Johnson leaves the Isle of Sky. – A Storm. Driven into

Col. — His Appearance on a Sheltie. Sea Sickness.
« Burnet's Own Times.” — Rev. Hector M.Lean. — Bayle,
Leibnitz, and Clarke. Survey of Col.

Grissipol.
Cucumbers. — Insular Life. Song, “ Hatyin foam' eri."

Breacacha. - Johnson's Power of Ridicule. Happiness in a Cottage. Advice to Landlords. Pretended Brother of Johnson. Carte's Life of Ormond. - Family of Col. - Letters by Montrose

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CHAPTER II.

Col. - Blenheim. - Tenants and Landlords. London and

Pekin. Superstitions. Coarse Manners. — Bustle not
necessary to Despatch. Oats. Mull. Addison.
French Ana.- Racine. Corneille. - Molière. Fenelon.
Voltaire. Bossuet Massillon. Bourdaloue. A
Printing House. Erse Poetry. - Music. - Reception of
Travellers. Spence. Miss Maclean. Account of
Mull. — Ulva. - Second Sight. - Murcheta Mulierum.
Inch-Kenneth. Sir Allan Maclean. — Sunday Reading.

.

- Dr. Campbell. — Drinking.- Verses on Inch-Kenneth.

Young Col's good Qualities. - Solander. Burke.

Johnson's Intrepidity. Singular Customs. French

Credulity

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CHAPTER III.

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Voyage to Iona. - Death of young Col. - M-Kinnon's Cave.

-“ La Crédulité des Incrédules.” Coast of Mull.

Nuns' Island. - Icolmkill. Quotation from Johnson's

Tour. — Return to Mull. — Pulteney. — Pitt. — Walpole.

Wilkes. English and Jewish History compared.

66 Turkish Spy." Moy. Lochbuy's War-saddle.

Sheep's-heads. Sail to Oban. - Goldsmith's “ Traveller."

- Pope and Cowley compared. Inverary. - Letter from

Garrick. — Hervey's 6 Meditations." -“ Meditation on a

Pudding." - Country Neighbours. — Castle of Inverary.“

Duke and Duchess of Argyle. - Influence of Peers 68

CHAPTER IV.

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Inverary Castle. Bishop Archibald Campbell. Douglas.

· Juvenal. Religious Buildings. Rosedow House.

- Lochlomond. Cameron House. Smollet's Monu-

ment. Glasgow. - The Foulises, &c. — Loudoun Castle.

- Treesbank. · Dundonald Castle. – Eglintoune Castle.

- Auchinleck. Boswell's Father. Anecdotes. Han

milton. — Edinburgh

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CHAPTER V.

Edinburgh. — Lord Elibank. - Edinburgh Castle. - Fingal.

Credulity. - Second Sight. - Garrick and Foote as Com-

panions. - Moravian Missions and Methodism. - History.

Robertson. Rebellion. - Lord Mansfield. - Richard-

- Private Life of a Judge. — Blair. - Boswell's Imi-

tations. - Officers of the Army. - Academy for Deaf and

Dumb. Scoteh Highlander and English Sailor. — Roslin

son.

C

and Hawthornden. - Cranston. Sir John Dalrymple.

Johnson's Departure for London. · Letters from Lord

Hailes and Mr. Dempster

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CHAPTER VI.

1774.

Letters to Boswell, &c. - Religious Festivals and Pilgrimages.

Death of Goldsmith. - Greek Epitaph. Diary of a

Tour into Wales. Chatsworth. — Dovedale.- Kedleston.

Derby. Combermere Hawkestone. Chester.

- St. Asaph. Denbigh. — Holywell. — Rhudlan Castle.

- Penmaen Mawr. Bangor. - Caernarvon. - Bodville.

- Conway Castle. Ombersley. – Hagley. — The Lea-

Blenheim. - Beaconsfield

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sowes.-

CHAPTER VII.

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1774, 1775.

Mr. Thrale's Political Position. - Johnson's “ Patriot."

Death of Young Col. - Mr. Parkins. — Hoole's Tragedy.

Charlotte Lennox. Baretti's “ Easy Lessons. Case

of Dr. Memis. Lord Hailes's “ Annals.” — Mary, Queen

of Scots. American Politics. Ossian. Letter to

Macpherson. Personal Courage. Foote. Publishes

Journey to the Western Islands." - Mr. Knox. - Mr.

Tytler. -- Mr. Windham. Irish and Scotch Impudence

compared. Ossian Controversy: — Visit to Oxford 217

66

CHAPTER VIII.

1775.

Boswell revisits London. -- Peter Garrick. -“ Taxation in

Tyranny.” - Dr. Tower's “ Answer." - Gerard Hamilton.

- Sheridan's Gold Medal to Home. - Mrs. Abington.

Cibber's “ Nonjuror.” — Boswell's “Surveillance.” - Gar-

rick's Prologues.

The Adams. Garrick's Imitations of

Johnson. -- Gray's Odes. - Lord Chesterfield's Letters.

Johnson's Diplora of LL.D. Abyssinian Bri

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Coleman's “ Odes to Obscurity and Oblivion.” — Mason's

• Elfrida,” and “Caractacus." - The Bath-Easton Vase.

Fleet Street and Charing Cross

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CHAPTER IX.

1775.

Public Speaking. — Statutes against Bribery. — Cibber's Co.

medies.-Gentility and Morality.-Charles II.-George I.

— Trading Judges. - Christopher Smart. – Twiss's Travels.

- Addison's Italy.— “Lillybullers." Gibbon. - Patriots

ism.— Mr. Pritchard.— Happiness. — General Oglethorpe.

Middle-rate Poets. Patronage. — Lord Bute. — Good

Friday. — London. Commerce. Value of Knov ledge.

- Literary Fame. — Infidelity. .“ Nil admirari.” - Ad-

vantages of Reading

280

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CHAPTER X.

1775.

Dinner at Owen Cambridge's. — Female Portrait Painters. --

« Good-humoured Fellows." — Isaac Walton's “ Lives.”

Flattery. History. - Early Habits.

6. The Beggar's

Opera. · Richard Brinsley Sheridan. - Modern Politics.

“ Sir Roger de Coverley." - Visit to Bedlam. Sunday

Consultations. - Gray's Letters.

- Alchymy. — Johnson's

Laugh. - Letters to Langton, Mrs. Thrale, &c. Ramble

into the Middle Counties. - Tour to France

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CHAPTER I.

1773.

Johnson leaves the Isle of Sky. – A Storm. Driven

into Col. His Appearance on a Sheltie. Sea Sickness. -"Burnet's Own Times.”_Rev. Hector M Lean. Bayle, Leibnitz, and Clarke.

Survey of Col. Grissipol. Cucumbers. Insular Life. Song,

Hatyin foam' eri.” — Breachaca. - Johnson's power of ridicule. - Happiness in a Cottage. Advice to Landlords.- Pretended Brother of Johnson. – Carte's Life of Ormond. Family of Col.

- Letters by Montrose.

Sunday, Oct. 3. - Joseph reported that the wind was still against us. Dr. Johnson said, “ A wind, or not a wind ? that is the question;" for he can amuse himself at times with a little play of words, or rather sentences. I remember when he turned his cup at Aberbrothick, where we drank tea, he muttered, Claudite jam rivos, pueri. I must again and again apologize to fastidious readers, for recording such minute particulars. They prove the