tion to him, or the diftreffes they severally laboured under. Any other supposition would be injurious to the memory of a man, who, by his private memoranda in my poffeffion, appears to have applied near a fourth part of his income in acts of beneficence, The above facts are fo connected with the tranfactions of Dr. Johnson in the latter days of his life, that they are part of his hiftory; and the mention of them may serve as a caveat against oftentatious bounty, favour to negroes, and teftamentary difpofitions in extremis. *. It will afford fome fatisfaction to the compaffionate reader to know, that the means of benefiting Heely, and fome others of Dr. Johnson's relations, whom he had either totally neglected, or slightly noticed, have been found out and rendered practicable by Mr. Langton. That gentleman, to whom the doctor had given his ma pufcript Latin poems, having got for them of the bookfellers 201. with that benignity which is but one of his excellent qualities, had determined to divide the fame among the doctor's relations. And whereas the doctor died indebted to the eftate of the late Mr. Beauclerk, in the fum of 301. lady Diana Beauclerk, his relict and executrix, upon the receipt thereof, and being informed of Mr. Langton's intention, in a spirit of true benevolence requested, that the might be permitted to add that fum to the former, and, accordingly, depofited it in his hands. Part of this money has been applied in relieving the wants of Heely and his wife, and the reft will be difpofed of among thofe relations that shall appear to ftand moft in need of help; and, as a farther relief to Heely, and for the benefit of the idiot-boy, meafures are taking to compel the father to maintain him, and eventually to fettle him with the parish, upon which he has ultimately a legal claim for relief and maintenance. INDE X. AB A. Biffinia, account of the Portuguese miffion to Adventurer, history of that publication Advertisement, a spirited one, respecting the Idler PAGE. 23 74 292 377 Ebuda, fee Hebrides. 245 - account of a day spent with him in the country 247 Amburft, (editor of the Craftfman) memoirs of him 157 Annet, anecdote of his inveterate hatred of the holy scrip tures 566 Arches, obfervations on the controverfy on the strength of inftances of generofity of bookfellers to the frequent contrariety between their lives and writings 410 B. Bailey's Dictionary, the foundation of Johnson's Ballow, Mr. a lawyer, anecdotes of him affronts Dr. Akenfide and is challenged by him, but de clines a meeting Baret, John, the preface to his dictionary of four languages - Lady Diana, his relict, her benevolence to the neglected Birch, Dr. Thomas, account of him account of a perambulation by him round London Blackfriars Bridge, obfervations on the architecture of Blackmore, Sir Richard, his contempt of calumny Sf 374 348 Blaney, Kinke this in for the best lif extent of the Proud & Johnson Blaney, Elizabeth, infcription to her memory, by Johnson's father PAGE. 344 - 158 Bookfellers, inftances of their generofity to authors - - 448 Brooke, Mr. Henry, account of his tragedy of Guftavus Vafa 76 C. Camden, (the antiquary) ftory of the mutilation of his monu- ment in Westminster Abbey Campbell, (the architect) Campbell, Dr. John, account of him Catalogue of the Harleian Library, extracts from Canton, Mr. John, a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine 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 - his character as a fpeaker pretends to patronize Johnfon's Dictionary ftory of his attempt on a married lady of quality the immoral tendency of his letters to his fon examined 519 373 48 46 422 113 175 176 177 181 Cosper, Bishop of Lincoln, note refpecting his dictionary Corbet, Mr. Andrew, fends Johnson with his fon to Pembroke Cornelys, Mrs. the fuperintendant of our public diverfions -- is banished the cities of Turin and Bruffels Courts of Justice, their tendernefs to prisoners Craftfman, character of that paper Creditor, merciless, a character now hardly known in England 523 D. Dead, praying for them a conftant ufage in the primitive church Dictionaries, account of the old English Diverfions, the inceffant round of them in London Dixie, Sir Wolftan, his treatment of Johnson Dodd, Dr. William, account of him further account of him and his forgery PAGE. 520 524 526 527 329 ibid. 330 his petition to the king for pardon, written by Dr. John Mrs. Dodd's, to the queen motives for mercy in his cafe affigned by Johnson Dodington, Bubb, Lord Melcombe, feeks the friendship of John fon - account of his favourites and dependants - note on his diary Douglas, Dr. John, detects Lauder of accufing Milton falfely of plagiarism extracts from Lauder's conceffion Duck, epitaph on a, written by Johnfon when only three years of age Ducket, his atheistical letter Duick, Mr. John, a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine 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 progress in learning Egmont, Lord, author of "Faction detected" Emigration, its legal confequences F. 276 ibid 6 Falkland Islands, the difpute concerning them characterized by Johnfon advantages and disadvantages of Falfe Alarm, account of that pamphlet Felons, the tendernefs with which they are now treated Fielding, Henry, character of him and his works Foote, Samuel, deterred by Johnfon from his defign of ridi fuppofed to be the parfon intended in Hogarth's Modern 1 Fothergill, Dr. John, account of him G. Garrick, Mr. placed in his youth under the tuition of Johnson 35 comes to London with Johnson, acts a part in the Mock Doctor with fome journeymen anecdote of him and Fleetwood 39 45 55 purchases Drury-lane theatre, in conjunction with Lacy 194 his conduct in a chancery-fuit his pleafantry his liberality his reformation of the flage his arts to enfure the favour of the public General Warrants, a good ufe of them Gentleman's Magazine, the origin and progrefs of account of fome of the early contributors to it Johníon undertakes a biographical article in it contest between it and the London Magazine 343 427 parliamentary fpeeches therein, first published in July Johnfon undertakes to write the debates 1736, under the direction of Guthrie the fale greatly increafed thereby Johnson continues the debates to the end of 1743 the debates continued by Hawkefworth, to 1760 416 417 review of books, by Owen Ruff head, continued by note of feveral pieces in it, written by Johnson George II. King, an elegant compliment of his to the wife of Mr. Thornton Gibbs, (the architect) Glasgow, account of the voyage of an inhabitant of St. relation of fome of his abfurdities, and of a trick played flighted the patronage of the Duke of Northumberland 419 Good-breeding a favourite quality with Johnfon Goodman's-Fields Theatre, history of its erection and fuppreffion 73 Grenville, Mr. characterized Grub-ftreet Journal, origin and progress of Grub-freet writers and politicians, why fo called Guftavus Vafa, written by Mr. Brooke paffages in it Guthrie compiles the parliamentary fpeeches in the Gentle man's Magazine 514 31 ibid. 72 77 |