over that of other countries, ii. 82.
Habits, Johnson's superstitious or strange, ii. 6-8, iv. 125; the force of early, 332. Hackman, Mr., his frantic jealousy,
Hackney coaches, numbers 1 and 1,000 seen by Dr. Beattie in the same day, iv. 242. Haddington, Lord, a connection of Bennet Langton, ii. 180 n. Hague, Mr., one of the masters at Lichfield school, i. 18. Hailes, Lord, his fine character, i. 344, 358; his letter about John- son, quoted,344; compares John- son and Swift, 344; discovers Johnson's hand in the argument
resented by Boswell, ii. 192; sends Johnson a copy of his Annals of Scotland, 258; desir- ing that he will criticize it, 259; his Annals revised by Johnson, 344; and commended for accu- racy, 100; sends Johnson his Lactantius, 166.
Hale, Lord Chief Justice, ii. 155; his long and painful course of study, iv. 228.
Hales, John, of Eton, the " ever memorable," iv. 231. Half-moon Street, Boswell's lodg- ing in, ii. 71.
Halket, Elizabeth, the real author of the ballad of Hardyknute, ii.
Hall, Bishop, on degrees of happi- ness, ii. 26 n.
Mrs., Wesley's sister who much resembles him, iv. 49. Hamilton, Dr., introduces an ap- plicant for Johnson's bounty, iv. 355, 358, 361.
Gavin, his picture of Mary Queen of Scots, ii. 251 n.
Lady, Sir William's first wife, iii. 125.
William Gerard (Single Speech Hamilton), Johnson en- gages in politics with, ii. 12; ad-
vises Johnson in the matter of his pension, 293; his anxiety to assist Johnson during his ill- ness, iv. 174, 175; Johnson longs to see him "in a happier hour," 274; Johnson in his will desires he will choose a book as a remembrance, 309; on the chasm made by the death of Johnson, 323.
Mr., of Bangour, his beautiful poems not appreciated by John- son, iii. 180, 181 n., 182. Hammond, defence of, by Mr. Bevil, iv. 26.
Dr., on the New Testament recommended, iii. 101. Hamlet's description of his father, discussed, iv. 33.
Handwriting, Mrs. Thrale's beauti- ful, iv. 3.
Hanmer, Sir Thomas, i. 129 n.; epitaph on, 131.
Hanway, Mr. Jonas, his Essay on Tea, i. 245; acquired some re- putation by travelling abroad, but lost it all by travelling at home, ii. 122.
Happiness, ours depends as much on our bodies as our minds, i. 272; Johnson on Hume's notion that all are equally happy, ii. 26; Johnson did not believe in present, ii. 320.
Harris, James, of Salisbury, is he, or is he not, an eminent Gre- cian? ii. 212; compliments Johnson on his Journey, 332; Boswell calls the "amiable phi- losopher of Salisbury;" John- son, "a prig, and a bad prig," iii. 259, 269, 272. Hardyknute, the ballad of, Scott's delight in, ii. 94, 95 n. Harington, Dr. Henry, author of "the very pretty book" Nuge Antique, iv. 123.
Harriots, Mrs., a relation of John- son's mother, i. 384. Harrison, 388.
Johnson's uncle, i.
Harry, Miss Jane, Miss Seward's romance about her, iii. 303. Harte, Mr., his History of Gusta- vus Adolphus commended, ii. 120; account of, ibid. n. Harwich, Johnson accompanies Boswell to, in the stage coach, i.
Harwood, Dr., translated the New Testament with a "Socinian twist," iii. 86. Hastie, the schoolmaster whom Boswell defended, ii. 177; John- son's argument for him, 177 n. Hastings, Warren, Johnson's cor-
respondence with, iv. 28-31; his letter to Boswell, 27, 28. Hawkesworth, Dr., the author of some pieces attributed to John- son, i. 131; imitates John- son's style, 178, 193, ii. 203; his Voyages to the South Sea, ii. 232; Johnson thinks no one can read them through, iv. 226. Hawkins, Sir John, his Memoirs
of Johnson characterized by Bos- well, i. 2, 3; his absurd and bitter description of the oratory of Pulteney and Pitt, 109; his list of English Dictionaries be- fore Johnson's, 138; Boswell's contemptuous account of, 141; his blunders in deciphering Johnson's handwriting, 155; one of the original members of the Club, ii. 2; calls himself, Bos. well says incorrectly, a seceder, 3; an unclubable man, 3 n.; his inaccuracy blamed by Bos. well, iii. 246; an instance of his prejudice and inaccuracy, iv. 281, 241; Johnson bequeaths some of his books to him, 309.
Mr., his play wrong in the concoction, iii. 271. Hay, Lord Charles, Johnson's con- versation with, iii. 443. Heath, Dr. Benjamin, iv. 34. Hebrides, Tour to the, planned, ii. 219; decided on, ii. 245; carried out, 247; Boswell's account de-
scribed by Mr. Courtenay, 248, 249; Johnson said, he "got an acquisition of more ideas by it, than by any thing I remember," iv. 136.
Heberden, Dr., Johnson sends for, iv. 160; Johnson's letter to, giving an account of his health, iv. 363; leaves him a book as a remembrance, iv. 309.
Hector, Edmund, Johnson's school- fellow and friend, i 12, 49, 51, 58; furnishes particulars of Johnson's early life, 20, 21, iii. 43, 283; Johnson visits at Bir- mingham, 39; "The friend of my youth," 197; visited for the last time by Johnson, 285; thanks Boswell for the great pleasure his Life of Johnson has given him, 286 n.; Johnson's letters to, 95, 96.
Heely, Mr. and Mrs., ii. 47; John-
son's kindness to, iv. 280, 281. Heirs-general, Boswell and his
father disagree on this point, iii. 4; the matter referred to John- sou, 5, 8.
Hell, is paved with good intentions, ii. 327.
Henderson, Mr., the actor, visits Johnson, iv. 174; account of, 220 n.
John, student of Pembroke College, iv. 219, 220 n. Henry, Dr. Robert, his History of Great Britain, Hume employed to write an answer, 334, iii. 333.
Hermippus Redivivus, by Co-
hausen, translated by Dr. John Campbell, i. 331 n.; Boswell feels himself intellectually, iii. 17. Hermit, Parnell's, passage in sub- mitted to Johnson, iii. 383; Ma- lone's note on, 383 n.
Dr. Beattie's, Johnson reads with tears in his eyes, iv. 128.
hoar in solemn cell, Johnson's parody on Warton's poems, iii. 187.
Heroic Epistle, satirizing Johnson, ascribed to Horace Walpole, but written by Mason, iv. 231 n. Hertford, Lord, Johnson's letter to, applying for rooins at Hamp- ton Court, iii. 82 n. ; his reply,
Ilervey, Miss Elizabeth, story of her and Johnson, iii. 419.
Hon. Henry, Johnson's love for, i. 69, 70.
Hon. Thomas, ii. 312; John- son's correspondence with, on his separation from his wife, ii. 48; Beauclerk's account of, 49; Lady Hanmer's elopement with him, 49;
Johnson receives fifty pounds from him for writing a pamphlet, which, however, was not printed, 50.
Hickey, Thomas, his excellent por- trait of Tom Davies, ii. 311. Hickman, Gregory, i. 56; letter to, 390.
Miss, account of, i. 56; on Johnson's verses to, 56. Hierocles, a free translation of the Jove of, by Johnson, i. 107. High English, not good English, ii. 157.
Highlanders or Hebrideans, like
Johnson's Journey much better than the Lowlanders, ii. 286. Hill, Aaron, his account of Irene, i. 147.
Dr. Birkbeck, his article on Johnson's marriage, i. 60; his work on Johnson, his friends and Critics, i. 409.
Dr. John, a quack doctor on whom Garrick made a famous Epigram, ii. 54.
Hints for Civil Conversation, Bacon's quoted, iv. 167.
Historia Studiorum an imperfect list of Johnson's works, iii. 323.
Historian, the qualities necessary for one, i. 338.
Historical Memoirs of Queen Eliza-
beth by Francis Osborne, ii. 184.
of the Earth and Animated Nature, Goldsm.th's, ii. 176 n. Universal, list of authors of, iv. 291. Hoadly, Dr. Benjamin, author of the comedy, The Suspicious Husband, ii. 63.
Hobbes, his opinion on old age quoted, iii. 267 n.
Hodge, Johnson's cat, treated with
the greatest indulgence, iv. 135. Hogarth, his account of first seeing Johnson, i. 105-7; Epitaph on, by Garrick, sent to Johnson to correct, ii. 383; in his Modern Midnight Conversation, John- son's cousin Ford is the Parson, iii. 347.
Holbrook, Edward, one of John- son's teachers, i. 18 n.
Holder, Mr., Johnson, in his will, desires him to choose a book as a remembrance, iv. 309. Hollis, Mr. Thomas, a "strenuous Whig," iv. 52.
Home, John, author of Douglas,
his parody on Derrick's verses, i. 362; and Lord Bute, ii. 323; quoted by Boswell, iii. 118; his History of the Civil War, 190. Homer, venerated by Johnson, and quoted, ii. 127; his head on Johnson's seal, 127; his Iliad, translated by James Macpher- son, 277; Boswell says Homer plays the bassoon, Pope the flageolet, iii. 270; Johnson and Burke dispute over the compara- tive excellence of Homer and Virgil, iii. 216.
Hoole, John, his play unsuccessful, though praised by Johnson, ii. 268, 269 n.; supper with, and Sir Joshua Reynolds, iii. 341; his narrative of Johnson's last ill- ness, iv. 312,394-404; translator of Tasso and Ariosto, introduced to Warren Hastings, iv. 31; born in Moorfields, educated in Grub Street, 128; Johnson asks, to collect a city club, not
patriots," 45; Johnson's grati- tude for his affection, 269; John- son leaves him and his son each a book, 309; reads aloud to Johnson, 314.
Hope, Dr., consulted by Boswell for Johnson, iv. 191. Horace, quotations from, applied to Johnson's style, i. 167; Johnson and Wilkes discuss a passage in the Art of Poetry, iii. 114; his villa, and his journey to Brundusium discussed, 264; his character, 265; Burke said he gave in one line the descrip- tion of a desirable manor, 324; the lyrical part never can be perfectly translated, 353; every- thing in his works but religion, iv. 151; Johnson translates an ode of, during his illness, 280. Horne, Dr., Bishop of Norwich, talks of editing Walton's Lives,
Horneck, Miss, and her sister, friends of Goldsmith, i. 328 n., ii. 199.
Horrebow's History of Iceland, and the Chapter on Snakes, iii. 288.
Horses, Boswell tells Johnson he has been to see a man ride upon three, i. 317; Boswell inquires of Johnson what ought to be done with old, iv. 177; John. son's answer, 178. Hospitality, how far should wealth be employed in, ii. 163; not now necessary, iii. 439. "Hottentot, the respectable," said,
without foundation, to be meant for Johnson, i. 207. House of Commons, the, Burke and Johnson on, iii. 251; Boling- broke describes, 251 n.; like a private company, 252; originally a check for the Crown on the House of Lords, 396.
Household, Johnson's, iii. 363. Howard, Mr., an early friend of Johnson's, i. 46; of Lichfield, iii. 241.
Huddesford, Dr., vice-chancellor of Oxford, i. 219.
Hudibras, Johnson's copy of, marked for the Dictionary, i. 140; a great deal of bullion in it, ii. 335.
Huggins, the translator of Ariosto, Johnson says he has ball with- out powder, iii. 431. Hugh, Earl of Marchmont, Pope's friend, supposed from his pro- nunciation to be American, ii. 158.
Human experience, the great test of truth, i. 360.
Hume, David, refuses the appella- tion of a deist, i. 208; his style, 319; Johnson argues against, 353; his idea of equal happi- ness confuted, ii. 26; an echo of Voltaire, 66; makes a collec- tion of Scotticisms, 81; his essay on miracles, iii. 28; his life, 152; his suppressed article on Henry's History of England,
Humphry, Ozias, the painter, Johnson's letters to, about his godson, iv. 195 n., 196. IIunter, Mr., Johnson's master at Lichfield school, i. 18, 19.
Dr. William, elder brother of John, iv. 154. Hurd, Bishop, his writings dragged to light by Warburton, iv. 12 n; accounts for everything syste matically, 129, 130; Boswell reads aloud one of his sermons, 213.
Husbands' Miscellany, containing Johnson's translation of the Messiah, i. 33. Hussey, Rev. John, iii. 365.
Thomas, Catholic chaplain,
Hutchinson, John, his Moral Philo- sophy, iii. 96.
Hutton, Mr., a Moravian friend of Johnson's, iv. 315. Hyacinthe de Themiseul, account of, ii. 405. Hypochondria,
Johnson, suffers from, i. 34-7; Boswell's, 37; severe attack of, ii. 6; not very common, iii. 216. Hypochondriack, The, seventy essays in the London Magazine, by Boswell, i. 37 n. Hypocrisy of misery, Johnson's impatience with Boswell's, iv.
Hypocrite, the character of the,
in Cibber's play, not so appli- cable to the Methodists as to the Nonjurors, ii. 296,297; an adap- tation of Molière's Tartuffe, 297 n; no man is a, in his pleasures, iv. 232.
Iceland, Horrebow's history of, and the chapter concerning snakes, iii. 288.
Idea, Johnson's indignation against
the misuse of the word, iii. 219. Idle, "If you are idle be not soli- tary, if you are solitary be not idle," iii. 402.
Idleness, a disease to be combated, i. 341.
Idler, The, commenced, i. 257,258
n.; success of, 273 n; state- ment of payments for the, i.
Ignorance in men of eminence, ii. 94.
Ilam, visited and described, iii. 211, 212.
Iliad, The, Cowper's translation of,
Ill health, Johnson's, confines him
to his rooms, ii. 41; Johnson's increasing, iv. 169, ii. 261; John- son in his illness says, "I will be conquered, I will not capitulate," iv. 285.
Il Palmerino d'Inghilterra, a r- mance praised by Cervantes, iii.
57. Imagination, the power of, i. 321. Imitation of Johnson's style, iii. 199; serious, iv. 296-300; ludi- crous, 294, 295 n.; essay on, by Miss Aikin, in which she success- fully imitates Johnson, iv. 199. Imlac, a character in Rasselas, in which Johnson describes his own feelings, i. 269 n. Immortality, the belief in, univer- sal, ii. 326.
Impransus, Johnson signs himself, i. 98. Impressions, Johnson warns Bos- well not to trust to, iv. 72. Improvisation, Johnson's power of, iii. 2 n.
Impudence, the difference between Irish and Scotch, ii. 285. Inaccuracy of Mrs. Piozzi and Sir John Hawkins, iii. 246. Ince, Mr. Richard, a writer in the Spectator, iii. 81.
Incredulity, Johnson's ii. 231. Independence, Johnson's main- tained, i. 352.
Index, Johnson advises Richard- son to add one to Clarissa, i. 392.
maker, the, who enraged Johnson, iv. 239.
India, ten thousand pounds in England, better than twenty thousand in, iii. 389.
Indies," He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies, must carry the wealth of the Indies with him," iii. 306.
Indolence, resolution to struggle against, i. 43; "voluntary de- bility," iv. 262.
Inebriation, some men are without skill in, iii. 380.
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