Country, love of, ii. 68; life in the, iii. 239; iv. 227; v. 75. Courage, iv. 202.
Court of Session, mode of pleading in, v. 316.
Coverley, Sir Roger de, ii. 237. Cowdray Hall, iv. 115.
Cowley, Hurd's Select Works of, iii. 17; J.'s Life of, iv, 34; his con- densation of thought, v. 274. Coxeter, Thomas Eyre, makes large collection of Works of British Poets, iii. 105.
Cradock, Mr., author of "Zobeide,"
Danes, colony of, in Fifeshire, v. 47. Davies, Thomas, actor and book- seller, character of, i. 224; in- troduces Boswell to J., i. 225; his wife remarkable for beauty, i. 224, 281; his Life of Garrick, iii. 291; letters from J. to, iv. 157, 246. Death, remarks on, i. 191; ii. 62; iv. 109, 191, 203; v. 139; fear of, ii. 71; iii. 197, 210; warrants signed by Sixtus Quintus on his death- bed, v. 190.
"Deformities of J.," iv. 108. Dempster, George, Esq., his high opinion of J.'s conversation, i. 251; letter on J.'s Journey, v. 321. Demonax Johnson, so styled by Rev. Dr. Francklin, iv. 30.
Denis, St., J.'s description of, ii. 256. Dennis, John, the critic, iii. 24. Derby, manufactory of china at, iii. 109; J.'s marriage at, i. 42. Derrick, Mr., the poet, J.'s regard for, i. 221.
Desmoulins, Mrs., i. 21, 131; J.'s kindness to, iii. 151, 298; her ac- count of J., i. 32.
Devil, printer's, marriage of a, iv. 73. Devonshire, J.'s trip to, i. 215; Duke of, iii. 125.
Devotion, remarks on, iv. 155. Diary, J.'s, i. 27.
Diaries, remarks on, ii. 141. Dictionary of the English language by J., i. 96, 97, 143, 271; plan of, dedicated to Lord Chesterfield, i. 97; anecdote of its commence- ment, i. 97; amanuenses employed on, i. 99; principal publishers of, i. 97, 162; published, i. 165; pre- face to, i. 165, 168; definitions in, i. 167, 168; Garrick's compli- mentary epigram on, i. 169; au- thorities cited, iv. 11.
Dictionaries, pronouncing, ii. 106. Dick, Sir Alexander, iv. 179; v. 29; letter to J. from, iii. 65. Dilly, Messrs., booksellers, iii. 4, 40;
dinners at, ii. 218; iii. 40-43, 191; iv. 76, 190; letters from J. to, iii. 83; iv. 177; death of E. Dilly, iii. 266.
Dinner, at J.'s house, on Easter Sunday, ii. 140.
Divorce, remarks on, iii. 236. Dixie, Sir Wolstan, i. 34. Dodd, Dr., iii. 78, 79, 110; iv. 144; J.'s interference in behalf of, iii. 93-100; his "Thoughts in Prison," iii. 181.
Doddridge, Dr. Philip, his fine epi- gram, v. 216.
Dodsley, Robert, author and pub-
lisher, purchases copyright of J.'s "London," i. 61; advises J. to address plan of his Dictionary to Lord Chesterfield, i. 97, 98; his "Preceptor," i. 102; describes effect of J.'s letter to Chesterfield, i. 147; his "Cleone" and "Public Virtue," iv. 21; is one of the purchasers of "Rasselas," i. 195; his character, ii. 286. Dogs, Maclean of Col could run down, v. 261; J. separates two fighting dogs, ii. 194; describes a well-shaped bull-dog, iii. 127; eaten at Otaheite and China, ii. 150.
Dominicetti's medicated baths, ii. 66. Donaldson, Alexander, bookseller, i. 253.
Douglas cause, famous Scots law- suit, ii. 39; v. 12.
Rev. Dr., Bishop of Salis- bury, detects Lauder's forgery, i. 126; sups at the Crown and An- chor with J., ii. 46; his opinion on ecclesiastical discipline, iv. 189.
, Tragedy of, by John Home, J.'s contempt for, ii. 207; v. 287. Draughts, game of, tranquillizes the mind, i. 179.
Dress, ii. 306; J.'s gay dress as a dramatic author, i. 108; his care- less morning style, i. 228; im- proved dress, iii. 219; iv. 220; his dress on his Scottish tour, v. 5; time wasted in dressing, 45. Drinking, much declined of late years, v. 38; arguments against, iii. 24, 114, 261; v. 257. Drummond, William, the poet, his "Cypress Grove,' v. 139; his seat of Hawthornden visited, 318. Mr. W., the bookseller, J.'s letters to, on translating the Scriptures into the Gaelic lan- guage, ii. 25-27. Dryden, John, compared with Pope, by Voltaire and J., ii. 11, 60; his dedications, v. 189; his coffee- house habits, iii. 45; his religious opinions, 235; iv. 37; his philo- sophical lines on life, iv. 206. Duelling, J.'s defence of, ii. 118; iv. 147; v. 9, 182.
Dunbui, a remarkable rock, v. 68.
"Dunciad," criticism on, ii. 58. Dundas, Henry Viscount Melville, i. 148; ii. 106; iii. 143. Dun, Rev. Mr., v. 304.
Dun Can, a high mountain, v. 132. Duncombe, W. Esq., of Canterbury,
Dunning's, Mr., Remark on J.,iii.162. Duntulm Castle, ancient residence of the Macdonalds, v. 112.
Dunvegan Castle, seat of Macleod, v. 162, 175, 185.
Durham on the Galatians, v. 304. Dutch language, affinity to English, iii. 158; Johnson tries in advanced life to learn it, iv. 22; v. 202; Dyer's "Fleece," subject unpoet- ical, ii. 289.
EAGLE, classical fable of, v. 174. Early rising, J.'s aversion to, iii. 113. East Indies, wealth acquired in, iii.
Economy, paltry, iii. 200.
Edensor, Inn, Derbyshire, iii. 140. Edial House, J.'s Academy, i. 43. Edinburgh, J.'s arrival in, v. 7; White Horse Inn, v. 7.
Episcopal Chapel in, v. 12; Parliament House, v. 12; Holyrood House, v. 25; St. Giles's Church, v. 23; College, v. 24; Royal Infirmary, v. 24. Education, J.'s opinion on, ii. 12, 262; public and private, v. 58; Scotch, ii. 233; national, iv. 150. Edwards on Grace, discussion on,
Rev. Dr., letter from J. to,
Mr., J.'s fellow-collegian, meeting with, iii. 203, 206. Eels, skinning of, iii. 256. Eglintoune, Earl of, remark on J.'s manners, ii. 48; character of, v. 114; shot by Mungo Campbell, iii. 126.
Countess of, celebrated for her beauty and accomplishments, v. 298; adopts J. as her son, v.299. Egyptians, ancient, discussion as to
appearance, iv. 93.
Eldon, Lord, opinion on law of copy- right, v. 32.
Election, freedom of, ii. 219.
"Elfrida," Mr. Mason's, criticised,
Elgin v. 79, 81; cathedral, v. 79. Elibank, Lord, his admiration of J.'s powers, iii. 15; J.'s character of, v. 307; letter to Boswell, v. 140; to J., v. 141.
Eliot, Mr., of Port Eliot, iv. 61. Elizabeth, Queen, her learning,iv. 16. Ellis, Jack, the money scrivener,
Ellon, landlady at, her opinion of J. v. 66.
Elphinstone, Mr. James, i. 114, 115; his edition of the "Rambler," i. 114; letters from J. to, i. 115, 116; notice of, ii. 146.
Elwal, the heretic, ii. 109. Emigration, iii. 156; v. 11, 53, 160. England, Church of, ii. 114; disci- pline of, iv. 190.
English Divines, iii. 166; Law, iv. 210; English and Jewish History compared, v. 269.
Englishmen, their reserve towards strangers, iv. 134.
and Frenchmen com-
pared, iv. 17. Entails, ii. 276; v. 70; J.'s letters on, ii. 266, 269, 271. Enthusiasm, ancient Highland, v.113 Envy natural to mankind, iii. 182. Epictetus on the voyage of death, v.
Epigram, Johnson's, to Richard Sa- vage, i. 86; Garrick's, on J.'s Dic- tionary, i. 169; on a miracle, iii. 205; one of the finest in the lan- guage, v. 216.
Epitaphs, on Elizabeth Blaney, i. 3; on Phillips, the singer, i. 76; on Mrs. Johnson, i. 133; on Admiral Byng, i. 133; on Soame Jenyns, by Boswell, i. 179; on Goldsmith; iii. 52; on Dr. Adams, iv. 255; on Dr. J., iv. 287; on Smollett, v. 292; on Sir J. Macdonald, v. 115; J.'s essay on, i. 75. Erasmus, iv. 202.
Errol, Earl of, visit to, v. 67, 71. Countess of, v. 67, 68. Erskine, Hon. Thomas, afterwards Lord, ii. 114, 115; Sir Harry, i. 222; Rev. Dr., v. 311. Estates, sale of, v. 254.
"Essay on Man," Pope's, Boling- broke's share in, iii. 269.
Evil, origin of, v. 82.
Exaggeration, its bad effects, iv. 63,
Excise, J.'s definition of, i. 167. Execution, account of one, v. 72. Exhibition of paintings, i. 209; iv. 140. Extravagance, iii. 178, 212, 236.
FALCONER, non-juring Bishop,iii.251 Falkland Islands, J.'s pamphlet on, ii. 90.
"False Alarm," J.'s pamphlet, ii. 75,
76; remarks on answer to, iv. 28. Fame, remarks on, iii. 177; v. 317; literary, ii. 230.
Family Chronicle,v. 116; pride, v.210 Farmer, Rev. Dr., letters from J. to, ii. 77; iii. 284.
Farquhar, George, his writings, iv.
Faulkner, George, v. 26.
Female characters, J.'s, i. 122. Ferguson, Sir Adam, ii. 111; Dr. Adam, v. 24.
Ferns, deanery of, iv. 58.
Fiction, real, little in the world, iv.
Fidelity, conjugal, iii. 15. Fielding, Henry, i. 139; ii. 114; and Richardson, curious comparison between, ii. 38, 114. Fife, Earl of, v. 76. Findlater, Lord, v. 77.
Fitzherbert, Mr., remarks on, iii. 100; Alleyne, Minister to Court of Russia, i. 32.
Fladder, Isle of, v. 133.
Flattery, generally pleasing, ii. 234; of Johnson, iii. 197.
Flaxman, Mr., origin of J.'s dislike to, iv. 220.
Fleet Street, i. 266; ii. 218; iii. 202. Flint, Bet, iv. 77.
Florentine boar, iii. 156.
Florizel and Perdita, song in, ii. 55. Floyd, Thomas, the author, i. 263. Floyer, Sir John, "Treatise on Cold
Baths," i. 38; iv. 183.
Foote, Sam., ii. 63, 64, 103, 195, 259; iii. 43, 124; iv. 189; v. 19, 219. Forbes, Sir William, v. 10, 28; let- ter to Boswell, v. 325.
Ford, Parson, i. 11; story of his ghost, iii. 236. Forests, Scotch, v. 188. Forres, v. 81; pillar, v. 82. Fort Augustus, v. 100; George, v. 88. Fortitude and Insensibility, i. 19. Foster, Elizabeth, grand-daughter of Milton, i. 125.
Foulis, Messrs., v. 296; Sir James, v. 114, 191.
"Fountains, the," a tale by J., ii. 24. Fox, Right Hon. Charles James, iii.
179; iv. 119, 191, 200; his con- versation, iv. 119. France, J.'s, visit to, ii. 243; Journal of Tour in, ii. 249; royal family of, ii. 242; state of literature in, iii.
French writers, their superficial cha- racter, i. 261; character, ii. 259; maid of honour, flattery by a, iii. 210; invasion, fear of, iii. 219; garrulity, iv. 17; blunder from ignorance of language, iv. 28; li- terature, iv. 162; manners, iv. 17, 162; credulity, v. 262. Friday, Good, J.'s strict observance of, ii. 227; iii. 210. Friends, J.'s anxiety for religious improvement of, iv. 280; attention of, in J.'s last illness, iv. 276. Friendship, ii. 231; iii. 195; acti- vity of J.'s, iv. 231; importance of old, v. 61; ode to, i. 82. Funeral, an extraordinary one,v.186; J.'s, iv. 283.
Future State, recognition in, ii. 107.
GAELIC, proposal to translate Bible into, ii. 24-27. Gaming, ii. 115; iii. 14. Garragantua, J. compared to, iii. 173. Gardening, oriental, v. 145. Gardens, remarks on, iv. 142. Gardenstone, Lord, v. 50. Gardiner, Mrs., i. 133.
Gardner, Mr., the bookseller, ii. 222. Garrick, David, i. 43, 47, 75, 103, 106, 169, 226, 229, 279; ii. 55, 59, 87, 147, 151, 211, 262; iii. 21, 31, 44, 173, 174, 175, 177, 209,
259; iv. 71, 188; v. 90, 193, 217; J.'s envy of, i. 88, 226; iii. 14, 209; becomes manager of Drury Lane Theatre, i. 106; epigram on J.'s Dictionary, i. 169; death of, iii. 251; monument in Lichfield Cathedral, iii. 251; expense of his funeral, iv. 144; J.'s eulogium on, iii. 160; his embarrassment in Westminster Hall, v. 193; and Foote compared, v. 310; letter from, to Boswell, v. 277; Mrs., account of, iv. 71; Captain, i. 31; George, i. 43; Peter i. 46; ii. 289, 296, 299; iii. 276. Gastrel, Mrs., ii. 302; iii. 276. Gataker "On Loots and the Christian Watch," v. 240.
Gay's "Beggar's Opera," ii. 235. Gentleman's Magazine, i. 54, 55, 56,
57, 71, 75, 76, 78, 81, 87, 95, 181; extraordinary sale of, iii. 216. George II., i. 74, 114; III., pre- sented with manuscript of "Irene," i. 51; accession of, i. 202, 213; v. 159; pension to J. from, i. 213; J.'s interview with, ii. 30-4; reign of, iv. 139. Gerrard, Dr., v. 63.
Ghosts, ii. 108, 116, 119; iii. 155,
199, 236, 238, 180; iv. 71. Gibbon, Edward, the historian, ii. 223; iii. 32, 169.
Gibbons, Dr., dissenting minister, iv. 93.
"Gifford, Old," manager of Good- man's-Fields' Theatre, i. 89. Gillespie, Dr., iv. 179. Glasgow, ii. 172.
Glenelg, wretched inn at, v. 110. Gleig, Mr., Montrose, v. 49. Glenshiel, v. 106.
Glenmoriston, laird of, v. 102. Gobelin's Tapestry, ii. 249. Goldsmith, Oliver, i. 239, 240, 241; ii. 16, 127, 144, 149, 150, 153, 155, 167; iii. 22, 170, 182; v. 76, 103; his peculiar dress, ii. 58; love of talking, ii. 122, 163, 165, v. 219; quarrel with Evans the bookseller, ii. 135; quarrel with Johnson, ii. 163; anecdotes of, i. 240; ii. 35, 58, 167; iv. 14, 26; v. 67; project of going to Aleppo, iv. 23; his death, ii. 181; debt at his death,
ii. 181; J.'s epitaph on, iii. 52; his "Vicar of Wakefield," iii. 215; his comedies refused by Garrick and Colman, iii. 215; J.'s prologue to "Goodnatured Man," ii. 36; 66 Traveller," ii. 11; "Deserted Village," ii. 12; "Life of Parnell," ii. 109; "Animated Nature," ii. 119, 150; "Goldy," so called by J., ii. 166.
Good breeding, in what it consists, ii. 57; effect of, iv. 216. Goodier, Samuel, Esq., v. 19. Good humour acquirable, v. 166. Goodness, observations upon na- tural, v. 169.
Gordon, Lord George, iii. 286; iv. 66; his riots, J.'s account of, iii. 285-9.
Gout, J. afflicted with, iv. 164. Government, iii. 28, 190; purchases, iv. 224; influence, ii. 79, 227, 228; iv. 63.
Gower, Earl, Pope recommends J. to, i. 65.
Graddaned meal in Highlands, v. 129.
Graham, Lord, iii. 257; Miss (Lady Dashwood), iii. 273.
Grainger, Dr., ii. 290; his Biogra- phical Dictionary, v. 202; Ode on Solitude, iii. 133. Grange, Lady, strange history of, v. 179.
Grant, Rev. Mr., of Daviot, v. 86, 96, Gratitude, a fruit of cultivation, v. 184.
Grattan, Mr., Speech on Irish free- dom, iv. 215.
"Grave," Blair's, iii. 28. Gray, the poet, J.'s opinion of, i. 232; poems, ii. 108, 212, 217; odes, iv. 16.
Greek, J.'s advice on study of, iii. 272; J.'s knowledge of, iv. 262; compared to lace by J., iv. 23; Clenardus's Grammar, iv. 21. Green, Mr. Richard, apothecary, iii.
275; his museum, ii. 298; letter from J. to, iv. 167. Greenwich, J.'s residence at, i. 50; J. and B. at, i. 265. Gregory, Dr., Edinburgh, v. 29. Grief on loss of friends, iii. 92. Groot, De, J.'s kindness to, iii. 82.
Ground, consecrated, v. 131. Grub street, iv. 132.
Grugach stones, Highland supersti- tion, v. 127. Guardians, iii. 268.
Gulliver, Mrs., Pope's epistle in name of, v. 104.
Gustavus Adolphus, Dr. Harte's History of, iv. 61.
Guthrie, Mr. William, i. 57. Gwyn, the architect, ii. 281.
HABIT, force of, ii. 217. Hackman, Mr., trial of, for murder of Miss Ray, iii. 258. Hailes, Lord (Sir David Dalrymple), i. 148, 260; ii. 242, 264, 268, 271; iv. 214; v. 20, 29; "Annals of Scotland," ii. 179; iii. 34; Letter to Boswell, v. 320.
Hales, John, of Eton, iv. 214. Hale, Lord Chief Justice, iv. 211. Hall, Bishop, ii. 13; Mrs., letter
from John Wesley to, iv. 69. Hamilton, Hon. Gerard, i. 285; let- ters from J. to, iv. 169, 245; kind- ness to J., iv. 169; of Bangor's Poems, iii. 101.
Mr., of Sundrum, v. 19. Duke, v. 283; Lady Betty, v. 285.
Hammond's "Love Elegies," v. 214. Hampstead, Mrs., J.'s lodgings at, i.
Hanmer, Sir Thomas, his edition of Shakespeare, i. 93; epitaph on, i. 94; ii. 24.
Happiness, ii. 13; iii. 108, 134, 194; Pope's remark on, ii. 225; not to be found in this life, v. 140; in a cottage considered, v. 233. Hardyknute, Ballad of, ii. 61. Harleian Miscellany, J.'s preface to, i. 93. Harrington, Dr., "Nugæ Antiquæ," iv. 128.
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