Female characters, J.'s, i. 122. Ferguson, Sir Adam, ii. 103; Dr. Adam, v. 24.
Ferns, deanery of, iv. 58. Fiction, real, little in the world, iv. 161.
Fidelity, conjugal, iii. 15. Fielding, Henry, i. 139; ii. 106;| and Richardson, curious com- parison between, ii. 30, 106. Fife, Earl of, v. 76. Findlater, Lord, v. 77. Fitzherbert, Mr., remarks on, iii. 100; Alleyne, Minister to Court of Russia, i. 32. Fladder, Isle of, v. 133. Flattery, generally pleasing, ii. 226; of Johnson, iii. 197. Flaxman, Mr., origin of J.'s dis- like to, iv. 220.
Fleet Street, i. 266; ii. 210; iii. 202. Flint, Bet, iv. 77.
Florentine boar, iii. 156. Florizel and Perdita, song in, ii. 47. Floyd, Thomas, the author, i. 263. Floyer, Sir John, "Treatise on Cold Baths," i. 38; iv. 183. Foote, Sam., ii. 55, 56, 95, 187, 251; iii. 43, 124; iv. 189; v. 19, 219. Forbes, Sir William, v. 10, 28; letter to Boswell, v. 325. Ford, Parson, i. 11; story of his ghost, iii. 236. Forests, Scotch, v. 188. Forres, v. 81; pillar, v. 82. Fort Augustus, v. 100; George,
Fortitude and Insensibility, i. 19. Foster, Elizabeth, grand-daughter of Milton, i. 125.
Foulis, Messrs., v. 296; Sir James, V. 114, 191. "Fountains, the," a tale by J., ii. 16.
Fox, Right Hon. Charles James, iii. 179; iv. 119, 191, 200; his conversation, iv. 119. France, J.'s visit to, ii. 237; Journal of Tour in, ii. 241; royal family of, ii. 238; state of literature in, iii. 171. Fraser, Mr., of Strichen, v. 74; General, iii. 3. Freewill, remarks on, iii. 195; iv. 222.
French writers, their superficial
character, i. 261; character, ii. 251; maid of honour, flattery by a, iii. 210; invasion, fear of, iii. 219; garrulity, iv. 17; blunder from ignorance of language, iv. 28; literature, iv. 162; manners, iv. 17, 162; credulity, v. 262. Friday, Good, J.'s strict obser- vance of, ii. 219; iii. 210. Friends, J.'s, anxiety for religious improvement of, iv. 280; at- tention of, in J.'s last illness, iv. 276.
Friendship, ii. 223; iii. 195; acti- vity of J.'s, iv. 231; importance of old, v. 61; ode to, i. 82. Funeral, an extraordinary one, v. 186; J.'s, iv. 283.
Future State, recognition in, ii. 99.
GAELIC, proposal to translate Bible into, ii. 16-19. Gaming, ii. 107; iii. 14. Garragantua, J. compared to, iii.
Gardening, oriental, v. 145. Gardens, remarks on, iv. 142. Gardenstone, Lord, v. 50. Gardiner, Mrs., i. 133. Gardiner, Mr., the bookseller, ii.
Garrick, David, i. 43, 47, 75, 103, 106, 169, 226, 229, 279; ii. 47, 50, 79, 139, 143, 203, 254; iii. 21, 31, 44, 173, 174, 175, 177, 209, 259; iv. 71, 188; v. 90, 193, 217; J.'s envy of, i. 88, 226; iii. 14, 209; becomes manager of Drury Lane Theatre, i. 106; epigram on J.'s Dictionary, i. 169; death of, iii. 251; monu- ment in Lichfield Cathedral, iii. 251; expense of his funeral, iv. 144; J.'s eulogium on, iii. 160; his embarrassment in West- minster Hall, v. 193; and Foote compared, v. 310; letter from, to Boswell, v. 277; Mrs., ac- count of, iv. 71; Captain, i. 31; George, i. 43; Peter, i. 46; ii. 287, 290, 291; iii. 276. Gastrel, Mrs., ii. 294; iii. 276. Gataker "On Loots and the Chris- tian Watch," v. 240. Gay's "Beggar's Opera," ii. 227. Gentleman's Magazine, i. 54, 55,
Ghosts, ii. 100, 108, 111; iii. 155, 199, 236, 238, 180; iv. 71. Gibbon, Edward, the historian, ii. 215; iii. 32, 169.
Gibbons, Dr., dissenting minister, iv. 93.
"Gifford, Old," manager of Good- man's-Fields Theatre, i. 89. Gillespie, Dr., iv. 179. Glasgow, ii. 164.
Glenelg, wretched inn at, v. 110. Gleig, Mr., Montrose, v. 49. Glenshiel, v. 106.
Glenmoriston, laird of, v. 102. Gobelin's Tapestry, ii. 241. Goldsmith, Oliver, i. 239, 240, 241; ii. 8, 119, 136, 141, 142, 145, 147, 159; iii. 22, 170, 182; v. 76, 103; his peculiar dress, ii. 50; love of talking, ii. 114, 155, 157; v. 219; quarrel with Evans the bookseller, ii. 128; quarrel with Johnson, ii. 155; anecdotes of, i. 240; ii. 27, 50, 159; iv. 14, 26; v. 67; project of going to Aleppo, iv. 23; his death, ii. 173; debt at his death, ii. 173; J.'s epitaph on, iii. 52; his "Vicar of Wakefield," iii. 215; his comedies refused by Garrick and Colman, iii. 215; J.'s pro- logue to "Good-natured Man," ii. 28; "Traveller," ii. 3; "De- serted Village," ii. 4; "Life of Parnell," ii. 101; "Animated Nature," ii. 111, 142; "Goldy," so called by J., ii. 158. Good breeding, in what it consists, ii. 49; effect of, iv. 216. Goodier, Samuel, Esq., v. 19. Good humour acquirable, v. 166. Goodness, observations upon na- tural, v. 169.
Gordon, Lord George, iii. 286; iv. 66; his riots, J.'s account of, iii. 285-9.
Graham, Lord, iii. 257; Miss (Lady Dashwood), iii. 273. Grainger, Dr., ii. 282; his Biogra- phical Dictionary, v. 202; Ode on Solitude, iii. 133. Grange, Lady, strange history of,
Grant, Rev. Mr., of Daviot, v. 86,
Gratitude, a fruit of cultivation,
Grattan, Mr., Speech on Irish free- dom, iv. 215.
Grave," Blair's, iii. 28. Gray, the poet, J.'s opinion of, i. 232; poems, ii. 100, 204, 209; odes, iv. 16.
Greek, J.'s advice on study of, iii. 272; J.'s knowledge of, iv. 262; compared to lace by J., iv. 23; Clenardus's Grammar, iv. 21.
Green, Mr. Richard, apothecary, iii. 275; his museum, ii. 290; letter from J. to, iv. 167. Greenwich, J.'s residence at, i. 50; J. and B. at, i. 265. Gregory, Dr., Edinburgh, v. 29. Grief on loss of friends, iii. 92. Groot, De, J.'s kindness to, iii. 82. Ground, consecrated, v. 131. Grub Street, iv. 132. Grugach stones, Highland super- stition, v. 127. Guardians, iii. 268. Gulliver, Mrs., Pope's epistle in name of, v. 104.
Gustavus Adolphus, Dr. Harte's History of, iv. 61.
Guthrie, Mr. William, i. 57. Gwyn, the architect, ii. 273.
HABIT, force of, ii. 210. Hackman, Mr., trial of, for murder of Miss Ray, iii. 258. Hailes, Lord (Sir David Dalrym- ple), i. 148, 260: ii. 234, 256, 260, 263; iv. 214; v. 20, 29; Annals of Scotland," ii. 171; iii. 34; letter to Boswell, v. 320. Hales, John, of Eton, iv. 214. Hale, Lord Chief Justice, iv. 211. Hall, Bishop. ii. 5; Mrs., letter from John Wesley to, iv. 69. Hamilton, Hon. Gerard, i. 285; letters from J. to, iv. 169, 245; kindness to J., iv. 169; of Ban- gor's Poems, iii. 101.
Mr., of Sundrum, v. 19. Duke, v. 283; Lady Betty,
Hampstead, Mrs., J.'s lodgings at, i. 131.
Hanmer, Sir Thomas, his edition of Shakespeare, i. 93; epitaph on, i. 94; ii. 16.
Happiness, ii. 5; iii. 108, 134, 194; Pope's remark on, ii. 217;| not to be found in this life, v. 140; in a cottage considered, v. 233.
Hardyknute, Ballad of, ii. 53. Harleian Miscellany, J.'s preface to, i. 93.
Harrington, Dr., "Nuga Anti- quæ," iv. 128. Harris, Mr., of Salisbury, iii. 173; V. 301.
Harrison, Elizabeth, her "Miscel- lanies," i. 176.
Harte, Dr., "Gustavus Adolphus," ii. 73; his excessive vanity, iv. 61. Harwich, J. accompanies Boswell to, i. 270-4. Harwood, Dr., iii. 23. Hastings, Warren, J.'s corres- pondence with, iv. 52-6. Hastie, the schoolmaster, prose- cuted, ii. 112; J.'s argument in favour of, ii. 112-114. Hawkesworth, Dr., i. 94; happy imitations of J.'s style, i. 138. Hawthornden, v. 318. Hay's Martial, v. 293.
Hay, Lord Charles, iii. 6; court- martial on, iv. 23. Heberden, Dr., iv. 238. Hebrides, ii. 164; Journey to, può- lished, ii. 187; origin of J.'s ex- pedition to, v. 1.
Hector, Mr., i. 35, 40, 82; ii. 284, 294; iv. 101, 254; letters from J. to, iv. 107, 256.
Heeley, Mr., iv. 249; letters from J. to, iv. 250.
Hell, Virgil's description of en- trance to, v. 247. Henderson, Mr. John, iv. 203. Henry, Dr. Robert, History of Britain, iii. 224. Hereditary right, iii. 104. Hervey, Hon. Henry, i. 59: Hon. F., ii. 20; "Hervey's Medita- tions," v. 279.
Hetherington's Charity, Miss Wil- liams' petitions for, ii. 177. “High Life below Stairs," iv. 13. Highland hut, description of, v. 98; travelling, v. 96; forest, v. 188; tradition relative to two houses, v. 240; roads, formation of, v. 96.
Hill, Dr., ii. 25; v. 42. History, remarks on, ii. 226: v. 54; of England, v. 369. Historians, ii. 118. Hodge, J.'s cat, iv. 136. Hogarth, his first interview with J., i. 74. Holbrooke, Mr., i. 8.
Hollis, Mr. Thomas, iv. 72. Home, John, parody by, i. 263; his tragedy of "Douglas," iii. 51; v. 287.
Homer, i. 14; v. 53; antiquity of, iii. 222; compared with Virgil, iii. 129, 224; J.'s veneration for, ii. 78; v. 128; opinions respect- ing, v. 53; "Pope's Homer," iii.
241; translation of, i. 13; J. re- peats ode of, v. 126; Bentley and Jason de Nore's comments on, ii. 277; "Art of Poetry," iii. 176. Horne, Bishop, ii. 277; Rev. Mr., his letter on the English particle, iii. 239.
Hospitality, remarks on, iv. 20, 141, 153; ancient, ii. 102. House of Commons, talents re- quired in, v. 214. Houses, subterranean, v. 131, 187. Households, large, iii. 212. Howard, Mr., i. 31; iii. 151. Hoy, Mr. James, Gordon Castle, v. 81.
Huddesford, Dr., Vice-chancellor of Oxford, letter to, i. 158, 159. Huggins, translator of " Ariosto," iv. 12.
Humanity, instance of J.'s, iv. 218. Hume, David, i. 253, 256; ii. 5; v. 13; his political principles, iv. 135; Dr. A. Smith's panegyrical letter upon, v. 14. Humphrey, Ozias, letter from J. to, iv. 184. Hunter, Mr., i. 8, 9. Hunting, French, v. 200. Hurd, Bishop, iv. 133, 198. Hussey, Rev. Mr., letter from J. to, iii. 249. Hutchinson, William, remarkable honesty of, v. 74. Hypochondria, "The English Ma- lady," i. 22; Professor Gaubin's distinction between, and mad- ness, i. 22.
ICELAND, natural history of, iii. 188. "Idler," i. 187-9. Idleness, i. 248, 270. Impartiality, historical, v. 201. Impostor, pretended brother of J.,
Inch Keith, island of, v. 35. Inchkenneth, ii. 164; v. 25-6. India, government of, iv. 149. Indian Judges, ii. 213. Infidelity, ii. 4; iv. 197; v. 130; conjugal ii. 34; iii. 272. Infidels, ii. 223; modern, v. 263; writings, increase of, v. 216. Ingratitude, false story of J.'s, iii. 130.
Inns, J.'s love of, ii. 280; Shen- stone's lines on, ii. 281. Innovation, remarks on, iv. 133. Inquisition, J. defends, i. 271. Interest, landed and trading, com- pared, v. 184.
Inverary, ii. 164; v. 276. Inverness, ii. 164,172; v. 92; Eng- lish chapel at, v. 93; castle, v. 93. Iona, ii. 164; v. 265. Ireland, J.'s aversion to visit, iii. 274; and the Irish, ii. 154; Union. with, iii. 274. "Irene," tragedy of, i. 46, 51, 52, 53, 78; performed at Drury Lane, i. 96: ill success of, i. 106, 107; J.'s dress on the occasion, i. 108; manuscript copy of, i. 51; ex- tracts from, i. 52.
Isa, island of, v. 197. Islands, prisons, a song, v. 202. Italy, iii. 21; proposal that J. should visit, iv. 221, 225.
Rev. Samuel, Curate of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, i. 68. Mrs., his wife, i. 40, 41,
42, 51, 114, 130, 132. death of, i. 129.
JOHNSON, SAMUEL- 1709. Born at Lichfield, i. 1. 1712. Early religious impres- sions from his mother, i. 3; anecdotes of his precocity, i. 4; inherits his father's disease, i. 6; touched by Queen Anne, i. 7. 1719. Sent to Lichfield School, i. 7.
1724. Removed to Stourbridge School, i. 11; poetical trans- lations, i. 12-17.
1727. Leaves Stourbridge, i. 17; two years at home, his pursuits during that time, i. 18. 1728. Entered at Pembroke Col- lege, Oxford, i. 18; incidents of college life, i. 19, 26-29; trans- lates Pope's "Messiah," i. 20. 1729. Morbid melancholyincreases, i.21; religious impressions, i. 23. 1731. Leaves Oxford,i. 30; death of his father, i. 30.
1733. Goes to Birmingham, em- ployment there, i. 34; trans- lates Lobo's "Abyssinia," i. 35. 1736. Marries, and opens academy at Edial, i. 41-43; commences tragedy of "Irene," i. 46. 1737. Goes to London with Gar- rick, i. 47; retires to Greenwich, i. 50; returns to Lichfield and publishes Irene," i. 51; re- moves back to London with Mrs. J., i. 54. 1738. First contribution to "Gen- tleman's Magazine," i. 55; re- ports parliamentary debates in, 1. 57; publishes poem of "Lon- don," i. 62.
1739. Publishes 'Marmor Wor- folciense," i. 72.
1743. Embarrassed circumstances, i. 84.
1744. Publishes "Life of Richard Savage," i. 85. 1747. Publishes plan of "Dic- tionary," i. 97.
1748. Institutes club in Ivy Lane, i. 102; visits Tunbridge Wells, i. 102.
1749. Publishes "Vanity of Hu- man Wishes," i. 103; "Irene" performed at Drury Lane, i. 106. 1750. Commences Rambler," i.
1759. Death of mother, i. 192; publishes "Rasselas," i. 194. 1762. Obtains pension from George III., i. 213; visits Devonshire with Sir J. Reynolds, i. 215 1763. First interview with Bos- well, i. 225; accompanies Bos- well to Harwich, i. 270. 1764. Visits the Langton family, i. 277.
1765. Makes an excursion to Cam- bridge with Beauclerk, i. 283; degree of LL.D. conferred by University of Dublin, i. 284; engagement with Gerard Ha- milton, i. 284; introduction to Thrale family, i. 285; publishes edition of Shakspeare, i. 289. 1767. Interview with George III., ii. 22; visits Lichfield, ii. 27. 1768. Visits Oxford, ii. 29. 1769. Appointed Professor of An- cient Literature, ii. 41.
1770. Publishes "False Alarm,” ii. 67.
1771. Attempt to bring J. into Parliament, ii. 84; visits Lich- field and Ashbourne, ii. 85. 1773. Publishes new editions of "Dictionary' and Shak- speare, ii. 125; sets out on Tour to the Hebrides, ii. 165; writes account of Tour, ii. 167. 1774. Visits Wales with Mr. and Mrs. Thrale, ii. 176.
1775. Receives degree of LL.D. from University of Oxford, ii.
1776. Visits Bath and Bristol with the Thrales, iii. 26; visits Brighton, iii. 60.
1777. Goes on provincial tour, iii.
1778. Meets with Edwards, an old college fellow, iii. 203.
1779. Publishes first four vols. of "Lives of the Poets," iii. 250. 1781. Completes "Lives of the Poets," iv. 31; provincial tour, iv. 100.
1782. Constitutional disease in- creases, iv. 101; Mrs. Thrale's coolness to Johnson, iv. 115. 1783. Paralytic stroke, iv. 156; institutes Essex Head Club, iv. 174; increased illness, iv. 175.
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