295

Bossuet. Massillon. Bourdaloue. Virgil's description of the

entrance into hell, compared to a printing-house.

October 15. Erse poetry.

Erse poetry. Danger of knowledge of music. The

propriety of settling our affairs so as to be always prepared

for death. Religion and literary attainments not to be descri-

bed to young persons as too hard. Reception of the tra-

vellers in their progress. Spence.

301

October 16. Miss Maclean... Account of Mull. The value of an

oak walking-stick in the Hebrides. Arrive at Mr. M'Quarrie's

in Ulva. Captain Macleod. Second Sight. Mercheta Mulie-

rum, and Borough-English. The grounds on which the sale

of an estate may be set aside in a court of equity.
305

October 17. Arrive at Inchkenneth. Sir Allan Maclean and his

daughters. None but theological books should be read on

Sunday. Dr. Campbell. Dr. Johnson exhibited as a High-

lander. Thoughts on drinking. Dr. Johnson's Latin verses

on Inchkenneth.

310

October 18. Young Col's various good qualities. No extraordinary

talents requisite to success in trade. Dr. Solander. Mr.

Burke. Dr. Johnson's intrepidity and presence of mind. Sin-

gular custom in the islands of Col and Otaheité. Further eulo-

gium on young Col. Credulity of a Frenchman in foreign

countries.

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314

October 19. Death of young Col. Dr. Johnson slow of belief

without strong evidence. La credulité des incredules. Coast

of Mull. Nun's Island. Past scenes pleasing in recollection.

Land on Icolmkill.

October 20.

318

Sketch of the ruins at Icolmkill. Influence of so-

lemn scenes of piety. Feudal authority in the extreme. Re-

turn to Mull.

323

October 21. Pulteney. Pitt. Walpole. Mr. Wilkes. English and

Jewish history compared. Scotland composed of stone and

water, and a little earth. Turkish Spy. Dreary ride to Loch-

buy. Description of the laird.

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326

October 22.

jected. Lochbuy's war-saddle. Sail to Oban.

Uncommon breakfast offered to Dr. Johnson, and re-

330

October 23. Goldsmith's Traveller. Pope and Cowley compared.

Archibald Duke of Argyle. Arrive at Inveraray. Dr. John-

son drinks some whisky, and assigns his reason. Letter from

the authour to Mr. Garrick. Mr. Garrick's answer.

October 24. Specimen of Ogden on Prayer. Hervey's Medita-

332

tions. Dr. Johnson's Meditation on a Pudding. Country

neighbours. The author's visit at the castle of Inveraray.

Perverse opposition to the influence of Peers in Ayrshire. 338

October 25. Dr. Johnson presented to the Duke of Argyle. Gran-

deur of his grace's seat. The authour possesses himself in an

embarrassing situation. Honourable Archibald Campbell on

a middle state. The old Lord Townshend. Question concern-

ing luxury. Nice trait of character. Good principles and bad

practice.

October 26. A passage in Home's Douglas, and one in Juvenal

compared. Neglect of religious buildings in Scotland. Ar-

rive at Sir James Colquhoun's.

October 27. Dr. Johnson's letter to the Duke of Argyle. His

grace's answer. Lochlomond. Dr. Johnson's sentiments on

dress. Forms of prayer considered. Arrive at Mr. Smollet's

351

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343

348

October 28. Dr Smollet's Epitaph. Dr. Johnson's wonderful me-

mory. His alacrity during the Tour. Arrive at Glasgow. 355

October 29. Glasgow surveyed. Attention of the professors to Dr.

Johnson.

359

Character of

360

362

October 31: Sir John Cunningham of Caprington.

November 1. Rules for the distribution of charity. Castle of
Dundonald. Countess of Eglintoune. Alexander Earl of
Eglintoune.

ib.

November 2. Arrive at Auchinleck. Character of Lord Auchin-

leck. His idea of Dr. Johnson.

November 3. Dr. Johnson's sentiments concerning the Highlands.

365

November 5. Dr. Johnson's high respect for the English clergy.

371

November 6. Lord Auchinleck and Dr. Johnson in collision. ib.

November 7. Dr. Johnson's uniform piety. His dislike of pres-

byterian worship.

373

increased by opposition. Edinburgh Castle. Fingal. Eng-
lish credulity not less than Scottish. Second Sight. Garrick
and Foote compared as companions. Moravian Missions and
Methodism.
ib.

November 11. History originally oral. Dr. Robertson's liberality

of sentiment. Rebellion natural to man.

381

SUMMARY ACCOUNT of the manner in which Dr. Johnson spent

his time from November 12 to November 21. Lord Mans-

field. Mr. Richardson. The private life of an English Judge.

Dr. Johnson's high opinion of Dr. Robertson and Dr. Blair.

Letter from Dr. Blair to the authour. Officers of the army

often ignorant of things belonging to their own profession.

Academy for the deaf and dumb. A Scotch Highlander and

an English sailor. Attacks on authours advantageous to

them. Roslin Castle and Hawthornden.

dy of Sir John Dalrymple's Memoirs.

Dr. Johnson's departure for London.

Hailes and Mr. Dempster to the authour. Letter from the

Laird of Rasay to the authour. The authour's answer. Dr.

Johnson's Advertisement, acknowledging a mistake in his

Journey to the Western Islands. His letter to the Laird of Ra-

say. Letter from Sir William Forbes to the authour.

clusion.

Appendix.

Dr. Johnson's Paro-

Arrive at Cranston.

Letters from Lord

Con-

383

409

HE WAS OF AN ADMIRABLE PREGNANCY OF WIT, AND THAT

PREGNANCY MUCH IMPROVED BY CONTINUAL STUDY FROM HIS CHILDHOOD; BY WHICH HE HAD GOTTEN SUCH A PROMPTNESS IN EXPRESSING HIS MIND, THAT HIS EXTEMPORAL SPEECHES WERE LITTLE INFERIOUR TO HIS PREME

DITATED WRITINGS. MANY, NO DOUBT, HAD READ AS MUCH, AND PERHAPS MORE THAN HE; BUT SCARCE EVER ANY CONCOCTED HIS READING INTO JUDGEMENT AS HE DID.

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