Fobnfon, Dr. Samuel, the ingratitude of his dependants exercises himself in chemical proceffes 414 establishes a weekly club at the Turk's Head, Gerard-ftreet 415 account of the members objects to admitting Garrick a member thereof his friendship with Garrick not cordial becomes indolent and torpid 416 & feqq. 435. affifts in detecting the impofture of the Cock-lane Ghost 436 adventure on the stage at Lichfield of painting, &c. 439 441 445 447 451 454 459 461 appointed profeffor of ancient literature to the academy publishes his first political pamphlet, "The Falfe Alarm" ibid. publishes his pamphlet of Falkland's Islands" his general knowledge took great pleasure in appofing or examining children his epitaph on Mrs. Bell his journey to the Hebrides his opinion of the poems of Offian his oak ftaff described his indignant anfwer to Macpherson's letter publishes a new edition of Shakespeare in conjunction with Mr. Steevens publishes The Patriot" his thoughts on the conftitution publishes Taxation no Tyranny" Mr. Thrale purposes to bring him into parliament is foured at being disappointed 464 469 470 472 ibid. 488 491 ibid. his opinion of Mr. Grenville and Sir Robert Walpole 514 created LL. D. by the univerfity of Oxford 515 goes to Paris with Mr. Thrale and a party 516 his readiness to affift in writing prefaces, prologues, &c. for authors his prologue to "A Word to the Wife " 518 the petition which he wrote for Dr. Dodd to the King, Maittaire, Michael, writes the dedication to the Catalogue of Millar, Andrew, Johnson's arch reply to Milton, John, attacked by Lauder as a plagiarist defended by Dr. Douglas extracts from Lauder's conceffions Newbery, Mr. engages Johnfon to write the Idler Newham, the engine-maker, a ftory of him Northumberland Houfield-Book, extract from Novel-Writing, origin and progrefs of Oldys, Wm. account of him 0. Oborne, Tho. purchafes Lord Oxford's books, and employs Oldys and Johnfon in making the catalogue of them fpecimen of the catalogue 133 256 341 139 225 363 93 07 133 Pembroke and Montgomery, Philip Earl of, a ftrange character 135 Penn, William, ftory of him Pennant, Mr. commendation of his tour to the Hebrides, and of the concluding paragraph thereof Periodical Meral Elays, their utility 474, 487 200 Phyficians, numerous inftances of the failure of their endeavours to acquire practice, with reflections thereon, 235 er jeg. the college of, attacked by Dr. Schomberg Pilgrimages, oblervations on - 241 Pitt, Mr. his fpeech in answer to Mr. Walpole's, on a bill for the encouragement of feamen 309 - 1:6 Political State of Great Britain, short account of that work Pope, Mr. his opinion of Johnfon's tranflation of the Meffiah into Latin his candour to young men of genius family at the performance of Kelly's play for the benefit of his Pfalmanaasar, George, account of him Pudding, extempore reflection on a Pope, his Effay on Man, compofed from the dictamen of Lord Bolingbroke not converfant with the ancient writers on morality commencement of his acquaintance with Warburton an instance of his affected contempt of calumny Precedents in Law, their use Prifoners, the tenderness with which they are treated PAGE. - Prologue, by Johnfon, for the opening of Drury Lane Prophecies, forged to ferve political purposes Proftitution in authors, what 67 ibid. 69 347 531 521 194 81 546 388 544 Puritans, Johnfon's opinion of Quaker, anecdote of a female one, who kept a houfe of lewd Rambler, prayer compofed by Johnson, when he first under - fpecimen of hints from which he compofed fundry of the papers all except four written by himself tranflated into the Ruffian language Raffelas, Johnfon fold the copy of it, in order to fupport his mother in her laft illness examen of that work Religious Exercifes, thoughts on Remembrancer, a political paper written by Ralph Rich, Mr. an elegant compliment of his to Mr. Garrick compared with Johnfon 265 266 271 290 366 367 565 330 432 Rider, the Rev. William, a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine Robinjon, Sir Thomas, is fent by lord Chesterfield to Johnson Ruff head, Owen, undertakes the review of books PACZ. Fobnion, Dr. Samuel, the books of divinity which he confulted 540 is terrified at the profpect of death is left executor to Mr. Thrale, but is aukward in the dif- his epitaph on Mr. Thrale his friendship with the Thrale family diffolved vifits Lichfield and Oxford becomes very infirm his account of the death of Levett ftanzas by him on that event has a stroke of the palfy, June 16, 1783 his prayer for the recovery of Mrs. Williams his apprehenfions of and preparation for death 545 549 560 563, 564 after an exercise of prayer is wonderfully relieved from labours to prevent the second marriage of Mrs. Thrale 566 568 571 574 tranflation of an ode of Horace whilft there ibid. 575 makes his will with feveral blanks in it begins an Egri Ephemeris, and prepares for his diffolution his memorial of his deceased parents and brother tranflates fome epigrams from the Greek Anthologia into Latin his prayer at the last time of his receiving the facrament 58. makes another will and codicil 576 577 ibid. 57 account of fome of his relations not mentioned in his will 596 Jordan, tutor to Johnson, but greatly contemned by him Juvenal, Satire iii, account of Johnson's tranflation of Satire x. tranflated by Johnson PAGE. Kenrick, Dr. libels Johnson and Akenfide 346 Kent, (the architect) 373 - 476 Kilda, St. (ifland of) account of the inhabitants, &c. account of the voyage of an inhabitant of, to Glasgow 477 L. Lacy, Mr. joins Garrick in the purchase of Drury-Lane Theatre Lauder, William, his hatred of Milton his falfe charges of plagiarifm on Milton detected his conceffion retracted by his future conduct - - Law, the concurrence of circumftances neceffary to ensure 193 275 276 277 281 284 523 Learned men, inftances of their being taken into the fami- Legiflation, Hooker's fentiments of Lenox, Mrs. account of a nocturnal feftivity on the publica- tion of her life of Harriot Stuart Literary property, the decifion on the question of Liturgy of Edward VI. account of the controverfy refpecting it 450 Johnfon -account of that work 21 - 22 93 London Magazine, contest between it and the Gentleman's M. Macbeth, Tragedy of, a paffage therein illuftrated by a rela- Madden, Dr. fubmits a publication of his, to Johnson's 443 391 232 McGhie, Dr. William, memoirs of his opinion of Mr. Addison, after a conversation with him 264 Martin, (author of the History of the Hebrides) account of 473 Maittaire, |