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BY HAWKINS, PIOZZI, MURPHY, TYERS, REYNOLDS, MALONE, NICHOLS, STEEVENS, CUMBERLAND, AND OTHERS.
AND NOTES BY VARIOUS HANDS.
ALSO, UPWARDS OF
FIFTY ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS.
IN TEN VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
MDCCCLIII.
1856, Nov. 14.
B light money.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
1754.
Johnson writes the "Life of Cave.".
-
The Dictionary. ·
Lord Chesterfield. His alleged Neglect of Johnson, —
His Papers in "The World," in Recommendation of the
Dictionary. Letter to the Earl. Bolingbroke's Works
edited by Mallet. — Johnson visits Oxford for the Purpose
of consulting the Libraries. His Conversations with
Mr. Warton, Mr. Wise, and others. Sir Robert Cham-
bers. Letters to Warton. Collins.
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CHAPTER II.
1755-1758.
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Johnson receives the Degree of M. A. by Diploma. Cor-
respondence with Warton and the Authorities of the
University of Oxford. — Publication of the Dictionary of
the English Language. Remarkable Definitions.
Abridgment of the Dictionary. - The Universal Visiter.
- The Literary Magazine. — Defence of Tea. — Pulpit
Discourses. - Proposals for an Edition of Shakspeare.
Jonas Hanway. Soame Jenyns. Charles Burney.
Langton. Illness of Johnson's Mother. Letters to her,
and to Miss Porter. His Mother's Death.
Prince of Abyssinia." Miscellanies.
Oxford.- Francis Barber. - John Wilkes.
Letter to Mrs. Montagu. Mrs. Ogle.
Architect.
Smollett.
Mylne the
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CHAPTER IV,
1760-1763.
Miscellaneous Essays. — Origin of Johnson's Acquaintance
with Murphy. Akenside and Rolt.
Eccles.
- Letters to Baretti.
Painting and Music.
Sir George Staunton. - Letter to a Lady soliciting
Church Preferment for her Son. The King confers on
Johnson a Pension of 300l. a year. Letters to Lord
Bute. - Visit to Devonshire, with Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Character of Collins. Dedication of Hoole's Tasso.
Boswell becomes acquainted with Johnson. Derrick.
Mr. Thomas Sheridan. - Mrs. Sheridan. - Mr. Thomas
Davies. - Mrs. Davies. First Interview. His Dress.
-Johnson's Chambers in Temple Lane Dr. Blair. -
Dr. James Fordyce. Ossian.
Gray. -
Belief in the Appearance of departed Spirits. Churchill
CHAPTER VI.
1763.
Graham's "Telemachus, a Mask.". Dr. Oliver Goldsmith.
"Hermippus Redivivus."
Churchill's Poetry. — Bonnell Thornton. - "Ode on St.
Dr. John Campbell.
Wrong." - Historical Composition. — Bayle. - Arbuth-
not.
- The noblest Prospect in Scotland. — Jacobitism. -
Lord Hailes. Keeping a Journal. The King of
Prussia's Poetry. - Johnson's Library. - "Not at home."
Inequality of Mankind.
Acquaintance of
Young People. - Hard Reading. Melancholy. Mrs.
- Warton's Essay on Pope. - Sir James Mac-
Projected Tour to the Hebrides.
Table-Talk. Influence of the Weather. - Swift.
son.-
Thom-
Burke. Sheridan. - Evidences of Christianity. ·
Derrick. Day at Greenwich. The Methodists. — John-
son's "Walk.”. The Convocation. -Blacklock.
"Abstinence and Temperance."
Johnson's favourite Dishes. Bishop Berkeley "refuted."