BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON

G. BIRKBECK HILL

BOSWELL'S

LIFE OF JOHNSON

INCLUDING BOSWELL'S JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE HEbrides

AND JOHNSON'S DIARY OF A JOURNEY INTO NORTH WALES

EDITED BY

GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL, D.C.L.

PEMBROKE COLLEGE, OXFORD

IN SIX VOLUMES

VOLUME I.-LIFE (1709–1765)

NEW YORK

HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE