John, R.A., his statue of Johnson in St. Paul's the first monument placed in that building, 411. Badcock, Rev. Samuel, boasts of his visit to Johnson, iv. 315. Badness, three gradations ofthinking, preaching, and acting -exemplified, ii. 236. Bagshaw, Rev. Thomas, account of, ii. 240 n.; letter to, requesting him to put a stone over Mrs. Johnson's grave, iv. 261. Baker, Sir George, prescribes for Johnson, iv. 265. Ballads, modern imitations of the old, Johnson's contempt for, ii. 201. Balloon, unsuccessful experiment with a, iv. 265; Lunardi's ascent the first in England, 267 n., 268, 269; Johnson has three letters about, and wishes for no more, 278; excitement about the, 287. Ballow, Mr. Thomas, from whom Johnson learned what he knew of law, iii. 74. Baltic, a voyage to, projected by Johnson and Boswell, ii. 268, iii. 167. Banks, Sir Joseph, Johnson sends motto for his goat, ii. 141 n. ; his expedition round the world, ii. 145; his admiration of Johnson's Journey, iii. 200; desires to be admitted to the club, 361. Baptism, register of Johnson's, i. 9 n.; discussion on infant, iii. 41, 42; iv. 213. Bar, Boswell proposes to try his fortune at the English, iv. 227; Johnson's advice on the occasion, 227, 228 n. Barbarous society and polished times compared, i. 312. Barber, Francis, Johnson's black servant, i. 182 n.; pressed into the Navy, 276; discharged through the interest of Mr. Wilkes, 277; preserves some of Johnson's papers, 382; "faithful," ii. 23; placed at school, 72; Johnson's letter to, at school, 115; Johnson makes provision for, iv. 307, 308; residuary legatee, 310 n.; Johnson writes to, ordering a little party of poor friends to be invited for his birthday, 355. Barclay, the young student who wrote an answer to Kenrick's attack on Johnson's Shakespeare, ii. 19. Mr., a partner with Mr. Perkins in Thrale's brewery, iv. 69. Alexander, his Ship of Fooles, i. 215. Robert, his Apology for the Quakers, the Baskerville edition of, iii. 41; discussed by Johnson and Loyd, 41, 42. Baretti, Signor Joseph, translates a pamphlet of Johnson's, i. 237; Johnson's three fine letters to, 286, 294, 302; Johnson's high opinion of, ii. 69; quarrels with Davies, 195; his arrest, 98, 99; his lessons in Italian and English, 269; Johnson runs a race with, and wins, 348; his fantastic dialogues, iii. 34; his review, Frusta Letteraria, 199; the first to receive copy-money in Italy, 190. Bark and steel for the mind, the Rambler full of, i. 162. Barnard, Dr., Bishop of Killaloe, tells Johnson he fears he will treat Ireland worse than Scotland, ii. 284; presents a hogs. head of claret to the club, iii. 254; and receives a request to send another, 255; his altercation with Johnson, whether improvement is possible after forty-five, and pleasant verses thereon, iv. 66; Johnson's charade on, 133; his colloquial powers, iii. 412. Mr., King's Librarian, ii. 50, 51; Johnson's letter to, ii. 390; Johnson's advice to on the formation of a library, 391. Barnewall, Nicholas, Lord Trimlestown, iii. 244. Barnstone, Miss Letitia, iii. 401. Barretier, Philip, Johnson writes the life of, i. 106. Barrett, Dr., Trinity College, Dublin, ii, 224. Barrington, the Honourable Daines, iii. 317; his Essay on the migration of birds, ii. 232. Barrow, Dr. Isaac, extract from his sermon against foolish talking and jesting, iv. 58, 59. Barrowby, Dr., anecdote of, iv. 215. Barry, Sir Edward, his System of Physic, iii. 82. James, R.A., his pictures exhibited, iv. 156. Barter, Mr., his controversy with Bastard, the, a poem by Savage, i. 122. Bate, Rev. Henry, his extraordinary character, iv. 218. Bateman, Mr., of Christ's Church, his excellent lectures, i. 44. Bath, Johnson visits, iii. 90; where Boswell joins him, 91. Easton, Lady Miller's vase at, ii. 308. Baths, medicated, Johnson thinks useless, ii. 101. Bathurst, Dr. Richard, i. 135, 141; Johnson's much loved friend, i. 185 n.; writes in the Adventurer, 192. Bayes, the name under which Dryden was characterized in the Rehearsal, ii. 164. Bayle's Dictionary, i. 222 n.; very useful, 338; the account of Menage in it quoted and applied to Johnson, iv. 332. Baxter, made a rule in preaching always to say something above the capacity of his audience, iv. 126. Richard, his works all good, iv. 158. Beaconsfield, Edmund house near, iii. 313. Burke's Bear, Goldsmith says Johnson has nothing of the bear but his skin, 76. Bears, ludicrous effect of a misunderstanding about, ii. 317. Beatniffe, Mr., Johnson's letter to, inquiring after some relations of Levett, iv. 352. Beattie, Dr., Professor of Moral Philosophy at Aberdeen, ii. 139; Johnson's regard for, 143, 146; his wife, 143, 146, iii. 418; his Essay on Truth, ii. 193; his delight at Johnson's approval, 194; his popularity, 246; his Memoirs of David Garrick, 418; his Hermit moves Johnson to tears, iv. 128. Beauclerk, Topham, i. 189; and Langton wake up Johnson at three in the morning for a frisk, 191; his advice to John son when he got his pension, | 191; his story of Johnson and Madame do Boufflers, ii. 367; one of the original members of the club, 2; visits Cambridge with Johnson, 9; marries the divorced Lady Bolingbroke, 231 n.; his illness, 272; shares Boswell's veneration for Johnson's Court, 216; his equable spirits, iii. 61; his illness, 138; an altercation takes place between him and Johnson, 376, 377; Johnson, Reynolds, Boswell, &c., dine with, 378; is " very entertaining," 380; Johnson's affection for, Beauties of Johnson, i. 161; iv. 97. 222. Bedlam, Boswell visits, ii. 340 n. Bedside, Johnson and Reynolds at Boswell's, iii. 382. Bee, The, essays by Goldsmith, i. 327. Beggar's Opera, the, different opinions concerning, iii. 323. Belgrade, the siege of, described by General Oglethorpe, ii. 175. Bell, Mrs, wife of Dr. Bell, Prebendary of Westminster, epitaph on, ii. 194 n. Bell, John, of Antermony the traveller, ii. 68. Bellamy, Mrs., the actress, begs for Johnson's patronage at her benefit, iv. 174 n. Belsham, Mr., quotation from his Essay, to show that virtue and happiness are not invariably concomitant, i. 309. Benedictines, note on the, in Paris, ii. 353; Johnson parts very tenderly from the, 362, 364. Benevolence, instances of, Johnson's, ii. 298, iii. 241, iv. 207; Johnson does not believe that finite beings ever act from pure benevolence, iii. 93. Benson, Mr. Auditor, erects a monument to Milton on which he inscribes his own name, i. 173. Bentham, Dr., Canon of Christ Church, visited by Johnson and Bentley, Dr., verses by, iii. 443. Berenger, Richard, author of the Art of Horsemanship, iv. 47; Hannah More on, 47 n. Beresford, Mrs., and her daughter, accompany Johnson in the coach to Oxford, iv. 207. Berkeley, Bishop, his doctrines discussed, i. 374. Berwick, Duke of, his Memoirs by the Abbé de Margon, and by Abbé Hooke, account of, iii. 294; translated, 295. Betterton, the actor, compared with Foote, iii. 209. Bevil, Rev. Mr., his defence of James Hammond the poet, iv. 26. Bewley, Mr., the Philosopher of Massingham, and the hearthbrush, iv. 84. Bible, the, should be read with a commentary, iii. 100; proposal to translate into the Gaelic language, ii. 43; opposed by a religious society, and encouraged by Johnson, 43-47; old, 1462, seen by Johnson in des Savans, reviews John- Biddulph, Miss Sydney, a novel by Mrs. Sheridan, i. 308. tion of, i. 116; letter to, 116; Edward, R.A., his fine en- Birds, migration of, discussed, ii. Birmingham, Johnson arrives at, iii. 39. Biron, Rosaline's character of, writ- Birth, honours of, maintained by Bishop, a beverage much liked by Bishop, Johnson shocks Boswell by Bishops and the peerage, ii. 166. made black? disputed between Blackburne, Archdeacon, presents the little, Johnson calls Maty, the Giant in his den," i. 314; wrote a prose sketch of the Essay though the dog is a Scotch- Bland, Mr. Richard, of Virginia, Blaney, Elizabeth, her romantic Blank verse, inferior to rhyme in Blenheim Park, Johnson and Bos- son's contemporaries at Pem- Bocage, M. du, Johnson dines with, 243. Boerhaave, Life of, Johnson writes in Gentleman's Magazine, i. Boethius, magis philosophus quam Christianus, ii. 125. "Bolder words and more timorous the House of Commons, iii. 251; Bolingbroke, Lady, her description Bolt Court, Johnson moves to, iii. Bonaventura, the Seraphic Doctor, Bon mots, Mrs. Thrale tells one of Bond, Mrs., Johnson's tenant at Bones, poor people in London col- Book collecting, Johnson's rule trade, Johnson's letter on, to should be sold, not given away, |