 Johnson's letter to, 94 Sin, original, 468 & seq. Skene, Sir John, the great antiquary of Scotland, 419. n. 'Slow,' its meaning, in the first line of Goldsmith's Smart, Christopher, 82, 109, 246 Smith, Dr. Adam, 393, 436, 488, 555 his Wealth of Nations,' 275 Captain, 403 Edmund, his Verses to Pococke, 373 Smollett, Tobias, his letter to Wilkes, 95 Society, civilized, its customs, 121, 122, 124, 142, 167, Solamen miseris, &c. the author of that line yet un- Soldiers, 290, 372, 403 Somerville, Lord, the Author's warm and grateful re- South, Rev. Dr. 169 Southwell, Thomas, the second Lord, 63, 408, 484 into Parliament, 180 jun. his death, 460 Mrs. Johnson's letters to, 461, 473 Rev. Mr. 515, 550, 562 Strickland, Mrs. 324, n. Stratford Jubilee. See Garrick Stuart Family, 206 209 Hon. Col. James, 414, 418 Hon. and Rev. William, 491 Andrew, Esq., his letters to Lord Mansfield, Study, method of, 13, 123, 127 Style, 377; and see Temple, Sir William of English writers, how far distinguishable, 377 Johnson's remarks on, 58, 143 Style, various kinds of, 197 the modern much superior to that of the last instances of particular imitations, 553, &c. ments, 206 the ground of all intellectual improve- impaired in England, in modern times, Suicide, 209, 477 Swallows, 155 Swearing, 189, 348 Sweden, the late King of, 331 Swift, Earl Gower's letter to, concerning Johnson's ob 485 Johnson's opinion of his Works, 125, 158 Delany's and Lord Orrery's account of him, 367 Sydenham, Dr., Johnson's Life of, 37 Temple, Rev. Mr. (the author's old and intimate friend,) his well-written character of Gray, 478 370 Tenderness, the want of, a proof of want of parts, 175 ment, 519 Tests, 239 Thames' wit, 437 Thomas, Mr. Nathanael, 315, n. Thomas à Kempis, 360, 518 Thomson, Rev. James, 304 & seq the Poet, his works, 125, 158, 298 anecdotes of, 324, 330, 402 Thornton, Bonnel, Esq. his burlesque Ode for St Ceci- Thrale, Henry, Esq. 137, 161, 228, 360, 428, 456 his death, 456 sale of his brewhouse, 436 Mrs. See Piozzi Thuanus, Johnson's proposed translation of, 561 his letter to Johnson, 429 Johnson's opinion of, 486, 532 his letter to the Author on Johnson's propo- sed tour to Italy, 534 Johnson's letter to him on that occasion, 539 Topham's case, 292, n. Toplady, Rev. Mr. 218 Torture in Holland, 129 Tory, Johnson's description of, 465, 522 moderate, when in opposition to government, 460 - his Essay on the Life, &c. of Johnson,' 441 Townley, Charles, Esq. 324, n. Mr. (the engraver, 364, n. Trade, Johnson's remarks on, 166 adventurous, more persons ruined by it than by Tradesmen retired from business, 174 'Traveller,' Goldsmith's poem, 134 Travelling, 290, 298, 363, 373, 383, 528, 530 — books of, good in proportion to what the tra Trinity, Johnson's belief in, and just disapprobation of Truth, importance of a regard to, 120, 275, 331, 361, Twiss's Travels in Spain, 246 Tyburn. See Execution of Criminals Tyers, Mr. Thomas, his odd description of Johnson, anecdotes of, 386 Tyrawley, James O'Hara, second Lord, 204 Valetudinarian, generally a disagreeable character, 282 Vesey, Agmondesham, Esq. 437 written before the Traveller, but published after, 390 two fine passages, originally in it. struck out by the Author, 407 Vilette, Rev. Mr. (ordinary of Newgate, his just claim Village, Deserted,' Goldsmith's, 141 WVillage,' Rev. Mr. Crabbe's, 485 Virgil, compared with Homer, 349 Johnson's juvenile translations from, 9 Baskerville's edition of, presented by Johnson to Virtue and vice, 309, 522 Vision of Theodore the Hermit,' considered by John- 580 Visiter, the Universal,' a periodical paper, 247 Universal History, the Authors of, 551 Universities, English, not rich enough, 155, 253, 291 Volcanoes, 285 Voltaire, 120, 139, 140, 142, 401 Vows, 145, 146, 401 Usher, Archbishop, Usury, 295, 396 178 Vyse, Rev. Dr. 178, 548 Johnson's letters to, 326, 327, 558 Wales, Johnson's visit to, 227 Prince of. See Prince Walker, J. Cooper, Esq. of the Treasury, Dublin, 86, 323, n. James, 494 Wall, Dr., Physician at Oxford, 522 Wall of China, 373 Waller, the poet, 387 extract from his Divine Poesy,' 521 Johnson's Life of, 441 Walmsley, Gilbert, Esq. 16, 17, 51 his letter, recommending Johnson and Gar- Walpole, Hon. Horace, 529 Sir Robert, his administration defended, 30 Walton, Isaac, his Lives,' 226, 227, 251, 278, 320 War, 372 Warburton, 45, 69, 88 made a Bishop by Pope, 151, n. Johnson's character of, 443, 521 his judgement concerning biographers, 1, 2 Ward, the noted Dr. 411 Warley Camp, 402 Warren, the first bookseller in Birmingham, 17 Dr., his generous attendance on Johnson, during Warton, Rev. Dr. Joseph, his Essay on Pope's Life Johnson's letters to, 65, 172, 173 - his entertaining account of John- his life, 327, 402 Wealth, the right employment of it, 484 Weather, its influence, 118, 125, 250, 543, n. Webster, Rev. Dr. Alexander, 223, 224 Wedderburne. See Loughborough Welch, Saunders, Esq. 357, 415 Johnson's letter to, 357 Wentworth, Mr., Johnson's schoolmaster at Stourbridge, William III., King, 243 Williams, Mr. Zachary, 60, 272, n. 80, 81 Mrs. Anna, 60, 116, 128, 166, 184, 308, 316, 317, her general peevishness, 295, 358, 459 Miss Helen Maria, 519 Sir Charles Hanbury, 150 Wilson, Rev. Mr.,-Johnson's letter to, 481 Johnson's letters to, 499, 544 Wine, the use of, 196, 275, 299, 342, 365, 366, 37, 3, Wirtemberg, Prince of, anecdote of, 194 Witches, 193, 409. See Shakspeare Words, big ones, not to be used for little matters, 131, 34 'World, the,' Periodical Essays, 116 Xenophon's Treatise on Economy, 316 Retreat of the Ten Thousand,' (Book affords the earliest specimen of a delincation of the Xerxes, Juvenal's fine verses on, 209 368 anecdotes of, 447, 448, 466 pined for preferment, yet affected to despise his fine image of delicate satire, 523 Mr. (Professor of Greek at Glasgow,) his C 555 Zeck, anecdote of, 141 Zobeide,' a tragedy, 209 THE END. |