was called from the street to serve as a model. (See Smith's Life of Nollekens.) See Letters 305. & 313. Vol. VII.
In St. Paul's; the first monument ever placed in that building.
There are also several seals with his head cut on them, particularly a very fine one by that eminent artist, Edward Burch, Esq., R. A.; in the possession of the younger Dr. Charles Burney. [Copied and engraved
Let me add, as a proof of the popularity of his character, that there are copper pieces struck at Birmingham, with his head impressed on them, which pass current as halfpence there, and in the neighbouring parts of the country.
[The most extensive collections of engraved portraits of Dr. Johnson are those in the possession of Lewis Pocock, Esq., Mr. Upcott, and Mr. Murray of Albemarle Street. The latter was made by the late John Thomas Smith, of the British Museum, - J. MURRAY, Jun. 1835.]
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Achilles, shield of, vii. 380. Acis and Galatea, vii. 72. Acquaintance, Johnson's numerous
and various, vi. 138.; viii. 220. Acquaintances, ii. 52.; viii. 166. Acting, viii. 238.
Acting, tragic, Johnson's contempt of, iv. 27.,
Action in public speaking, iii. 249. Active sports in young people, not to
be reckoned idleness, i. 44. Activity of body, Johnson's, ix. 2. Activity of mind, Johnson's, vii, 193. 193. п.
Actor, qualities of a great, ix. 272. n. Actors, i. 192, 193. 231.; ii. 177.; iii. 93. 277.; iv. 27. 39. 132.; vi. 23. 329.; vii. 99.; viii. 239 n.; ix. 125. Actors, Johnson's prejudice against, and contemptuous severity towards, i. 192. 231.; vii. 356. Adams, Rev. Dr. William, master of Pembroke College, Oxford, i. 58. 75. 80. 146. 205. 215. 227.; ii. 11, 12. 34. 278.; ν. 104. 213.; vi. 72.; viii. 302. 382. Some account of, viii. 382 n. His account of the first representation of Irene,' i. 227. His Answer to Hume's Essay on Miracles, vi. 72.
Adams, Miss, afterwards Mrs. Hyett,
Adams, George, dedication to the king of his 'Treatise on the Globes,' ii. 74.; iii. 31.
Addison, Joseph, i. 237, 238. 316.; ii. 208. 296.; iii. 300.; iv. 37. 81.; v.
42. 289.; vi. 166. 294.; vii. 60. 123. 373.; viii. 22. 50. 67. 399.; ix. 72. His 'Notanda,' i. 238. His 'Re- marks on Italy, v. 289. 289 n. His style compared with Johnson's, i. 264. His conduct towards Steele, viii, 22. 67. Johnson's opinion of, i. 265 n.; ii. 208. 296.; vii. 198. John- son's Life of, viii. 22.
Address of the Painters to George III. on his accession, written by Johnson, ii. 118.
Adey, Mrs., iii. 52. 64.; vii. 241. 270. Adey, Miss Mary, i. 33.; vi. 101.; vii. 298. Admiration, v. 306.
Adventurer, Dr. John Hawkes- worth's, i. 241. 277. 300, 301. 303. 305.; ii. 70. The papers marked T. written by Johnson, i. 300.
'Adventures of a Guinea,' by whom written, iv. 307. 307 n.
'Adversaria,' specimen of Johnson's,
Adversaries, not to be treated with respect, iv. 20.
Advertisement, Johnson's, in the Gentleman's Magazine, i. 103. In the Universal Chronicle, ii. 108. In the Edinburgh newspapers, v. 166. Adultery, iii. 46.
Ægri Ephemeris, Johnson's, viii. 388. 'Æneid,' story of the, viii. 213.
Æschylus, Potter's translation of, vii. 91.
Affectation, vii. 374.; ix. 185. Affectation in writing, iv. 260. Affectation of familiarity with the great, viii. 33.
Affection, natural, iii. 106.; vii. 265. ; viii. 204.
Agar, Welbore Ellis, vi. 252. n. Age, old, vii. 10. 88. 88 n., 193. 203. 369.; viii. 171. 275.; ix. 91. 212. 'Agis,' Home's tragedy of, iv. 214. 'Aglaura, Suckling's play of, vii. 170. Agutter, Rev. William, viii. 287 n. His Sermon on Johnson's death, viii. 421.
Aikin, Letitia, afterwards Mrs. Bar- bauld, vi. 28.; vii. 316.; ix. 4.
Air-bath, Lord Monboddo's, vi. 310. Akenside, Dr. ii. 125., iii. 195.; vi. 117, 117 п. 150.
Akerman, Mr., keeper of Newgate, anecdotes of, vii. 329, 330, 331. Alberti, Leandro, his classical descrip- tion of Italy, v. 42. 289, 289 п. Alchymy, v. 326. Alcibiades, vii, 103, 103 n. Alcibiades, his dog, vii. 59, 59 n. Alfred, Johnson's wish to write the Life of, i. 205.
Alfred, his Will, viii. 116, 116 n. Algebra, the study of, recommended, ix. 83.
'Alias, Johnson's exemplication of the word, viii. 212. Allen, Edmund, printer, ii. 98 n., 260.; v. 22.; vi. 277.; vii. 106. 162.; viii. 68. 222. 374. Johnson's letter to, viii. 222.
Allen, Ralph, iv. 79. 'Alley Croker, vii. 84, 84 п. 'All for Love, Dryden's preface to,
quoted, viii. 91 n. Alnwick Castle, vii. 109. Althorp, Lord, afterwards Earl Spen- cer, vii. 321. See Spencer. 'Amelia, Fielding's, vi. 163, 163 n.; ix. 80.
America and the Americans, v. 224. 226. 248.; vii. 21. 25. 133. 338 π.; viii. 55. 176. 284.; ix. 11. 30. Amusements, country, ix. 196. Amusements, a man known by his, viii. 319.
Amyat, Dr., ii. 246. 'Ana,' the French, v. 42. Anacreon, Baxter's, v. 124.; viii. 151. 260.
Anacreon, Dove of, translated by Johnson, ix. 13.
Anacreon, Fawkes's translation of, ix. 14.
Anaitis, temple of, iv. 232. 235. Analogy between body and mind, i. 56. 'Anatomy of Melancholy, Burton's, iii. 135, 135 n.; vi. 70. Ancestry, iii. 179.
Ancient Ballads, Dr. Percy's, ix. 193. 241.
Ancient times, folly of praising, at the expense of modern, viii. 212. Anderson, Professor, at Glasgow, v. 114. 117.; vi. 253.
Anderson, Dr. Robert, his 'Life of Johnson,' i. 43. 111.
Anderson, Mr., his 'Sketches of the Native Irish, vi. 243. Andrew's, St., iv. 57. 60. Anecdotes, Johnson's love of, iv. 31. Anfractuosities of the human mind, vii. 352.
Angel, John, his 'Stenography,' iii.
Anne, Queen, Johnson touched by, for the evil, i. 38. 319. Anne, Queen, wits of her reign, vii. 195 п. Annihilation, vi. 293.; vii. 140. 'Animus æquus,' the, not inheritable, v. 129.
Anonymous writings, vii. 248. Anson, Lord, vii. 245. Johnson's epi. gram on his Temple of the Winds, vii. 245 n.; ix. 26. 'Anthologia, viii. 389. Antiquarian Researches, vii. 189. Apelles, the Venus of, viii. 81. 81 n. 'Apology,' Cibber's, vi. 193.
• Apology for the Quakers, Barclay's,
Apology, Johnson's readiness to make one, viii. 323.
Apotheosis of Milton,' not written by Johnson, i. 155.
Apparitions, ii. 106. 180. 313. ;iii. 175. 194. 213. 220, 220 n.; viii. 69.71.; ix. 5. 69.
Appetite, riders out in quest of, ix. 152.
Appius, Cicero's character of, applied to Johnson, viii. 380.
Applause, vii. 379. April fools' day, vi. 239, 239 п. Arabs, fidelity of, iv. 131.
Arbuthnot, Dr. John, ii. 208.; iv. 37. Arbuthnot, Robert, iv. 19, 19 п. 'Arcadia, Sidney's, vi. 266, 266 п.
Arches, comparative strength of se micircular and elliptical, ii. 116. Architecture, ornamental, vi. 68. Areskine, Sir John, v. 21. Arguing, Johnson's mode of, and
fondness for, vi. 120. 141.; viii. 88. 281. 317.
Argument, Johnson's, on Schoolmas- ters and their duty, iii. 222. 311. On Vicious Intromission, iii. 233. 314. In defence of lay patronage iii. 286. 319. Against Dr. Memis's complaint, that he was styled 'doc- tor of medicine,' instead of 'physi- cian, v. 320. 334. In favour of the corporation of Stirling, v. 322. On entails, vi. 38. On the liberty of the pulpit, vi. 181. 334. On the registration of deeds, viii. 47. In favour of a negro claiming his li- berty, vii. 20, 21. Against a prose- cution by the procurators of Edin- burgh against the publisher of a libel, viii. 110. Argument and testimony, viii. 281. Argyle, Archibald, third Duke of, v.
Argyle, John, fifth Duke of, v. 95. Johnson's visit to, v. 102. John- son's letter to, v. 108. His letter to Johnson, v. 108.
Argyle, Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of, v. 94, 94 n. Ariosto, vii. 335.
Aristotle, saying of, vii. 361. His 'Poetics, vi. 158, 158 n. Arithmetic, Johnson's resort to, when his fancy was disordered, ix. 27. Arkwright, Sir Richard, ix. 148. Armidale, iv. 159. 307. Armorial bearings, iii. 215.
Arms, piling of, why insisted on, vii. 219.
Armstrong, Dr. John, ii. 112.; vi 259. Army, officers of the, v. 151. Arnauld, Anthony, vii. 208. Arnold, Dr. Thomas, his 'Observ-
ations on Insanity, vi. 319. 'Art of Living in London,' i. 114. Art of Thinking, ix. 259.
Artificial ruins, v. 214 n. 'Art's corrective,' v. 27. Articles, subscription to the thirty- nine, iii. 110. 177, 177 n.; iv. 61. Ascham, Roger, Johnson's Life of, ii. 254.; ix. 87.
Asaph, St. Bishop of. See Shipley. 'Ascanius,' iv. 203 n., 205 n., 421 п. Ash, Dr. John, founder of the Eume-
lian club, viii. 393 n. Ashbourne, vi. 325.; vii. 27. Ashburton, Lord. See Dunning. Assertion, vii. 281... Assize, maiden one, vii. 96. Association of ideas, vii. 136. Astle, Thomas, keeper of the records in the Tower, i. 177. Johnson's letter to, viii. 116. His notes on Alfred's will, viii. 116 n.
Astle, Rev. Mr., Johnson's advice to, as to his studies, viii. 315. Aston, Sir Thomas, i. 85, 85 n. Aston, Mary, afterwards Mrs. Brodie,
i. 85.; vii. 200, 200 n., 208.; viii. 27, 27 п.; іх. 55. Johnson's epigram addressed to her, i. 154.; vii. 200, 200 n.; ix. 55.
Aston, Elizabeth, i. 85.; iii. 32.126.; v. 330.; vi. 100. 105.; vi. 267.; vii. 31. Johnson's letters to, iii. 32. 67.; vi. 233. 235. 271.; vii. 31. 237. 241. 269. 300. 302.
Astley, Philip, vii. 293, 293 n. 'As You Like It, the clown's answer
Atheism, ix. 40. 'Athol porridge,' viii. 53.
'Atlas, the raçe-horse, v. 195.
Atonement, the great article of Chris- tianity, iv. 89, 89 n.; vii. 6, 6 n.; viii. 103.; ix. 317. 498, 498 п. Attack, advantages which authors derive from, iv. 305, 306.; v. 276. Atterbury, Dr. Francis, Bishop of Rochester, vii. 56. 78. Attorney General, ludicrous title given to, vi. 198.
Attorneys, iii. 141.; v. 84.
Auchinleck estate, v. 126, 127 n.; vi.
Auchinleck, Lord, Boswell's father, ν. 122. 124.; vi. 200 n. Some ac- count of, v. 130, 131 n. Designates Johnson 'Ursa Major,' v. 132.
Auchnasheal, iv. 150.
Author, rarely hurt by his critics, vii. 318.
'Author, the Young, a poem by Johnson, i. 52.
Author, Virgil's description of the entrance into hell applied to, v. 43.
Authority, parental, ix. 7. Authors, i. 304.; iii. 54. 276. ; iv. 55. 305, 306.; ν. 288.; vi. 136, 327.; vii. 55. 172. 189, 190. 244. 246.; viii. 100. 321.; ix. 45. 119. 134. Attacks on them useful, iv. 306. The casuistry which passes on the world the pro- duction of one for that of another condemned, i. 304.
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Badcock, Rev. Samuel, viii. 411, 411 n. Badenoch, Lord of, iv. 117, 117 п. Bad habits, viii. 173. Bad management, vii. 168. Bagshaw, Rev. Thomas, 302, 302 n.
Johnson's letter to, viii. 355. Bagpipes, v. 47.
Baillie, Dr. Matthew, his recommend- ation of card-playing, v. 157 п. Baker, Sir Richard, his 'Chronicles,' quoted, iv. v.
Baker, Sir George, viii. 359. Baker, Mrs., iii. 16.
Balance of Misery, viii. 305.; х. 291.
Avarice, v. 48.; vi. 159. 193.; vii. Balcarras, Earl of, vi. 208 n. 1174.; ix. 54. 90.
Ball without powder, vii. 355.
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