Chesterfield's Letters, how to be
made a pretty book, 504
Cheyne, Dr. writings of, recom-
mended, 492

Children, what should be taught
first, 209

Christianity, nature of the evidence
for, 199

Christian religion, strong evidence

in favour of the, 210
Cibber, why a poor creature, 274
Clergy the defects in the preaching
of the established, 292
Clergyman, the life of a conscien-
tious, not easy, 647
Cold, the disease of, at St. Kilda,
what occasioned by, 256
Congreve, Mr. Charles, a singular
character, 471

Convents, when to be allowed, 235
Conversation, value of Dr. Johnson's,

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his friends for his escape from pri-
son, 573

Dodsley, Mr. Robert, account of,465
Dogs, where eaten, 353
Dominicette's warm baths, 278
Donaldson, Mr. a bookseller, cen-
sured, 202

Douglas cause, the great, 255-re-
marks on the, 351
Drelincourt on Death, falsity of the

apparition story prefixed to, 316
Drinking, utility of discussed, 498,
499

Drunkenness, instances of habitual,
692

Duelling, thoughts on, 324
Education at great schools, advan-
tages of, 486

Edwards, Mr. Canons of Criticism
by, 116

Eglingtoune, the late Earl of, 262
Egotists reduced to four classes, 576

637

Coriat Junior, travels of, 322
Correction of scholars, nature and
necessity of, 327

Cotterells, the Misses, visited by
Johnson and Reynolds, 106
Courtenay, Mr. his moral and poli-

tical character of Dr. Johnson, 96
Crown of iron, the punishment in-
flicted by making it red hot, and
putting it on the head, 234
Crown influence, how far necessary,
289

Dalrymple, Sir David, his opinion of

the Rambler in Scotland, 90-
letters to, from Johnson, 91
Elwall, singular opinions and con-
duct of Mr., 316
Entails, remarks upon, 456
Epilogue intended to be spoken by a
lady, 17

Equality, probable effects of upon
society, 346

Erskine,the Honourable Thomas,32!
Eugenio, a Poem, account of, 357
Excise, how defined by Johnson, 134
Fame, real nature of, 625
Family, the right of the present to
the crown, 568

Fear, one of the passions, 270
Feeling affected, an instance of, 564
Ferguson, Mr. the self-taught philo-
sopher, 277, 278

Fielding, how far a blockhead, 321

322

Fitzherbert, Mr. a portrait of, 564
Flattery, how applied to kings, 353
Fleece, the, a Poem, 467

Fleet-street, the most cheerful scene
in the world, 646
Foote, his singular talent of imita-
tion, 275-how like a dog, ib.
Forster's Voyage to the South Sea,

580

Foppery never cured, 296

Fox, Mr. a most extraordinary man,
876

Freedom of the will, what, 640, 641
French writers, why superficial, 210

French, the, high in every depart-

ment, 293

Friendship, an Ode, 67-its qua-

lities, 325-how formed, 572
Frisick, the, or the language of

Dutch Friesland, 221
Future state, thoughts on the sub-
ject of a, 315

Gaming, effects of, 322-remarks
on, 490, 491

Garrick, invested with theatrical
power, 84-why compared to a sa-
lad, 87-complimentary epigram
by,on Johnson's Dictionary, 137-
how admired by Johnson, 274
Garrick, Mr. Peter, 272
Gentleman, Mr. his representation of
"Dictionary Johnson," 181
Ghost, John Wesley's story of a, 643
Ghosts, their appearance debated
upon, 670

Goat, motto for a, belonging to
J. Banks, Esq. 305
Goldsmith, Dr. Oliver, a singular

character, 191, 192—an inspired
ideot, 192-his epitaph, written
by Dr. Johnson, 192-one of the
brightest ornaments of the John-
sonian school, 194-anecdotes of,
251, 252, 365, 366, 367, 620-
life of Parnell by, 317-death of,
380

Good humour, a rare quality in life,
417

Good Natured Man, Goldsmith's
praised by Johnson, 254
Goodness constitutional, not found-
ed on principle, why cannot be
depended on, 205
Greenwich hospital too magnificent,
212-park, why not equal to
Fleet-street, 213

Grierson, Mr. account of, 288
Grongar Hill, when first published,

882

Guthrie, account of, 47, 48
Gwyn, the architect, a lively rattling
fellow, 461, 462

Hamilton of Bangour, poems by,
565

Happiness, how far connected with

large property, 204

Harleian Miscellany, preface to the,
74

Harte, account of Mr. Canon of

Windsor, 291

Harwood, Dr. writings of, 497
Hawkins's Life of Johnson, 2-his

notions of gentility, 69-knight-
ed, 81-Sir John, how unlucky
upon all occasions, 88, 89
History, what its real character, 418,
419-how should be written, 487
Hop Garden, the, a Poem, 468.
Horace, translation of, 14
Horne, Rev. Mr. publishes his Let-
ter on the English Particle, 673
Hospitality, difference between an-
cient and modern, 318
Hottentot, character of a respecta-
'ble, by Lord Chesterfield, intend-
ed for Johnson, 118
Housebreakers, why timorous, 787
Hume, style of Mr. David, censured
by Dr. Johnson, 203-he and
other innovators, vain men, and
why, 205-on Miracles, his ar-
guments answered, 206—remark-
able confession of, 234-not afraid
of annihilation, 566-History of
England, by, 265

Jack Ellis, a money scrivener, 490
James's Medicinal Dictionary, 68
James, Dr. death of, 482

Idler, the, various papers in by whom

written and contributed, 151–
similarity in this and a poem by
Blacklock, 152

Jealousy of friends above us, causes
of, 481

Iliad, translation of the sixth book,

Inns, English, the excellence of, 467
Inquisition, arguments for the, 215
Interview, amusing, between Dr.

Johnson and Mr. John Wilkes,
514 to 518

Inward light, mischievous effects of,
294

Johnson, Samuel, birth of, 6-Mi-
chael, account of, 6, 7-Johnson,
account of the mother of, 7, 8-
power of the memory of, 8-his
infant precocity, 9-instances of
the excellence of bis sight, 9-is
touched for the scrophula by.
Queen Anne,ib.-his early instruc
tors, 10-his obligations to Mr.
Hunter, 11-superiority over his

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fellows, ib.how distinguished
at school, 12-the tenacity of
his memory, ib. — his nearness
of sight, ib.-anecdotes of, by
Dr. Percy, Bishop of Dromore, ib.
-is sent to Stourbridge school,
ib.-early proofs of his genius, 13,
14, 15—his idleness at home, 18
-Is entered a commoner of Pem-
broke College, Oxford, ib.-his
modesty and behaviour at college,
19-poetical powers, ib.-trans-
lates Pope's Messiah into Latiu
verse, ib.-objections to his Latin
poetry, 20-is afflicted with melan-
choly, 20, 21-communicates his
case to Dr. Swinfen, ib.-a de-
clared hypochondriac, 21-ap-
prehends insanity, 22-his reli-
gious progress, 22, 23-his course
of reading at Oxford, ib.-his
mode of composition, 24-his a-
partment in Pembroke College,
ib.-his misery and poverty, 25-
his regard for Pembroke College,
ib.-instances of his pride, 26-
why compelled to leave college,
ib.-death of his father, 27—with
what families connected, 27, 28-
is employed as an usher in Lei-
cestershire, 29-goes to Birming-
ham,ib.-translates Lobo's Voyage
to Abyssinia,30--specimens of this,
31-returns to Litchfield,32-first
fetter to Mr. Cave, ib.--is enamour-
ed with a young female Quaker, 33
-specimens of his amatory verses,
ib.-his personal defects, 35-is
married at Derby, ib.-sets up a
private academy, 36-effects of his
tumultuous and awkward fondness
of Mrs. Johnson, 37-writes a
part of his tragedy of Irene, 38
-arrives in the metropolis with
David Garrick, 39-anecdotes of,
ib.-his first lodgings, 40-his
Ofellus in the Art of Living in
London, ib.-his narrow circum-
stances, +1 his description of
Harry Hervey, ib.-letter of, to
Mr. Cave, ib.-returns to Litch-
field, and finishes Irene, 42-re-
moves to London, 44-his first
performance in the Gentleman's
Magazine, 45, 46-is engaged by
Mr. Cave, 47-his contributions,
what, 47, 48 account of his
London, a Poem, 49, 50-trans-

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lates Father Paul Sarpi's History,
56-makes various proposals to
Mr. Cave, 57, 58-writes the
life of Boerhaave, 59-and Mar
mor Norfolciense, 60-his mo-
tions or tricks improperly called
convulsions, 61-an instance of
his absence of mind, ib.—a fre-
quent visitor at the house of Mr.
Richardson, ib.-his first meeting
with Hogarth, 62-writes an epi-
taph on Philips, ib. -Epigram
by, on George II, ib.-his various
productions in the Gentleman's
Magazine, 63, 64-regrets hav.
ing been the author of fictions
that passed for realities, 64-beats
Osborne the bookseller, 65-let-
ters to Mr. Cave by, 65, 66-to
Dr. Birch and Mr. Levett, 68-
wanders through thestreets at night
with Savage, 70-exhibits the ge-
nius of Savage to the best advan-
tage, 71,72-his prejudice against
players, 71-triumphs over them,
72-his literary career almost to-
tally suspended, 75-contributes
several poetical pieces to the Gen-
tleman's Magazine, 76-writes a
prologue for David Garrick, 77—
epoch of his Dictionary, 78-plan
of that work, 78, 79, 80-kindness
of to his friends, 80-considered as
"tugging at his oar," 81-forms
the club in Ivy Lane, ib.—writes a
Life of Roscommon, ib.- and
the Preface to the Preceptor, 82
-publishes the Vanity of Hu-
man Wishes, 82, 83—the first per-
formance of his Irene, 84, 85-
appears behind the scenes, ib.—
shews many acts of kindness to the
players, 86-leaves off frequent-
ing the green-room, and why, ib.

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-Commences his Rambler, 86,
87-the effects of Mrs. Johnson's
approbation of it, 90-his lan-
guage too masculine for ladies,
97-letter from, to Dr. Birch, 98
-his strong abhorrence of Mil-
ton's political notions, 99-his
prologue to Comus, ib.-writes
the life of Dr. Cheynell, ib.-his
indignation against Lauder, 100

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his charitable disposition to-
wards Mrs. Anna Williams, 101
-his feelings on the death of his
wife, how expressed, 102, 103,