Edwards, Rev. Dr., of Oxford, Johnson's letter
to, 499
Edwards, Thomas, his "Canons of Criticism," 87
Egg, Isle of, Erse MSS. from, 288
Eglinton, Alexander Earl of, discusses Johnson,
195; his death, 427; Countess of, 498; his
successor, 478
Egmont, John Earl of, his history of the House
of Yvery, 601
Eld, Mr., his definition of a Tory, 482
Faulkner, George, printer, 227
Fawkener, Sir Everard, 59n.
"Felixmarte of Hircania," 10
Fenton, Johnson's Life of, quoted, 292n.
Ferguson, Sir Adam, presented to Johnson, 234
Ferguson, James, astronomer, 207
Ferguson, James, advocate, 436
Fermor, Arabella, 318n.; her niece, Abbess of
Austin nuns, 318
Ferrara, Princess of, 128
Elibank, Patrick Lord, 224, 241, 242, 275, 361, Fielding, Henry, 552., 437; his novels, 18n., 368;
373; his epitaph on his wife, 530
Johnson's opinion of them, 189, 235
Fielding, Sir John, 143, 521
Fife, Countess Dowager, her masquerade, 247.
"Fingal," poem of, 282; Johnson's opinion of, 217
Fitzherbert, Alleyne, 22
Ellis, Jack, the money-scrivener, Johnson used to Fitzherbert, Mr., 22, 122, 254, 256n., 379, 446, 506,
dine with, 359
Ellsfield, near Oxford, 90, 97
Elphinston, James, 183, 255; assists Johnson
with the "Rambler," 69, 74; his translation of
Martial, 454, 455; letters to, from Johnson,
69, from Tytler, 286
Elizabeth, Madame, 319
Elizabeth, Queen, 531
Elwal, E., heretic, 231, 232, 266
Emmet, Mrs., 346
England, Church of, 159, 226
Epictetus, Discourses of, translated by Mrs
Carter, 37.
Epigrams, by Johnson, on Molly Aston, 222.,
488; on George II. and Colley Cibber, 47
Epitaphs, by Johnson, on Phillips, 47; on Sir
T. Hanmer, 58; on Mrs. Johnson, 792.; on
Mrs. Bell, 2472.; on Mrs. Salusbury, 271; on
Goldsmith, 384; Johnson's Essay on, 47;
Johnson's dissertation on the epitaphs written
by Pope, 102
Erasmus, his "Dialogus Ciceronianus," 661
Errol, Lord, 419n.
Erskine, Hon. Andrew, 138, 411
Erskine, Sir Harry, 129
Erskine, Thomas, Lord Erskine, 235, 236
Essays, by Johnson, in the "Literary Magazine,"
102; on Dr. Halde's description of China, 50;
on epitaphs, 47; on the Duchess of Marl-
borough, 49
Esquimaux, in London, 264
537, 539; Johnson's opinion of, 410
Fitzherbert, William, his suicide, 256
Fitzherbert, Mrs., 539
Five Fields (Belgravia), 662n.
Flatman, poems by, 363
Fleet Street, cheerfulness of, 298, 472
Fleetwood, Mr., rejects Irene, 33, 49
Flexman, Mr., Dissenting Minister, his index
to "Ramblers" censured by Johnson, 651
Flint, Bet, anecdotes of, 565
Flood, Right Hon. Henry, his will, 1072.; his
opinion of Johnson's oratory, 221; his sepul-
chral verses on Johnson quoted, 690
Flood, Lady Frances, 107.
Floyd, anecdote of, 156
Floyer, Sir John, physician, 8; his works, 25%,
Fludyer, companion of Johnson at Oxford, 338
Fontainebleau, visited by Johnson, 315, 319
Fontenelle, Mémoires de, 450
Foote, Samuel, 119, 1422., 155, 210, 2412., 251.
312, 321, 425, 456, 631, 653; Johnson dires
with, 48n.; censured by Johnson, 205; his
powers of mimicry, 227, 284, 379; his death
390; anecdote of, 612
Forbes, Sir William, of Pitsligo, 367, 439; letter
to Boswell enclosing the Round Robin, 384
letter to Boswell quoted, 434
Ford, Cornelius, Johnson's uncle, 10
Ford, Parson, Johnson's cousin, 10; story of his
ghost, 492
Essex, Robert Earl of, letter to Lord Rutland, Ford, Sarah, see Johnson, Sarah
Ethiopia, History of, 23n.
"Eugenio," a poem, 37; quoted, 261
Euripides, 18, 237; quoted, 92
Fordyce, Dr. George, 165, 275, 291, 651
Fordyce, Rev., Dr. James, 133; his friendship
with Johnson, 685
"European Magazine," 121n., 183n., 211n., 599n.; Forster, G., his "Voyage to the South Seas,” 42′′
Evans, bookseller, beaten by Goldsmith, 249
Exeter, Bishop of, 629, 630
Fort Augustus, Johnson passes through, 272,
Foster, Mrs. Elizabeth, befriended by Johns
75, 76
Fothergill, Rev. Dr., Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Oxford, 296, 297
Foundling Hospital for Wit, The,” 636n., 65cn.
Fox, Charles James, 148, 165, 275, 291, 301
his India Bill, 103; returned for Westminste
and Kirkwall, 6272.; his unpopularity, 632;0
deep play, 360n.; on Goldsmith's Travell
452, 455; Johnson's opinion of, 457, 590, 658
France, Johnson's views on life in, 322
Francis, Philip, Johnson commends his Horace
"Dem
Franklin, Rev. Dr., 119, 290; inscribes
nax to Johnson, 539
Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, Johnson's Gibbon, Edward, 165, 275, 301n., 309, 372, 451;
views on his writings, 148
Fréron, Mr., Johnson calls on, 318
French, Mrs., her assemblies, 544
Friendship, Johnson's ode on, quoted, 51
Frisick language, Johnson's interest in the, 163
Fullarton, William, meets Johnson, 495
GALWAY, Lady, 568
Ganganelli, his Letters, 466
succeeds Goldsmith as Professor in Ancient
History, 196; on the Pantheon, 2337.; his
history, 448; 1st. vol. published, 339; imitates
Johnson, 676
Gibbons, Rev. Dr., 575, 631
Gilbert, Rev. Mr., 56n.
Gillespie, Dr., his opinion on Johnson's case, 625
Gisborne, Dr., physician to His Majesty, 410.
Glasse, Mrs., her "Cookery Book," 465
Gloucester, Duke of, 255.
Gardiner, Mrs., 80, 360; Johnson's kindness to, Goa, 20
619
Gardner, Mr., bookseller, 301
Garrick, Captain, 21
Garrick, David, 21, 29, 30, 33, 47, 49, 63, 65, 66, 75,
80, 81, 82, 112, 122., 132, 135, 164, 165, 171n.,
185, 189n., 201, 212, 218, 256, 261, 268, 284, 288,
293, 313, 324, 336, 361, 365, 371, 411, 454, 469,
480, 527, 529, 535, 618, 619; pupil at Lichfield
School, at Johnson's school, 9, 27; describes
Mrs. Johnson, 28; anecdote of, 54; becomes
manager of Drury Lane Theatre, 59; quarrels
with Johnson, 64; Johnson's opinion of, 71,
134, 200, 204, 242, 365, 425, 456, 506; on Gold-
smith, 139.; on Johnson's wit, 258; his perform-
ance of "Ranger," 190; at Shakespeare
Jubilee, 196; discusses with Johnson, 202;
witness at Baretti's trial, 206; compliments the
Queen, 259; mimics Johnson, 294; discussed by
Johnson and Wilkes, 379, 380; his death, 500
extravagance of his funeral, 605; portrait and
inscription, 563; bust, 612; ode on death of
Pelham, 89; epigram on Johnson's Dictionary,
100; on Dr. J. Hill, 186n.
Garrick, George, 27, 406
Garrick, Mrs., entertains Johnson at dinner, 563n.;
630
Garrick, Peter, 29, 33, 288, 345, 347, 516
Garth, Life of, by Johnson, 625
Gastrel, Rev. Mr., cuts down Shakespeare's mul-
berry tree, 549
Gaubius, Professor, of Leyden, on delusions, 16
Gay "The Beggar's
Opera" by 309, 310
"General Advertiser," letter to, from Johnson,
Gentleman, Mr., 128, 129
"Gentleman's Magazine," 25, 33-68 passim, 76,
107, 118, 137, 167, 345n., 4712., 480, 647, 673,
684; Johnson's School advertisement appears
in, 27; Johnson s contributions to, 25-62 passim,
85, 107, 118, 137, 647, 673, 684; quoted, 59, 167,
360n., 531n, 548
George I., Johnson inveighs against, 300
George II., 46, 69, 122, 232; Johnson inveighs
against, 300; epigram on, by Johnson, 47
George III., 72, 118, 122, 125, 196, 254, 632, 638;
MS. of Írene" presented to, 32; his first
speech to Parliament, 118n.; his interview with
Johnson, 184-187; complimented by Johnson,
213; accepts a book from Johnson, 281; gives
a vast sum of money to the nation, 305n; letter
to, from Dr. Dodd, written by Johnson, 408
Gherardi, Marchese, of Lombardy, 482
Ghosts, Johnson's views on, 136
Goldsmith, Dr. Isaac, Dean of Cloyne, 140n.
Goldsmith, Rev. Mr., 239
Goldsmith, Mrs., a relation of the poet's, 391
Goldsmith, Oliver, 142, 143, 144, 164, 171, 176,
215, 220, 237, 238, 252, 253-255, 261, 264-
266, 270, 306, 530, 531, 596, 650; character and
history, 139; Johnson's opinion of, 138, 240, 244,
251, 258, 366, 418, 450, 459, 534, 537; his attach-
ment to Johnson, 141; his compliment to
Johnson, 187; on Johnson, 196, 251, 630; his
bloom-coloured coat, 201; engaged in writing
his Natural History, 239; writes "She Stoops
to Conquer," 248; his Apology to the
public for beating a bookseller, 249; dedicates
"She Stoops to Conquer" to Johnson, 251;
sings song from "She Stoops to Conquer,"
252; quarrels with Johnson, 267, 268; his death,
277, 416; his dispute with Robert Dodsley,
366; anecdotes of, 476, 536; his comedies
refused, 480; writes epilogue to "The Sisters,"
530n.; takes liberties with Johnson, 570;
makes a blundering speech to Lord Shelburne,
593; his "Good-natured Man," 70, prologue
for by Johnson, 188, praised by Johnson, 189;
his "Traveller," 140, 260, 480, Johnson's
account of, in Critical Review, 165, Johnson
furnishes some lines to, 173, quoted, 452; his
"Citizen of the World," 139; his "Inquiry into
the present state of Polite Learning in Europe,"
139;
The Bee," 139n.; his "Vicar of Wake-
field," 140, 480, quoted, 502; his "Retali-
ation," 171n., quoted, 648; his "Deserted
Village," 260, Johnson furnishes some lines to,
174; his "Life of Parnell," 232;
"She Stoops
to Conquer," praised by Johnson, 259; his
"History of Animated Nature," 357; his
Epitaph in Westminster Abbey written by
Johnson, 139., 384; Johnson's tetastrick on,
quoted, 277
Gordon, Hon. Alexander, 161
Gordon, Sir Alexander, Professor at Aberdeen,
Gordon, Rev. Dr., Chancellor of Lincoln, 496
Gordon, Lord George, 521, 522n., 559
Gordon Riots, Johnson's account of the, 521, 522
Gower, Lord, 5n. ; censured in Dictionary, 99;
letter from, 40
Graham, Colonel, of the Royal Highlanders, 228
Graham, Rev. George, his
reviewed by Johnson, 139
Graham, Lord, afterwards third Duke of Mont-
rose, 504, 568
Graham, Miss, afterwards wife of Sir H. Dash-
wood, Bart., 514
Ghost, The Cock Lane, Johnson's account of, Grainger, Dr. J., his "Sugar-Cane," 341; John-
Granger, Rev. J., his "Biographical History,"
388
Grantham, Lord, see Robinson, Sir Thomas
Grantley, Lord, see Norton, Sir Fletcher
Granville, Lord, 556; anecdote of, 531
Grattan, Right Hon. Henry, speech by, quoted,
648
Graves, Morgan, 26n.
Gravina, Italian critic, 602
Gray, Mr., bookseller, 49
Gray, Thomas, poems, 297, 298; criticised by
Johnson, 136, 531; quoted, 173n., 294, 295;
Mason's Memoirs of, 2, 231, 364
Gray, Sir James, 236
Gray's Inn Journal, 109, 119
Greaves, Mr., letter from Shenstone to, 341
Greaves, Samuel, landlord of Essex Head, 622
Greek Comedy, Dissertation on, by Johnson, 116
Greek Epigram to Dr. Birch, by Johnson, 44
Green, Bishop of Lincoln, usher at Lichfield
School, 9
Green, Richard, 516; his museum at Lichfield,
347; letter to, from Johnson, 678
Greenwich, Johnson at, 31, 156
Grenville, George, character of, 220
Greville, Mr., his "Maxims, Characters and
Reflections" quoted, 642
Grey, Dr. Richard, 479
Grey, Dr. Zachary, 479
Hamilton, William Gerard, 221, 297., 449n., 658;
complimented by Johnson, 168; advises John-
son, 291; laments Johnson's death, 688; letters
to, from Johnson, 619, 665
Hampstead, Johnson stays at, 63
Handel, festival in honour of, 633
Hanmer, Sir Thomas, his "Shakespeare" criti-
cised by Johnson, 57; epitaph on, translated
by Johnson, 58
Hanover, House of, 128, 146
Hanway, Jonas, his "Essay on Tea," 104; his
"Eight Days' Journey," 216
Harcourt, Lord Chancellor, 201.
Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor, 365; praises
"Dirleton's Doubts," 433
Hardwicke, 2nd Lord, 86
Harleian Catalogue, Johnson writes advertise
ment for, 50
Harleian Miscellany, Johnson writes Preface for.
Harrington, Countess of, 406
Harrington, Sir John, quoted, 688n.
Harris, James, of Salisbury, 255, 449, 454: com-
pliments Johnson, 309; quoted, 397
Harris, Mr., proprietor of Covent Garden
Theatre, 396
Harrison, Elizabeth, her "Miscellanies
viewed by Johnson, 104
Harry, Jane, convert to Quakerism, 470
Grierson, Mr., His Majesty's Printer at Dublin, Harte, Rev. Dr. Walter, 654; tells anecdote
Grub Street defined in Dictionary, 99
"Guardian," The, 66
Guimené, Princess of, 319
Guthrie, William, 35; his
Milton," 44; Johnson on, 191
Gwyn, Colonel, 140n.
Gwyn, Mr., 117; his "Thoughts on the Corona-
tion of George III," 121; his discussion with
Johnson, 336
Gwyn, Mrs., 140
Gwynne, Nell, 8in.
of Johnson, 52n; Johnson's opinion of, 215,
556
Harwich, visited by Johnson, 162
Harwood, Dr., 366
Hastie, Mr., client of Boswell's, 239, 246
Hastings, Warren, 608; his letter to Boswell.
551; letters to, from Johnson, 552, 553
Hawkesworth, Dr. J., 62, 79, 80, 215; begins the
"Adventurer," 76; imitates Johnson, 83, 251
his "Voyages to the South Sea," 264, 354; his
preface to Swift's works, 291n.
"Apotheosis of Hawkins, Mr., teaches Johnson, 8
Hawkins, Professor, 19; his "Siege of Aleppo,
455
Hawkins, Sir John, 177, 340; his history, 162.;
called "an unclubable man,'
165; his in
accuracy, 651n.; his unjust reflections against
Johnson, 668; Johnson's executor, 687; his
Life of Johnson, 1, 2, 7N., 14N., 221., 37′′., 4
61, 63n., 68n., 96n., 103, 114, 140, 183n., 188,
221n., 230n., 36on., 442, 58on., 622, 670, 678,
68on., 681; quoted, 38n., 44, 52n., 67, 76, 79%
84n., 113, 117., 341n., 368n., 410n.; his edition
of Johnson's Works, 650n.; letter to, from
Johnson, 656
HACKMAN, Rev. Mr., murderer of Miss Ray, 505
Hague, usher at Lichfield School, 9
Hailes, Lord, 89, 246, 278, 281, 339, 388; toasted
by Johnson, 154; on Ossian, 282; on the
entail of Auchinleck, 327-330; sends pre-
sents to Johnson, 403, 609; censures Prior's
poems, 428, 510; on the Negro cause, 437, 438;
his "Annals of Scotland," revised by Johnson,
276-279, 281, 297, 314-316; Johnson's opinion
of, 374, 513; his edition of John Hales's Works,
647; his letter to Boswell, 147
Hale, Judge, 301; praised by Johnson, 229; con-
versation with Langton's grandfather, 645;
quoted, 3
Hall, Mrs., Wesley's sister, 561
Halsey, Edmund, 169
Hamilton, Sir William, 165
Hamilton, Gavin, 273
Hamilton of Bangor, his poems criticised by
Johnson, 411
Hay, Lord Charles, his death, 355, 535
Hay, Sir George, 117
Hayes, Rev. Mr., publishes Dr. Taylor's ser
Heale, Johnson stays at, 615
Heberden, Dr., 288, 613, 614, 625, 661, 662;
refuses fee from Johnson, 680
Hector, Edmund, surgeon at Birmingham, 6, 8,
9, 11, 12., 13., 25, 26, 50n., 51, 53, 342, 341
344; Johnson stays with, 23, 670; Johnsca
affection for, 579; letters to Boswell, 26¤
670n.; letters to, from Johnson, 22, 583, 671
Heely, Mr. Johnson's kindness to, 183, 668
letter to, from Johnson, 668
Henderland, Lord, 355
Henderson, Mr., the actor, 294n., 619n.
Henderson, John, student of Pembroke College,
640
Henn, Mr., letter from, in the "Gentleman's
Magazine," 41.
Henry, Dr. R., his "History of Britain," 485
Herbert, George, quoted, 307.
Hertford, Lady, 56n.
Hervey, Hon. Henry, 22n., 430n.; Johnson's
affection for, 31
Hervey, Hon. Thomas, quarrels with his wife,
183; his present to Johnson, 184; Johnson's
opinion of, 299
Hetherington's Charity, 279
Hierocles, Jests of, translated by Johnson,
High Life below Stairs," farce, criticised by
Johnson, 529
Hill, Aaron, letter to Mallet, 65n.
Hill, Sir John, 465; Johnson's opinion of, 186
Hinchliffe, Bishop, 165, 519
Historia Studiorum," list of Johnson's work,
480
[itch, Charles, bookseller, 60
Loadley, Dr. Benjamin, his "Suspicious Hus-
band," 190
Mogarth, W., his "Modern Midnight Con-
versation," ION., 492
[olbrook, usher at Lichfield School, 9
follis, Thomas, Johnson's opinion of, 563
fome, Henry, see Kames, Lord.
[ome, John, 416n.; his gold medal, 292; his
"Douglas" quoted, 156, 384
lomer, 429, 484; Johnson's translation from, 12;
quoted, 218, 485, 610
fooke, Abbé, 320, 466
foole, John, 297, 366, 489, 560, 597, 598, 621 624,
628, 633, 686; his translation of Tasso, Johnson
writes Dedication for, 128; his "Cleonice," 280;
his translation of Ariosto, 553; his narrative of
Johnson's last days, 683; letters to, from
Johnson, 280, 664
Cope, Dr., his letter to Boswell, 626; letter to,
from Boswell, 625
orace, 307, 429, 495, 507, 609; his villa, 451;
his Art of Poetry," 380; translations from,
by Johnson, II, 12, 668; translation of
"Carmen Seculare" set to music, 501; quoted,
28, 72, 200, 214, 222, 304, 381, 433, 452, 453,
481, 662, 670
orne, Bishop, 277, 278, 338; quoted, 691n.
orneck, the Misses, 140
orrebow, his " Natural History of Iceland," 463
orton, Mrs., 255n.
oward, Hon. Edward, his "British Princes,"
quoted, 2112.
oward, Mr., of Lichfield, 21; tells anecdote of
Johnson, 440
oward, General Sir George, 312n.
uddesford, Rev. Dr., 93, 108
uetius, quoted, 24n.
uggins, Mr., dispute with T. Warton, 528
ughes, J., his edition of Spenser, 89
ume, David, 59n., 69n., 15зn., 159, 174, 191,
197, 210, 260, 291, 427, 467; tells anecdote of
Johnson, 66; Johnson's opinions of, 152, 412;
his "Essay on Miracles," 337; his life written
by himself, 398
Innes, Rev. Mr., accomplice of Psalmanazar, 121
Inverary, visited by Johnson, 272, 635; by
Wilkes, 380
Inverness, visited by Johnson, 272, 286
Irene," 29, 31, 48, 49; original sketch of,
32; refused by Fleetwood, 33; produced on
the stage, 64; anecdote of, 528; quoted, 32,
64n., 78
Irwin, Captain, with Johnson in France, 318
JACKSON, Harry, schoolfellow of Johnson's, 345;
his death, 403
Jackson, Richard (the all-knowing), 359
Jackson, Rev. Mr., 78n.
James I. of Scotland, 174
James IV. of Scotland, granted Auchinleck to
Thomas Boswell, 325
James I. of England, 236
James II., 300
James, Dr., praised by Johnson, 21; begins
epigram for Johnson, 5on.; his "Medicinal
Dictionary," Johnson writes part of, 51, 360;
death of, 353; his powders, 369n.; Johnson's
opinion of his medicines, 662
January 30th, fast of, Johnson's views on, 226
Janus Vitalis," quoted, 451
Jeffrey, Lord, quotes Johnson's views on duelling,
238n.
Jenkinson, Right Hon. Charles, letter to, from
Johnson, 408
Jennings, Mr., his marble dog, 443
Jenyns, Soame, his "Inquiry into the Origin of
Evil," reviewed by Johnson, 105; epitaph on,
quoted, 105n; his epitaph on Johnson quoted,
105n.; criticised by Johnson, 370; returns to
Christianity, 463; his "View of the Internal
Evidence of the Christian Religion," Johnson's
opinion of, 467.
Jesuits. the, satirized by Oldham, 36n.
Jessamy Bride, The," 140n.
Joddrel, Mr., 622, 629
Johnson, Elizabeth, Dr. Johnson's wife, 26,
28, 32, 76, 78, 199; stays at Hampstead, 63;
praises "The Rambler," 69; her death and
burial, 77-79
Johnson, Michael, Dr. Johnson's father, 5, 6, 14,
15, 154; his death, 21
Johnson, Nathaniel, Dr. Johnson's brother, 5, 25
Johnson, Dr. Samuel, birth and parentage, 5;
childhood, 6, 7; school-days, 8-13; partially
blind, 7; touched for scrofula, 8; various ill-
nesses, 15, 166, 387, 579, 613, 617, 623, 680;
consults Dr. Swinfen, 16; consults Sir A. Dick
and other Scotch doctors, 625; goes to Oxford,
14; compelled by poverty to leave Oxford, 20;
returns to Lichfield, 21; becomes an usher in
Market-Bosworth School, 22; leaves Market-
Bosworth School, 23; stays with Mr. Hector,
at Birmingham, 23; becomes acquainted with
Mr. Porter, 23; returns to Lichfield, 24; goes
again to Birmingham, 25; falls in love with
Olivia Lloyd, 25; with Mrs. Porter, 26; his
marriage, 27; sets up school, 27; fails as a
teacher, 28; goes to London, 30; lodges at
Greenwich, 31; visits Lichfield, 33; takes his
wife to London, 33; his various habitations, 33,
513; is offered a school, 40; is refused degree
of M.A. by Dublin, 41; wishes to practise as
an advocate, 41; his poverty, 43, 51, 52;
forms a club in Ivy Lane, 62; Literary Club
founded, 164; institutes his Essex St. Club,
622; lodges at Hampstead, 63; grief at his
wife's death, 77; visits Oxford, 89, 116, 181,
196, 336, 579, 634, 670; receives degree of
M.A. Oxon., 91, 92; of LL.D. Dublin, 168;
of D.C.L. Oxon., 296; his scheme of a Biblio-
thèque, 94; refuses the offer of a living, 107;
receives a pension, 125; visits Devonshire, 126
his library, 148; visits Greenwich with Boswell,
156; accompanies Boswell to Harwich, 159;
visits Langton at Langton, 164; at Warley
Camp, 497; at Rochester, 615; visits Beauclerk
at Windsor, 82; at Cambridge, 167; visits Dr.
Percy, at Easton Maudit, 167; becomes
acquainted with the Thrales, 169; describes
the family, 170; stays some months with them,
181; at Streatham, 439; last visit to Streatham,
587; stays with Mrs. Thrale in Argyll St.,
588; his grief at Mrs. Thrale's engagement
to Piozzi, 656; presides at Club on Mondays,
179; has an interview with the King in the
Royal Library, 184; visits Lichfield, 187,
196, 345, 579, 669; takes leave of Catharine
Chambers, 187; sends Francis Barber to school,
194; visits Brighton, 196, 389, 435, 586; ap-
pointed Professor in Ancient Literature by the
Royal Academy, 196; becomes acquainted with
General Paoli, 200; appears as a witness at
Baretti's trial, 206; recommended for Parlia-
ment to the Treasury, 220; visits the Pantheon,
232, 233; proposes Boswell at the Literary
Club, 259; offends Goldsmith, 267, 268; asks
Burney to teach him music, 271n,; travels in
Scotland, 272; in Wales, 277; presents books
to the Bodleian Library, 2772.; sends a book
to the King, 281; writes inscription for picture
of Mary Queen of Scots, 282n.; threatens to
resign his pension, 291; goes to Mrs. Abing
ton's benefit, 293; visits Bedlam, 312; assigns
to Boswell a room in his house, 313; visits the
Continent, 315; interested in Clarendon Press,
330; mistaken for a watchman, 334; drives
through Blenheim Park, 340; at Stratford upon
Avon, 341; visits Birmingham, 342, 579, 679;
introduces Boswell to Lucy Porter, 345; in
love with Mrs. Emmet, 346; visits Richard
Green's Museum, 347; visits Dr. Taybr
at Ashbourne, 350, 579; kindness to Mrs.
Williams, 361, 489; to Mrs. Gardiner, 619:
visits Bath, 369; visits Bristol, 370; ex-
amines the Rowley Poems, 371; meets Wilkes
at the Dillys, 377-383; confidential conversa-
tion with Wilkes, 567; applies to Swinney and
Cibber for information about Dryden, 380:
Round Robin addressed to, 385; proposes R. P.
Sheridan at The Club, 397; tries to get De
Groot into the Charterhouse, 400; efforts on be-
half of Dr. Dodd, 406-410; visits Keddlestone.
414 visits Derby, 416; visits Ilam, 426; in
terview with Lord Marchmont, 490, 508
difference with Strahan, 498; helps Dr. Bur
ney's son to Winchester, 499; consulted by a
minor poet, 501; refuses to go to Ireland, 5153
frequents green-room of Drury Lane, 529; his
affection for Beauclerk, 530; impressed by
solemn music at a funeral, 534; rumour abou
his dancing lessons, 557; visits Squire Dilly at
Southill, 572; visits Mr. Young at Welwin
572; parts from Boswell at Shefford, 577; goes
with Metcalfe to Chichester, Petworth and
Cowdray, 587; visits Morice Morgann a
Wycombe, 599; sits to Miss Reynolds, 6141
visits Mr. Bowles at Heale, 615; visited
Mrs. Siddons, 618; meets Miss H. M. Williams
633; makes out list of books for Rev. Mr.
Astle, 646; stays with Mr. Cator at Beckenham
646; drawn to serve in militia, 648; apologi
to compositor, 649; declines Lord Thurlow
offer of a loan, 660; sets out for Staffordshir
and Derbyshire, 661; visits Duke and Duches
of Devonshire at Chatsworth, 663; liberality
towards Heely, 668; presented with his father
house, 669n.; wildness of his early life-
London, 679; his will, 681n.; burns many
his papers, 683; his death-bed, 685-7; his death
687; burial in Westminster Abbey, 63
epitaph, 688; funeral sermon on, by Rev. M
Agutter, 689; cenotaphs in St. Paul's and Lich
field Cathedrals, 689.
Personal traits, method of writing, &c.:
power of mastering a book, 18, 465; his prid:
20; his good memory, 7; his ways amer.
his schoolfellows, 9, IO; his irregu
mode of study, 13, 18; dreads insanity,
his rapid writing, 18, 67, 368; his affecti
for his wife, 27, 28, 661, 678; his economy,
prejudice against actors, 54, 259, 322; gorgeo
dress at performance of "Irene, "65; a gre
tea-drinker, 104; love of London, 107, 1,
215, 503, 664; dislike of the sea, 117,
457; his religious tolerance, 136,
given to soliloquy, 166; superstitious har
166; tricks, 166; inscription on his wat
193; his fear of death, 204, 210, 284, 412, 4
628, 640, 678; his general mode of
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