Facility of composition, Johnson's ex-
traordinary, viii. 1.
Faction, viii. 190.
Factiousness, viii. 83 n.
Facts, mischief of mingling them with
fiction, viii. 177.
Fairfax's Tasso,' viii. 5.
Fairies, vii. 364.
'Fairy Queen,' Spenser's, vii. 355.
Falconer, Rev. Mr., a nonjuring
bishop, vii. 239.
"Falkland Islands,' Johnson's pam-
phlet respecting, iii. 151. 171.
of, ii. 221 n. 241 n.; iii. 113.; viii.
195 n. 291 n.
Ferns, the deanery of, viii. 46.
'Festivals and Fasts,' Nelson's, vi. 90.
Feudal system, iii. 212. 236.; vii. 302.
Fiction, viii. 230.
Fiddle, difficulty of playing upon, iii.
267.
Fielding, Henry, i. 195 n.; viii. 255.
Fielding compared with Richardson,
iii. 38, 39. 207, 208.
Fielding, his' Amelia,' vi. 163.; ix.
80.
'False Alarm,' Johnson's, iii. 120. Fielding, Sir John, vii. 326.
Fife, barrenness of, iv. 67 n.
False Delicacy,' Hugh Kelly's play Fighting-cock, v. 274.
of, iii. 37.
Falsehoods, vii. 57.
Fame, vi. 153. 303.; vii. 98.
Family influence, iii. 179. 305.; v. 282.
Family, men of, iv. 109.
Family residences, iv. 238. 240.
Farmer, Rev. Dr., ii. 136. ; vii. 366.
Johnson's letters to, iii. 123.; vii.
325.
Farnborough, Lord, vii. 161 n.
Farquhar, George, his writings, vii.
Filmer on Government, ix. 145.
Fingal,' the poem of, iv. 94. 178.
262. 327.; v. 137. 224. 227-236. See
'Ossian.'
Finnon haddock, iv. 113 n.
Firebrace, Lady, verses to, i. 149.
Fishmonger, insensibility of one, vii.
Fitzherbert, William, esq. i. 85.; ii.
92 n. 130.; iii. 262.; iv. 271 n.; v.
294.; vi. 192.; vii. 258 n. 261.
Fitzherbert, Mrs., i. 85.; vii. 380.;
ix. 56.
355.
'Fashionable Lover,' Cumberland's Fitzmaurice, Mr., vii. 319.
play of the, iv. 193.
'Fitzosborne's Letters,' vii. 317 n. 318.
"Father's Revenge,' the Earl of Car- Fitzroy, Lord Charles, vi. 102.
lisle's tragedy of, viii. 242.
Fawkener, Sir Everard, i. 209 n.
Fawkes, Francis, his translation of
Anacreon, ix. 14.
Fear, iii. 82.; ix. 101.
Flatman, Thomas, his poems, vi. 148.
Flattery, iii. 277.; iv. 55.; v. 202 n.
311.; vii. 175. 196.; ix. 65. 114. 119.
'Fleece,' Dyer's poem of the, vi. 83.
Fleet Street, vi. 52. 149.
Fleetwood, Everard, vii. 176.
Felixmarte of Hircania,' Spanish ro- Fleetwood on the Sacrament, recom-
mended by Johnson, ix. 180.
Fleming, Sir Michael le, ii. 249 n.
Flexman, Mr., viii. 327.
Flint, Bet, viii. 80 n. 81.
Flogging in schools, vi. 28.; ix. 131.
Flood, Right Hon. Henry, his be
quest to Dublin University, ii, 77.
His opinion of Johnson as an ora-
tor, iii. 157. His epitaph on John-
son, viii. 423.
Floyd, Thomas, ii. 244 n.
Floyer, Sir John, on 'Cold Baths,' | Foulis, Sir James, some account of,
i. 38. On Asthma,' viii. 263.
Fludyer, Johnson's college compa-
nion, vi. 75 n.
Folengo, Theopilo, vii. 125 n.
Fondness, viii. 140.
Fontainebleau, vi. 9. 23.
Fontenelle, vi. 26 n.; vii. 78.
Foote, Samuel, anecdotes and cha-
racter of, ii. 121. 170. 183 n.; iii. 95,
96, 97 n. 101. 113. 181 n. 182. 225 n. ;
iv. 27 n. 73 n.; v. 142. 232, 233.;
vi. 23 n. 61 n. 191, 192 n. 222.; viii.
168. 218. 227.; ix. 62. 129. His de-
scription of Johnson at Paris, vi. |
Forbes, Sir William, of Pitsligo, iv.
15, 16. 18. 22. 36.; v. 144. 168 n. ; vi.
160, 161. 207, 208 n. 211.; vii. 29.
48.
Ford, Rev. Cornelius, a cousin of
Johnson's, i. 45 n. ; ix. 3. Ghost story
respecting, vii. 210.
Ford, Sarah, Johnson's mother, i. 29.
Fordyce, Rev. Dr. James, ii. 168 n.
169.; viii. 413.; x. 155.
Fordyce, Dr. George, vii. 59 n.
Foreigners, vii. 362.
Fores, iv. 120.
Form of prayer, arguments for, v.
110.
Fornication, iv. 219.; vi. 134.
Forrester, Colonel, vi. 138.
Forster, George, his 'Voyage to the
South Seas,' vi. 324.
Fort Augustus, vii. 235.
Foulis, the Messieurs, the Elzevirs of
Glasgow, v. 116.
'Fountains,' the, a tale, by Johnson,
iii. 10.
Fowke, Joseph, v. 436.; x. 119. 254.
262.
Fox, Right Hon. Charles James, iii.
177 n. 263 n.; v. 182 n. 288 n.; vi.
140 n.; vii. 84. 96. 103. 122 n.;
viii. 154. 262. 278. 295.
France, Johnson's Journal of his
Tour in, vi. 1-20.
France, want of middle rank in, vi.
France, state of literature in, vii. 87.
Francis, Rev. Dr. Philip, i. 169 n. His
translation of Horace, vii. 219.
Francklin, Rev. Dr. Thomas, the
translator of Sophocles, ii. 120.; vi.
210 n. His translation of the "De-
monar" of Lucian, and inscribed
to Johnson, vii. 380.
Franklin, Dr. Benjamin, iv. 28.
Fraser, Mr., engineer, vii. 180.
Fraser, Simon, Lord, iv. 255.
Frederick of Prussia, Johnson's Life
of, ii. 62.; iii. 45 n.
Free will, iii. 83.; vii. 133 n.
French, Johnson's notions of their
manners and customs, iv. 109.; vi.
22, 23.; vii. 215. 362.
French Academy send Johnson their
Dictionary, ii. 51.
French language, vi. 24.
French writers superficial, and why,
ii. 241.
'Fortune,' Derrick's poem of, quoted, French, credulity of the, v. 66.
grandaughter, i, 267. 271.
French literature, iv. 247.; v. 42.;
Milton's Freron, M., the antagonist of Voltaire,
Foster, Dr. James, some account of,
vii. 357 n.
Foster, Thomas, surgeon, iii. 56.
Fothergill, Dr. John, vi. 99 n.
Fothergill, Rev. Dr. Thomas, John-
son's letter to, v. 272. Lord North's
letter to, v. 270.
'Friendship', an Ode, by Johnson, | Gaubius, Professor, his distinction be
tween hypochondria and madness,
i. 65.
Gay, the poet, v. 14.; viii. 5. His
'Beggar's Opera,' vii. 173. The
Orpheus of Highwaymen,' v. 314.
Gelidus, character of, in the Ram-
bler,' i. 253. ; v. 215.
Gell, Mr., of Hopton Hall, v. 196.
General knowledge, ix. 4.
General polity, ix. 28.
General principles, ix. 4.
General warrants, legality of, ii. 73.
Generosity, v. 153. ; ix. 218. 298.
Genius, iv. 92.; vii. 246. 333.
Galatians, Durham on the, iv. 132, Gentleman, Francis, ii. 155, 155 n.
'Garagantua,' Johnson compared to, George I., Johnson's character of, v.
Gardener, Mr., bookseller, v. 288.
Gardening, iii. 78. ; ix. 95.
Gardenston, Lord, iv. 74, 74 n.
Gardiner, Mrs., i. 289.; viii. 241.
Garrick, David, i. 83. 104. 106. 109.
112. 165. 192, 193. 209. 223. 227. 230.
234 n. 253, 253 n. 296. 299.; ii. 15. 53.
56. 82. 165. 172. 274, 275, 275 n.; iii.
23. 68. 79. 229. 268. 277. 286. ; iv. 266,
266 n. 305.; v. 90. 262. 264.; vi. 96,
96 n. 174. 191. 291. 328. 330.; vii. 91.
93. 137. 160. 238. 241. 261. 352. 356.
372.; viii. 238.; ix. 11. 18. 67. 125.
133. 232. 237. 247. 280. 320.
Garrick, Peter, i. 109. ; v. 194 n. 247. ;
vi. 94. 101.
Garrick, Mrs., viii. 73.
Gastrel, Rev. Mr., his gothic barbarity
in cutting down Shakspeare's mul-
berry-tree, vi. 106, 106 n.
Gastrel, Mrs., vii. 31. 237. 241. 269.
Gastrell, Bishop, his Christian Insti.
tutes,' v. 58.
Gataker, Rev. Thomas, 'on Lots, and
on the Christian Watch,' v. 32.
George II., his severity in the case of
Dr. Cameron, i. 162, 163 n. John-
son's uniform invective against, i.
162.; v. 284. Johnson's epigram on,
i. 166. Not an Augustus to learning
or genius, i. 243. His destruction
of his father's will, v. 284, 284 n.
George III., his accession and cha-
racter, ii. 118. 130. 140.; iv. 206 n.
v. 229 n. Johnson's character of,
ii. 130. Grants Johnson a pension,
i. 141. Johnson's interview with,
iii. 19. Happy expression of, i. 258.
His magnanimous conduct during
the riots in 1780, vii. 327. 329. His
alleged refusal of an addition to
Johnson's pension disproved, viii.
353 n. 372, 372 n.
George IV. See Prince of Wales.
' Georgics,' viii. 213.
Gerard, Dr., iv. 92. 136.
German courts, iv. 304.
Gesticulation,
Ghosts, ii. 106. 180. 313.; iii. 175. 194.
213. 220, 220 n.; vii. 59. 103. 141.
210. 215. 270.; viii. 69. 71. ; ix. 5. 69.
Giannone, vii. 352.
Giants' Causeway, vii. 295.
"Giants of Literature,' i. 258.
Giardini, iii. 266.
Gibbon, Edward, iii. 66. 177. ; iv. 20 n. ;
v. 182 n. 291, 292, 292 n. 314 n.; vi.
127. 176.; ix. 240. Sketch of his
appearance and manners, by George
Colman, jun., vi. 176, 176 n. His
character of Dr. Maty, i. 35n. His
panegyric on public schools, vi. 127.
Gibbon, Charles, his Work worth
the Reading,' ii. 311 n.
Gibbon, Rev. Dr., viii. 106, 106 n.
Giffard, a clergyman, verses by, iii.
149, 149 n.; iv. 122.
Gifford, William, anecdote related by,
on Johnson's proficiency in Greek,
viii. 389 n.
Evidence,' v. 140.
Gillespie, Dr., viii. 257.
'Gisborne, Dr., v. 289 n.
Glanville, William Evelyn, vii. 186 n.
Glasgow, v. 114.; viii. 176.; ix. 95.
Glasse, Mrs., her book of Cookery,'
written by Dr. Hill, vii. 127.
Glensheal, iv. 149, 149 n.
for abusing him, iii. 246, 246 n. His
death, v. 188. Johnson's tetrastic
on, v. 189. Johnson's Latin epitaph
on, vi. 204. 207. Garrick's descrip-
tion of him, ii. 190 n. His Vicar
of Wakefield,' i. 192, 192 n.; viii.
172. His Traveller,' ii. 308.; iii.
280.; viii. 84. 96. His Deserted
Village,' ii. 309.; iii. 280. Johnson's
prologue to his 'Good-natured
Man,' iii. 37. His Life of Parnell,
iii. 160. Dedicates She Stoops to
Conquer' to Johnson, iii. 253. His
'Animated Nature,' vi. 209 n.
Goldsmith, Rev. Mr., iii. 220.
Goldsmith, Mrs., vi. 227.
Good breeding, iv. 81.; ix. 9. 212. In
what it consists, iii. 83. The best
book upon, iv. 308.
Gooddere, Captain, iv. 27 n.
Good Hater, ix. 219.
Good-humour, iv. 222.; v. 309.
"Good-natured Man,' Goldsmith's,
iii. 35. 37.
Goodness, infinite, viii. 302.
Goodness, natural, iv. 227.
Good, Dr. Mason, i. 64.
Gordon, Professor Thomas, iv. 86. 91.
Gordon, Lord George, vii. 326, 327,
328 n.; viii. 3.
Gloominess, folly and sinfulness of, Gordon, Sir Alexander, iv. 86. 91.
Glow-worm, iii. 46. 275.
Gluttony, ii. 258. ; ix. 120.
Goldsmith, Oliver, ii. 188. 190, 190 n.
192. 194. 199, 199 n. 201. 318.; iii.
27. 35. 59. 84. 197. 216. 218, 219. 222.
246. 252. 257. 273. 275, 276. 284. 296.
299, 300. 301.; iv. 98. ; v. 85. 188.
303.; vi. 155, 155 n. 156. 222, 223.
241. 252, 253. 273. 276. 279. 280.; viii.
84 n. 90 n. 91. 163. 173. 211 n. John-
son's opinion of, and of his writings,
i. 184. 308. 309.; iii. 37. 197. 281, 282.
300. 304.; iv. 145. 306. 309.; v. 85.
188. 303.; vi 155, 155 n.; vii. 77.
84, 85. 108. 160. 228. 247. 305. 309.
245 n. 369. 374. 376.; viii. 84. 91. 96.
163. 172, 173.; ix. 64. 148. 205. 230.
237. Beats Evans, the bookseller,
'Government of the Tongue,' vii. 251.
Government, iii. 202.; ix. 145.
Government influence, v. 297. 300.;
Government of India, viii. 208.
Governments, different kinds of, vii.
124.
Gower, Earl, his letter to a friend of
Swift in behalf of Johnson, i. 145.
Gower, Earl, probable cause of John-
son's aversion to, i. 146: ii. 50,
50 n.
Grace, vii. 133, 133 n.; viii. 86.
Grace at meals, iv. 128.
Graham, author of Telemachus, a
Masque,' ii. 188.; iv. 988.
Graham, Lord, third Duke of Mon-
trose, vii. 256.
Graham, Miss, afterwards Lady Dash. Grenville, Right Hon. George, iii.
Grainger, Dr. James, vi. 44. 44 n. ;
vii. 16.
Grammar-school, Johnson's scheme
for the classes of a, i. 107.
Grange, Lady, her extraordinary con-
finement at St. Kilda, iv. 246, 246 n.
Granger, Rev. James, his 'Biogra-
phical History,' iv. 282, 282 n.; vi.
217. Johnson's letter to, vi. 32.
Grant, Sir Archibald, vi. 231.
Gresham College, vi. 129.
Greswold, Henry, his character of
Johnson, i. 100.
Greville, Mr., his 'Maxims, Charac-
ters, and Reflections,' viii. 305.
Grey, Dr. Zachary, vii. 170.
Grey, Dr. Richard, vii. 170.
Grief, vi. 272.; viii. 99. ; ix. 113. 117.
Grierson, Mr., king's printer at Dub-
lin, iii. 130, 130 n.
Granville, John Carteret, first Earl, Grierson, Mrs., some account of, iii.
"Grave,' Blair's, vi. 167.
Griffiths, Mr., of Kefnamwycllh, v.
211.
Grimston, Viscount, his Love in a
hollow Tree,' viii. 55, 55 n.
Graves, Rev. Richard, vi. 83. His Groot, Isaac de, descendant of Gro-
'Spiritual Quixote,' x. 244 n.
Graves, Mr. Morgan, i. 99 n.
Gray's poetry, iv. 172, 172 n.; v. 19.
265, 266. 275, 275 n.; vi. 149. 157. ;
x. 140. 163. His Odes, v. 275, 275 n.;
vii. 361. His 'Letters,' v. 325.
'Gray's Inn Journal,' ii. 121.
tius, Johnson's kindness to, vi. 258,
258 n.
Grotius, ii. 241.; vi. 259, 259 n.
Grotius, on the Christian Religion, re-
commended by Johnson, ii. 171.
Grotius de Satisfactione Christi,' iv.
90.
Great,' how pronounced, iii. 191, Grotto, Pope's, vii. 357, 357 n.
Great, manners of the, vii. 216.
Great men, on paying court to, ii. 312.
Greece, the fountain of knowledge,
vii. 188.
Greek, ix. 17. 168. Johnson's advice
on studying, ix. 17. 169. Compared
by Johnson to lace, vii. 370, 370 n.
Greek grammar, Clenardus's, vii. 367.
Green, Matthew, his 'Spleen' quoted,
vii. 287.
Green, Richard, of Lichfield, v. 194.;
vi. 98.; ix. 248. His cast of Shak-
speare, v. 331.
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Grottos, vii. 357 n. ; ix. 74.
Grove, Rev. Henry, author of the pa-
per in the Spectator,' on novelty,
vi. 151, 151 n.
Grub Street, Johnson's description of,
ii. 50.
Guardians, Johnson's advice on the
appointment of, vii. 281.
'Gulliver's Travels,' vi. 257.
Gunning, Elizabeth, Duchess of Ar-
gyle, v. 94, 94 n.
Gunpowder,
'Gustavus Vasa,' Brooke's, i. 156,
156. n.
Guthrie, William, i. 127, 128 n. 156.;
iii. 43.
Gwyn, Mr., architect, iii. 8. ; v. 213 n. ;
vi. 67. 69. Johnson's dedication to
his London and Westminster Im-
proved,' iii. 8. His proposals for
the improvement of the metropolis,
iii. 98 n.
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