brides,' v. 159. 236.
Denbigh, v. 200.
Dennis, John, his critical works worth collecting, vi. 159. Departed spirits, appearance of, ii. 106. 180.; viii. 69. 279.; ix. 69. Depression of spirits, treatment of, i. 113 n.
Derby, china manufactory at, vi. 304. Derby, Rev. J., curious anecdote of, vi. 244.
Derrick, Samuel, i. 136.; ii. 156. 167. 242. 243.; iv. 120. 262.; vii. 239.; viii. 182. 224 n. Some account of, i. 136 n.
Descriptions, seldom correspond with realities, iv. 130.; viii. 189. 'Deserted Village,' ii. 309.; iii. 280. Desmoulins, Mrs., i. 64. 86. ; iii. 173.; vii. 50. 146. 230. 244. 253 n. 296. 349.; viii. 68. 160. 226. 251. Despotic governments, vii. 124. Devaynes, John, esq. viii. 270. Devonshire, William Cavendish, third Duke of, vii. 3. His dogged vera- city, vii. 249.
Dictionary of the English Language, Johnson's, i. 210. 215, 216.; ii. 2, 3, 4, 5. 7. 24. 27. 33 n. 36. 44. 56. 79. 148. 228.; iii. 164. 182. 238. 240. 244. 302. ; iv. 40. 92. 305. 313.; vi. 244. 248.; vii. 287. 352.; x. 43. 129. 173. First published, ii. 44. Wilkes's jeu d'esprit on, ii. 53. Garrick's epi- gram on, ii. 53. Johnson's profits by, ii. 57. Epitome of, ii. 60. Fe- licity with which the examples are selected, viii. 281 n. Dictionaries, ix. 121. Dido, viii. 185. Diligence, ix. 218.
Dillingham, Miss Anne, vii. 315. Dilly, Edward and Charles, iii. 289 vi. 186. 189.; vii. 125, 126, 127, 128. 130, 131. 268. 277. ; viii. 79. 96. Dilly, Edward, his letter to Boswell on the Lives of the Poets,' vi. 240. Johnson's letters to, vi. 259.; vii. 275.
'Dining-tables,' Macleod's, iv. 258. Diploma from Dublin, Johnson's, on being created a doctor of laws; ii. 288. From Oxford; v. 270. 'Dirleton's Doubts,' characterised by Lord Hardwicke, vii. 24. Disappointment, ix. 116.
Disease, its effect on the mind, viii. 235.
'Dialogues of the Dead,' Lord Lyttel- Diseases, acute and chronical, viii.
ton's, vi. 77.; viii. 28. Dialogues, two, by Sir Joshua Rey. nolds, in imitation of Johnson's style of conversation, vii. 161. ; ix. | 261.
Diary, Johnson's, iii. 198 n. ; iv. 47. The utility of keeping one, ii. 218.; iii. 254.; vii. 56.; viii. 166.; ix. 117.
Dibdin, Charles, iii. 119. Dick, Sir Alexander, iv. 41.; v. 153.; vi. 262.; viii. 255. 257. 258. His letter to Johnson on tne good effect produced in Scotland by his 'Jour- ney,' vi. 230.
Disguise, ix. 97.
Dislike, mutual, vii. 318.
D'Israeli, J., i. 128 n.; iii. 259 n. ; vii. 245 n.; viii. 14 n.
'Divine Legation,' Warburton's, viii. 17.
Divine Service, ix. 130.
Divines, Old English, ix. 137. 247. Divorces, vii. 208.
Dixie, Sir Wolstan, i. 88.
Dockers and the inhabitants of Ply- mouth, dispute between, ii. 148, 149 n.
Doctoring one's self, ix, 198.
'Dictionnaire Portatif' of L'Avocat, Dodd, Rev. Dr. William, vi. 253, 254. recommended, ix. 143.
260.261. 275-287. 293. 308, 309.; vii
79. 107 n. 121 n.; viii. 198.; ix. 130. His letters to Johnson, vi. 280. 285. Johnson's letters to, vi. 282. 285.; ix. 130.; x. 126. His 'Thoughts in Prison,' vii. 107. His letter descrip- tive of Johnson's person and man- ner, vii. 121.
Doddington, George Bubb, after- wards Lord Melcombe, i. 253 n.; viii. 31.
Doddridge, Dr. Philip, iv. 302. Dodsley, Robert, bookseller, i. 137. 210, 211. 214 n. 220. 229. 234 n.; ii. 11, 12. 72. 82. 104.; vi. 77. 156.; vii. 105. 121. 287. 367. His Public Virtue,' and tragedy of Cleone,' vii. 367.
Dodsley, James, i. 210. 220. 229.; vi. 77. Dodwell, Rev. Dr., v. 200.
Dogs, v. 65.; vii. 8.; ix. 51. 91. Custom of eating them in China, iii. 275. Domestic companions, ix. 122. Domestic tragedies, ix. 113. Dominicetti, Italian quack, his me- dicated baths, iii, 104. Account of, iii. 104 n.
Donaldson, Alexander, the piratical bookseller, ii. 222.
Donne, Dr., his vision, vi. 76 n. 'Don Quixote,' ix. 102. Dorchester, Catherine Sedley, Coun- tess of, iv. 42.
Dossie, Robert, author of a
Trea- tise on Agriculture,' vii. 359. Douglas cause, iii, 272, 273.; iv. 19.; v. 94 n. 106 n. 126 n.; vi. 113 n.; vii. 45.
Douglas, crowned heart in the arms of, vi. 322.
'Douglas,' Home's tragedy of, v. 105. 257; vi. 202. Douglas, Duchess of, iv. 36. Douglas, Rev. Dr. John, afterwards
Bishop of Salisbury, i. 139. 156. 269.; ii. 182. 215. ; iii. 55. 57.; vi. 29. ; viii. 275. His Milton no Plagiary,' i. 269.
Douglas, Dr., his collection of edi- tions of Horace, viii. 277.
Doyle, Sir Francis H., ii. 49 Dragons,' Madame de Sevigne's ap- plication of the word, vii. 301 n. Drake, Sir Francis, Johnson's Life of, i. 164.
Draughts, tranquillising effects of the game, ii. 72.
Dream, Johnson's, vii. 353. Dreams, ix. 5.
Dreghorn, Lord, iv. 43 n. 'Drelincourt on Death,' iii. 194. Drelincourt, Miss, afterwards Lady Primrose, iv. 209 n.
Dress, i. 231.; v. 109. 297.; vi. 23. ; vii.
178; viii. 50.; ix. 43. 103. Dressing, time consumed in, iv. 65. Drinking, iii. 229.; iv. 55. 107. 166. 226. ; v. 225 n.; vi. 64, 65. 160. 180. ; vii. 73. 75. 81. 153. 180.254. 263. ; viii. 19.45. 53. 67. 262.
Drinking to excess, the practice greatly diminished, iv. 56 n. Drinking, Johnson's
against, v. 60.; vi. 312. Drinking, its effect upon convers-
ation and benevolence, vi. 160. Dromore, Bishop of. See Percy. Drowning, suicide by, iv. 49. Druid's temple, iv. 110. 138. Drumgould, Colonel, vi. 17. 21. Drummond of Hawthornden, iv. 198.; v. 155.
Drummond, Mr. William, the book- seller, iii. 11. 13. 15. 28 n.; v. 116. 135.; vi. 214.
Drummond, Dr., son of William, vi. 214.; vii. 257.
Drummond, George, of Edinburgh, iv. 35.
Drunkards, iii. 55.; vii. 264.; viii. 262. Dryden, i. 255 n.; ii. 307.; iii. 86. 200. 285.; iv. 260.; v. 262.; vi. 193.; vii. 152 n. 208. 253. 278 n.; viii. 12, Johnson's 13, 14. 91 n.; ix. 18. reverence for, viii. 12. His 'Hind and Panther' quoted, viii. 13. His philosophical lines on life, viii. 304. His Aureng-zebe, x. 90.
Dublin University, premiums in, ii.
73. Mr. Flood bequeaths his estate
to, ii. 77 n. Grant a diploma to Johnson, ii. 288.
Du Bos, Abbé, iii. 91.
Dudley, Rev. Henry Bate, afterwards Early habits, force of, v. 313.
Duncombe, William, vii. 163. Dundas, Henry, afterwards Viscount Melville, ii. 14.; iii. 190 n.; vii. 36. Dundee, John, Viscount of, his fine epitaph, iv. 54 n. Dundonald Castle, v.120. "Dungeon of Wit,' v. 82. Dunning, Mr., afterwards Lord Ash- burton, iii. 188.; vi. 263.; vii. 71. Dunsinan, William Nairne, Lord, iv. 48 n.; v. 146.
Dunton, John, bookseller, his 'Life and Errors,' viii. 189.
Dunvegan, iv. 232. 239 n., 240. 253 n., 254.
Duppa, Richard, his publication of • Johnson's Diary of a Journey into North Wales,' v. 193. 'Durandi Rationale, 1459,' the third book printed with a date, v. 215. Durham on the Galatians,' v. 132. Durinish, iv. 255.
Dury, Major-General A., ii. 95. Dutch language, Johnson studies it at seventy-one, vii. 65. 369. Dyer, Samuel, i. 219.; ii. 271 n. count of, 321.; iv. 112. 'Fleece,' vi. 83.; vii. 297. 358.
'Dying with a grace,' ix. 124.
Early rising, iv. 221.; vi. 310, 311. Earthquake at Ashbourne, vi. 272. East Indians, vii. 198.
East Indies, practice of going to, in quest of wealth, vii. 282.
East Indies, alleged delinquencies in, viii. 208.
Easter, v. 183.; vi. 142. 225.; vii. 167.; viii. 203.
Eating, ii. 257.; vii. 3. 153. Eating, Johnson's mode of, ii. 258. ; iv. 216.; vi. 190.
Eccles, Rev. Mr., his literary fraud, ii. 126, 126 n.
Eccles, Isaac Ambrose, of Cronroe, ii. 105.
Ecole Militaire, at Paris, vi. 2. Economy, vii. 101. 147.; viii. 220. Edinburgh, iv. 12.; v. 134. Castle, v. 136.
Edinburgh, procurators of, Johnson's
argument against a prosecution for a libel by, viii. 109, 110. 112. Education, ii. 309. ; iii. 224. ; iv. 100.; vi. 65. 174.; vii. 260.; ix. 5. 118. 149.; x. 25.
Education of children, ii. 239.; ix. 5. 118. 149.
Education, Johnson's plan of, i. 107. ; vii. 260.
Education, great influence of, vi. 65. Education, by-roads in, vi. 28. Education of the people, iii. 224.; vi. 155.
Education in public schools, iv. 85.; vi. 127. 294.
Education in England, by Milton and Locke, vii. 222.
Edwards, Thomas, his Canons of Criticism,' ii. 10 n.
Edwards, Mr., ' on Grace,' vii. 133.
Edwards, Oliver, Johnson's fellow
collegian, vii. 149 n.; viii. 66.
Edward, Rev. Dr. Edward, account of, vii. 232 n. His Xenophon's Memorabilia,' vii. 232 n. Eel, vii. 254.
Egalité, Duke of Orleans, viii.
Eglintoune, Alexander, Earl of, iii. 59.; v. 121.; vii. 6. 166. Eglintoune, Susanna, Countess of, v. 118.; vii. 231. Some account of, v. 120 n. 121.
Egmont, John, first Earl of, his 'His- tory of the House of Yvery,' viii. 188.
Egmont, John, second Earl of, his
'Faction Detected,' i. 158 n. Egotists, the four classes of, vi. 314. Egyptians, ancient, question as to their colour, viii. 105 n.
Eld, Mr., of Staffordshire, vii. 179. Eldon, Earl of, iv. 45.
Election committees, duty of mem- bers of parliament sitting upon, viii. 48. 'Elements
of Criticism,' Lord Kaimes's, i. 165.; ii. 166.; iii. 91.;
204. His translation of Martial, vii. 93.
'Elvira,' Mallet's tragedy of, ii. 184. Elwall, E., the enthusiast, iii. 195. 294.
Emigration, iv. 17. 77. 214. 310.; v. 28.
Emphasis, modes of placing, in read- ing the ninth commandment, i. 193. Employment, vi. 324.
Employment, female, iv. 374. Employment of wealth, viii. 162. Emulation, iv. 101.
English and Dutch languages radi- cally the same, vii. 353.; viii. 369. 'English Malady,' Cheyne's, vi. 213. English bar, viii. 312.
English clergy, iv. 276.
English drama, viii. 236. 243. 'English Poets,' Johnson's edition of. See Lives of the Poets." Englishmen, their cold reserve to- wards strangers, viii. 181. Englishmen and Frenchmen com- pared, i. 215. ; vii. 87. 362. Englishmen and Scotchmen com- pared, iv. 10.; vii. 359.
Entails, iv. 103.; vi. 36. 46. 55. 59. Johnson's letters on, vi. 37. 38. 42. 41. 46.
Envy, vii. 108. 159 n. 371.
Epigram, Johnson's, to Mrs. Carter, i. 154.
Epigram on George II., i. 166.
Eliot, Mr., afterwards Lord, vi. 176.; Epigram, ad Lauram Parituram, i.
Elizabeth, Queen, ii. 119.; vii. 361.; Epigram, ad Ricardum Savage, i. viii. 60 n.
Ellis, John, the money-scrivener, vi. 138.
Epigram, Garrick's, on Johnson's Dictionary, ii. 53.
Ellis, Sir Henry, of the British Mu- Epigram on the marriage of an Aus- seum, v. 205 n.
Elphinston, Archbishop, iv. 92. Elphinston, James, iii. 14. 246. 267. ; v. 238.; vii. 251 n. His edition of the Rambler,' i. 245. Johnson's letters to, i. 246, 247. Some ac- count of, i. 245. His translations of the mottoes to the Rambler,' i. 266. Johnson's character of, iii.
trian Archduchess to Bonaparte, iv. 254 n.
Epigram on seeing Blenheim, vi. 81. Epigram to Miss Mary Aston, vii. 200 n.
Epigram on Lord Anson's Temple of the Winds, vii. 246. Epigram, Dr. Trapp's celebrated, ix. 10.
Epigram on a religious "dispute at Erskine, Hon. Andrew, ii. 184.; vi.
'Epigrammata Sacra,' vii. 152. Epilogue to Irene,' by whom written, i. 228.
Epilogue to the 'Distressed Mother,' by Johnson, i. 53.
Epitaph on Philips, the musician, i. 165, 166.
Epitaph on Sir Thomas Hanmer,
Erskine, Hon. Thomas, afterwards Lord, iii. 207 n. 208. 210, 211. Erskine, Hon. Henry, gives Boswell a shilling for the sight of his bear,' iv. 31 n.
Erskine, Lady Anne, v. 137.
Erudition, ix. 70.
i.Espionage,' no word in the English language to describe, v. 261 n.
Epitaph on Mrs. Johnson, i. 287. Epitaph on Admiral Byng, ii. 69. Epitaph on Johnson, by Soame Je- nyns, ii. 71.
Esquire,' the title of, i. 1.
Essex, the unfortunate Earl of, his advice on travel, ii. 216.
Essex Head Club, viii. 249, 250, 251.
Epitaph for a creature not yet dead, Estates, obligation in settling, vi. 59. ii. 71.
Eternal punishments, viii. 20.
Epitaph, George Dempster's, on him. Eternity, iv. 165.
Epitaph on Dr. Smollet, v. 112. Epitaph on Dr. Parnell, viii. 24. Epitaph on Goldsmith, vi. 207. Epitaph on a celebrated Italian, v. 289, 289 n.
Epitaph on a wicked man, killed by a fall from his horse, viii. 206. Epitaph on Johnson, by Mr. Flood, viii. 423.
Etymologies, Johnson's, character- ised, ii. 46.
'Eugenio,' a poem, lines from, iii. 284. Evans, Tho., a bookseller, of Pater- noster.row, beating given to him by Goldsmith, iii. 246.
Evans, Rev. Dr. Evan, v. 204. ; vi.81 n. Evelyn, John, his book of Forest Trees' mentioned, iii. 67. 'Evelina,' Miss Burney's novel of, vii. 314. 332.; viii. 217 n. Evil, origin of, iv. 120.; v. 111.
Epitaph on Johnson, by Dr. Parr, Evil speaking, vii. 251.
Epitaphs, vi. 27. 204. 210.
Epitaphs, Johnson's Essay on, i. 165. Equality, iii, 258.; vi. 145.
Erasmus, v. 195 n. 205 n.; ix. 311. Erasmus, Jortin's Life of, ix. 142. Erasmus, an expression of, applied to Johnson, viii. 299 n. Errol, Lord, iv. 98, 99. 105 n. Errol, Lady Isabella, iv. 99. Erse language, Johnson's letter on the proposal to translate the Scrip- tures into, iii. 12.
Erse manuscripts, v. 243, 244. 248.
Evil spirits, iv. 38.; viii. 292 n. Exaggeration, general proneness to, vi. 272.; vii. 262.; viii. 159. 199. 'Excise,' Johnson's offensive de- finition of, i. 31 n.; ii. 48, 49.; vii. 203.
Executions, public, iii. 94. ; iv. 107.; viii. 179. 331 n.
Exercise, benefits of, viii. 136 n. Exhibition of paintings at the Royal Academy, ii. 131.; viii. 191, 192. Existence, vii. 201.
Erse and Irish, both dialects of the Fable, sketch of one, by Johnson, iii.
same language, iii. 184.
Erse songs, iv. 121. 175. 262.
Erskine, Sir Harry, ii. 158.
'Fable of the Bees,' Mandeville's, iii.
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