The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

October 5. People may come to do any thing by talking
of it. The Reverend Mr. Hector Maclean. Bayle.

- Leibnitz and Clarke. Survey of Col. Insular

life. Arrive at Breacacha. Dr. Johnson's power of

ridicule..

293

October 6. Heritable jurisdictions. The opinion of phi-

losophers concerning happiness in a cottage, considered.

October 8.

Books the best solace in a state of confine-

.... 302

Pretended brother of Dr. Johnson. No re-
dress for a man's naine being affixed to a foolish
work. Lady Sidney Beauclerk. Carte's Life of the
Duke of Ormond. Col's cabinet. Letters of the
great Montrose. Present státe of the island of
Col..
October 9.

..ib.

Dr. Johnson's avidity for a variety of books.

Improbability of a Highland tradition. Dr. Johnson's

delicacy of feeling.

October 10. Dependence of tenants on landlords.

October 11.

310

313

London and Pekin compared. Dr. John-

son's high opinion of the former.

314

October 12. Return to Mr. M'Sweyn's. Other supersti-
tions beside those connected with religion. Dr. John-
son disgusted with
coarse manners. His peculiar

habits.

ib.

October 13. Bustle not necessary to dispatch. Oats the

food not of the Scotch alone.

317

October 14. Arrive in Mull. Addison's Remarks on

Italy. Addison not much conversant with Ita-

lian literature. The French masters of the art of

accommodating literature. Their Ana. Racine.

Corneille. Moliere. Fenelon. Voltaire. Bossuet.

Massillon. Bourdaloue. Virgil's description of

the entrance into hell, compared to a printing-

house.

October 15. Erse poetry. Danger of a knowledge of mu-

sick. The propriety of settling our affairs so as to be

always prepared for death. Religion and literary attain-

ments not to be described to young persons as too hard.

Reception of the travellers in their progress. Spence.

318

324

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 Mulierum, and

Borough-English. The grounds on which the

sale of an estate may be set aside in a court of

equity.

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 Highlander. Thoughts

on drinking. Dr. Johnson's Latin verses on Inch-

kenneth.

334

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. Singular custom in the islands

of Col and Otaheité. Further elogium on young

Col. Credulity of a Frenchman in foreign coun-

tries.

.. 338

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 Icolm-

kill....

....342

October 20. Sketch of the ruins of Icolmkill. Influence

of solemn scenes of piety. Feudal authority in the

extreme. Return to Mull.

347

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 Lochbuy. Descrip-

tion of the laird.

..: 351

October 22. Uncommon breakfast offered to Dr. John-

son, and rejected. Lochbuy's war-saddle. Sail to

Goldsmith's Traveller. Pope and Cowley

compared. Archibald Duke of Argyle. Arrive at In-

verary. Dr. Johnson drinks some whisky, and assigns

his reasons.
Letter from the authour to Mr. Garrick.

357

Mr. Garrick's answer.

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

Meditations. Dr. Johnson's Meditation on a Pud-

ding. Country neighbours. The authour's visit to the

castle of Inverary. Perverse opposition to the influence

of Peers in Ayrshire.

October 25. Dr. Johnson presented to the

Grandeur of his grace's seat.

thour possesses himself in an embarrassing situation.

Honourable Archibald Campbell on a middle state.

The old Lord Townshend. Question concerning

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. Arrive at Sir James Colquhouns's

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

His grace's answer. Locklomond. Dr. Johnson's

sentiments on dress. Forms of prayer considered. Ar-

rive at Mr. Smollet's..

October 28. Dr. Smollet's Epitaph. Dr. Johnson's won-

derful memory. His alacrity during the Tour. Arrive

at Glasgow.

October 29. Glasgow surveyed. Attention of the profes-

sors to Dr. Johnson.

October 30. Dinner at the Earl of Loudon's. Cha-
racter of that nobleman. Arrive at Treesbank.

October 31. Sir John Cunningham of Caprington. .... 388

November 1. Rules for the distribution of charity. Castle

of Dundonald. Countess of Eglintoune. Alexander

Earl of Eglintoune.

November 2. Arrive at Auchinleck.

389

Character of Lord

Auchinleck. His idea of Dr. Johnson.

391

November 3. Dr. Johnson's sentiments concerning the High-

lands. Mr. Harris of Salisbury.

393

November 4. Auchinleck. Cattle without horns. Com-

posure of mind how far attainable.

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

clergy.

November 6. Lord Auchinleck and Dr. Johnson
collision.

395

398

.. ib

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

presbyterian worship.

400

November 8. Arrive at Hamilton.

400

The Duke of Hamilton's house. Arrive

401

November 9.

at Edinburgh.

November 10. Lord Elibank. Difference in political prin-
ciples increased by opposition. Edinburgh Castle.
Fingal. English credulity not less than Scottish.
Second Sight.
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.

408

SUMMARY ACCOUNT of the manner in which Dr.

Johnson spent his time from November 12 to No-

vember 21. Lord Mansfield, 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. Dr. Johnson's Parody of Sir John Dal-