worthier man," 190; Johnson and Boswell dine with, and are reconciled after a quarrel, 338; Johnson accuses him of ruining himself without pleasure, 347: and is full of anxiety about his affairs, 358, 359; writes to Bos- well on Beauclerk's death, and describes Johnson's reception at a great party, 411, 412; John- son reproaches him with neglect- ing him, iv. 261; asked by Johnson to tell him his faults, 204; comical scene, 205; John- son's tender saying to him when dying, 313; Johnson leaves him his Polyglot Bible, 309; his letter from Johnson's death bed, 321 n.; his Johnsoniana, iii. 427-51; his story of Johnson and the porter, iv. 32; Johnson's letters to, i. 226, 253, 262-5, 282, ii. 31, 33, 59, 133, 143, 261, 328, 342, iii. 157, 160, 360, iv. 81, 93, 94, 170, 271. Langton, old Mr., described by Johnson, ii. 231; Johnson's enthusiastic description of, ii. 23, iii. 446.
Peregrine, Bennet Langton's uncle, his wonderful economy, ii. 33.
little Miss Jenny, John- son's godchild, iii. 238; his letter to her in large hand, written in his last illness, iv. 197.
the Misses, Johnson's kind remembrance of, in his illness, iv. 193. Language, Origin and Progress of,
by Lord Monboddo, i. 145; Johnson's Journey commended for the way in which it treats of language, iii. 170; the origin of, discussed, iv. 144; an author's, a characteristical part of his com- position, and should not be mo- dernized, 231.
Languages, Greek and Latin, essen-
tial to a good education, i. 363;
every language, however narrow and incommodious, should be preserved in a version of some known book, ii. 44; to know a language, we must know the people, their notions and man- ners, ii. 87; Leibnitz on, re- ferred to, 153; observations on the Irish and Gaelic, 154 n; poets preserve languages, be- cause poetry cannot be trans- lated, iii. 84. Lansdowne, the Marquis of, John- son saw a good deal of, at one time, iv. 131. Lapouchin, Madame, the severity of her punishment, iii. 339. Larks, "Madam, it would give you very little concern if all your re- lations were spitted like those larks, and dressed for Presto's supper," iv. 256.
Late hours, Johnson's love of, iii. 225 n.
Latin, how Johnson obtained his
accurate knowledge of, i. 19; and Greek, essential to a good education, i. 363; Johnson finds fault with Boswell's, ii. 36; and Boswell defends himself, 38-40. La Trobe, Mr., a Moravian es- teemed by Johnson, iv. 315. Latiner, the country parson who was a very good preacher, but no Latiner, iv. 126.
Laud, Archbishop, his Diary quoted, ii. 202.
Lauder, William, impudently as- sails Milton, and deceives John- son by forgeries, i. 174. Laugh, Johnson's violent, about
the testator, ii. 243; Johnson "laughs like a rhinoceros," 342. Laughers, a man should pass part of his time with the, iv. 125. Laughter," Johnson gives you a forcible hug, and shakes laughter out of you, whether you will or no," ii. 218.
Law, the practice of, defended by
Johnson, ii. 61; reports, the
Lawrence, Dr., Johnson's friend
and physician, ii. 275; John- son commends his son Chauncey to the notice of Warren Hastings, iv. 31,91,92 n.; Johnson's Latin letter to, 92; Mrs. Piozzi's ac- count of conversation between them, 92 n.; Johnson's letters to his daughter, 93n.; Johnson's letter of condolence to, on the death of his wife, iii. 405, 406. Lawyers and players compared, ii.
224; conversation concerning, ii. 155.
Lay-patronage, discussed, ii. 226. Learning, Society for the Encou- ragement of, i. 110; will it make people less industrious? ii. 181; in Scotland, 330; there is the same difference between the learned and the unlearned, as between the living and the dead, iii. 435.
Lectures, Johnson on, ii. 25; the mode of education by, iv. 48. Lee, Mr. Arthur, an American patriot, iii. 110.
Jack, his popularity in the House, iii. 243 n. Leeds, the Duke of, song on his marriage, iii. 436.
Legitimation by marriage con- sidered, iii. 41.
Leibnitz on language, Johnson talks of, ii. 153.
Leisure, all intellectual improve- ment arises from leisure: all leisure arises from working for one another, ii. 207.
Lessons, Johnson's at school, i. 386.
Letter, Johnson's celebrated to Lord Chesterfield, i. 202-4; a copy of it dictated to Boswell, iv. 78; Boswell's to the people of Scotland, 188. Lettere Familiari, by Martinelli,
said by Isaac D'Israeli to be rather amusing, ii. 208. Letters, "We shall receive no let- ters in the grave," said Johnson when opening one in his last ill- ness, iv. 318; Lord Chesterfield's to his Son, i. 206; Johnson ob- jects to his being published with- out his leave, ii. 70 n. ; but gives permission to do so, after his death, 72; Johnson says he puts as little into his as he can, to avoid their being published, iv. 56.
Letter-writing, talked of, iv. 56. Lever, Sir Ashton, his museum, iv.
Levett, Mr., an early friend of Johnson at Lichfield, i. 46, 117.
Robert, Johnson's humble friend, i. 185, 186 n.; marries wretchedly, 294; becomes mise- rable and that insures the pro- tection of Johnson, i. 331; shows Boswell Johnson's library, 346, ii. 23; at Johnson's breakfast table, iii. 239 n.; Johnson's letter announcing his death, iv. 87 Johnson's beautiful verses in his memory, 87.
David, his verses to Pope in the notes to the Dunciad, quoted, iv. 225.
Lewis, Mr. F., the "man who lived in London, and hung loose upon society," i. 171. Lexicographers, Hawkins's account of those before Johnson, i. 138; Johnson's definition of, 233. Lexiphanes, published to ridicule Johnson's style, ii. 59. Libel, the law of, iii. 69. Liberal opinions, Johnson's, on religious differences, i. 321. Liberality, Johnson's always re- markable, iii. 241, 242; iv. 130; Sir Joshua Reynolds's shown by a note from Johnson,
Liberty, "the notion of, amuses people, and helps to keep off the tædium vitæ," i. 313; private, alone is valuable, Johnson insists, ii. 72; Wilkes's saying, "Does he talk of liberty!" iii. 242; of conscience and liberty of teach- ing distinct, iv. 151. Library, of the Earl of Oxford, sold to Osborne the bookseller, i. 111; Johnson's, 346; sold at Chris- tie's, iv. 311; the Royal, in Buck- ingham House, ii. 50, 51; the King's in Paris, visited, ii. 359; Mr. Beauclerk's, sold, iv. 58; the, at Streatham, Johnson makes a parting use of, iv. 106.
Lichfield, Johnson born there, i. 8; Johnson's pathetic account of the changes he found there, 295; Johnson tires of, after staying there some time, ii. 66; Boswell visits, ii. 399; trade there very small, 46; visited, iv. 85; Johnson leaves, in ill health, 90; Johnson anxious to visit every year, 47, 140; verses on, by Miss Seward, 243; Johnson visits for the last time, 262, 271; the respect and veneration of the corporation of Lichfield for Johnson, and the Lichfield traditions of Johnson, 282 n.
"Consecrated lies, and in- excusable lies," i. 280; "A man had rather have a hundred lies told about him than one truth he does not wish to be told," ii. 209; "He lies, and he knows he lies," iv. 13; Johnson uses the word of mistakes or errors when unintentional, 13.
Life, Johnson's mode of, described by Maxwell, ii. 117; "a pro- gress from want to want," iii. 96; "admits not of delays: every hour takes away part of the things that please us, per- haps part of our disposition to be pleased," iii. 164; savage and civilized, compared, iii. 260; country and town, compared, iii. 266, 267; is it happy or miserable? iv. 221; Rev. Ralph Churton's note on, iv. 221 n., 371; Dryden's fine lines on, 222; on making the best of, both in "business and honest diver- sions," iv. 289; "must be al ways in progression," 303 n. Lloyd, Olivia, a young Quakeress loved by Johnson, i. 56.
Mr., Johnson's Quaker friend at Birmingham, iii. 40. Lillibulero, the famous song, ii. 317 n.
Lingua rustica, Paternoster in, ii.
Lintot, the bookseller, Johnson
turns his warehouse into a library, i. 346. Liquor, Johnson's scale of, iv. 39. List of Johnson's places of resi- dence, iii. 394.
Literary, schemes proposed by Johnson, i. 394, iv. 380; pro- perty, discussion on, ii. 241; property, the case decided by the Lords, ii. 253; curiosities, D'Israeli's referred to, iv. 10; men, can their lives be enter- taining, iv. 53.
Club, Boswell elected a mem- ber of, ii. 221; brilliant society
at, 224; Johnson dines for the last time with the, iv. 240. Literary Club, Goldsmith's pro- posal for new members to, 125; his reason for, and Johnson's anger, 125. Literati, Scotch, collected by Bos- well to meet Johnson, ii. 73. Literature, Johnson's ardour for, never failed, i. 41, 355, iv. 290; Johnson appointed Professor in Antient, ii. 77; Johnson's deter- mination to maintain the dignity of, iii. 314; English and French, compared, 267; paying respect to, iv. 67.
in New South Wales, by G. Barton, 402. Little things, "by studying these we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible," i. 345. "Live pleasant," says Edmund Burke, to an anxious friend, i. 272.
Lives of the Poets, advertised, iii.
142; four vols. published in 1779, the rest in 1780, 385; Johnson at one time loses plea- sure in the scheme for, 169; in- accurate in minute details, 356. Living, Johnson is offered a living
in Lincolnshire, i. 251. Lobo, Father Jerome, notice of, i. 51; translation of his Voyage to Abyssinia, Johnson's first lite- rary work, 51; extracts from, 52, 53.
Lock, Mr., of Norbury Park, his fine character and learning, iv. 8.
Locke, his works quoted, on the value of money, iv. 58. Lockman, L'Illustre, story of, iii. 430 n.
Lodgings, Johnson's first, in Lon- don, i. 67, 68; in Woodstock Street, near Hanover Square, 75. (See also list of residences.) Lofft, Mr. Capel, "this little David of popular spirit," iv. 203.
Lombe, Mr. John, his silk mill et Derby, iii. 192.
London, a poem by Johnson, i. 80- 93; reached a second edition in the course of a week, 88; sold for ten guineas, i. 142.
if there is not there much happiness, there is at least such a diversity of good and evil that slight vexations do not fix upon the heart, i. 295; the magnitude of, 335; and Westminster im- proved, by Gwyn, the architect, ii. 41; happiness of life in, 83; Johnson's love for, 120, iv. 268 n., 285; its vast growth, 123; Johnson's delight in approach- ing, iii. 60; Boswell's desire to live in, 202; by Pennant, quoted, on Bolt Court, iii. 284; life in, superior to any other, iii. 371; Johnson impressed with the ex- tent and variety of, iv. 138; "The town is my element, there are my friends, there are my books," 268.
Chronicle, the newspaper Johnson took, and which Bos- well read to him, i. 249, ii. 104. "Long expected one and twenty," Johnson's verses on the coming of age of Sir John Lade, iv. 316.
Longitude, attempt to ascertain, at sea, a pamphlet written by
Johnson for G. Williams, i. 237. Longley, Mr., the Recorder of Rochester, iii. 432.
Looking-glasses, Johnson goes to see, ma de, ii. 358.
'Lot, make the most and best of your," iv. 289. Loughborough, Lord,
Johnson says, defective in conversation, iv. 122.
Lovage, a root good for rheuma- tism, ii. 328.
Lovat, Lord, verses on his execu- tion, i. 133.
Love, Mr., of Drury Lane Theatre, ii. 157.
Love and friendship compared, ii.
and Madness, a book cen- sured by Johnson as mingled fact and fiction, iv. 128. Loveday, Dr. John, contributes some letters to Boswell's work, ii. 241.
Lovers, The Conscious, quoted, ii. 15.
Lovibond, Edward, i. 66. Lowe, Mauritius, Johnson calls
on, with good news, iii. 325; at Mrs. Williams's tea-table, 373; his distress, iv. 138; Johnson's efforts to assist, 139, 140 n.; Idines with Johnson on Easter Day, 146, 147; his children re- ceive a legacy from Johnson, 309; Johnson's relations with, iv. 385-93.
Loyola, St. Ignatius, his supersti- tious self-mortification, 44. Lucan, Lord and Lady, their kind- ness to Johnson, iv. 240. Lucas, Dr., account of, i. 243 n. ; Johnson reviews his Essay on Waters, 243.
sculptor of the statue of John- son erected at Lichfield in 1838, 283 n.
Lucian, translation of, by Dr. Franklin, inscribed to Johnson, iii. 451.
Lumisden, Mr. Andrew, a friend of Boswell's, ii. 364. Lusiad, the, translated by Mr. Mickle, iv. 179.
Luton Hoe, Lord Bute's place, visited, iv. 77.
Lutterell, Colonel, declared M.P. for Middlesex, though Mr. Wilkes had the greater number of votes, ii. 112. Luxembourg, the palace and gar- dens of, ii. 361. Luxury, Johnson thinks, does good, iii. 99; General Ogle- thorpe exclaims against, John- son defends, 290.
Lydiat, a learned man mentioned
Mrs. Catherine, i. 185; John- son's joke with, about her re- publican principles, i. 355; "Better that she should redden her own cheeks than blacken other people's characters," iii. 91; Johnson endeavours to serve her son at Oxford, ii. 343; Boswell desires to see a contest between Johnson and, iii. 209.
Rev. Kenneth, his account of St. Kilda, ii. 65. Macbean, Johnson's amanuensis, i. 139; author of the Dictionary of Ancient Geography, iii. 76; Johnson gets him admitted into the Charterhouse, iii. 425. Macbeth, description of Night in, ii. 94 n.
Maccaronic verses, the etymology of, iii. 291, 292 n.
Macclesfield, Earl and Countess of, and Savage, i. 126-128.
Sir Alexander, introduced to Jolinson, ii. 155.
- Sir James, called by Boswell
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