Tritz, Professor, his edition of ! the ancient Frisck laws, i 378.
Tur's Offices. Fust's edition the meet curious, that of Grævius the most useful, ii. 391. Tunbridge Wells, visited by John- son, i. 141.
Turkish Spy, B swell asks John- son if this is a genuine book?
Turk's Head. The. Coffee House, in Gerrard Street, Soho, where, The Club met one evening in every week, i. 354, ii. 2. Turner, his genius first recognized by Mauritius Lowe, iv. 393. Twaimiey, the great, Johnson compares Busweil to, iv. 132. Twining, Mr., his translation of Aristotle's poeties, ill. 86. Tyers. Tom, his joke on Johnson's tea-drinking, "Te veniente die, te decedente, L244; Boswell meets, IL 109; acerunt of, 311, 312; his biographical sketch, 312. Tyrawley, Lord, Lord Chester- field's witty saying about, ii.
Tytler, Mr., his vindication of Mary Queen of Scots, i. 279; his commendation of Johnson's Journey, ii. 283.
Understanding. "Sir, I have found you an argument, but I am not obliged to find you an under- standing," iv. 231.
Unhappiness, the only relief from, forgetting one's self for a little while, iii. 96.
Union, Johnson warns the Irish against the, iii. 394; few books printed in Scotland before the,
Universal History, list of authors of the, iv. 291.
Universal Passion, The, Young's, Johnson's high opinion of, iv.
Universal Visitor, The, a miscel-
lany to which Johnson some- times contributed, ii. 315. Universe, one of Johnson's masters published a spelling-book dedi- cated to the, i. 18. Universities. English, impoverished of learning by the penury of their provisions, iii. 67.
Urban, Sylvanus, the name under which Mr. Edward Cave edited the Gentleman's Magazine, i. 75; Johnson's Latin verses to, 77. Usher, the great luminary of the Irish Church, ii. 150.
Utrecht, Boswell finds dull after London, i. 375.
Uttoxeter, Johnson's expiatory penance at, iv. 283.
Vacuity, Johnson's excuse for
being late," Madam, I do not like to come down to vacuity," ii. 370. Vallancy, Colonel, visits Johnson, iv. 198; dines at Mr. Dilly's, iv.
203. Vanity, Goldsmith's virtues and vices both sprung from, iii. 8+; Boswell's rebuked, iv. 132. Vanity of Human Wishes, John- son's poem in imitation of the tenth sat. Juvenal, published, i. 141; price paid for, 142, 143; Byron on, 143 n.; Johnson's emotion on reading, 143 n.; fine conclusion of, 144; Scott's testimony to the pathos of, iv.
Vansittart, Dr. Robert, i. 275. Vauxhall Gardens, founded by
Mr. Jonathan Tyers, iii. 312 n. Veal, Mrs., the appearance of, a fiction of Daniel Defoe's, ii. 160. Vendome, Place de, ii. 352. Veracity, Johnson s notorious, iii. 23; he commends "a dogged veracity," iii. 371.
Veritas, in vino, discussed, ii. 181. Veronica, Boswell's daughter, iii. 163.
Versailles, visited, ii. 357.
Verses, Johnson questions the pleasure of writing, iv. 153.
Johnson's, To a Young Lady, i. 26; to a Young Author, 27; to a Lady on receiving a Sprig of Myrtle, 56; to Lady Firebrace on Robert Levett, iv. 87; to Mrs. Thrale on her thirty-fifth birthday, iii. 1.
by Lewis to Pope, iv. 224. A Young Miss's" on Ire- land, iii. 321.
Vertot, René Aubert, Sieur de, author of Revolutions Romaines, ii. 222 n.
Vesey, Mr., elected a member of
the Club, iii. 147.
Vestris, Johnson asked if it were true Vestris was teaching him to dance, iv. 39.
Vicar of Wakefield, expunged passages in the, iii. 370; John- son tells of his selling it for Goldsmith, 322.
Vicious intromission, argument ii. 187, 191.
Village, The, by Crabbe, submitted to Johnson for revision, iv. 119; Johnson's letter to Crabbe on re- turning the MS., 119 n. Vindication, Goldsmith's, for beat- ing the bookseller, ii. 199. Vine, Johnson prunes and waters one, iii. 387; and experiments with the leaves of, 388. Virgil, translation of, i. 23; com- pared with Homer, by Johnson and Burke, iii. 216 n.; com- pared with Theocritus, 427; Baskerville's, presented by John- son to the library of Trinity College, Oxford, ii. 77; a fa- vourite quotation from, ii. 127. Virtue and vice, never accustom your mind to mingle, ii. 231; discussed, iii. 348. Vision of Theodore, i. 141. Visits, list of, to be paid by John- son, i. 186.
Voltaire, his generosity to Admiral Byng, i. 245 n.: his Candide,
published before Rasselas, 270; quoted, 272; Boswell repeats to him Johnson's remarks on the King of Prussia, 346; he attacks Johnson in revenge for his remarks, ii. 19, 20 n.; his description of the difference be- tween Pope and Dryden. 23; mistakes the meaning of Shake- speare, 92, 93 n.; on Dubos' Reflexions Critiques, 94; charac- terized by Johnson, 368; his dispute with St. Hyacinthe de Themiseul, 406.
Vows, Boswell defends the utility of, ii. 40; Johnson's horror of, iii. 354.
Voyage to Abyssinia, by Lobo, translated by Johnson, i. 51-53. Vyse, Rev. Dr., i. 266, iii. 157,
Wakefield, Vicar of, Goldsmith's, sold for him by Johnson, i. 329, 330; price given for it, 329; Johnson tells of his selling it, iii. 322; expunged passages in the, 370.
Wales, Johnson visits, with the
Thrales, ii. 261, 262, 264; very much like England, 264; notes of the Tour published by Dr. Duppa, 265.
Prince of, his happy position,
iv. 124. Walford, Mr. Edward, claims to possess a replica of the Thrale portrait of Johnson, iv. 409. Wall, Boswell wishes to have a good garden, but Johnson dis- suades him, iv. 142.
Dr., a physician at Oxford, iv. 216. Waller, his verses on Amoret quoted, ii. 328; Johnson's Life of, iv. 5; the excellence of the style of, 5; various readings in, 5; his Divine Poesie quoted on the Communion of Saints, iv.
"Walk," Johnson's, a long paved alley, shaded by trees, i. 368.
Johnson's manner of walk- ing, described by Kearsley, iv.
Walker, Mr. Joseph Cooper, i. 251; sends Boswell copies of O'Connor's letters, iii. 146; gives an account of Mr. O'Connor, 146.
the actor, ii. 334.
John, a master of elocution, discusses with Johnson the art of reading, iv. 143.
Walks, Johnson and Warton take long, round Oxford, i. 211. Walmsley, Gilbert, an early friend
of Johnson's at Lichfield, and described by him, i. 46-7; his efforts to get Johnson ap- pointed master of a school, 58; his advice to Johnson about Irene, 65; recommends John- son to Mr. Colson, 67, 147.
Mrs., sister of Molly Aston, iii. 48. Walnut-tree, Johnson writes to Mrs. Aston describing one, ii.
Walpole, Sir Robert, Boswell de- scribes his character, i. 91; a minister given by the King to the people, ii. 187.
Horace, on the "new Par- nassus," ii. 308, 309 n.; John- son's opinion of, iv. 231. Walsh, his poem the Retirement,
quoted by Johnson, ii. 131. Walton, Isaac, his Lives, one of Johnson's favourite books, ii. 330, 331 n.; a reprint of, pro- posed by Dr. Horne, ii. 260; new edition of proposed, iii. 31; republished by Rev. Mr. Zouch, iii. 141 n.
Wanderer, The, by Savage, praised by Johnson, iv. 211. Wapping, Johnson recommends
Windham and Boswell to ex- plore, iv. 138; the visit recorded by Windham, 138 n.
Warburton, Dr., letter from, i. 3; praised Johnson at a time when praise was of value to him, 130; his commendation of John- son's independence, 204; "the worst of Warburton is that he has a rage for saying some- thing when there is nothing to be said," 257; Johnson praises his learning to George III., ii. 53; his controversy with Lowth, 53; made a bishop by Pope, 53 n.; Johnson's tribute to, iv. 11, 13; Dr. Parr's eu- logy of, 11 n.; met Johnson but once, 12; his genius and ferti- lity, 12; his Divine Legation praised, 12; his too strong ex- pressions, 13.
Ward, Dr. Joshua, a celebrated quack, iii. 380.
Warkworth, The Hermit of, Dr. Percy's ballad, ii. 134 n. Warley Camp, Johnson's visit to, iii. 357.
Warnings, The Three, a poem by Mrs. Thrale, ii. 43. Warrants, General, the legality of, considered, ii. 81.
Warren, Mr., the first bookseller in Birmingham, i. 50. Warton, Dr. Joseph, his Essay on Pope, i. 356; the second volume published twenty-six years after the first, i. 356, iii. 246; John- son's letters to, i. 193-5; letter to, on his opinion of Lear, ii.
Rev. Mr. Thomas, letter to, on the way to study ancient authors, i, 209; notes of, on Johnson's visit to Oxford in 1754 210-12; elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford, 253; letter to, introducing Baretti, 263; letters to, 216-8, 220-2, 227, 228; asking notes for the Shakespeare, ii. 114;
"has powder without ball, Huggins has ball without powder," iii. 431; Johnson's parody of his
style, 187, 188; talks of bio- graphy with Johnson, 32. Watch, the inscription on John- son's, ii. 69, 70 n.
Waterfall, the, at Ashbourne, iii. 214.
Waters, Essay on, by Dr. Lucas,
reviewed by Johnson, i. 243. Watkinson, Dr., a friend of Dr. Campbell's, to whom his letters on Ireland were addressed, ii.398. Watson, Dr., Bishop of Llandaff, his Chemical Essays, iv. 69.
Robert, his History of Philip II., iii. 138.
Watts, Dr., Johnson endeavours to obtain particulars of his life, iii. 159.
Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith's, published, iii. 19.
Wealth and poverty discussed, i. 350, iii. 19, 20; the right enjoy- ment of, iv.117. Weather, Johnson will not allow that any one in health can be affected by the, i. 358; John- son's contempt for those who talk of the, iv. 270. Webster, Dr. Alexander, promises Johnson information about the Highlands, ii. 250; disappoints Johnson somewhat, 255. Wedderburne, Mr. Alexander (Earl of Rosslyn, Lord Lough- borough), his efforts to get rid of his Scotch accent, i. 307; afterwards Chief Justice, ii. 323; his practice in law, iii. 20; the high position he attained,
Wentworth, Mr., Johnson's school-
Wesley, Mr. John, Boswell intro-
duced to, by Johnson, iii. 384, 385; his conversation, iii. 247. Western Islands of Scotland, Mar- tin's account of, delights John- son when a boy, i. 357; John- son tells Boswell he will go to see them with him, 357. Westminster, Boswell sends one of his boys to school at, iii. 66. Westminster Abbey, Johnson buried in, iv. 322.
Wetherell, Dr., Master of Univer- sity College, Oxford, ii. 325, iii. 28, iv. 226. Whales. Goldsmith said, if John- son were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like whales,
ii. 218. Wheeler, Dr. Benjamin, Johnson gives Dr. Burney a letter of in- troduction to him, iii. 362. Whiggism, a negation of all prin- ciple, i. 343.
Whigs, "all made the same way," Johnson's story against Boswell, i. 343 n.
Whig and Tory defined by John-
son, iv. 68; enmity between, iv. 214; a bottomless Whig, iv. 156. White, Rev. Henry, sacrist of Lich- field Cathedral, Johnson be- comes intimate with, and relates to him the account of his penance at Uttoxeter, iv. 283.
Dr., of Pennsylvania, sends Johnson a copy of the Ameri- can edition of Rasselas, ii. 197,
Mrs., Johnson's servant, her legacy of £100 from Johnson, iv. 308.
Whitefoord, Mr. Caleb, his cross- readings of the newspapers, iv. 237. Whitfield, George, his oratory, ii. 86; Johnson on his qualities and reputation, iii. 397. Whitehead, Mr. William, i. 137 r.
man," Johnson's name in the Hebrides, ii. 248.
Sastres, Mr., his attendance on Johnson in his last illness, iv. 396-403; Johnson leaves, £5 to buy books, iv. 309. Satires by Dr. Young, published,
iv. 71. Saunderson, Nicholas, the blind professor of mathematics, ii.
Savage life, superior happiness of, considered, ii. 82; in New Zea- land, discussed, iii. 93.
Richard, identification with the character of Thales in Lon- don, denied, i. 87; Life of, by Johnson begun, 113; published, 117-20, 198 n.; account of Sa- vage, 118, 119; Johnson's Life of, described by Boswell, 121; his extraordinary story, 123-9; strange character, 127. Saxon and Gothic Dictionary, by Edward Lye, ii. 32. Sayings, it is notorious that Bos- well collects Johnson's, iv. 43; repeated by everybody, but no- body knows where to find, iv. 124; Johnson's, vigorous even on his death-bed, iv. 316. Scheme, Johnson's, for the classes of a grammar school, i. 64. Schemes, literary, of Johnson, iv. 291, 380.
Schomberg, Dr., a Jew physician, iii. 48.
School, Johnson's account of his progress at, i. 22, 386-9.
master, authority of, ii. 154; a Scotch, tried for chastising his scholars, ii. 142. Scissors, Johnson's horror at see- ing a beautiful and accomplished girl take a pair in her left hand, iii. 97 n. Scotchmen, Johnson's rude joke at their expense, i. 339; a vio- lent Scotchman,” iii. 197; "much may be made of him if he be caught young," ii. 186;
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