Ulinish. Swift's Lord Orrery. Defects as well as

virtues the proper subject of biography, though the

life was written by a friend. Studied conclusions of

letters. Whether allowable in dying men to main-

tain resentment to the last. Instructions for writing

the lives of literary men. Fingal denied to be genuine,

and pleasantly ridiculed

September 23.

238

Further disquisition concerning Fingal.

Eminent men discovered by a new mode of publick

appearance. Garrick. Mrs. Montague's Essay on

Shakspeare. Persons of consequence watched in

London. Learning of the Scots from 1550

1650. The arts of civil life little known in Scot-

land till the Union. Life of a sailor. The folly of

Peter the Great in working in a dock-yard. Ar-

rive at Talisker. Presbyterian clergy deficient in

learning

September 24. French hunting. Young Col. Dr. Birch,
Dr. Percy. Lord Hailes. Historical impartiality.
Whiggism unbecoming in a clergyman....

September 25. Every island a prison. A Sky cottage.

Return to Corrichatachin. Good fellowship carried

... 253

to excess

....

243

...256

September 26. Morning review of last night's intempe-

rance. Old Kingsburgh's Jacobite song. Lady

Margaret Macdonald adored in Sky. Different

views of the same subjects at different times. Self-

deception..
263

September 27. Dr. Johnson's popularity in the Isle of

Sky. His good-humoured gaiety with a Highland

lady

266

September 28. Ancient Irish pride of family. Dr. Johnson
on threshing and thatching. Dangerous to increase
the Price of labour. Arrive at Ostig. Dr. M'Pher-
son's Latin poetry
.... 268
September 29. Reverend Mr. M'Pherson. Shenstone.
Hammond. Sir Charles Hanbury Williams .... 273

September 30. Mr. Burke the first man every where.

Very moderate talents requisite to make a figure in

the House of Commons. Dr. Young. Dr. Dod-

dridge. Increase of the infidel writings since the ac-

cession of the Hanover family. Gradual impression

made by Dr. Johnson. Particular minutes to be

kept of our studies
..275

October 1.

Dr. Johnson not answerable for all the words

in his Dictionary. Attacks on authours useful to them.

Return to Armidale ..

.279

October 2. Old manners of great families in Wales.

German courts. Goldsmith's love of talk. Emi-

gration. Curious story of the people of Saint

Kilda

281

285

October 3. Epictetus on the voyage of death, Sail for

Mull. A storm. Driven into Cel.....

October 4. Dr. Johnson's mode of living in the Tem-

ple. His curious appearance on a sheltie. Nature

of sea-sickness. Burnet's History of his own Times.

Difference between dedications and histories...... 291

October 5. People may come to do any thing by talking

of it. The Reverend Mr. Hector Maclean. Bayle.

Leibnitz and Clarke. Survey of Col. Insular

life. Arrive at Breacacha. Dr. Johnson's power of

ridicule.

October 6. Heritable jurisdictions. The opinion of phi-

losophers concerning happiness in a cottage, considered.

Advice to landlords...

October 7.

ment

.293

299

Books the best solace in a state of confine-

302

October 8. Pretended brother of Dr. Johnson. No re-
dress for a man's name being affixed to a foolish
work. Lady Sidney Beauclerk. Carte's Life of the Duke
of Ormond. Col's cabinet. Letters of the great
Montrose. Present state of the island of Col.... ib.

October 9. Dr. Johnson's avidity for a variety of books.

Improbability of a Highland tradition. Dr. Johnson's

delicacy of feeling

310

October 10. Dependence of tenants on landlords...... 313

October 11. London and Pekin compared. Dr. Johnson's

high opinion of the former...

October 12.

314

Return to Mr. M'Sweyn's. Other supersti-
tions beside those connected with religion. Dr. John-
son disgusted with coarse manners. His peculiar

..ib.

habits...

October 13. Bustle not necessary to dispatch. Oats the

food not of the Scotch alone

...

317

October 14. Arrive in Mull. Addison's Remarks on

Italy. Addison not much conversant with Ita-

lian literature. The French masters of the art of

accommodating literature. Their Ana. Racine,

Corneille. Moliere. Fenelon. Voltaire. Bossuet.

Massillon. Bourdaloue. Virgil's description of

the entrance into hell, compared to a printing-

318

house

October 15. Erse poetry. Danger of a knowledge of musick.

The propriety of settling our affairs so as to be always

prepared for death. Religion and literary attainments not

to be described to young persons as too hard. Recep-

tion of the travellers in their progress. Spence....324

October 16. Miss Maclean. Account of Mull. The

value of an oak walking-stick in the Hebrides.

Arrive at Mr, M'Quarrie's in Ulva. Captain

Macleod. Second Sight. Mercheta Mulierum, and

Borough-English. The grounds on which the

sale of an estate may be set aside in a court of

equity..
... 329

October 17. Arrive at Inchkenneth. Sir Allan Maclean

and his daughters. None but theological books

should be read on Sunday. Dr. Campbell. Dr.

Johnson exhibited as a Highlander. Thoughts

on drinking, Dr. Johnson's Latin verses on Inch-

kenneth

October 18. Young Col's various good qualities. No
extraordinary talents requisite to success in trade. Dr.
Solander. Mr. Burke. Dr. Johnson's intrepidity and

334

presence of mind. Singular custom in the islands

of Col and Otaheité. Further elogium on young

Col. Credulity of a Frenchman in foreign coun-

tries

....338

October 19. Death of young Col. Dr. Johnson slow

of belief without strong evidence. La Credulité

des Incredules. Coast of Mull. Nun's Island. Past

scenes pleasing in recollection. Land on Icolm-

kill

....

...

342

347

351

Sail to

355

October 20. Sketch of the ruins of Icolmkill. Influence

of solemn scenes of piety. Feudal authority in the

extreme. Return to Mull ....

October 21. Pulteney. Pitt. Walpole. Mr. Wilkes.

English and Jewish history compared. Scotland

composed of stone and water, and a little earth.

Turkish Spy. Dreary ride to Lochbuy. Descrip-

tion of the laird.

October 22. Uncommon breakfast offered to Dr. John-

son, and rejected. Lochbuy's war-saddle.

Oban

October 23. Goldsmith's Traveller. Pope and Cowley

compared. Archibald Duke of Argyle. Arrive at

Inverary. Dr. Johnson drinks some whisky, and

assigns his reasons. Letter from the authour to Mr.

Garrick. Mr. Garrick's answer

October 24. Specimen of Ogden on Prayer. Hervey's

Meditations. Dr. Johnson's Meditation on a Pud-

ding. Country neighbours. The authour's visit to the

castle of Inverary. Perverse opposition to the influence

of Peers in Ayrshire

October 25. Dr. Johnson presented to the Duke of

Argyle. Grandeur of his grace's seat. The au-

thour possesses himself in an embarrassing situation.

Honourable Archibald Campbell on a middle state.

The old Lord Townshend. Question concerning

luxury. Nice trait of character. Good principles and

bad practice...

....

357

363

369

5.

October 26. A passage in Home's Douglas, and one in

Juvenal, compared. Neglect of religious buildings in

Scotland. Arrive at Sir James Colquhoun's......375

October 27. Dr. Johnson's letter to the Duke of Argyle.

His Grace's answer. Locklomond. Dr. Johnson's

prayer considered.

... 378

sentiments on dress.

Arrive at Mr. Smollet's

Forms of

October 28. Dr. Smollet's Epitaph. Dr. Johnson's won-

derful memory. His alacrity during the Tour. Arrive

at Glasgow

October 29. Glasgow surveyed. Attention of the profes-

sors to Dr. Johnson...

.....

October 30. Dinner at the Earl of Loudoun's.

that nobleman. Arrive at Treesbank..

381

....385

Character of

...387

October 31. Sir John Cunningham of Caprington.... 388

November 1. Rules for the distribution of Charity.

Castle

of Dundonald. Countess of Eglintoune. Alexander

Earl of Eglintoune

....

.. 389

November 2. Arrive at Auchinleck. Character of Lord

Auchinleck. His idea of Dr. Johnson..

November 3. Dr. Johnson's sentiments concerning the

Highlands. Mr. Harris of Salisbury

November 4. Auchinleck. Cattle without horns.

posure of mind how far attainable....

... 391

... 393

Com-

...395

November 7. Dr. Johnson's uniform piety. His dislike of

presbyterian worship ...

November 8. Arrive at Hamilton ...

400

ib.

November 9. The Duke of Hamilton's house. Arrive

401

at Edinburgh

November 10. Lord Elibank. Difference in political prin-
ciples increased by opposition. Edinburgh Castle.
Fingal. English credulity not less than Scottish.
Second Sight. Garrick and Foote compared as
companions. Moravian Missions and Methodism .. ib.