PAGE Johnfan, Dr. Samuel, the books of divinity which he confulted 540 - is left executor to Mr. Thrale, but is aukward in the dif- 545 - his epitaph on Mr. Thrale 549 his friendship with the Thrale family dissolved 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 difagreeable habits his apprehenfions of and preparation for death after an exercife of prayer is wonderfully relieved from the dropfy, under which he had for fome time laboured 565 560 563, 594 566 - labours to prevent the second marriage of Mrs. Thrale makes his will with feveral blanks in it begins an Agri Ephemeris, and prepares for his diffclu- 575 577 - his memorial of his deceafed parents and brother his prayer at the laft time of his receiving the facrament 584 account of fome of his relations not mentioned in his will 596 Juvenal, Satire iii. account of Johnson's translation of Johnfon fells the copy of the imitation thereof to Satire x. tranflated by Johnson Kelly, Hugh, memoirs of K. Johnion's prologue to his comedy," A Word to the Wife" 3 PAGE 346 373 470 477 4 Kenrick, Dr. libels Johnfon and Akenfide - Kilda, St. (ifland of) account of the inhabitants, &c. account of the voyage of an inhabitant of, to Glasgow L. Lacy, Mr. joins Garrick in the purchafe of Drury-Lane Theatre Lauder, William, his hatred of Milton - his falfe charges of plagiarism on Milton detected his conceffion retracted by his future conduct 193 275 276 277 281 --- 284 523 531 401 455 286 Learned men, inftances of their being taken into the fami- Lenox, Mrs. account of a nocturnal feftivity on the publica- Levett, Robert, his history and character 531 Liturgy of Edward VI. account of the controversy respecting it 450 Macbeth, Tragedy of, a paffage therein illuftrated by a rela- 93 tion of an affray on the Thames - 443 Madden, Dr. fubmits a publication of his, to Johnson's Magliabechi, Antonio, his method of reading fimilar to Johnson's 16 - 263 261 ibid. his opinion of Mr. Addison, after a conversation with him 264 warrants iffued against the author - 71 72 Martin, (author of the Hiftory of the Hebrides) account of 47.3 Maittaire, Mead, Dr. anecdotes of him PAGE. Maittaire, Michael, writes the dedication to the Catalogue of Lord Oxford's books his rencounter with Dr. Woodward - - - Melcombe, Lord. See Dodington. Millar, Andrew, Johnson's arch reply to Milton, John, attacked by Lauder as a plagiarift Newbery, Mr. engages Johnson to write the Idler Newham, the engine-maker, a story of him Northumberland Houfbold-Book, extract from Oldys, Wm. account of him 0. Ofborne, Tho. purchases Lord Oxford's books, and employs 133 132 - 134 character of him 149 ftory of Johnson's knocking him down with a folio - - Pembroke and Montgomery, Philip Earl of, a strange character 135 Pennant, Mr. commendation of his tour to the Hebrides, and of the concluding paragraph thereof Periodical Moral Effays, their utility 20S Phyficians, numerous inftances of the failure of their endea- - - Pitt, Mr. his fpeech in answer to Mr. Walpole's, on a bill - -- his candour to young men of genius 241 369 126 29 13 Popea PAGE. Pope, his Effay on Man, compofed from the dictamen of Lord not converfant with the ancient writers on morality Prifoners, the tenderness with which they are treated - - - Prologue, by Johnfon, for the opening of Drury Lane at the performance of Kelly's play for the benefit of his family Prophecies, forged to ferve political purposes Proftitution in authors, what Pfalmanaazar, George, account of him 67 69 347 531 521 196 518 70 81 546 388 Pudding, extempore reflection on a Puritans, Johnfon's opinion of Q. Quaker, anecdote of a female one, who kept a house of lewd Rambler, prayer compofed by Johnson, when he first under- took it fpecimen of hints from which he composed fundry of the all except four written by himself tranflated into the Ruffian language - - Raffelas, Johnfon fold the copy of it, in order to support his mother in her laft illness examen of that work Religious Exercises, thoughts on Remembrancer, a political paper written by Ralph Rich, Mr. an elegant compliment of his to Mr. Garrick - Rider, the Rev. William, a writer in the Gentleman's Ma- compared with Johnson gazine - - Robinson, Sir Thomas, is fent by lord Chesterfield to Johnson Ruff head, Owen, undertakes the review of books in the Gentleman's Magazine - - the author's intention in writing it Henry Fielding's commendation of it Saunders, Lord Chief Justice, hiftory of his origin and rife Schomberg, Dr. Meyer, his hiftory School-Inftruction, Dr. Johnfon's plan for Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury, anecdotes of him PAGE. 220 52 86 152 155 - 156 248 523 Selwin, Mr. ftory of a perfon under fentence of death apply- ing to him to obtain a pardon Sentimental writers, characterized Shaftesbury, Lord, his definition of virtue -a fufpected infidel - - Shakespeare, his knowledge of the human mind illuftrated, - 253 443 enquiry into the merits of the various editors of his works 168 published under the name of Cibber Shippen, William, anecdote of him Sidney, Sir Henry, his letter to his fon Philip Smith, Mr. John, a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine Spelman's Gloffary, account of that work Spirituous Liquors, feven millions of gallons distilled yearly in England about the year 1740 Sterne, Laurence, account of him and his writings - - Strutt, the attorney, an infidel, and a writer in the Craftf- Taverns, Dr. Johnson's love of, and reafons for it their antiquity and history Taylor, (the Water Poet) account of him and his works - 204 515 365 48 215 405 121 218 332 30 376 87 ibid. 141 494 Tea, controverfy between Jonas Hanway and Dr. Johnfon on 351 Thrale, Mr. dies, and leaves Johnson one of his executors his epitaph, written by Johnfon |