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serted in the third edition, and the letters
now introduced, are carefully included within
crotchets, that the Author may not be an-
swerable for any thing which had not the
sanction of his approbation. The remarks
of his friends are distinguished as formerly,
except those of Mr. MALONE, to which the
letter M. is now subjoined. Those to which
the letter K. is affixed, were communicated
by my learned friend, the Reverend Doctor
KEARNEY, formerly Senior Fellow of Tri-
nity College, Dublin, and now beneficed in
the diocese of Raphoe in Ireland, of which
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1735. ABRIDGEMENT and Translation of Lobo's Voyage
to Abyssinia. acknowl.

1738. Part of a translation of Father Paul Sarpi's His-
tory of the Council of Trent. acknowl.

[N. B. As this work, after some sheets were printed,

suddenly stopped, I know not whether any part of it is
now to be found.j

For the Gentleman's Magazine.
Preface. intern. evid.

Life of Father Paul, acknowl.
1739. A complete vindication of the Licenser of the
Stage from the malicious and scandalous asper-
sions of Mr. Brooke, author of Gustavus Vasa.
acknowl.

Marmor Norfolciense; or, an Essay on an ancient
prophetical inscription in monkish ryhme, lately dis-
covered near Lynne, in Norfolk: by PROBUS BRI-
TANNICUS. acknowl.

For the Gentleman's Magazine.

Life of Boerhaave. acknowl.

Address to the Reader. intern. evid.
Appeal to the Public in behalf of the Editor. intern.
evid.

Considerations on the case of Dr. Trapp's Sermons; a
plausible attempt to prove that an Author's work
inay be abridged without injuring his property.
acknowl.

For the Gentleman's Magazine.
Preface. intern. evid.

Of a work which has been before the Public for thirteen years with increasing approbation, and of which near four thousand copies have been dispersed, it is not necessary to say more; yet I cannot refrain from adding, that, highly as it is now estimated, it will, I am confident, be still more valued 1740. by posterity a century hence, when all the actors in the scene shall be numbered with the dead; when the excellent and extraordinary man, whose wit and wisdom are here recorded, shall be viewed at a still greater distance; and the instruction and entertainment they afford will at once produce reverential gratitude, admiration, and delight.

June 20, 1804.

E. M.

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Life of Admiral Drake. acknowl.
Life of Admiral Blake. acknowl.
Life of Philip Barretier. acknowl.
Essay on Epitaphs. acknowl.

1741.

For the Gentleman's Magazine.
Preface. intern. evid.

A free translation of the Jests of Hierocles, with an in-
troduction. intern. evid.

Debate on the Humble Petition and Advice of the
Rump Parliament to Cromwell in 1657, to assume
the Title of King; abridged, methodized, and di-
gested. intern. evid.

Translation of Abbé Guyon's Dissertation on the
Amazons. intern. evid.

Translation of Fontenelle's Panegyric on Dr. Morin.
intern. evid.

1742.

For the Gentleman's Magazine.
Preface. intern. evid.

Essay on the Account of the Conduct of the Duchess
of Marlborough. acknowl.

An Account of the Life of Peter Burman, acknowl.
The Life of Sydenham, afterwards prefixed to Dr.
Swan's Edition of his Works. acknowl.
Proposals for printing Bibliotheca Harleiana, or a
Catalogue of the Library of the Earl of Oxford, af-
terwards prefixed to the first volume of that Cata-
logue, in which the Latin Accounts of the Books
were written by him. acknowl.

Abridgement, entitled, Foreign History. intern. evid.
Essay on the Description of China, from the French
of Du Halde. intern. evid.

1743. Dedication to Dr. Mead of Dr. James's Medicinal
Dictionary. intern. evid.

For the Gentleman's Magazine.

Preface. intern, evid.

Parliamentary Debates under the name of Debates in
the Senate of Lilliput, from Nov. 19, 1740, to Feb.
23, 1742-3, inclusive. acknowl.
Considerations on the Dispute between Crousaz and
Warburton on Pope's Essay on Man. intern. evid.
A Letter, announcing that the Life of Mr. Savage was
speedily to be published by a person who was fa-
voured with his confidence. intern. evid.
Advertisement for Osborne concerning the Harleian
Catalogue. intern. evid.

1744. Life of Richard Savage, acknowl.
Preface to the Harleian Miscellany. acknowl.

For the Gentleman's Magazine.

Preface. intern. evid.

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Letter in the General Advertiser to excite the attention of the Public to the Performance of Comus, which was next day to be acted at Drury-Lane Playhouse, for the Benefit of Milton's Grand-daughter. acknowl.

Preface and Postscript to Lauder's Pamphlet, entitled, An Essay on Milton's Use and Imitation of the Moderns in his Paradise Lost." acknowl. 1751. Life of Cheynel, in the Miscellany called "The Student." acknowl.

Letter for Lauder, addressed to the Reverend Dr. John Douglas, acknowledging his Fraud concerning Milton in terms of suitable Contrition. acknowl. Dedication to the Earl of Middlesex, of Mrs. Charlotte Lennox's "Female Quixote." intern. evid. 1753. Dedication to John Earl of Orrery, of Shakspeare Illustrated, by Mrs. Charlotte Lennox. acknowl. During this and the following year he wrote and gave to his much-loved friend, Dr. Bathurst, the Papers in the Adventurer, signed T. acknowl. 1754. Life of Edw. Cave in the Gentleman's Magazine. acknowl.

1755. A DICTIONARY, with a Grammar and History of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE. acknowl. An Account of an attempt to ascertain the Longitude at Sea, by an exact Theory of the Variations of the Magnetical Needle, with a Table of the Variations at the most reniarkable Cities in Europe, from the year 1660 to 1860. acknowl. This he wrote for Mr. Zachariah Williams, an ingenious ancient Welsh Gentleman, father of Mrs. Anna Williams, whom he for many years kindly lodged in his house. It was published with a Translation into Italian, by Signor Baretti. In a Copy of it which he presented to the Bodleian Library at Oxford, is pasted a character of the late Mr. Zachariah Williams, plainly written by Johnson. intern. evid.

1756. An Abridgement of his Dictionary. acknowl. Several Essays in the Universal Visiter, which there is some difficulty in ascertaining. All that are marked with two asterisks have been ascribed to him, although I am confident from internal evidence, that we should except from these "The Life of Chaucer," "Reflections on the State of Portugal," and "An Essay on Architecture:" and from the same evidence, I am confident that he wrote "Further Thoughts on Agriculture," and " A Dissertation on the State of Literature and Authors." The Dissertation on the Epitaphs written by Pope, he afterward acknowledged, and added to his "Idler."

Life of Sir Thomas Browne prefixed to a new Edition of his Christian Morals. acknowl.

In the Literary Magazine; or, Universal Review, which began in January, 1756.

His Original Essays are,

The Preliminary Address. intern. evid.

An Introduction to the Political State of Great Britain. intern. evid.

Remarks on the Militia Bill. intern, evid. Observations on his Britannic Majesty's Treaties with the Empress of Russia and the Landgrave of Hesse Cassel. intern. evid.

Observations on the Present State of Affairs. intern. evid.

[This is a mistake. The last number of the Rambler appeared on the fourteenth of March, three days before Mrs. Johnson died. M.]

Memoirs of Frederick I1I. King of Prussia. intern. evid.

In the same Magazine his Reviews are of the following books. Birch's History of the Royal Society."-"Browne's Christian Morals."-" War ton's Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, Vol. I." Hampton's Translation of Polybius." "Sir Isaac Newton's Arguments in proof of a Deity." "-" Borlase's History of the Isles of Scilly."

Home's Experiments on Bleaching."-" Browne's History of Jamaica "-" Hales on Distilling Sea Waters Ventilators in Ships, and curing an ill Taste in Milk." Lucas's Essay on Waters."-" Keith's Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops."-" Philosophical Transactions, Vol. XLIX."" Miscellanies by Elizabeth Harrison."-" Evans's Map, and Account of the Middle Colonies in America."-"The Cadet, a Military Treatise."-" The Conduct of the Ministry relating to the present War, impartially examined." intern. evid.

Mrs. Lennox's "Translation of Sully's Memoirs.""Letter on the Case of Admiral Byng."-" Appeal to the People concerning Admiral Byng."-"Hanway's Eight Days' Journey, and Essay on Tea.”— "Some further Particulars in Relation to the Case of Admiral Byng, by a gentleman of Oxford." acknowl.

Mr. Jonas Hanway having written an angry Answer to the Review of his Essay on Tea, Johnson in the same Collection made a reply to it. acknowl. This is the only instance, it is believed, when he condescended to take notice of any thing that had been written against him; and here his chief intention seems to have been to make sport. Dedication to the Earl of Rochford of, and Preface to Mr. Payne's introduction to the Game of Draughts.

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1758. THE IDLER, which began April 5, in this year, and was continued till April 5, 1760. acknowl. An Essay on the Bravery of the English Common Soldiers was added to it, when published in volumes. acknowl.

1759. Raselas, Prince of Abyssinia, a Tale. acknowl. Advertisement for the Proprietors of the Idler against

certain Persons who pirated those Papers as they came out singly in a Newspaper called the Universal Chronicle, or Weekly Gazette. intern. evid. For Mrs. Charlotte Lennox's English Version of Brumoy,-"A Dissertation on the Greek Comedy,' and the General Conclusion of the Book. intern. evid. Introduction to the World Displayed, a Collection of Voyages and Travels. acknowl.

Three letters in the Gazetteer, concerning the best plan for Blackfriars Bridge. acknowl. 1760. Address of the Painters to George III. on his Accession to the Throne. intern. evid. Dedication of Baretti's Italian and English Dictionary to the Marquis of Abreu, then Envoy-Extraordinary from Spain at the Court of Great Britain. intern. evid.

Review in the Gentleman's Magazine, of M. Tytler's acute and able Vindication of Mary Queen of Scots. acknowl.

Introduction to the Proceedings of the Committee for Clothing the French Prisoners. acknowl. 1761. Preface to Rolt's Dictionary of Trade and Commerce. acknowl. Corrections and Improvements for Mr. Gwyn the Architect's Pamphlet, entitled, "Thoughts on the Coronation of George III." acknowl.

1762. Dedication to the King, of the Rev. Dr. Kennedy's Complete System of Astronomical Chronology unfolding the Scriptures, quarto edition. acknowl. Preface to the Catalogue of the Artist's Exhibition. intern. evid.

1763. Character of Collins in the Poetical Calendar, published by Fawkes and Woty, acknowl. Dedication to the Earl of Shaftsbury of the edition of Roger Ascham's English Works, published by the Reverend Mr. Bennet, acknowl.

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

Review of Telemachus, a Masque, by the Reverend George Graham, of Eton College, in the critical Review, acknowl.

Dedication to the Queen of Mr. Hoole's Translation of Tasso, acknowl.

Account of the Detection of the imposture of the
Cock-lane Ghost, published in the Newspapers and
Gentleman's Magazine, acknowl.

1764 Part of a Review of Grainger's "Sugar Cane, a
Poem," in the London Chronicle. acknowl.
Review of Goldsmith's Traveller, a Poem, in the
Critical Review, acknowl.

1763. The Plays of William Shakspeare, in eight vols. 8vo. with Notes. acknowl.

1766 The Fountains, a Fairy Tale, in Mrs. William's Miscellanies, acknowl.

1767. Dedication to the King of Mr. Adams's Treatise on the Globes, acknowl.

1769. Character of the Reverend Mr. Zachariah Mudge, in the London Chronicle, acknowl.

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

*772. Defence of a Schoolmaster: dictated to me for the House of Lords. acknowl.

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

773. Preface to Macbean's "Dictionary of Ancient Geography." acknowl.

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

774. The Patriot. acknowl.

75 A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. acknowl.

Proposals for publishing the Works of Mrs. Charlotte
Lennox, in three volumes quarto. acknowl.
Preface to Baretti's Easy Lessons in Italian and Eng-
lish intern. evid.

Taxation no Tyranny; an Answer to the Resolutions and Address of the American Congress. acknowl. Argument on the Case of Dr. Memis; dictated to me for the Court of Sessions in Scotland. acknowl. Argument to prove that the Corporation of Stirling was corrupt; dictated to me for the House of Lords. acknowl.

76 Argument in Support of the Right of immediate and personal Reprehension from the Pulpit; dictated to me. acknow..

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

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On Vicarious Punishments, and the great Propitiation for the Sins of the World, by JESUS CHRIST; dictated to me. acknowl.

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. acknowl.

Defence of Mr. Robertson, Printer of the Caledonian Mercury, against the Society of Procurators in Edinburgh, for having inserted in his Paper a ludicrous Paragraph against them; demonstrating that it was not an injurious Libel; dictated to me. acknowl. 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. intern. evid. 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.

acknowl.

Various Years.

Letters to Mrs. Thrale. acknowl.

Prayers and Meditations, which he delivered to the Rev. Mr. Strahan, enjoining him to publish them. acknowl.

Sermons, left for Publication by John Taylor, LL.D. Prebendary of Westminster, and given to the World by the Rev. Samuel Hayes, A.M. internal evid.* 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.

"After my death I wish no other herald,
No other speaker of my living actions,
To keep mine honour from corruption,
But such an honest chronicler as Griffith."
SHAKSPEARE, Henry VIII.

[To this List of the Writings of Dr. Johnson, Mr. Alexander Chalmers, with considerable probabili*7, suggests to me that we may add the following:

In the Gentleman's Magazine.

1747. Lauder's Proposals for printing the Adamus Erul of Grotius. Vol. 20. p. 404.

1750. Address to the Public, concerning Miss Williams's Miscellanies. Vol. 20. p. 428. 1753. Preface.

Notice of Mr. Edward Cave's death, inserted in the last page of the Index.

In the Literary Magazine.

1756. "Observations on the foregoing Letter;" i. e. A Letter on the American Colonies. Vol. I. p. 66. M.]

† See Dr. Johnson's letter to Mrs. Thrale, dated Ostick, in Skie, September 30, 1773:-"Boswell writes a regular journal of our travels, which I think contains as much of what I say and do, as of all other occurrences together; "for such a faithful chronicler is Griffith."

THE LIFE

OF

SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL. D.

To write the Life of him who excelled all mankind in writing the lives of others, and who, whether we consider his extraordinary endowments, or his various works, has been equalled by few in any age, is an arduous, and may be reckoned in me a presumptuous, task.

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Had Dr. Johnson written his own Life, in conformity with the opinion which he has given, that every man's life may be best written by himself; had he employed in the preservation of his own history, that clearness of narration and elegance of language in which he has embalmed so many eminent persons; the world would probably have had the most perfect example of biography that was ever exhibited. But although he at different times, in a desultory manner, committed to writing many partículars of the progress of his mind and fortunes, he never had persevering diligence enough to form them into a regular composition. Of these memorials a few have been preserved; but the greater part was consigned by him to the flames, a few days before his death.

As I had the honour and happiness of enjoying his friendship for upwards of twenty years; as I had the scheme of writing his life constantly in view; as he was well apprised of this circumstance, and from time to time obligingly satisfied my inquiries, by communicating to me the incidents of his early years; as I acquired a facility in recollecting, and was very assiduous in recording, his conversation, of which the extraordinary vigour and vivacity constituted one of the first features of his character; and as I have spared no pains in obtaining materials concerning him, from every quarter where I could discover that they were to be found, and have been favoured with the most liberal communications by his friends; I flatter myself that few biographers have entered upon such a work as this with more advantages; independent of literary abilities, in which I am not vain enough to compare myself with some great names who have gone before me in this kind of writing.

⚫ Idler, No. 84.

Since my work was announced, several Lives and Memoirs of Dr. Johnson have been published, the most voluminous of which is one compiled for the booksellers of London, by Sir John Hawkins, Knight,+ a man, whom, during my long intimacy with Dr. Johnson, I never saw in his company, I think, but once, and I am sure not above twice. Johnson might have esteemed him for his decent, religious demeanour, and his knowledge of books and literary history; but from the rigid formality of his manners, it is evident that they never could have lived together with companionable ease and familiarity: nor had Sir John Hawkins that nice perception which was necessary to mark the finer and less obvious parts of Johnson's character. His being appointed one of his executors, gave him an opportunity of taking possession of such fragments of a diary and other papers as were left; of which, before delivering them up to the residuary legatee, whose property they were, he endeavoured to extract the substance. In this he has not been very successful, as I have found upon a perusal of those papers, which have been since transferred to me. Sir John Hawkins's ponderous labours, I must acknowledge, exhibit a farrago, of which a considerable portion is not devoid of entertainment to the lovers of literary gossiping; but besides its being swelled out with long unnecessary extracts from various works (even one of several leaves from Osborne's Harleian Catalogue, and those not compiled by Johnson, but by Oldys), a very small part of it relates to

The greatest part of this book was written while Sir John Hawkins was alive; and I avow, that one object of my strictures was to make him feel some compunction for his illiberal treatment of Dr. Johnson. Since his decease, I have suppressed several of my remarks upon his work. But though I would not " war with the dead" offensively, I think it necessary to be strenuous in defence of my illustrious friend, which I cannot be, without strong animadversions upon a writer who has greatly injured him. Let me add, that though I doubt I should not have been very prompt to gratify Sir John Hawkins with any compliment in his life-time, I do now frankly inadequate and improper as a life of Dr. Johnson, and acknowledge, that, in my opinion, his volume, however however discredited by unpardonable inaccuracies in other respects, contains a collection of curious anecdotes and observations, which few men but its author could have brought together.

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