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Fothergill, Dr. John, account of him
Fournier, story of his forgery on Bishop Hoadly
Free-Majonry, a mock proceffion in ridicule of

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Garrick, Mr. placed in his youth under the tuition of Johnson 35

- comes to London with Johnson,

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

anecdote of him and Fleetwood

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purchases Drury-lane theatre, in conjunction with Lacy 194 lines by him on the publication of Johnson's Dictionary

his notion of the importance of his profeffion

his conduct in a chancery-fuit

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his arts to ensure 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 parliamentary speeches therein, first published in July

1736, under the direction of Guthrie

- Johnson undertakes to write the debates

the fale greatly increased thereby

Johnson continues the debates to the end of 1743

- the debates continued by Hawkesworth, to 1760

review of books, by Owen Ruffhead, continued by
Hawkefworth

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

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

Kilda to

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Coldsmith, Dr. Oliver, anecdotes of him

- 416

- relation of fome of his absurdities, and of a trick played

upon him by Roubiliac the sculptor

Good-breeding a favourite quality with Johnson

- flighted the patronage of the Duke of Northumberland 419

417

Grenville, Mr. characterized

Goodman's-Fields Theatre, history of its erection and fuppreffion 73

407

Grub-ftreet Journal, origin and progress of

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Grub-ftreet writers and politicians, why so called

31 ibid.

Gustavus Vafa, written by Mr. Brooke

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- pafflages in it

77

Guthrie compiles the parliamentary speeches in the Gentle

man's Magazine

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Hall, Bishop, character of his Virgidemiarum
Hanway, Mr. Jonas, his controverfy with Dr. Johnfon
Hardwicke, Lord, his speech on a motion for addressing the

king to remove Sir R. Walpole

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- 169

351

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Hawkesworth, Dr. undertakes the debates in the Gentle

man's Magazine 1744, and continues them to 1760 132 undertakes allo the review of books

ibid.

character of him

220, 252

history of the Adventurer created doctor of laws, by the archbishop of Canterbury 31i

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Heely, Humphrey, (a relation of Dr. Johnson) account of him 597

Hill, Dr. John, account of him and his works

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Hiftorical Register, published 1716, the origin of that work
Hoadly, Bishop, remarkable instance of his lagacity

30

Hoadly, Dr. (the physician) 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 chriftian

his own estimate of his charity towards fectaries

J.

James, (the architect)
Idler, the paper so called, origin and progress of
Infanity, Johnfon's dread of

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412 237 51 500 85 542

- ibid.

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Johnson, Michael, (father of Dr. Samuel) inscribes a stone

in memory of a young woman who died for love of him

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Johnfon, Dr. Samuel, his general character

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born at Lichfield, September 7, 1709

is touched by Queen Anne for the evil
his first poetry at three years old, an epitaph on a duck -

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placed in the free-school at Lichfield

ibid.

predicted by Mr. Butt to become a great man

ibid.

character whilft at school, by a school-fellow
for some time under his uncle, Cornelius Ford

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removed to Stourbridge-school

ibid.

- engaged by Mr. Andrew Corbet, to assist his son in

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for a task translates Pope's Messiah into Latin, which is

greatly approved of by Pope

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

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- gives out proposals for publishing Politian's Poems, but

drops his design

ibid.

refolves to become a writer for the booksellers

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his first letter to Cave

28

retained by Cave as a correspondent

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offers himself as usher to a school at Brerewood, Stafford

shire, but rejected

32

marries the relict of Mr. Porter, a mercer at Birmingham 33

his character of Gilbert Walmfley

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becomes a teacher of literature at Lichfield

Garrick is placed under his tuition

35 ibid.

his plan of instruction

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his letter to Cave, proposing a translation of Father Paul's

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folicits from the university of Dublin the degree of A. M. with Lord Gower's letter of recommendation

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- his integrity in adhering to his religious and political

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foon reconciled

Johnson, Dr. Samuel, separates from his wife, but they are

89

undertakes a biographical article in the Gentleman's Ma

gazine

-ibid.

ode to Urban, Latin and English

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- begins to write the parliamentary speeches in the Gen

tleman's Magazine

97

his hatred of deceit

-123

the various speeches characterized

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affifts in making the catalogue of Lord Oxford's books

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writes the preface to the catalogue

employed in in selecting pieces for the Harleian Mifcellany 146

145

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publishes a translation of the xth Satire of Juvenal
affifts the grand-daughter of Milton, and de Groot a de-

scendant of Grotius

- establishes a Club in Ivy-lane

- the names and characters of the members

further account of the Ivy-lane Club

- a friend to the clergy in general, yet frequently

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prayer composed by him upon that occafion

- specimens of his Adversaria

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rough to

250

- 251 -258

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Johnson, Dr. Samuel, owed his excellence as a writer to the

divines and others of the last century

271

his talent for criticism

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his hatred of Milton

275

his melancholy turn of mind

287

concludes the Rambler abruptly
wrote the Adventurers figned T

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loses his wife

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character of her

- ibid.

epitaph on her

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becomes melancholy on her death

- 316

his notion of the state of departed spirits

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his insensibility to the beauties of painting, and the de

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obtains from the university of Oxford the degree of A.M. ibid. his letter of thanks to the Vice-Chancellor thereon

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- note of feveral things written by him in the Gentleman's
Magazine, and other periodical publications
account of his controversy with Jonas Hanway

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is offered a valuable living, but objects to taking orders 364

- his sentiments respecting the clergy

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takes Robert Levett, a practiser of physic, into his house 396

395

a lover of penitents and such as made professions of

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