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CONTENTS
CHAPTER XXXI-1776 (MARCH 19–25)
A TOUR IN THE MIDLANDS
Johnson starts on his Journey to the Midlands with Boswell—Mr. Gwyn, the Architect-Johnson and
Boswell at Oxford-University College-Dr. Wetherell-Pembroke College-Dr. Adams-Phil
Jones and Fludyer-Dr. Bentham-Dr. Horne-Walton's "Lives"-Thomas Warton-Robert
and James Dodsley-Dr. John Campbell-Steele-" Tristram Shandy"-Edmund Burke-At
Blenheim-Inns and Taverns-Shenstone-Dyer's "Fleece "-Grainger's Sugar Cane "-Dr.
Percy-At Birmingham-Mr. Hector and Mr. Lloyd-Quakers-Mrs. Careless-Lichfield-Three
Crowns Inn-Lucy Porter-Peter Garrick-Harry Jackson-Oat-ale-Garrick-Richard Green—
Rev. Thos. Seward—Miss Seward-Death of Mr. Thrale's Son-Mrs. Aston-Marriage pp. 577-601
CHAPTER XXXII-1776 (MARCH 26-APRIL 10)
JOHNSON RETURNS TO LONDON
Johnson and Boswell Visit Dr. Taylor at Ashbourne-At Derby, Dr. Butter-Love Marriages—“ The
Ladies of the Present Day "-Death of Dr. James-St. Albans-Return to London-Johnson Goes
to the Borough-Lobo's "Account of Abyssinia "-Johnson Arranges his Books-Voyages—Omai—
Soldiers and Sailors-Pity-Education-Maclaurin-Good Friday and Easter-Johnson's Hope of
Visiting Italy-Joseph Fowke-Jack Ellis-Gaming-Dr. Cheyne's Books-Dinner at Mr. Thrale's-
Murphy-Flatman's Poems-The Reviews
CHAPTER XXXIII-1776 (APRIL 11-29)
A VISIT TO BATH
pp. 602-622
Dinner at General Paoli's-Garrick's Humour-Johnson on Italian Travel-Translations-The Art
of Printing-Goldsmith's Vanity-At John Hoole's-Mickle-Thomson's Poetry-Dodsley and
Goldsmith-Gray-Joseph Cradock-Othello-At the Crown and Anchor-Wine-drinking-On
Reading Cumberland's Odes-The Reviews-At Bath with Boswell-Burke-Mrs. Macaulay—
Blair's "Grave "-Mrs. Montagu-Hannah More-Mrs. Thrale-New Zealand-At Bristol-
Chatterton-Chesterfield's Letters-Luxuries-Hailes's "Annals of Scotland"-Johnson on Colonel
Campbell's Case
CHAPTER XXXIV-1776 (MAY 15-DEC. 21)
THE DINNER AT DILLY'S
Pp. 623-641
Dr. Johnson meets John Wilkes at Dilly's Dinner-Party-Arthur Lee-Wilkes's Attention to Johnson-
An Anecdote of Foote-Garrick-Johnson and his "Life of Dryden "-Cibber-Horace-Elkanah
Settle-The Scotch-Mrs. Macaulay-Mrs. Knowles-Mrs. Rudd-Johnson's Epitaph on Goldsmith
for Westminster Abbey-The Round Robin-Johnson's Letter to Mrs. Boswell-He Rebukes
Boswell Count Manucci-At Brighton-Johnson's Indisposition-Dr. Hugh Blair
CHAPTER XXXV-1777 (FEB. 25-JUNE 24)
THE LIVES OF THE POETS
PP. 642-664
Johnson's State of Mind-Boswell's Law Cases-Sir Alexander Dick-Boswell's Family-Death of
Boswell's son David-False Report of Mr. Thrale's Death-Johnson's Arrangement to Write the
Lives of the Poets-Charles O'Connor-Hugh Kelly-Richard Brinsley Sheridan-Dr. rmstrong
and James Thomson-Hume's Life-Execution of Dr. Dodd
pp. 665-683
CHAPTER XXXI-1776 (MARCH 19-25)
Johnson starts on his Journey to the Midlands with Boswell-Mr. Gwyn, the Architect-Johnson and
and James Dodsley-Dr. John Campbell-Steele "Tristram Shandy"-Edmund Burke-At
Blenheim-Inns and Taverns-Shenstone-Dyer's "Fleece "-Grainger's "Sugar Cane "-Dr.
Rev. Thos. Seward-Miss Seward-Death of Mr. Thrale's Son-Mrs. Aston-Marriage pp. 577-601
Johnson and Boswell Visit Dr. Taylor at Ashbourne-At Derby, Dr. Butter-Love Marriages—" The
Ladies of the Present Day "-Death of Dr. James-St. Albans Return to London-Johnson Goes
to the Borough-Lobo's "Account of Abyssinia "-Johnson Arranges his Books-Voyages-Omai-
Reading Cumberland's Odes-The Reviews-At Bath with Boswell-Burke-Mrs. Macaulay-
Blair's Grave "-Mrs. Montagu-Hannah More-Mrs. Thrale-New Zealand-At Bristol-
Chatterton-Chesterfield's Letters-Luxuries-Hailes's Annals of Scotland"-Johnson on Colonel
pp. 623-641
Boswell-Count Manucci-At Brighton-Johnson's Indisposition-Dr. Hugh Blair
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CHAPTER XXXVI-1777 (JUNE 29-SEPT. 16)
DR. DODD
Johnson gets De Groot into Charterhouse-Dr. Watts-Boswell on Dr. Dodd-The Macquarry Estates—
Sir Allan Maclean-Bennet Langton-Mrs. Williams's Health-Johnson and Mrs. Boswell's
Marmalade-Johnson at Oxford-At Ashbourne-Death of Harry Jackson-Mrs. Aston-Boswell's
Arrival at Ashbourne-Dr. Taylor-Johnson's Lives of the Poets "-Dr. Dodd's Trial and Death
-Johnson's Appeal to the King-Mr. Fitzherbert-William Hamilton of Bangour-Rev. Thomas
Seward-David Hume
"
CHAPTER XXXVII-1777 (SEPT. 17-SEPT. 20)
DERBY
pp. 684-705
Johnson and Boswell Visit Derby-Biography-Whigs and Tories-The Stuarts-Johnson's Birthday-
Warton's Poetry-Keddlestone-Bennet Langton-The '45-Dr. Butter-Shaving-Dodd on
Death-Blair's Sermons-Lord Monboddo's Air Bath-Mrs. Carter's Early Rising-Dr. Cullen-
Wine-drinking-Scotch Contempt—Dr. Rutty's Diary—Egoists-Baretti's Style-The " Biographia
Britannica "Dr. Kippis-Melancholy and Madness-Duties of a Scotch Laird-An American
Savage-Forster's "Voyages
CHAPTER XXXVIII-1777 (SEPT. 21-DEC. 27)
ASHBOURNE
pp. 706-721
Johnson and Boswell at Ashbourne Church-Dr. Taylor's Talk-Johnson's Sermons-Characters of
the Earl of Cork, John Wilkes, Garrick, Colley Cibber, Foote-Johnson on Mrs. Macaulay-The
Duke of Devonshire-Visits Ilam-Hume-Protestants and Papists-Campbell and Lord Eglinton-
Swearing-Bulldogs-Dr. Johnson and the Dead Cat-Rochester-Prior-Francis Bacon-
Johnson's Cordiality-Colloquial Barbarisms-Grainger-Vanity of Human Existence-Beckford
and Trecothick—The Slave Trade—Boswell Quits Ashbourne-Boswell's Negro Cause
pp. 722-741
Saunders Welch-Boswell's Negro's Cause-Boswell's Correspondence-His Arrival in London-
Johnson's Pensioners-His Liberality-Wilkes and Lee-Johnson at Streatham-Luxury-Thomas
à Kempis-Dr. Hurd-Lord Trimlestown-Sir Robert Sibbald's Life-Truth-Warton's Essay
on Pope "-Ghosts-Wesley's Talk-Conversation at the Club—Alcibiades' Dog and the Florentine
Boar-Emigration-Burke's Speeches-The Irish Language-Thicknesse's Travels-How to Deal
with Robbers-Contentment-Johnson's Amusements-Mrs. Montagu-Wine-drinking-Life in
London-Goldsmith-Johnson's Gift to Mrs. Thrale's Servant-Lord Kames's "History of Man"-
Sermons Thomas Davies-Delany's "Swift "
CHAPTER XL—1778 (APRIL 9-APRIL 14)
DR. JOHNSON AND DR. PERCY
pp. 742-762
A Dinner at Sir Joshua's-Horace-Dr. Shipley-Chamier and Goldsmith's "Traveller "-Goldsmith's
Genius-Town and Country Life-Foreign Literature-Old Age-" Modern_Characters by
Shakespeare "Mr. Harris of Salisbury-Garrick—C. J. Fox-Sir William Scott-Fame-Actors—
War, Soldiers and Sailors-Cock Lane Ghost-Travel-Johnson's Landlord, Mr. Allen-Dr. Dodd's
"Prison Thoughts "-Pennant's Travels-Johnson's Quarrel with Dr. Percy-His Reconciliation
with him-Dinner at Langton's-"Snakes in Iceland"-Soame Jenyns-Maccaronic Versepp. 763-785
CHAPTER XLI-1778 (APRIL 15-APRIL 19)
JOHNSON AND EDWARDS
Johnson's Method of Reading-His Knowledge of Cookery-The Duke of Berwick's Memoirs-Mrs.
Knowles-Quakerism-Dr. Mayo-Luxury-Miss Hannah More-Flattery-Thoughts on Death—
John Wesley's Talk-Miss Jane Harry-Good Friday Fare-Johnson Encounters his old Fellow-
Collegian, Mr. Oliver Edwards-Early Recollections-Thomas Tyers-Johnson's Knowledge of
Law-Goldsmith and Lord Camden-George Psalmanazar-Hon. Daines Barrington-Horne
Tooke-Dr. Shebbeare
pp. 786-807
CHAPTER XLII-1778 (APRIL 20-MAY 9)
DINNER AT ALLAN RAMSAY'S
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Langton's Circumstances-Dr. Percy on Johnson's Conversation-" The Project Demosthenes
Taylor"-Mrs. Cholmondeley-Dr. Musgrave-A Poetess-" The Vicar of Wakefield "-A Catalogue
of Johnson's Works—The Gentleman's Magazine-Bon-mots-Purchasing Shoe Buckles―Johnsoniana
-Mr. Eld-Wine-drinking versus Water-drinking-Mrs. Rudd-Tasso-Allan Ramsay-Pope,
Voltaire and Virgil-Henry's "History of Britain"-Dr. Robertson on History Writing-Ramsay's
Dinners-Boswell Offended-Lord Kames's "History of Man "-Molly Aston
CHAPTER XLIII-1778 (MAY 10-DEC. 29)
DR. JOHNSON AND LORD MARCHMONT
pp. 808-823
Supper at John Hoole's-Dr. Johnson, the Earl of Marchmont, and Pope-Pastor Fido-On Divorce-
Hogarth's "Modern Midnight Conversation "-Parson Ford-Morality-Lord Clive-Chesterfield's
Works-Lord Kames's "History of Man "-French Manners-Country Life-Breeding-Horne on
the English Particle-Dr. Mead-General Burgoyne-" Rasselas " and "Candide "-Civil Power-
Vows-Milton and Locke on Education-Johnson Visits Langton at Warley Camp-Bennet Langton
-Dr. Burney-Johnson's Seraglio "-John Hussey-Reynolds's "Discourses "
CHAPTER XLIV-1779 (FEB. 2-SEPT. 20)
DEATH OF GARRICK
PP. 824-840
'Lives of the English Poets "-Death of David Garrick-Boswell Visits London-Johnson's Advice to a
Poet-Junius-Thomas Sheridan's Debts-London and Economy-Mr. Allen-Claret-Lord
Graham-Shakspeare's Witches-Hackman and Miss Ray-Suicide-Garrick's Friends and
Character-Medical Quacks-Lord Marchmont-Parnell's "Hermit "-John Wesley-Edward
Dilly-The Thrales
CHAPTER XLV-1779 (OCT. 4-DEC. 21)
THE GORDON RIOTS
pp. 841-857
Colonel James Stuart-Breakfast at Bolt Court-Fortunes from the East-Saunders Welch-Lord
Bathurst and Pope-Dodsley and the Dictionary-Conjugal Infidelity—Johnson's Gallantry-
George Whitefield-Boswell at Lichfield-At Chester-Dean Percy-Beauclerk's Illness pp. 858-870
CHAPTER XLVI-1780 (JAN. 1-DEC. 30)
DEATH OF BEAUCLERK
"The Lives of the Poets"-Lord Marchmont-Johnson's Letter to Dr. Lawrence-Beauclerk's Death-
Mr. Thrale-Johnson's Correspondence with Mrs. Thrale-Langton on Beauclerk's Death-Johnson
Lionised-The Gordon Riots-Johnson's Account of the same-Akerman's Bravery at the Newgate
Fire-Johnson and David Boswell-Dr. Dunbar-Johnson's Advice to a Young Clergyman-
Thrale's Election-Correspondence-Alexander Macbean
CHAPTER XLVII-1780
LANGTON'S JOHNSONIANA
pp. 871-887
Theocritus and Virgil—Callimachus-Mattaire's Stephani—The Employment of the Poor-Sitting for
One's Picture-Spending Money-Johnson's Criticism of his Work-Capel's Shakspeare
Johnson's Dream-His Opinion of Sir Joshua-Truth-Kitty Clive-Johnson and Garrick-Tom
Davies-Pope and Spence-Idleness-Beauclerk-Samuel Dyer-On Writing-Gray's Odes-
Foreigners-Dr. Parr-Hospitality-Burke-Dodsley-Lord Charles Hay-Johnson and the
Watermen-Dr. Bathurst-Dr. Blagden-Rev. Dr. Francklin's Tribute to Johnson
Completion of "The Lives of the Poets "-John Nichols-Various Readings of Cowley-Waller-
Milton-Dryden-Warburton-Pope-Addison-Parnell-Blackmore-Tickell-Lyttelton-Young
-Sir Herbert Croft-Swift-Spence's Anecdotes-Gray
PP. 907-925