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Hardwicke, Lord, his fpeech on a motion for addreffing
the king to remove Sir R. Walpole

Hawkesworth, Dr. undertakes the debates in the Gen-
tleman's Magazine 1744, and continues them to

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undertakes also the review of books

character of him

-history of the Adventurer

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created doctor of laws, by the archbishop of Canter-
bury

Hawkfmoor, (the architect)

Hebrides, account of Johnson's journey thither 418 et feqq.
Heely, Humphrey, (a relation of Dr. Johnson) account of

him

Hill, Dr. John, account of him and his works
Hiftorical Regifter, published 1716, the origin of that work
Hoadly, Bifbop, remarkable inftance of his fagacity
Hoadly, Dr. (the phyfician) anecdotes of him
Hodges, Dr. his hard fate

Hogarth, note concerning his print of the times
Hooker, his opinion of legiflation

Howell, his definition of a complete christian

his own estimate of his charity towards fectaries

James, (the architect)

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Idler, the paper fo called, origin and progress of
Infanity, Johnson's dread of

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Jobnfon, Michael, (father of Dr. Samuel) infcribes a
ftone in memory of a young woman who died for
love of him

Johnson, Dr. Samuel, his general character
born at Lichfield, September 7, 1709

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is touched by Queen Anne for the evil

his first poetry at three years old, an epitaph on a
duck

placed in the free-fchool at Lichfield

predicted by Mr. Butt to become a great man
character whilft at fchool, by a school-fellow
for fome time under his uncle, Cornelius Ford

- removed to Stourbridge-fchool

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ibid.

ibid.

ibid.

Johnson,

engaged by Mr. Andrew Corbet, to affift his fon in

his ftudies at Oxford

entered commoner there

his contempt for Jordan, his tutor

Johnson, Dr. Samuel, his diftrefs at college

- becomes pupil to Mr. Adams

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-for a talk tranflates Pope's Meffiah into Latin, which

is greatly approved of by Pope

-inclined to the practice of the civil or common law,
but prevented by his father's inability to support him
in a course of study

compared with Magliabechi

leaves the univerfity, and returns to his father

his retentive memory

his reverence for religion

lofes his father

ufher at Market-Bosworth free-school

refides at Birmingham, where he tranflates Lobo's
voyage to Abiffinia

returns to Lichfield

-gives out proposals for publishing Politian's Poems,

but drops his defign

- refolves to become a writer for the booksellers

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his first letter to Cave

- retained by Cave as a correfpondent
offers himself as ufher to a fchool at Brérewood, Staf-
fordshire, but rejected

marries the relict of Mr. Porter, a mercer at Berming-
ham

his character of Gilbert Walmsley

becomes a teacher of literature at Lichfield

Garrick is placed under his tuition

his plan of inftruction

leaves Lichfield, and comes to town with Garrick
writes his tragedy of Irene

- ftory of the tragedy

his letter to Cave, propofing a tranflation of Father
Paul's Hiftory of the Council of Trent

- becomes acquainted with Savage
tranflates the iiid. Satire of Juvenal
two letters to Cave on the translation

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fells the copy to Dodsley

offers for the maftership of Appleby fchool

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- folicits from the univerfity of Dublin the degree of

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Johnson,

A. M. with Lord Gower's letter of recomienda-
tion

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- undertakes a tranflation of Croufaz's Examen of
Pope's Effay on man

letter to Cave on the translation

- publishes the Marmor Norfolcienfe

Jobnfon, Dr. Samuel, account of that pamphlet

warrant iffued to apprehend the author
defends Brooke's Guftavus Vafa

- his political prejudices

catalogue of publications projected by him
his notion of the motives to writing

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ibid.

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wrote fermons for clergymen

his integrity in adbering to his religion and political

ibid.

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- feparates from his wife, but they are foon reconciled

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principles

- his fentiments on legislation

his parting from Savage

his opinion of taverns

undertakes a biographical article in the Gentleman's
Magazine

ode to Urban, Latin and English

- begins to write the parliamentary fpeeches in the Gen-
tleman's Magazine

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- his hatred of deceit

the various fpeeches characterized

affifts in making the catalogue of Lord Oxford's books
writes the preface to the catalogue

-employed in felecting pieces for the Harleian Mifcel-
lany

copy of the proposals

ftory of his knocking down Osborne

-writes the life of Savage

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- remarks on that work

the author's intention in writing it

- commendation of the work by Henry Fielding

his course of study at the univerfity, defultory
his religious character

extract from his Annales

his moral character

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his œconomical character

-projects a new edition of Shakespeare

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ibid.

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engages in his Dictionary

- his method of compiling it

Lord Chesterfield pretends to patronize this work

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Johnson,

-writes the prologue on Garrick's first opening Drury

-the prologue

brings his tragedy of Irene on the stage.

Johnson, Dr. Samuel, character of that play

publishes a tranflation of the xth Satire of Juvenal
-affifts the grand-daughter of Milton, and de Groote

a defcendant of Grotius

eftablishes a Club in Ivy-lane

the names and characters of the members
further account of the Ivy-lane Club

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-a friend to the clergy in general, yet frequently rough

to individuals

- his talent of humour

-undertakes the Rambler

prayer compofed by him upon that occafion

fpecimens of his Adverfaria

his fentiments of writers for hire

-owed his excellence as a writer to the divines and

others of the last century

his talent for criticism

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his hatred of Milton

his melancholy turn of mind
concludes the Rambler abruptly
wrote the Adventurers figned T
lofes his wife

- character of her

epitaph on her

becomes melancholy on her death.

his notion of the ftate of departed fpirits

his infenfibility to the beauties of painting,
delights of mufic

his friendship for Anna Williams

his flovenly drefs

Mr. Doddington feeks his friendship

prudently declines it

-completes his Dictonary

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- his arch reply to Andrew Millar

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and the

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obtains from the univerfity of Oxford the degree of

A. M.

- his letter of thanks to the Vice-Chancellor thereon ibid.
note of feveral things written by him in the Gentle-
man's Magazine, and other periodical publications 311
account of his controverfy with Jonas Hanway

his behaviour at meals

Ivy-lane Club broke up

-undertakes his edition of Shakespeare

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Johnfon, Dr. Samuel, his fentiments refpecting the clergy 324

lofes his mother

writes an Idler on her death

obfervations on Raffelas

engages in a controverfy on the ftrength of arches 330

- concludes the Idler

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his reflections on a pudding

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his talent of burlefque verfification

his favourable fentiments of women

various prefaces and dedications written by him

-a penfion fettled on him by his present majesty a dabbler in phyfic

takes Robert Levett, a practifer of phyfic, into his

house

patronizes a dancing-master

-a lover of penitents and fuch as made profeffions of

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- establishes a weekly club at the Turk's Head, Gerard

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objects to admitting Garrick a member thereof

his friendship with Garrick not cordial

becomes indolent and torpid

-afflifts in detecting the impofture of the Cock-lane

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publishes Shakespeare

created LL. D. by the university of Dublin

extracts from his Diary of Good Refolutions

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-the publication of his prayers defended
commencement of his friendship with Mr. Thale
is honoured by the king with a conversation
appointed profeffor of ancient literature to the aca-
demy of painting, &c.

-publishes his firft political pamphlet, "The Falfe

"Alarm"

-publishes his pamphlet of "Falkland's Islands" his general knowledge

took great pleasure in appofing or examining chil

dren

—his epitaph on Mrs. Bell

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