Goldsmith, Dr. Oliver, 72. 135. 153. 161. 189. 222. 240. 258. Boswell and Hawkins's character of, 140, 141, 142. 241. -, Johnson's opinion of, and of his writings, 139. 174. 235. his portrait by Reynolds, 831. beats Evans, the bookseller, 248, 249. Johnson's letter to, 255. his bon-mots on Johnson, 195. 256. 203, 264. Johnson's tetrastic on, 414. 521. Translated, 414. Garrick's and Walpole's description of him, 140. -, his Vicar of Wakefield," 141. His "Traveller." 174. J.'s prologue to his "Good-natured Man," 67. 189, 190. his "She Stoops to Conquer," 248. Dedicated to J., 250. Prior's Life of, quoted, 74. 111. 171. 177. 203. 247. Grant, Sir Archibald, 527. Rev. Mr., 302. Grantham, Lord, 148. Grants, the, 309. Granville, John Carteret,' Earl of, 658, 680. Grattan, Right Hon. Henry, 439. 769. "Grave," Blair's, 509. Graves, Rev. Richard, 24. 443. 485. -, Mr. Morgau, 24. Gravina, 723. Gray, Sir James, 238. Thomas, and his poetry, 15. 136, 137. 149. 174. 234. 315. Stephen, verses on the death of, 181. "Gray's Inn Journal," 120. "Great," how pronounced, 61. 233. men, on paying court to, 175. Greatrakes, Valentine, 233. Greece, the fountain of knowledge, 608. Greek language, Johnson's advice on studying, 637. Johnson's alleged deficiency in. 794, 795. Grammar, Clenardus's, 660. Translations, 837. Green, Bishop of Lincoln, 8. 448. Matthew, his "Spleen," quoted, 636. -, Mr. Richard, of Lichfield, his museum, 214. 415. 490. Green's" Diary of a Lover of Literature," 446. Greene, Edward Burnaby, 167. Green-room, Johnson's reasons for not frequenting, 62. "Green Sleeves," the song of, 353. Greenwich Hospital, 156, 157. Gregory, Dr., 79. 278. Grenville, Right Hon. George, 222. -Act, 400. Gresham College, 498. Greshams, the, 170. Grove, Henry, his " Spectator," on Novelty, 505. 664. Gualtier, Philip, 718. Guardians, Johnson's advice on the appointment of, 634. Guarini quoted, 614. Guilleragues, 22. "Gulliver's Travels," 437. Gully, 79. Gunisbury Park, Johnson in, 834. Gunning, Elizabeth, Duchess of Argyle, 387. Gunpowder, 303. 618. "Gustavus Vasa," Brooke's, 40. Guthrie, Will., 32. 191. 663. "Apotheosis of Milton," 40. Gwynn, Mr., the architect, 181. 424, 4×1. 483. - his proposals for the improvement of the metropolis, Johnson's dedication, 181. Habeas Corpus, 200. Habits, early, 452. Hackman, Rev. Mr., his trial for shooting Miss Ray, 628. Hague, 8. Hailes, David, Dalrymple, Lord, 87. 148. 153. 245. 275. 278, Mrs., 475. 684, 685, 752. General, 619. Hallam, Mr., 249. Hallows, Mrs., 357. Halsey, Edmund, Esq., 169. Hamilton, of Bangour, his poems, 276. 545. - Right Hon. William Gerard, 37. 168, 169. 223. 349. 436, Hammond, James, 69. His "Love Elegies," 357. 504.659. -, Dr., " on the New Testament," 513. Handmaid to the " Arts," 658. Hanging criminals, on the new way of, 720. Hanmer, Sir Thomas, his Shakspeare, 54. 181. 183. 201. Hanover succession, 276. 358. 389. 546. 712. Hanway, Jonas, his "Essay on Tea," 105. His "Travels" Happiness, 142. 150. 153. 475. 236. 289. 323. 365. 447. 511. 549. equalised by Providence, 90 the only solid basis of, 619. Harcourt, Lord Chancellor, 18. Hardinge, Sir Henry, (now Lord,) 241. Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor, 505. 563. second Lord, 85. Hardy, Mr., his "Life of Lord Charlemont," 88. 643. "Hardyknute," ballad of, 205. Harington, Dr. Henry, his " Nuga Antiquæ," 717. Harlow, the painter, 741. Harmless pleasure, 629. Harrington, Countess of, 541. Harriot, Mrs., 213. "Harriot Stuart," a novel, 83. Harris, James, Esq., 254. 396. 452. 532. 577.582. 644. his character of Johnson's Dictionary, 532. his Hermes," 396. the bookseller, 249. Harrison, Mr., Johnson's uncle, 813. Mrs., her "Miscellanies," 105. Harry, Miss Jane, the proselyte to Quakerism, 596. Harte, Dr. Walter, his "Gustavus Adolphus," 217. 680. Harwood, Dr., 4. 12. 25. 62. 78. 80. 125. 127. 163. 187. 198. Hastie, the schoolmaster, prosecuted, 227. 231. 241. 245. Hastings, Warren, Esq., Boswell's character of, 675. 729. letter to Boswell, 675. J.'s letters to, 676, 677. Wished Hatchett, Charles, Esq., secretary of the "Club," 445, 446. "Hatyin foam foam eri," an Erse song, 316. Translated by Hay's "Martial," 392. Hayes, Rev. Mr., 555. Hayley, William, Esq., 773. 837. Johnson's rules for travellers in quest of, 708. Healths, drinking of, 637. "Heard," Johnson's mode of pronouncing, 560. Heaven, happiness of, 233. 593, 594. Hearne, Thomas, 837. He-bear and she-bear, 691. Heberden, Dr., 632. 734. Letter to, 788. Hebrides, Johnson's wish to visit, 153. 157. 191. 224. 228.963. of manners, the most valuable, 289. Hoadly, Dr. Benjamin's "Suspicious Husband," 190. Hobbes, Thomas, on the state of the mind in old age, 581. Hogarth, 9. 455. 614. His first interview with J., 42. 614. Hogshead of Sense," Johnson said to be, 383. Holdbrook, Mr., Johnson's early instructor, 8. Holidays, 487. 601. Holland, the jurisprudence of, 159. Mr., the actor, 656. Hollis, Thomas, Esq., 9. 686. Hollyer, Mr., Johnson's letter to, 427. Holy orders, 107. Holyrood House, 276. 390. Holywell, 419. Home, Lord, 43. 134. Mr. John, 155. 332, 399. 441. 448. 452. 509. 518. 548. his tragedy of "Douglas," 390. 437. 518. Homer, 41. 220. 288, 289. 296. 317. 559. 582. 608. 664. 137. 73/ J.'s veneration for, 220. 608. J.'s seal, a head of, 220. Pope's translation of, 582. Dacier's, Macpherson's, and and Virgil, comparative excellence of, 559. 608. 66 Homo caudatus," 459. Honesty, 574. Noble instance of, 298. Hook, Abbé, his translation of "Berwick's Memoirs," 592. -, Nath., wrote the Duchess of Marlborough's Apology, 321. Hoole, John, Esq., 76. 130. 427. 610. 649. Educated in Iceland, chapter of the "Natural History" of, 589. Idleness, 110. 147. 158. 208. 657. 716. -, guilt of continuing in voluntary, 181. Ilk, sense of the word, 606. Imagination, 612. 833. Imlac, why so spelled, 664. Impressions, folly of trusting to, 694. should be described while fresh on the mind, 109. Inchkenneth, 372. 376. 379. 428, 429. Ode on, 378. Income, living within, 733. Incredulity, Johnson's, 573. Indecency and indelicacy. See Macaulay, T. B. India, government of, 729. -, Johnson's thought of going there, 501. practice of going to, in quest of wealth, 635. Inequality, political, 252. Infidel writers, 358. 482. 484. 760. Infidelity, 174. 176. 202. 332. 450. 482. 512, 545. 760. conjugal, 502. 614. 636. Infidels, keeping company with, 638. Influence of the Crown, 216. 731. Ingratitude, 495. -, French saying about, 335. Inheritance, consequences of anticipating, 706, Inmates and pensioners, Johnson's, 570. 620. Innovation, rage for, 720. Inns, Shenstone's lines on, 485. 830. Innys, Mr. William, 801. Inoculation, 762. Inquisition, 158. Insanity, 5. 14, 15. 106. 135, 336. 553. 664. hereditary, important observations on, 5. Inscriptions, Latin or English, 313. 392. 520. Insects, 260. 656. Irish, the, "a fair people," 433. Mix better with the English Jennings, Mr. 573. Jenyns, Soame, 68. 106. 509. 593. His " Origin of Evil," 106. 392. His epitaph on Johnson, and Boswell's retaliation, Jephson, Robert, Esq.. 86. 205. Jersey, William, third Earl, 3. Jervis, Mr., of Birmingham, 21. -, Elizabeth. (Mrs. Johnson), 24. 78. Jesuits, destruction of the order of, 468. Jodrell, Richard Paul, Esq., 643. 754. Johnson, Michael, father of Samuel, 4, 5. 19. 214. 438. 812. Mrs., his mother, 5. 7. 19. 23. 114. 812. Her death, 113. Mrs., wife of Samuel, 25, 26. 28, 29. 50. 58. 65. 74, 75, 76, Andrew, Samuel's uncle, 4. 198. 239. 342. 427. JOHNSON, SAMUEL. Leading events of his life. 1709. his birth, 4. inherits a vile melancholy, 4.832. traditional stories of his precocity, 6. 1712. touched by Queen Anne for the evil, 7. 1716. at school in Lichfield, 7. Boyish days, 8. 1726. removed to the school of Stourbridge, 10. 1727. leaves Stourbridge. J.'s two years at home, 12. 837. translates Pope's Messiah," 13. the "morbid melancholy" increases, 14. his reading, 16. Specimens of exercises, 17. 1731. quits college, 18. 1732. becomes usher of Bosworth school, 20. proposes to print Politian's poems, 22. offers to write for the "Gent. Mag.." 23. 1736. marries Mrs. Porter, and opens a school at Edial, 25. retires to lodgings at Greenwich, 29. returns to Lichfield and finishes" Irene," 29. publishes "London," sells it for ten guineas, 33. 1739. publishes "Marmor Norfolciense," 40. 1742. writes" Essay on the Account of the Conduct of the 1743. writes Considerations on the Dispute between Crou- 1744. publishes the "Life of Savage," and writes "Preface 1745. publishes "Miscellaneous Observations on Macbeth, 1748. visits Tunbridge Wells, 58. writes" Life of Roscommon," "Preface to Dodsley's 59. his "Irene" acted at Drury Lane, 60. 1750. begins to publish "The Rambler;" his prayer on com 1755. publishes his Dictionary, 91. projects a "Bibliothèque," 93. his depressed state of mind, 98. the Academy della Crusca and the French Academy 1756. publishes an abridgment of Dictionary, 103. edits the "Literary Magazine," 103. composes sermons for clergymen, 107. offered a living, but declines taking orders, 107. 1757. dictates a speech at a public meeting on the expedition 1758. commences the "Idler," 110. he breaks up housekeeping, and removes to chambers 1759. death of his mother, 113. writes his "Rasselas," to pay for her funeral, 115, writes a "Dissertation on the Greek Comedy," the 1760. writes" Address of the Painters to George III.," the forms resolutions for his conduct and studies, 119. 1762. writes dedication of "Kennedy's Astronomical Chro obtains a pension of 3007. a-year, 126. accompanies Sir Joshua Reynolds into Devon, 127. 1763. writes character of Collins, "Life of Aschar," drd3- posture of the Cock-lane Ghost, 130-8. Boswell becomes acquainted with him, 131. 1764. the "Literary Club" founded, 163. afflicted with severe hypochondria, 165. writes review of Grainger's "Sugar Cane," and of Gold. visits Dr. Percy, 166. 1765. visits Cambridge, 167. created LL. D. by Dublin University, 168. is introduced to the Thrales, 169. 171. publishes his Shakspeare, 107 1766. writes the dedication of Gwynn's "London and West- 1767. his interview with the King, 184. writes dedication to the King of "Adams' Treatise on 1768. writes prologue to Goldsmith's play, 187. visits Oxford, 189. 1769. appointed professor in ancient literature to the Royal visits Oxford, Lichfield, and Brighton, 197. 1770. publishes "The False Alarm," 213. 1771. publishes "Thoughts on the late Transactions respect. design of bringing him into parliament, 222. 1773. publishes new edition of Dictionary, 246. writes preface to "Macbean's Dictionary of Ancient attempts to learn the Low Dutch languages, 265. 1775. publishes his " Journey to the Hebrides," 426, 1776. writes proposals for an Analysis of the Celtic Language, 476. 1780. employed on " The Lives of the Poets," 642. 1781. completes his "Lives of the Poets," 665. death of Mr. Thrale, 681. J. one of his executors, 682. plans a life of greater diligence, 698. visits Oxford, Birmingham, and Lichfield, 698. 1782. loses his old friend Robert Levett, 700. visits Oxford, 708. takes leave of Streatham, 710. 1783. has a stroke of the palsy, 734. visits Lichfield and Oxford, 736. 1784. visits Oxford, 758. his friends project a tour to Italy, 772. 775, 776. details of his last illness and DEATH, 793-807.839-846. FUNERAL in Westminster Abbey, 807. Monument in St. Paul's, 808. Epitaphs by Mr. Flood and Dr. Parr, 809. Chronological Catalogue of his PROSE WORKS, 821. readiness to take offence at a slight, 79. 85. 832. -, eating, 159, 160. 269. 599. 835., and drinking, 160. 508. -, respect for birth and family, 220. profound reverence for the hierarchy, 679. 723. -, bow to an archbishop, 723. 832. insensibility to music and painting, 123. 373. 470. 770. alleged superstition, 165. 228. -, personal courage, 430. Activity, 834. 836. great love of late hours, 563. , disregard of public abuse, 624. 663. 672. 675. -, abhorrence of affectation, 662. love of chemistry, 40. 634. , knowledge of trades, 348. 355. extensive knowledge of literary history, -, alleged deficiency in Greek, 794, 795. -, power and extent of his memory, 6. 9. 86. political prejudices, 41. prejudice against the Scotch, 269. 432, 433. -, unjust contempt for foreigners, 659. oratorical powers, 223. conversational powers, 58. 216. 267. 690. 692. 738. dexterity at retort, 719.. bow-wow way of speaking, 439. mode of reading, 561, and recitation, 834. rule to talk his best, 719. 831. Johnson, ceremony to ladies, 467. 832. kindness to servants, 722. constancy to those once employed, 769. charity, 536. 570. 632. 758, 834. love of the poor, 127. 142. 216. 697. rigid honesty, 18. early and systematic piety, 5. 15. 24. 41. 100. 113. 792. would only write for pay, 41. 107. 171. kindness to children, 503. 722. confidence in the efficacy of prayer, 285. 296. 831-834. objection to the use of parenthesis, 720. writing by fits and starts, 789. rapid composition, 59. 63, 285. 299. 445. 513. 665. 695. in one day, 426. - at sixty-seven purposes to apply vigorously to the -, style characterised, 69, 70, 71. 582. 666. , various imitations of, 795. , W. S., of Connecticut, Johnson's letter to, 248. of the lay monastery, 398. Charles, author of " Adventures of a Guinea," 359. the equestrian, 136. 573. Thomas, 427., and Samuel, 632. 802. Miss (Mrs. Whiting), 801. Mrs. (widow of a clergyman), 129. "Johnsoniana," the collection so called, 479. 606. Jones, Sir William, 37. 218. 259. 298. 629. 646. €76. -, Miss, 108. Jonson, Ben, 72. 404. Jorden, Rev. Mr, 12, 13. 18. 89. 837. Jortin, Dr., his sermons, 579. His epitaph, 711. Journal, Johnson advises keeping one, 148. 251. 449. 568. 716. Journey. See Hebrides. Jubilee, 198. Judges, private life of, 402. Trading, 445. Why they should not hold their places for life, 448. -, an opinion of the Twelve, 613. Julian, Emperor, 74. Junius, 58. 177. 222. C25. 765. Justamond, J. O., 530. Juvenal, 33, 34. 59. 390. 581. 617. Holyday's notes on, praised, 841. -, Charles, 741. Kempis, Thomas à, 572. 661. Ken, Bishop, 452. 551. 759. Kendal, Duchess of, 151. Kennedy, Sir Alexander, 395. Dr., dedication of his "Astronomical Chronology," 124. Kennicot, Dr. Benjamin, 219. 276. Mrs., 686. 731. Kenrick, Dr. William, attacks on J., 171. 188. 194. 358. 582. Keppel, Admiral, 161. 658, Kerr, Mr. James, 276. Kerry, Knight of, 377. Kettel, Hall, 88. Kildare, Earl of, 300. Kilmarnock, Lord. 297. Kilmorey, John, teuth Viscount, 417. |