1765. The Plays of William Shakspeare, in eight volumes, 8vo. with Notes. acknowl. 1766. The Fountains, a Fairy Tale, in Mrs. Williams's Miscellanies. acknowl. 1767. Dedication to the King of Mr. Adams's Treatise on the Globes. acknowl. 1769. Character of the Reverend Mr. Zachariah Mudge, in the London Chronicle. acknowl. 1770. The False Alarm. acknowl. 1771. Thoughts on the late Transactions respecting Falkland's Islands. acknowl. 1772. Defence of a Schoolmaster; dictated to me for the House of Lords. acknowl. Argument in Support of the Law of Vicious Intromission; dictated to me for the Court of Session in Scotland. acknowl. 1773. Preface to Macbean's "Dictionary of Ancient Geography.” acknowl. Argument in Favour of the Rights of Lay Patrons; dictated to me for the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. acknowl. 1774. The Patriot. acknowl. 1775. A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. acknowl. Proposals for publishing the Works of Mrs. Charlotte Lennox, in Three Volumes Quarto. acknowl. Preface to Baretti's Easy Lessons in Italian and English. Taxation no Tyranny; an Answer to the Resolutions and Argument on the Case of Dr. Memis; dictated to me for the Argument to prove that the corporation of Stirling was corrupt; dictated to me for the House of Lords, acknowl. 1776. Argument in Support of the Right of immediate, and personal reprehension from the Pulpit; dictated to me. acknowl. Proposals for publishing an Analysis of the Scotch Celtick Language, by the Reverend William Shaw. acknowl. 1777. Dedication to the King of the Posthumous Works of Dr. Pearce, Bishop of Rochester. acknowl. Additions to the Life and Character of that Prelate; prefixed to those Works. acknowl. Various Papers and Letters in Favour of the Reverend Dr. Dodd. acknowl. 1780. Advertisement for his Friend Mr Thrale to the Worthy Electors of the Borough of Southwark. acknowl. The first Paragraph of Mr. Thomas Davies's Life of Garrick. acknowl. 1781. Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the works of the most eminent English Poets; afterwards published with the Title of the Lives of the English Poets. acknowl. Argument on the Importance of the Registration of Deeds; dictated to me for an Election Committee of the House of Commons. acknowl. On the Distinction between TORY and WHIG; dictated to me. acknowl. On Vicarious Punishments, and the great Propitiation for the Sins of the World, by JESUS CHRIST; dictated to me. acknowl. Argument in favour of Joseph Knight, an African Negro, who claimed his Liberty in the Court of Session in Scotland, and obtained it; dictated to me. acknowl. Defence of Mr. Robertson, Printer of the Caledonian Mercury, against the Society of Procurators in Edinburgh, for having inserted in his Paper a ludicrous Paragraph against them; demonstrating that it was not an injurious Libel; dictated to me. acknowl. 1782. The greatest part, if not the whole, of a Reply, by the Reverend Mr. Shaw, to a Person at Edinburgh, of the Name/ of Clarke, refuting his arguments for the authenticity of the Poems published by Mr. James Macpherson as Translations from Ossian. intern, evid. 1784. List of the Authours of the Universal History, deposited in the British Museum, and printed in the Gentleman's Magazine for December, this year. acknowl. VARIOUS YEARS. Letters to Mrs. Thrale. acknowl. Prayers and Meditations, which he delivered to the Rev. Mr. Sermons, left for Publication by John Taylor, LL.D. Preben 420 CATALOGUE OF DR. JOHNSON'S PROSE WORKS. dary of Westminster, and given to the World by the Rev. Samuel Hayes, A.M. intern. evid. Such was the number and variety of the Prose Works of this extraordinary man, which I have been able to discover, and am at liberty to mention; but we ought to keep in mind, that there must undoubtedly have been many more which are yet concealed; and we may add to the account, the numerous Letters which he wrote, of which a considerable part are yet unpublished. It is hoped that those persons in whose possession they are, will favour the world with them. JAMES BOSWELL. 1 To this List of the Writings of Dr. Johnson, Mr. Alexander Chalmers, with considerable probability, suggests to me that we may add the following: IN THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. 1747. Lauder's Proposals for printing the Adamus Exul of Grotius. Vol. 20, p. 404. 1750. Address to the Publick, concerning Miss Williams's Miscellanies. Vol. 20, p. 428. 1753. Preface. Notice of Mr. Edward Cave's death, inserted in the last page of the Index. IN THE LITERARY MAGAZINE. 1756. "Observations on the foregoing letter;" i. e. A letter on the American Colonies. Vol. 1, p. 66.—Malone. INDEX. BERBROTHICK, Johnson's A delight with, iv. 55. Abercrombie, Mr. James, of Phila- Abernethy, John, Dr., his theory Mrs., her benefit, ii. 154-7, Absenteeism discussed, ii. 439, 501. Abuse, coarse and refined, iii. 389. son their Dictionnaire, i. 242. 242. Accent, Scotch, ii. 14, 15. Achilles, shield of, iii. 167. Action, a ludicrous, in which Bos- well was counsel, and Johnson Miss, iii. 384-396. George, his Dedication to the Admiration and love intoxicate, ii. Adventurer commenced, i. 159, 160, Advertisement, of Johnson's school, in the Universal Chronicle, in the Edinburgh papers, cor- Adve, Miss Mary, i. 13, 15. Air bath, Lord Monboddo's, ii. Akenside, Johnson's opinion of his Akerman, Mr., Governor of New- Alarm, The False, Johnson's first Alchymy, not derided by Johnson, Alcibiades' dog, bought by Mr. Aleppo, Siege of, a play rejected by Aldrich, Rev. Mr., and the ghost Alias, Johnson's definition of, in the Allan, Clanranald, famous song on, Allen, Mr. Edmund, the printer, 66 Almack's, a new gaming club,” ii. and Alnwick Castle, the cause of high Amelia, Fielding's, Johnson cannot American Colonies, our conduct to, American War, public feeling for Amyat, Dr., his anecdote of John- Ana, the French, praised by John- Anacreon, Baxter's, long sought Anaitis, Temple of, in Sky, iv. 193-5. times, not to be praised at the Anderson, Professor John, of Glas- James, on the Gaelic language, Anecdotes, of Johnson by Mrs. Angel, Mr., the stenographer, ii. 71. - Inn, The, Oxford, Johnson and Anson, Lord, entertained Johnson |