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Club, The Literary, at first a
supper party, 51; Murphy's
account of, 385; at the Turk's
Head, 405.

Coach, Johnson's love for driving
in a, 110.
College, particulars of Johnson's
life at, gathered from Dr. Adams
and Dr. Taylor, 15, 186, 365.
Collier, Dr., condemned for senti-
ments applauded when uttered
by Johnson, 73.
Colours, Johnson's love of bright,

111.

Combe, John-a, distich to, wrongly

ascribed to Shakespeare, 239 n.
Common things said by Johnson

in the newest manner, 200.
Commonplace book, Mrs. Thrale's,
noticed by Johnson, 21.
Composition, night was Johnson's
usual time for, 189; Bishop
Percy's account of, 226; Mur-
phy's, 408.

Comus, the Masque of, acted by
lords and ladies it was written
to entertain, 5.
Congé d'élire, Johnson's definition
of, 137.

Congreve, Archdeacon, Johnson's
schoolfellow, 245.
Contradicting, Johnson's habit of,

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Corneille to Shakespeare, as
clipped hedge to a forest, 27.
Corpore vili and the rejoinder of a
poor man, 127.
Cotterel, Miss, at her house John-
son and Reynolds first met, 329;
"downed" by Johnson in one
of his early visits, 338.
Council of Trent, History of, partly
translated by Johnson, 189.
Country life, Johnson's sneer at
the pleasures of, 106.
Courtesy, Johnson's ceremonious,
to poor dependents, 35.
Cowley, Johnson's Life of, 439.
Critic, Johnson as a, 202, 203, 439.
Crousaz, M., his Examen of Pope's
Essay on Man, 378.

Cumberland, Richard, his recollec-
tions of Johnson, 211-21; his
verses on Johnson, 215.

213.

Mrs., her genial tea-table,

Cummyns, Mr., the Quaker, a
victim to newspaper abuse, 76.

Dancing, cards, and dress, advo-
cated by Johnson, 46.
D'Arblay, Madame, Extracts from

her Diary and Letters, 297-322.
Davies, Tom, publishes Fugitive
Pieces without Johnson's con-
sent, 26.

Death, Johnson's dread of, 110,

111.

The, of Johnson, 183, 206,
292, 293, 322.

Effect of, on the public
mind, 362.

Rev. T. Twining on, 324;
Murphy on, 340, 396.

Debates, Johnson's Parliamentary,
187; Murphy's account of, 357,
358.
Declamation, Johnson's power of,
119, 128.

Decline, gradual, gentle, impossi-
ble to arrest, 77.

Degree, M.A., Oxford, Johnson
obtains, 394; LL.D., 406.

Derange, Johnson would not allow

the use of this word, 137.
Diary, The, of Dr. Thomas Camp-
bell, 235-80.

Dictionary, The, Johnson thought

he could have done it in two
years, 25; new edition of, 25;
dedication of, 154; "composed
amid inconvenience and distrac-
tion, in sickness and sorrow,"
185, 191; remuneration for,
191; Bishop Percy on the man-
ner of its compilation, 227;
Murphy's account of the under-
taking of, 382-436; Johnson's
poem written after revising,
398-400; completed,

436.

393,

Dies ira, Dies illa, Johnson's emo-
tion in reading, 82.

Dilly, Mr., dinner at his house

with Johnson, Boswell, and
Campbell, 259, 260.

Dinner, an account of the dishes
at a certain, 252; Dr. Campbell
thinks all dinners are too much
alike, 254.
Discourses, Reynolds's, owe much
to Johnson's influence, 357.
Disgrace. "If you do not see the
honour, Sir, I feel the disgrace,"

83.

Diversion, so called, 106.
Dodd, Dr., Dr. Campbell goes to
hear him preach, 264.
Dodsley, Mr., Johnson called him
his patron, 186.

Dogs, fighting, Johnson throws
them out of the window, 48.
Don Quixote, an universal classic,
112.

Douglas, Dr., vindicates Milton
from the charge of plagiarism,

390.

Dove, Anacreon's, Johnson's trans-
lation of, 22.

Downs, the, at Brighton amusingly
described by Johnson, 106.
Dress, Johnson's good taste in
ladies', 111, 113, 301.
Drummond, Adam, leads the laugh

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Epigram, by Johnson, 32, 33; Dr.
Trapp's on Oxford and Cam-
bridge, 19.
Epitaph, on Mrs. Salusbury, 54,
55; on Mr. Thrale, 56; on
Hogarth, 57; Miss Hill
Boothby, 179; on Levett, 203;
Johnson's epitaphs, both Latin
and English, much admired, 206;
extemporary epitaphs, written
on each other by a merry party,
including Johnson, Burke, Gold-
smith, &c., 218, 219.
Equality, the, of man, Johnson's
absurd illustration of, 126.
Evelina, discussed at Streatham,
306, 308.

Eyes, Johnson's piercing, 118.
Eyesight, Johnson's defective, 43.

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Family history, Johnson tells some
of his to Mrs. Thrale, 6.
Fashionable society at Brighton in
1787, 279.

Faulkener's Chelsea quoted, 222.
Fawkes, Frank, his translation of
Anacreon's Dove, 22.

Ferguson, his book on Civil Society
praised, 28.

Fielding and Richardson compared,

81.

Fitzherbert, Mr., 148, 168, 169;
Johnson's regard and esteem for
Mrs. Fitzherbert, 66.
Flattery, Johnson liked, delicately
administered, 76; his rough
speech to Hannah More on her
too emphatic, 76.
Flint, Bet, and her verses, 303.
Foote, Sam, Johnson's tribute to
his talents, 72; congratulates
him on being kicked in Dublin,
126, 407; his wit and readiness
praised, 128.

Footing, Boswell on a good, with
Johnson, 452.

Ford, Cornelius, Johnson's athletic
uncle, 6; his son, Hogarth's
parson, 9; his excellent advice
to Johnson, 10, 363.

Sarah, Johnson's mother,
7-13, 201.
Foster, Mrs. Thrale puts Johnson
in a passion by praising his
sermons, 247.

Mrs. Eliza, Milton's grand-
daughter, her benefit, 390.
French, the, have few sentiments,
but express them neatly, "little
meat, but dress it well," 44.

literature much read by
Johnson, 112.
French society compared with Eng.
lish, 279.

Friends, something pleasing in
the misfortunes of our best,

39.

Friendship, Johnson ridicules one
who preached on, to a fashion-
able congregation, 64.
Fruit, Johnson's love of, 44.

Fugitive Pieces, Johnson's, printed
without his knowledge, 26.

Garrick, David, Johnson teases,
26; his story of Johnson throw-
ing a man and a chair into the
pit, 48; Johnson would not be-
lieve in his being ill, 77; Gar-
rick and Johnson have a
"close
encounter," telling old stories of
their boyish days, 286; his face
becomes worn and old-looking
by constant play of the muscles,
298; Cumberland describes
Johnson at Garrick's grave,
220; described by Dr. Camp-
bell, 245; his epilogue to Bon-
duca, 298; Johnson will not
allow anyone else to abuse him,
299; Murphy's account of, 373,
374, 427;" Johnson and Garrick
can never be properly enjoyed
unless together," says Hannah
More, 286; imitates Johnson's
reciting poetry, 289; his re-
markable saying contrasting the
tragedy of Shakespeare and
Johnson, 385.

Mrs., helps Hannah More to
prepare for a party, 286; mirth-
ful conversation at her house,
289.

General scholarship and general
knowledge possessed by John-
son, 214.

Genius, Johnson on, 317.
Gesticulations, Johnson's, men-
tioned by Tyers, 185; Miss
Reynolds describes Johnson's
extraordinary, 343.
Ghost, Johnson, like one, will not
speak till he is spoken to, 85.
Ghost, The, by Churchill, a satire
in which Johnson is Pomposo,
451.

Gibraltar, the account of Elliot's
defence of, disbelieved by John-
son, 58.
Goat, Sir Joseph Banks', Johnson's
inscription for, 32.

Goldsmith, Oliver, Mrs. Thrale
thinks will be Johnson's bio-
grapher, 16; offended at being
called Dr. Minor, 75; and Good-
man Dull, ibid.; tells what he
felt when his play was hissed,
98; Johnson sells the Vicar of
Wakefield for him, 50; Cum-
berland's account of, 216, 218-
20; his epitaph on Cumberland
in Retaliation, 219; his death,
219; his appearance described
by Miss Reynolds, 332.
Gower, Lord, his efforts for John-

son, 197, 376, 377.
Graham, Eaton, calls Goldsmith
Dr. Minor, 75.

Grainger, his Ode on Solitude, re-
peated by Johnson, 342.
Grandison, Sir Charles,

Miss

Boothby on, 149.
Gray, the very Torré of poetry,
136; Johnson's opinion of, 203,
440.

Greek, Johnson not so ignorant of,

as he chose to say, 26, 198.
Greenwich, Johnson and Boswell
take a boat to go to, 457.
Grierson, Mr., Johnson's good
stories of him, 49.

Grotto, Johnson's sharp speech to
a lady showing one off, 83.
Gwatkin, Miss, Reynolds' grand-
niece, 351.

Hailes, Lord, Boswell's letters to,
449-459; Boswell entreats his
good offices with his father, 450.
Hamilton, Mr., the printer, John-
son repays, 422.

Hamlet, Johnson reads, when nine
years old, 12.
Hampton Court, Dr. Campbell
visits, 269.

Happiness, professions of, Johnson
thinks" all cant," 112.
Harleian, The, Miscellany, com-
piled by Johnson, 381.
Harris, James, six grammatical
faults, in his dedication of four-
teen lines, 27.

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Health, Johnson's, always bad, 35;

becomes worse, 53; greatly
benefited by the attentions of
Mrs. Thrale, 53; of the hun-
dred sublunary things given to
man, health is ninety-nine, 184.
Heaven and Hell, the first time
Johnson heard of, 15.
Hector, Johnson's friend, occasion-
ally his amanuensis, 367.
Hermit of Teneriffe, said to be

composed in one night, 187.
Hervey, Mr. Thomas, Johnson
cites his brilliant manners and
genuine force of mind, 65; John-
son's love for every one of that
name, ibid.

Historical conversation not liked
by Johnson, 36.
Hodge, Johnson's cat, 103.
Hogarth. Johnson's cousin, Cor-

nelius Ford, was the parson in
one of his pictures, 9; his
anxiety that Mrs. Thrale should
obtain the friendship of Johnson,
57.

Holland House, a dessert service
given to Johnson preserved there,
222.

Holyhead. Dr. Campbell visits,

235.

Honour. "If you do not see the

honour, I feel the disgrace," 83.
Hoole, Mr., accompanies Fanny
Burney to Johnson's sick room,

315; attends Johnson in his last
illness, 319.

Hounds, Johnson follows the, but
finds no pleasure in it, 84.
Household, Johnson's, described,
306, 307.

Hume, David, Johnson's intoler-
ance for, 130.

Humour, Johnson's rich vein of,

74.

Hunter, Mr., the schoolmaster,
hated by Johnson, 12.

Ill health, Johnson's, 35, 53, 185,
289, 398; softened without
weakening his mind, 291; Fanny
Burney on his last illness, 314,
319, 321.

Impransus, Johnson so signs his
letter, 378.

Improvement of the Mind, by
Watts, a favourite book with
Johnson, 126.

Improvisation, Johnson's power of,
62, 69.

Improvisatore, an Italian, John-
son's surprise at, 130.
Inconsistencies of character, John-
son's, 79.

Incredulity, Johnson's, 59.
Infidels, Johnson's aversion to,
openly expressed, 41.
Inn, The, Shenstone's poem, re-
peated by Johnson, 330.
Inscription, Latin, written by Mr.
Beauclerk under Johnson's por-
trait, 130.

Instruction, Johnson's story of the
young man who desired, 93.
Interest, Johnson's, in everything
of every kind, 205.

Invasion, foolish panic about, irri-
tates Johnson, 37.

In vino veritas, discussed, 104;
only good for those who lie when
sober, 132; Dr. Campbell's ac-
count of the discussion, 256.
Ireland and Irish affairs discussed
by Johnson and Dr. Campbell,

373.

Irene, presented by Johnson to
Miss Boothby, 159, 160, 174;
Murphy's account of, 429, 431.
Irreparable or irrepairable? asked
for a wager, 92.

Ivy Lane, The Club in, members
of, 385.

James, Dr., acquainted with John-
son's early life, 16.

Jesuits, Boileau says they lengthen
the Creed and shorten the Deca-
logue, 291.

Johnson, Andrew, Johnson's uncle,
a wrestler and boxer, 6; Michael,
Johnson's father, 6, 7, 185, 363.

Mrs., Johnson's wife, read
comedy well, 62; Garrick's ac-
count of her, ibid.

Rev. Samuel, of the Bowling
Green Club, Rumford, 94.
Joke, nothing produces enmity so
surely as an untimely, 49.
Jones, the Orientalist, Johnson's
panegyric on, 84.

Jordan, Mr., Johnson's tutor at
Pembroke, 15, 19.

Jortin, Dr., Johnson likes his ser-
mons, but not his Life of Eras-
mus, 131.

Journey to the Western Islands,
Johnson's satisfaction at the
commendation it received, 127;
written without the assistance
of books, 201.

Junius, his letters mentioned, 19,
20; not all by one hand, 247.

Kames, Lord, his Elements of
Criticism, 133.

Kelly, Hugh, Johnson said, wrote
more than he read, 128.
Knowledge, every day, the most
useful, 80; Johnson's saying
that it was divided among the
Scots, like bread in a besieged
town, 105.

"Know thyself," Johnson's poem
entitled, 398-400.

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