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General Paoli-Observance of Sunday-Rousseau and Monboddo-Love of Singularity-Lon-
don Life Artemisias - Second Marriages Scotch Gardening - Vails — Prior - Garrick's
Poetry-History -Whitfield - The Corsicans - Good Breeding-Fate and Free-will-Gold-
smith's Tailor-The Dunciad-Dryden-Congreve-Sheridan-Mrs. Montagu's Essay-Lord
Kames-Burke-Ballad of Hardyknute--Fear of Death-Sympathy with Distress-Foote-
Buchanan-Baretti's Trial-Mandeville,
CHAPTER 11.
1769-1770.
"Making Fools of one's Visiters "-Trade-Mrs. Williams's Tea-table-James Ferguson-
Medicated Baths-" Coddling" Children-Population of Russia-Large Farms-Attach-
ment to soil-Roman Catholic Religion-Conversion to Popery-Fear of Death-Steevens-
"Tom Tyers "-Blackmore's "Creation "-The Marriage Service-"The False Alarm "—
Percival Stockdale-Self-examination-Visit to Lichfield-and Ashbourne-Baretti's Travels
-Letters to Mrs, Thrale-Warton, &c.,
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CHAPTER III
1770.
Dr. Maxwell's Collectanea-Johnson's Politics, and general Mode of Life-Opulent Trades-
men-London-Black-letter Books-" Anatomy of Melancholy."-Government of Ireland
-Love-Jacob Behmen-Established Clergy-Dr. Priestley-Blank Verse-French Novels
--Pere Boscovich-Lord Lyttelton's Dialogues-Ossian - Woodhouse, the Poetical Cǝb-
bler-Boetius-National Debt-Mallet-Marriage-Foppery-Guibert Cooper-Homer-
Gregory Sharpe-Poor of England-Corn Laws-Dr. Browne-Mr. Burke-Economy-For
tune-hunters-Orchards-Irish Clergy,
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CHAPTER IV.
1771.
*Thoughts on the late Transactions respecting Falkland's Islands "-Lord George Grenville
-Junius-Design of bringing Johnson into Parliament-Mr. Strahan-Lord North-Mr.
Flood-Boswell's Marriage-Visit to Lichfield and Ashbourne-Dr. Beattie-Lord Monboddo
--St. Kilda-Scots Church-Second Sight-The Thirty-nine Articles -Thirtieth of January-
Royal Marriage Act-Old Families-Mimickry-Foote-Mr. Peyton-Origin of Languages---
Irish and Gaelo-Flogging at Schools-Lord Mansfield-Sir Gilbert Elliot,
CHAPTER V.
1772.
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Bir A. Macdonald-Choice of Chancellors-Lord Coke-Lord Mansfield-Scotch Accent-Pro-
nunciation-Etymology- Disembodied Spirits-Ghost Stories-Mrs. Veal-Gray, Mason,
and Akenside-Swearing-Warton's Essay on Pope-Ranelagh-Luxury-Inequality of Liv.
ings-Hon. Thomas Erskine-Fielding and Richardson-Coriat's Crudities--Gaming-Earl
of Buchan-Attachment in Families-Feudal System-Cave's Ghost Story-Witches,
81
CHAPTER VI.
1772-1773.
Dinner at General Oglethorpe's-Armorial Bearings-Duelling-Prince Eugene-Siege of
Belgrade-Friendships-Goldsmith's Natural History-Story of Prendergast-Expulsion of
Methodists from Oxford-"In Vino Veritas "-Education of the People-Sense of Touch in
the Blind-Theory of Sounds-Taste in the Arts-Francis Osborne's Works-Country Gen-
tlemen-Long Stories-Beattie and Robertson-Advice to Authors - Climate-Walpole and
Pitt-Vicious Intromission-Beattie's Essay-Visit to Lichfield and Ashbourne,
CHAPTER VII.
1773.
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orge Steevens-Letters to Mrs. Thrale, &c.-Goldsmith and Evans the Bookseller-Dalrym-
ple's History-Action in Speaking-Chesterfield and Tyrawley-The Spectator-Sir Andrew
freeport-Burnet's Own Times-Good Friday --Easter Day-A Dinner at Johnson's-
Wages to Women Servants-Keeping a Journal--Luxury-Equality-The Stuarts-Law
Reports" The Gentle Shepherd "-Whigs and Tories-Sterne-Charles Townshend-
"Happy Revolution "-" She Stoops to Conquer "Short-hand-Dedications-James
Harris-Playing on the Fiddle-Duelling-Lord Chatham's Verses to Garrick-Savage
Life-Suicide-Eustace Budgell-The Douglas Cause,
CHAPTER VIII.
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Dinner at Topham Beauclerk's-Boswell elected of The Club-Goldsmith in Company, and in
his Study-His Roman History-" Talking for Victory "-Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress-
Monuments in St. Paul's-Milton-Butler-"The Whole Duty of Man"-Pans-Lay
Patronage The Bread Tree-Savage Life-Reasoning of Brutes--Toleration- Martyrdom
-Doctrine of the Trinity-Government of Ireland-Invocation of Saints-" Goldy "-Lite-
rary Property State of Nature-Male Succession-Influence of the Seasons on the Mind-
Projected Visit to the Hebrides,
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CHAPTER IX.
Johnson sets out on his Visit to the Hebrides-Sketch of his Character, religious, moral,
political, and literary-His Figure and Manner-He arrives in Scotland-Memorabilia—
Law of Prescription-Trial by Duel-Mr. Scott-Sir William Forbes-Practice of the Law-
Emigration-Rev. Mr. Carr-Chief Baron Orde-Dr. Beattie and Mr. Hume-Dr. Robert-
son-Mr. Burke-Genius-Whitfield and Wesley-Political Parties-Johnson's Opinion of
Garrick, 168
CHAPTER X.
Edinburgh--Ogden on Prayer-Lord Hailes-Parliament-House-The Advocates' Library-
Writing doggedly-The Union-Queen Mary-St. Giles's-The Cowgate-The College-
Holy-rood House-Swift-Witchcraft-Lord Monboddo and the Ourang-Outang-Actors-
Poetry and Lexicography-Scepticism-Vane and Sedley-Maclaurin-Literary Property
-Boswell's Character of Himself They leave Edinburgh, 190
CHAPTER XI.
Frith of Forth-Inch Keith-Kinghorn-Cupar-Composition of Parliament-Influence of
Peers-St. Andrews-Literature and Patronage-Writing and Conversation-Change of
Manners-Drinking and Smoking-The Union-St. Rule's Chapel-John Knox-Retirement
from the World-Dinner with the Professors--Subscription of Articles--Latin Grace-
Sharp's Monument-St. Salvador's-Dinner to the Professors-Instructions for Composi-
tion-Supper at Dr. Watson's-Uncertainty of Memory-Observance of Sunday-Trees in
Scotland-Leuchars-Transubstantiation-Literary Property--Montrose,
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CHAPTER XII.
Montrose--Lawrence Kirk-Monboddo-Emigration-Homer-Biography and History-De-
crease of Learning-Promotion of Bishops-Citizen and Savage-Aberdeen-Professor
Gordon-Public and Private Education-Sir Alexander Gordon-Trade of Aberdeen-
Doctrines of the Trinity and the Atonement-Johnson a Burgess of Aberdeen-Dinner at
Bir A. Gordon's-Warburton-Locke's Latin Verses-Ossian,
CHAPTER XIII.
219
Kilon-"The Great Doctor"-Goldsmith and Graham-Slains Castle-Lady Errol-Educa
tion of Children-Buller and Buchan-Entails-House of Peers-Sir Joshua Reynolds-
Earl of Errol-Feudal Times-Strichen-Life of Country Gentlemen-Cullen-Lord Mon-
boddo-Use and Importance of Wealth-Elgin-Scenery of Macbeth-Fores-Leonida
Paul Whitehead-Derrick-Origin of Evil-Nairn-Calder Castle-Calder Manse-Kenneth
M'Auley-Ecclesiastical Subscription-Family Worship,
CHAPTER XIV.
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Fort George-Sir Adolphus Oughton-Lowth and Warburton-Dinner at Sir Eyre Coote's→→
The Stage-Mrs. Cibber-Mrs. Clive-Mrs. Pritchard-Inverness-Macbeth's Castle-Mr.
Thrale's Brewery-" Peregrinity "-Coinage of new Words-Johnson on Horseback-A
Highland Hut-Fort Augustus-Governor Trapaud-Anoch-Emigration-Goldsmith-
Life of a Sailor-Glensheal—The Macraas-The Rattakin-Glenelg, .
CHAPTER XV.
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Glenelg Isle of Sky-Armidale-Sir Alexander Macdonald-Parish Church of Slate-Ode
on Sky-Corrichatachin-Highland Hospitality-Ode to Mrs. Thrale-Country life—Mac-
pherson's Dissertations-Second Sight-Sail to Rasay-Fingal-Homer-Rasay-Infidelity
Bentley-Mallet-Hooke-Duchess of Marlborough-Heritable Jurisdictions-Insular Life
-Laird of Macleod,. 276
CHAPTER XVI.
Sail to Portree in Sky-Discourse on Death-Lord Elibank-Ride to Kingsburgh-Flora Mac-
donald-Adventures of Prince Charles Edward Stewart-Emigration-Dunvegan-Female
Chastity-Dr. Cadogan-Preaching and Practice-Good Humour-Sir George Mackenzie-
Burke's Wit, Knowledge, and Eloquence-Johnson's Hereditary Melancholy-His "Ser-
aglio "-Polygamy, .
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CHAPTER XVII.
Dunvegan Castle-Cunning-"Temple of Anaitis "-Family Portraits-Bacon's Henry VII.
-Pennant the Tourist-Johnson's Birth-day-Languages the Pedigree of Nations-The
Laird of Muck-Choice of a Wife-Johnson on Boswell's Journal-History of Lady Grange
-Poetry of Savages-French Literati-Prize Fighting-French and English Soldiers-Duel-
ling-Change of Manners—Landed and trading Interests-Loval's Pyramid-Ulinish-Lord
Orrery, &c. &c.,
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Ulinish-Tanners-Butchers-Learning of the Scots-Life of a Sailor-Peter the Great-
Talisker-Scottish Clergy-French Hunting-Cuchillin's Well-Young Col-Birch-Percy—
"Every Island is a Prison "-Corrichatachin-Good Fellowship-and Head-ache—Kings-
burgh's Song-Lady Margaret Macdonald-Threshing and Thatching--Price of Labour-
Ostig-Shenstone-Hammond-Sir C. H. Williams-Burke-Young-Doddridge's Family
Motto-" Adventures of a Guinea "—Armidale German Courts-Goldsmith's Love of Talk
-St. Kilda,
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