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A.

ABiinia, account of the Portuguefe miffion to
At for licenfing plays, the occafion thereof
Adventurer, hiftory of that publication

Advertisement, a fpirited one, respecting the Idler
Ebuda, fee Hebrides.

Ainfworth, Michael, note of him

Akenfide, Dr. Mark, anecdotes of him

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challenges Ballow, a lawyer

account of a day spent with him in the country

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501

Amburft, (editor of the Craftíman) memoirs of him.
Annet, anecdote of his inveterate hatred of the holy

Arches, obfervations on the controverfy on the ftrength of 330

fcriptures

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Ballow, Mr. a lawyer, anecdotes of him

218

affronts Dr. Akenfide and is challenged by him, but

declines a meeting

ibid.

Baret, John, the preface to his dictionary of four lan-

guages

154

Barker, Dr. Edmund, account of him

208

Barnard, Sir John, his elocution described

87

Bathurst, Dr. Richard, his hiftory

208

Beauclerk,

Beauclerk, Topham, Efq; account of him

Lady Diana, his relict, her benevolence to the neglect-
ed relations of Johnson

Bell, Mrs. Johnson's epitaph on her

Birch, Dr. Thomas, account of him

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374

533

418

184

185

account of a perambulation by him round London
Blackfriars Bridge, abfervations on the architecture of
Blackmore, Sir Richard, his contempt of calumny
Blaney, Elizabeth, infcription to her memory, by Johnson's
father

Bookfellers, inftances of their generofity to authors
Bofwell, Mr. James, accompanies Dr. Johnson to the He-
brides

Boyfe, Samuel, a diftreffed poet, account of him
Breakfafts of perfons of quality before the introduction

of tea

332

309

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305

418
142

313

Brett, Dr. Thomas, his fentiments of prayer for the dead 397
Brocklesby, Dr. his generous offer to Johnson

Brooke, Mr. Henry, account of his tragedy of Gustavus

Vafa

507

65

C.

Camden, (the antiquary) ftory of the mutilation of his

monument in Westminster Abbey

Campbell, (the architect)

Campbell, Dr. John, account of him

Canion, Mr. John, a writer in the Gentleman's Maga-

zine

Catalogue of the Harleian Library, extracts from

Cave, Edward, (the printer) account of him

his correfpondents

Chamier, Anthony, Efq; account of him

Chesterfield, Earl of, his fpeech on the act for licensing the

retailing of fpirituous liquors

459

331

187

43

121

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ibid.

374

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ftory of his attempt on a married lady of quality

the immoral tendency of his letters to his fon exa-
mined

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his letters contrafted with a letter of Sir Henry Sid-
ney's to his fon Philip

- Johnfon's character of him

Chesterfield, Earl of, his defcription of Johnson
Chriftian, a complete one defined, by Howell
Clarke, Dr. Samuel, his definition of virtue
Cock-lane Ghoft, account of the
Columns, the proportions of
Contraband trader characterized

Cooper, Bilbop of Lincoln, note refpecting his dictionary
Coram, Captain, his noble reply to an offer of affiftance
Corbet, Mr. Andrew, fends Johnfon with his fon to Pem
broke College, Oxford

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170

479

226

387

332

414

154

507

Cornelys, Mr. the fuperintendant of our public diver-

fions

is banished the cities of Turin and Brussels
Courts of Justice, their tendernefs to prisoners
Craft/man, character of that paper

Creditor, merciless, a character now hardly known`in
England

Crichton, James, furnamed the Admirable, account of him

and his exploits

Croufaz, character of him and his writings

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233

ibid.

462

54

463

261

59

D.

Dixie, Sir Wolftan, his treatment of Johnson

Dead, praying for them a conftant ufage in the primi-

tive church

Dictionaries, account of the old English

Diverfions, the inceffant round of them in London

Dod (the decalogift) anecdote of him

398

153

233

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479

Dodd, Dr. William, account of him

385

further account of him and his forgery

460

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his petition to the king for pardon, written by Dr.

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motives for mercy in his cafe affigned by Johnfon
Doddington, Bubb, Lord Melcombe, feeks the friendship of
Johnfon

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Douglas, Dr. John, detects Lauder of accufing Milton

extracts from Lauder's conceffion

Duck, epitaph on a, written by Johnson when only three

Ducket, his atheistical letter

465

466

292

ibid.

293

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Duick,

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Duick, Mr. John, a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine 42
Dyer, Mr. Samuel, character and memoirs of 198 et fegg.
Dyson, Jer. Efq; particulars refpecting him

E.

Eames, Mr. John, account of his academy

Editha, the wife of Edward the Confeffor, ftory of her
meeting with Ingulphus when a boy, and examining
him as to his progrefs in learning

Egmont, Lord, author of "Faction detected"
Emigration, its legal confequences

F.

216

43

416

76

439

Falkland Islands, the difpute concerning them

characterized by Johnson

-advantages and difadvantages of

Falfe Alarm, açcount of that pamphlet

Felons, the tenderness with which they are now treated

chances in favour of their efcaping justice multifold
Fielding, Henry, character of him and his works
Fleetwood, anecdote of a conversation between him and
Mr. Garrick

Foote, Samuel, deterred by Johnson from his design of
ridiculing him on the ftage

Ford, Parfon, fhort account of

fuppofed to be the parfon intended in Hogarth's Mo-

dern Midnight converfation

Fothergill, Dr. John, account of him

Fournier, ftory of his forgery on Bishop Hoadly
Free-Mafonry, a mock proceffion in ridicule of

411

413

ibid.

444
462

ibid.

191

49

389

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2

215

366

298

G.

Garrick, Mr. placed in his youth under the tuition of
Johnson

comes to London with Johnson,

acts a part in the Mock Doctor with fome journeymen
printers, before Cave at his house

- anecdote of him and Fleetwood

-purchases Drury-lane theatre, in conjunction with

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Garrick, Mr. lines by him on the publication of John-

fon's Dictionary

— his notion of the importance of his profeffion

his conduct in a chancery-fuit

his pleasantry

his liberality

his reformation of the stage

his arts to enfure the favour of the public
General Warrants, a good use of them

Gentleman's Magazine, the origin and progrefs of
account of fome of the early contributors to it
-Johnson undertakes a biographical article in it
contest between it and the London Magazine

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· parliamentary speeches therein, first published in July
1736, under the direction of Guthrie
Johnfon undertakes to write the debates
the fale greatly increased thereby

- Johnfon continues the debates to the end of 1743
the debates continued by Hawkefworth, to 1760
-review of books, by Owen Ruffhead, continued by
Hawkesworth

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note of several pieces in it, written by Johnson
George II. King, an elegant compliment of his to the wife

of Mr. Thornton

Gibbs, (the architect)

Kilda to

Glasgow, account of the voyage of an inhabitant of St.

Goldsmith, Dr. Oliver, anecdotes of him

- relation of fome of his abfurdities, and of a trick play-
ed upon him by Roubiliac the sculptor

flighted the patronage of the Duke of Northumber-

land

Good-breeding a favourite quality with Johnfon

Goodman's Field's Theatre, hiftory of its erection and sup-

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preffion

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Grenville, Mr. characterized

455

Grub-freet Journal, origin and progrefs of

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Grub-fireet writers and politicians, why fo called

ibid.

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Hanway, Mr. Jonas, his controverfy with Dr. Johnson 312

Hardwicke,

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