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Harris, Mr., of Salisbury, iii. 173;

V. 301.

Harrison, Elizabeth, her "Miscel-
lanies," i. 176.

Harte, Dr., "Gustavus Adolphus,"
ii. 81; his excessive vanity, iv. 61.
Harwich, J., accompanies Boswell
to, i. 270-4.

Harwood, Dr., iii. 23.

Hastings, Warren, J.'s correspond-
ence with, iv. 52-6.

Hastie, the schoolmaster, prosecuted,
ii. 120; J.'s argument in favour of,
ii. 120-2.
Hawkesworth, Dr., i. 94; happy
imitations of J.'s style, i. 138.
Hawthornden, v. 318.
Hay's Martial, v. 293.

Hay, Lord Charles, iii. 6; court-
martial on, iv. 23.
Heberden, Dr., iv. 238.
Hebrides, i1. 173; Journey to, pub-
lished ii. 195; origin of J.'s ex-
pedition to, v. 1.

Hector, Mr., i. 35, 40, 82; ii. 292,
294; iv. 101, 254; letters from J.
to, iv. 107, 256.

Heeley, Mr., iv. 249; letters from
J. to, iv. 250.

Hell, Virgil's description of entrance
to, v. 247.

Henderson, Mr. John, iv. 203.
Henry, Dr. Robert, History of Bri-
tain, iii. 224.

Hereditary right, iii. 104.
Hervey, Hon. Henry, i. 59; Hon.
F., ii. 28; "Hervey's Medita-
tions," v. 279.
Hetherington's Charity, Miss Wil-
liams' petitions for, ii. 185.
"High Life below Stairs," iv. 13.
Highland hut, description of, v. 98;
travelling, v. 96; forest, v. 188;
tradition relative to two houses, v.
240; roads, formation of, v. 96.
Hill, Dr., ii. 33; v. 42.

History, remarks on, ii. 234; v. 54;
of England, v. 369.

Historians, ii. 126.
Hodge, J.'s cat, iv. 136.
Hogarth, his first interview with J.,
i. 74.

Holbrooke, Mr., i. 8.
Hollis, Mr. Thomas, iv. 72.

Home, John, parody by, i. 263; his

tragedy of "Douglas," iii. 51; v.

287.

Homer. i. 14; v. 53; antiquity of,
iii. 222; compared with Virgil, iii.
129, 224; J.'s veneration for, ii.
86; v. 128; opinions respecting,
v. 53; Pope's "Homer," iii. 174.
Honesty, iv. 154.

Hooke, Mr., and Duchess of Marl-
borough, v. 136.

Hoole, Mr., his "Cleonice," ii. 187;
iv. 132, 276; letter from J. to, iv.
242; evening with, iv. 192.
Hope, Dr., iv. 181; v. 319.
Horace, i. 120, 121; ii. 231; iii. 169,
240; quotations from, ii. 226; v.
140; Francis's "Horace," iii. 241;
translation of, i. 13; J. repeats
ode of, v. 126; Bentley and Jason
de Nore's comments on, ii. 285;
"Art of Poetry," iii. 176.
Horne, Bishop, ii. 285; Rev. Mr.,
his letter on the English particle,
iii. 239.

Hospitality, remarks on, iv. 20, 141,
153; ancient, ii. 110.

House of Commons, talents required
in, v. 214.

Houses, subterranean, v. 131, 187.
Households, large, iii. 212.
Howard, Mr., i. 31; iii. 151.
Hoy, Mr. James, Gordon Castle,
v. 81.

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ICELAND, natural history of, iii. 188.
"Idler," i. 187-9.
Idleness, i. 248, 270.
Impartiality, historical, v. 201.
Impostor, pretended brother of J.,

v. 235.

Inch Keith, island of, v. 35.
Inchkenneth, ii. 172; v. 25-6.
India, government of, iv. 149.
Indian Judges, ii. 221.

Infidelity, ii. 12; iv. 197; v. 130;
conjugal, ii. 42; iii. 272.
Infidels, ii. 231; modern, v. 263;
writings, increase of, v 216.
Ingratitude, false story of J.'s, iii.

130.

Inns, J.'s love of, ii. 288; Shen-
stone's lines on, ii. 289.
Innovation, remarks on, iv. 133.
Inquisition, J. defends, i. 271.
Interest, landed and trading, com-
pared, v. 184.

Inverary, ii. 172; v.276.
Inverness, ii. 172; v. 92; English
chapel at, v. 93; castle, v. 93.
Iona, ii. 172; v. 265.

Ireland, J.'s aversion to visit, iii.
274; and the Irish, ii. 164; Union
with, iii. 274.

"Irene," tragedy of, i. 46, 51, 52,
53, 78; performed at Drury Lane,
i. 96; ill success of, i. 106, 107;
J.'s dress on the occasion, i. 108;
manuscript copy of, i. 51; extracts
from, i. 52.

Isa, island of, v. 197.
Islands, prisons, a song, v. 202.
Italy, iii. 21; proposal that J. should
visit, iv. 221, 225.

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Johnson, Rev. Samuel, Curate of
St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, i.

Mrs, his wife, i. 40, 41,

42, 51, 114, 130, 132.
death of, i. 129.

JOHNSON, SAMUEL-

1709. Born at Lichfield, i. 1.
1712. Early religious impressions
from his mother, i. 3; anecdotes
of his precocity, i. 4; inherits his
father's disease, i. 6; touched
by Queen Anne, i. 7.

1719. Sent to Lichfield School, i. 7.
1724. Removed to Stourbridge

School, i. 11; poetical transla-
tions, i. 12-17.

1727. Leaves Stourbridge, i. 17;
two years at home, his pursuits
during that time, i. 18.

1728. Entered at Pembroke Col-
lege, Oxford, i. 18; incidents of
college life, i. 19, 26-29; trans-
lates Pope's "Messiah," i. 20.
1729.Morbid melancholy increases
i. 21; religious impressions, i. 23.
1731. Leaves Oxford, i. 30; death
of his father, i. 30.

1733. Goes to Birmingham, em-
ployment there, i. 34; trans-
lates Lobo's "Abyssinia," i. 35.
1736. Marries, and opens academy
at Edial, i. 41-43; commences
tragedy of "Irene," i. 46.
1737. Goes to London with Gar-
rick, i. 47; retires to Green-
wich, i. 50; returns to Lichfield
and publishes "Irene," i. 51;
removes back to London with
Mrs. J., i. 54.

1738. First contribution to "Gen-
tleman's Magazine," i. 55;
reports parliamentary debates
in, i. 57; publishes poem of
"London," i. 62.

1739. Publishes "Marmor Wor-
folciense," i. 72.

1743. Embarrassed circumstances,
i. 84.

-1744. Publishes "Life of Richard
Savage," i. 85.

1747. Publishes plan of "Dic-
tionary," i. 97.

1748. Institutes club in Ivy Lane,
i. 102; visits Tunbridge Wells,
i. 102.

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1754. Writes "Life of Cave," i.
142; engaged with "Diction-
ary," i. 142.

1755. Receives A.M. degree, i.
158; "Dictionary" published,
i. 165.

1758. Commences "Idler," i. 187.
1759. Death of mother, i. 192;
publishes "Rasselas," i. 194.
1762. Obtains pension from George
III., i. 213; visits Devonshire
with Sir J. Reynolds, i. 215.
1763. First interview with Bos-
well, i. 225; accompanies Bos-
well to Harwich. i. 270.
1764. Visits the Langton family,
i. 277.

1765. Makes an excursion to Cam-
bridge with Beauclerk, i. 283;
degree, of LL.D. conferred by
University of Dublin, i. 284; en-
gagement with Gerard Hamil-
ton, i. 284; introduction

to

Thrale family, i. 285; publishes
edition of "Shakspeare," i. 289.
1767. Interview with George III.,
ii. 30; visits Lichfield, ii. 35.
1768. Visits Oxford, ii. 37.
1769. Appointed Professor of An-
cient Literature, ii. 50.
1770. Publishes "False Alarm,"
ii. 76.

1771. Attempt to bring J. into
Parliament, ii. 92; visits Lich-
field and Ashbourne, ii. 94.
1773. Publishes new editions of
"Dictionary" and "Shakspeare,"
ii. 134; sets out on Tour to the
Hebrides, ii. 173; writes account
of Tour, ii. 176.

1774. Visits Wales with Mr. and
Mrs. Thrale, ii. 185.
1775. Receives degree of LL.D.
from University of Oxford, ii.
214.

1776. Visits Bath and Bristol with

the Thrales, iii. 26; visits Brigh-
ton, iii. 60.

1777. Goes on provincial tour, iii.

91.

1778. Meets with Edwards, an old
college fellow, iii. 203.

1779. Publishes first four vols. of
"Lives of the Poets," iii. 250.
1781. Completes "Lives of the
Poets," iv. 31; provincial tour,

iv. 100.

1782. Constitutional disease in-
creases, iv. 101; Mrs. Thrale's
coolness to Johnson, iv. 115.
1783. Paralytic stroke, iv. 156;
institutes Essex Head Club. iv.
174; increased illness, iv. 175.
1784. Visits Oxford, iv. 194; pro-
poses to go to a warmer climate,
iv. 225, 234; last provincial
tour, iv. 237; last illness and
death, iv. 271-282.

Character, habits, personal appear-
ance, &c.

Defective sight, i. 6; quickness of
observation, i. 6; indolence, i. 9,
35, 180, 268, 280; iii. 292; iv. 14.
Retentive memory, i. 10, 146.
Early love of romance, i. 11.
Early poetical genius, i. 12, 20.
Morbid melancholy, i. 21, 22, 23,
168, 196, 280; iii. 62; iv. 206.
Irregular mode of study, i. 17,
24. Pride i. 28, 147. Manners,
i. 32, 44, 74, 75, 161, 227, 281;
ii. 15; iii. 32, 102, 192, 241; iv.
133, 202, 215. Personal appear-
ance, i. 40, 73, 135, 228; iv.
220, 289; v. 4. Rapidity of
composition, i. 88, 103, 110,
188, 195; ii. 17; v. 45. Polite-
ness, i. 32; iii. 108; iv. 64, 93,
192. Love of chemistry, i. 71; ii.
103; iv. 162. Love of conviviality
and pleasures of the table, i. 136;
iii. 43, 124, 192, 224; iv. 68, 195,
223; v.42. Love of young people,
i. 257. Love of London life, 1.
266; iv. 254. Love of Oxford,
i. 26; ii. 40, 122. Love of con-
tradiction, iii. 40, 210, 233; iv.
83; v. 56.
226, 227.

Gratitude, i. 93; iv.
Jacobite prejudices,

i. 72, 74, 93, 168, 249; ii. 220;
iv. 118. Envy of Garrick, i. 88,
226; ii. 125. Tenderness of con-
science, i. 77. Prejudice against
actors, i. 88, 108; iii. 123; iv.
14. Moral and religious princi-
ples, i. 23, 148, 170; ii. 12,
115; iv. 281. Affection for his
mother, i. 84. Love for his wife,
i. 129; iii. 205. Unfitness for
tragedy writing, i. 108. Conver-
sational powers, i. 74, 111, 135,
243; iv. 83, 86, 130, 131, 161.
Deference to public opinion, i.
108; iv. 29.
Excellence as a
biographer, i. 142. Hatred of
Whigs and their principles, i.
249; ii. 112, 143, 285; iv. 66,
133, 153. Hatred of infidel
principles, i. 256; ii. 12, 14, 57,
63; iii. 33, 185, 203, 268, 278.
Respect for authority and rank,
i. 142, 175, 253, 258; ii. 16,
102, 144, 167; iii. 32, 126, 176,
239, 273; v. 73. Superstition,
i. 234; ii. 14, 116, 206; iii.
199, 236; iv. 70. Regard to
truth, i. 252; ii. 280; iii. 154,
197; iv. 121. Liberality in pe-
cuniary matters, i. 283. Dread
of death, ii. 62, 71, 194; iii.
197; iv. 178, 179, 185, 203, 268,
278. Toleration, i. 233; ii. 69,
70, 71, 166; iii. 126; iv. 188.
Respect for the clergy, ii. 112;
iv. 59, 67, 138, 187. Reverence
for sacred subjects, ii. 138. Habit
of contracting friends' names, ii.
166. Remarkable laugh, ii. 168,
241; iii. 176. Personal courage,
ii. 194. Benevolence, ii. 209;
iii. 16, 81, 248, 279, 296, 297;
iv. 98, 134, 140, 218, 231. Habit
of using strong expressions, iii.
1, 195, 199, 211. Devotion, i.
129, 138, 141, 273, 280, 283;
ii. 124, 138; iv. 186. Know-
ledge of the world, iii. 12; of
law, iii. 14; of physic, iii. 14,
102. Generosity, iii. 151. Taci-
turnity, iii. 207; v. 49. Style
of dress, i. 108; iii. 218; v. 5.
Violence of temper, iii. 34, 50,
138, 180, 183, 195, 199, 211,
223, 227, 234, 237; iv. 70, 74,

120, 122; v. 110. Irritability
of temper, i. 226; ii. 72; iii.
180; iv. 121, 123, 188, 193,
Vigour of mind in old age, iv.
22, 173, 175. Vanity, iv. 130.
Regard for literature, iv. 26, 29,
Extraordinary way of walking.
iv. 57. Appearance on horse-
back, v. 98. Readiness at retort,
iv. 131. Candour, iv. 163, 217.
Opinions on education, i. 9; ii.
12, 120, 123, 233, 262; iii. 8,
114, 259; v. 68; on friend-
ship, i. 169; on marriage, i.
218; ii. 54, 73, 109, 213, 292,
294, 303; iii. 3, 254; iv. 97;
on political economy, ii. 67;
on future state, ii. 108; iii.

135; on duelling, ii. 117.
Contempt for belief in influence
of the weather, i. 188, 247, 260.
Contempt for rhetorical gesture,
i. 189; ii. 137; for ballad
poetry, ii. 138; for punning,
ii. 155; for tragic acting, v. 19;
for foreigners, i. 63; iv. 17.
Dislike to swearing, iii. 126; of
a sailor's life, iii 179; of being
thought old, iii. 204, 206, 226;
iv. 128; of literary superiority,
iv. 83. Prejudice against Scot-
land and the Scotch, i. 64, 148,
225, 242, 246; ii. 40, 53, 55,
82, 98, 112, 203, 217, 233, 242,
278; iii. 47, 101, 114, 167, 176,
226, 235; iv. 73, 76, 98, 120,
131; v. 6, 22, 24, 59. Pre-
judice against Americans, iii.
42, 125, 136, 138, 195, 211,
292.

"Johnsoniana," ii. 279; iii. 219.
Jordan, Mr. J.'s. tutor at Pembroke
College, i. 18, 19, 20.
Journal des Savans, ii. 34.

-, keeping a, iv. 126.
Junius, iii. 254; iv. 207.
Juvenal, J's. translations of Satires,
i. 103.

KAMES, lord (Henry Home), ii, 41 ; v.
292; his "History of Man," iii. 228
his "Elements of Criticism"
praised, i. 226; ii. 61.
Keddlestone, seat of Lord Scarsdale,
iii. 107-9.

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Kettel Hall, Oxford, i. 150.
Kilda, St., Rev. K. Macaulay's ac-

count of, ii. 40, 101; v. 85, 220.
King, Dr., Principal of St. Mary's,
Oxford, i. 159; v. 157.
Kings, flattery of, ii. 151.
Kingsburgh, v. 142.

Kippis, Dr., iii. 117; v. 60.
Kneller, Sir Godfrey, anecdote of,
iii. 159.

Knotting, J.'s opinion of, iv. 194.
Knowles, Mrs., the Quakeress, iii. 48,
191, 193, 195, 201.
Knowledge all valuable, ii. 230.
Knox, Mr., opinion of J.'s "Tour to
the Hebrides," ii, 197.

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John, v. 40.

LABOUR, dangerous to increase the
price of, v. 210.

Ladies, influence of their society, iv.
58.

Lake in Rasay, strange legend con-
cerning, v. 132.

Landlords and tenants, v. 234.
Langton, Bennet, i. 135; dinners at
house of, iii. 188, 227; change in
circumstances of, iii. 224; his notes
of J.'s conversation, iv. 30; visited
by J. at Rochester, iv. 159; J.'s
high esteem for, iii. 109; letters
from J. to, i. 163, 183, 190-1, 205;
ii. 17-18, 36, 91, 95, 99, 182, 232,
241; iii. 81, 246; iv. 98, 106, 165,
182, 236, 243; J. visits family of,in
Lincolnshire, i. 277.

Peregrine, his remarkable
economy, ii. 18.

Miss Jane, J.'s godchild,

letter to, iv. 186.
Languages, ii. 105; connexion be-
tween, iii. 158; origin of, iv. 143;

the pedigree of nations, v. 177; the
Celtic, v. 193; the poets preserve
languages, iii. 21.

Lapouchin, Madame, sufferings of,

iii. 229.

Latin, spoken by J. to foreigners, ii.
259, 261; inscriptions, iv. 15;
graces, v. 43.

Latrobe, Rev. Mr., a Moravian min-
ister, iv. 278.

Law and lawyers, opinions on, ii. 13,

21, 37, 152, 278; v. 11, 59; ar-
guments on points of Scotch law
by J.-
.-on vicious intromission, ii.
127; on church patronage, 156; on
entails, 266; on the liberty of the
pulpit, iii. 35; on the registration
of deeds, iv. 58; on libels, 95.
Lawrencekirk, village of, v. 51.
Lawrence, Dr. Thomas, iii. 14;
letters to, ii. 193; iii. 280; iv.
105-6.

Law's "Serious Call to a Holy Life"
set J. to think earnestly of religion,

i. 23.

Laziness, v. 183.

Learning, iv. 16; v. 88, 54; general
diffusion of, iv. 151.

Lectures, on instruction by, iv. 69.
Lee, Arthur, an American patriot,
iii. 42.

Alderman, London, meets J.,
iii. 48.

Leeds, doggrel verses on Duke of,
iv. 17.

Legitimation by marriage, Scots'
law, ii. 291.

Leibnitz, his work on languages, ii.
104; dispute on, v. 227.
Leith, not Lethe, v. 34.
Leland, Dr. Thomas, Dublin, J.'s

letter to, on his diploma, i. 284;
his "History of Ireland," iii. 73.
Lennox, Mrs., her "Shakspeare Il-

lustrated," i. 141; her works, ii.
188; compliment to, iv. 188.
Leonidas, Glover's poem of, v. 82.
Letter-writing, fashion of publishing
letters, iv. 76; mode of ending, v.
189.

Levett, Robert, account of, i. 133-5;
letters to, ii. 182, 245; iii. 58; his
death, iv. 101; verses on, 102.

Mr., Lichfield, letter to, on
interest of debt, i. 84.

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