the Marcellus of Scotland, i. 357 n.
Macdonald, Lady Margaret, John- son tells of her popularity, iii. 375. Macdonalds, the, claim precedence
over the other clans, ii. 250. Mackenzie, Henry, author of The Man of Feeling, i. 285, 286 n. Mackintosh, Sir James, his report of what Burke had said to him of Johnson, iv. 232. Maclaurin, Colin, the famous mathematician, Goldsmith pub- lished an absurd story about his violent yawning, iii. 69.
John, Lord Dreghorn, son of the above, ii. 330. Maclean, Sir Allan, his lawsuit with the Duke of Argyle, ii. 343; iii. 136, 159, 160.
Mr. Alexander, introduced to Johnson, ii. 368.
of Col, drowned, ii. 267. Macleod of Rasay, Johnson pub- lishes an apology for a mistake made about him in the Journey, ii. 280.
Mac Nicol, Rev. Donald, author
of Remarks on Johnson's Jour- ney, ii. 285 n.
Macpherson and the Ossian con- troversy, ii. 274-6; Johnson's letter to, 277, 280. Macquarry, The, sells his estates with Staffa, to a Campbell, iii. 160; particulars of this sale, 166, 167. Macqueen, Rev. Donald, a minister in Sky, very learned, ii. 344. MacSwinney, Owen, Johnson ap- plies to for information about Dryden, iii. 113.
Madden, Dr., usually called "Pre- mium Madden," i. 249; John- son corrects his poem, 250. Madmen, Johnson's observations on, iii. 202.
Madness, different forms of, i. 315;
and melancholy, iii. 201. Magazine, the Literary, i. 240-51.
Magdalen Asylum, the, where Dodd preached, iii. 171. Mahogany, a Cornish drink, iv.
Majority not superiority, ii. 239. Mallet, David, alias Malloch, iv. 152; publishes Bolingbroke's works, i. 208; his tragedy of Elvira, 324; his literary reputa- tion ended with his life, ii. 219; wrote against Byng at the in- stigation of the ministry, ii. 126. Malone, Edmund, Boswell praises his justice and accuracy, iv. 14; Johnson's regard for, iv. 90.
Mr., an eminent critic," his remarks on Mrs. Piozzi's Anecdotes, 251, 252 n.; his note on certain quotations, 364; on the Rev. James Compton, 365. Man, the difference between a well-bred, and an ill-bred, iv. 234; picture of a, Shakespeare's and Milton's compared, iv. 33; a composite animal, iv. 48. Mandeville, his doctrine of "private vices, public benefits," iii. 299, 300.
Manège, to be established at Ox- ford, from the profits of the Clarendon Press, iii. 14. Manifesto, Goldsmith's, apologiz- ing for beating the bookseller, ii.
Mankind, Burke's opinion of, im- proves, iii. 253; Johnson finds them worse in commercial deal- ings than he expected, but more disposed to do each other good, 253.
Manners, Johnson's rough, ii. 29. Manning, Mr., the compositor,
Johnson asks his pardon for finding fault with him impro- perly, iv. 236. Manningham, Dr., the physician, iii. 189.
Mansfield, Chief Justice, his elo- quent speech, ii. 180; on read- ing the Journey, ii. 294; a Scotch landlord calls Johnson
the greatest man in England next to, ii. 308.
Manucci, Count, at Edinburgh, iii. 126.
Manuscripts, of Sir Thomas More,
Johnson desires copies of, i. 228, 229; many, were said by Bos- well to have been deposited in the British Museum, but none found there, ii. 279; Johnson dis- liked being asked to read, ii. 186. Maps, extraordinarily voluminous
ones of the kingdom of Sardinia, ii. 392. Marchmont, the Earl of, Boswell visits him to obtain the particu- lars of Pope's life for Johnson, iii. 342; Johnson's ill temper on the occasion, 343,382; accused by Johnson of neglect of Pope's papers, iv. 14; immortalized by Pope's line, 15.
Margon, Abbé de, his memoirs of
the Duke of Berwick, iii. 294. Market Bosworth, school of, where Johnson was usher, i. 49. Marklew, alias Bellison, Johnson's nurse, i. 383.
Marlay, Dr. Richard, Bishop of Waterford, iv. 34. Marmalade, orange, Mrs. Boswell sends Johnson some of her own making, iii. 139, 153, 162. Marmor Norfolciense, its malicious republication, i. 101, 102. Marriage, discussed, ii. 161; every man a worse man, in proportion as he is unfit for, iii. 41, 44; Johnson's, i. 60, 61; Johnson's life of Waller quoted on, ii. 69; qualifications necessary to happi- ness in, ii. 83; second, 84; John- son on, ii. 111; late, 126; dis- cussed, iii. 53, 54, 59. Marriage Bill, Royal, Johnson dis- approves, ii. 149. Marshall's Minutes of Agricul- ture, iii. 316.
Marsili, Dr., of Padua, has an in- troduction from Johnson when visiting Oxford, i. 253.
Martial, Elphinston's translation of, iii. 271.
Martinelli, Vincenzio, ii. 207; his History of England in Italian, 207 n., 208.
Mary Queen of Scots, Mr. Tytler's vindication of, quotation from Johnson's review of, i. 279. Mason, Rev. William, his Memoirs of Gray adopted as Boswell's model, i. 4; his Memoirs of W. Whitehead criticized, 5; his prosecution of Murray the book- seller, iii. 301. Masquerade, at which Boswell ap- peared in the character of a dumb conjuror, ii. 195. Master of Arts, degree conferred on Johnson, i. 216-20. Masters, Mary, poetess, i. 185. Mattaire, a puzzle-headed man," his account of the Stephani, iii. 427; his Senilia, and Book of the Dialects, 428. Matrimonial Thought, A, song by Boswell, ii. 111.
Mat,, Matthew, Dr., "the little black dog," i. 222.
Maupertuis, his explanation of the apparent suicide of Scorpions, ii. 67.
Maxwell, Dr. William, his Collec- tanea concerning Johnson, ii. 116, 130.
Mayne, William, Lord Newhaven,
Mayo, Dr., called the Literary Anvil, ii. 236 n.
Mead, Dr. Richard, "lived more in the broad sunshine of life than almost any man,” iii. 352 n. Mechanics, Johnson speaks on, and excites general admiration, ii. 137. Mediterranean, Johnson's desire to see, iii. 83; all that sets us above savages has come from the, 83; Paoli says it would be a fine sub- ject for a poem, 84; Cowper says on this, not for one but for twenty, Southey subjoins,
practicable for a poem as a pano- rama," 84 n.
Meeke, Mr., Fellow of Trinity, i. 210-2.
Melancholy, Johnson obliged to fly from, i. 355; should be diverted, not combated, iii. 27; Boswell's fits of, iii. 124.
Melancthon, from his tomb Bos- well writes to Johnson, iii. 154, 155.
Melmoth, William, the author of Fitzosborne's Letters, iii. 408; quoted on a particular Provi- dence, iv. 198.
Member of Parliament, Johnson
denounces the idea that an M.P. must follow his party, right or wrong, ii. 210; Johnson's no- tion of the duty of, iv. 35. Memis, Dr., his action in the Court
of Session, ii. 271; his cause de- cided against him, iii. 135. Memory, Johnson's extraordinary, ii. 130, 132 n.
Menagerie in Paris visited, ii. 357. Menagiana, has one good pun, ii.
Merchant, the English, charac.
terized, ii. 15 n. Merriment of parsons, mighty of- fensive, iv. 37.
Messiah, Pope's, translated into Latin by Johnson, i. 33, 210. Metaphysical Poets, dissertation on the, in the Life of Cowley, iv. 4.
Metcalfe, Mr. Philip, his kind at- tentions to Johnson, ii. 131, iv. 107. Methodists, the name first given to some Oxford students, i. 363 n.; expulsion of six Oxford students for being, ii. 180; Johnson's happy illustration of the pro- priety of this proceeding, ii. 180. Mickle, Dr. William Julius, meets Johnson, iii 85; translator of the Lusiad, ii. 176; writes to Boswell to tell of his long and happy acquaintance with John-
son, iv. 179; and gives an inte- resting account of a dispute with him, 179; Johnson dines with,
Militia, Johnson drawn to serve in the, iv. 234; Scotch, Lord Mountstuart's bill for, iii. 20. Millar, Mr. Andrew, bookseller, i. 225.
Miller, Lady, her " new Parnas- sus near Bath, ii. 308, 309 n. Milton, Johnson's high opinion of, ii. 224, iv. 223; his description of Adam, iv. 33; Johnson's abhor- rence of his political sentiments, i. 172, iv. 7; but admiration of the author of Paradise Lost, 176, iv. 6; his granddaughter, John- son's letter about, 172; benefit for, produced but little, 173 n.; a Phidias, that could cut a Co- lossus out of a rock, but could not cut heads out of cherry-stones,' iv. 52, 223; Johnson's Life of, quoted, iii. 394, iv. 6. Mimic, a good one must have great powers, ii. 151.
Mind's eye, the, a discussion on this phrase in which Johnson was annoyed by “a young gen- tleman," iv. 246.
Minutes of Agriculture, by Mar- shall, iii. 316.
Miracles, Johnson on, i. 353. Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, by the author of the Rambler, published during Johnson's ab- sence in Scotland, ii. 251. Miscellanies, French, referred to, iv. 2.
- by Elizabeth Harrison, re- viewed by Johnson, i. 243; quoted, 244.
Mrs. Williams's, some pieces of Johnson, published in, i. 106; ii. 41; subscription for, 42. Misery, Boswell's hypocrisy of, iv.
Mitre, the, a tavern much fre- quented by Johnson, i. 317, ii. 25; Boswell gives a supper at,
i. 336; his guests, 337; John- son and Boswell dine at, alone, to keep up the old custom, iii. 341. Modernizing, Johnson objects to the, of an author's language, iv. 231.
Monboddo, Lord, account of, ii. 144 n. ; maintains the superiority of savage life, 145; "does not know when he is talking non- sense," ii. 82; his air bath, iii. 195; his criticisms on Johnson's Journey, 199, 200; his strange and useless speculations, ii. 242; his notion about the Egyp- tians being woolly-haired, iv. 75; unfriendly with Johnson, iv. 199. Monckton, Miss, story of, and Johnson, "Dearest, you are a dunce," iv. 61; Boswell's verses to, 62.
Money, Johnson says, "No man but a blockhead, ever wrote ex- cept for money," iii. 72; and trade discussed by Johnson, ii. 99; Johnson said, "There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money," 298. Montagu, Mrs., sits to Miss Rey- nolds for her picture, iii. 259; her vanity, 92; drops John- son on account of his Life of Lord Lyttelton, iv. 34; her stream of conversation, 201; her essay on Shakespeare, ii. 92; her admirable repartee on hear- ing Voltaire's invective against Shakespeare read, 93 n.; a bril- liant party at her house, ii. 128. Montesquieu, his Lettres Persanes,
No. 69 cited on Free Will, iii. 299.
Montgomerie, Miss Margaret, Boswell marries, ii. 137; John- son describes, 138. Montgomery, Mr. Hugh, election of, iv. 34.
Montrose, the Duke of, attacked
by highwaymen, iii. 256, 374. Monument of Goldsmith in West-
Morality, the, of an action, depends on its motive, i. 316. More, Hannah, her account of Garrick and Johnson together, iii. 272; her flattery of Johnson, 300; records her impressions of the pleasant evening after Mrs. Garrick's dinner party, iv. 52; her delightful evening party de- scribed, iii. 25; her presumption in gross flattery of Johnson, and his rude reply, told by Mrs. Piozzi, and "an eminent critic " thereon, iv. 251.
Dr. Henry, his philosophy, ii. 159.
Morgan, Maurice, entertains John- son at Wycombe, iv. 131; his essay on Falstaff, 131 n.; his anecdote of Johnson's candour, 132.
Morris, Miss, begs for Johnson's blessing in his dying moments, iv. 320; "God bless you, my dear," his last words, 321. Moss, Dr Charles, iv. 34 n. Moth fluttering round a candle
compared to Boswell, i. 373. Mother, Johnson's sorrow at the death of his, i. 265-9. Motives, Johnson says, are un- known even when the facts of history are true, ii. 86. Mounsey, Dr. Messenger, a coarse talker, ii. 74; his will, 74 n. Mountstuart, Lord, his bill for a
Scotch militia, iii. 20. Mourning Bride, the, foolish con-
clusion of, i. 309; Congreve's fine passage in, ii. 90, 91; John- son jestingly compares Con-
greve with Shakespeare to annoy Garrick, 91.
Mudge, Dr. John, i. 300, 398; Johnson's letter to, in his illness, iv. 170.
Thomas, a celebrated watch- maker, i. 300.
Rev. Zachariah, i. 300, iv. 37; his notes on the Psalms, 37; his sermons, 38. Mulberry
tree, Shakespeare's, Lovibond's allegorical poem on, i. 66. Munro, Dr., consulted by Boswell for Johnson, iv. 191. Murphy, Arthur, Johnson's high opinion of, ii. 125; introduces Johnson to the Thrales, ii. 16; his erroneous account of Bos- well's meeting with Johnson, i 310; his play, the Orphan of China, 265; commencement of his acquaintance with Johnson, 281; account of, 282 n.; his com- pliment to Johnson, iii. 87; his essay on Johnson, quoted, ii. 284.
Murray, Patrick, Lord Elibank, ii.
a bad night, and then the nap takes me," ii. 369.
Nares, Rev. Mr., his imitation of Johnson's style, iv. 297. Narrowness, Boswell troubled with a fit of, iv. 130.
Natural philosophy, Johnson's ex- traordinary and ridiculous ideas on, ii. 68.
right, Johnson on, iii. 5. Neander, lent by Mr. Steevens to Johnson, who wishes it were not so fine a copy, ii. 255. "Negotiation, this pious," to enable Johnson to travel in Italy for his health, iv. 241; Lord Thur- low's letters on the, 247; Bos- well informs Johnson of the plan, 247; and leaves it to Rey- nolds to carry out, 250; John- son writes to Sir Joshua on the subject, 257; failure of the scheme, 257; Lord Thurlow's letter to Sir Joshua Reynolds,
Negro, the, cause of, tried in Scot- land, iii. 232; and decided for the negro, 233.
Nelson's Festivals and Fasts, its great sale, iii. 42.
Neni, Count, a Flemish nobleman, iii. 83.
Newbery, the bookseller, in ac- count with Johnson, i. 176. Newhaven, Lord, argument be- tween Johnson and, iii. 396. Newspapers, knowledge diffused by, ii. 166; cross readings in, by Caleb Whitefoord, iv. 237. New Testament, the most difficult book in the world, for which the study of a lifetime is required, iii. 304. Newton, Sir Isaac, Johnson says, set out an infidel, and came to be a firm believer, i. 360; his letters to Locke, 360 n.
Dr., on Johnson's Lives of the Poets, iv. 209; his Dissertations on the Prophecies, iv. 210. New year, congratulations and
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