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 n.
Ash, Dr. John, founder of the Eume-
lian club, viii. 393 n.
Ashbourne, vi. 325.; vii. 27.
See Dunning.

Ashburton, Lord.

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 n.; ix. 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
in, ix. 58.

Atheism, ix. 40.

'Athol porridge,' viii. 53.
'Atlas,' the race-horse, v. 195.
Atonement, the great article of Chris-
tianity, iv. 89, 89 n.; vii. 6, 6 n.;
viii. 103.; ix. 317. 498, 498 n.
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.

Avarice, v. 48.; vi. 159. 193.; vii.
174.; ix. 54. 90.

Auchinleck estate, v. 126, 127 n.; vi.
34. 323.

Auchinleck, Lord, Boswell's father,
v. 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.; v. 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.

B.

Bâch y Graig, v. 200, 200 n.
Bacon, Francis, Lord Verulam, iv.
253.; vii. 12. Mallet's Life' of,
vii. 12. His History of Henry
VII.' iv. 234. His precept for con
versation, viii. 231. His Essays,'
ix. 259.

Badcock, Rev. Samuel, viii. 411, 411 x.
Badenoch, Lord of, iv. 117, 117 n.
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 n.
Baker, Sir Richard, his Chronicles,
quoted, iv. v.

Baker, Sir George, viii. 359.
Baker, Mrs., iii. 16.

Balance of Misery, viii. 305.; x. 291,
Balcarras, Earl of, vi. 208 n.
Ball without powder, vii. 355.

Ballow, Thomas, vi. 139, 139 n.

19 n, 20. 60. Johnson's letter of in-
structions to, on the formation of
the king's library, iii. 60.

vi. 269, 269 n.

Bankes, Mr., of Dorsetshire, i. 161.
Banks, Sir Joseph, iii. 188. 172, 172 n.
173.; v. 74.; vii. 230. 235. John-
son's motto for his goat, iii. 168.
Baptism, vi. 90.

Barbauld, Mr., vi. 28.; viii. 291, 291 n.
Barbauld, Letitia. See Aikin.
Barber, Francis, Johnson's negro ser-
vant, i. 278. 281. 285. 287.; ii. 111.;
iii. 15 n. 54. 128. 170.; v. 193 n.;
vii. 234.; viii. 376. 405, 405 n.; ix.
163, 164.

Barclay, his 'Ship of Fooles,' ii. 25.
Barclay, Mr., the young author, his
defence of Johnson's Shakspeare
against Kenrick, ii. 500.; iv. 305.
Barclay, Robert, of Ury, his Apo-
logy for the Quakers,' vi. 89.
Barclay, Robert, one of Mr. Thrale's
successors, viii. 96, 96 n.; x. 122.
Baretti, Joseph, ii. 6. 28. 55, 55 n. 95.
128. 138. 150. ; iii. 48. 59. 95. 98, 98 n.,
99 n. 127. 241.; v. 222. 331.; vi. 24,
24 n. 79. 121. 135. 169, 169 n. 222. ;
vi. 303. 316. 379.; ix. 158. Johnson's
letters to, ii. 128. 138. 150. His trial
for murder, iii. 98, 98 n. 99 n. His
'Travels,' iii. 48. 127. The first
who received copy-money in Italy,
vi. 303. His strictures on Mrs.
Piozzi's marriage, vi. 169.
Anecdotes of Johnson, x. 35.
Bark, Peruvian, viii. 296.
Barker, Dr. Edmund, i. 219 n.; ii.
Barnard, Rev. Dr., Bishop of Killaloe,

His

i. 110 n.; vi. 208, 208 n.; vii. 68,
68 n.; viii. 93, 93 n.; ix. 215. Al-
tercation between Johnson and, on
the question, whether a man can
improve after the age of forty-five,
viii. 93, 93 n.; ix. 215. His plea-
sant verses thereon, ix. 216.
Barnard, Dr., provost of Eaton, ix. 9.
Barnard, Frederick, afterwards Sir
Frederick, king's librarian, iii. 19.

;

Barnwall, Nicholas, Lord Trimles-

town, vii. 55, 55 n.

Baron Hill, the seat of Lord Bulkeley,
v. 108 n.

Barretier, John Philip, Johnson's Life
of, i. 164. 167.

Barrington, Hon. Daines, iii. 289.;
vii. 164.; viii. 90. 250. His Essay
on the Emigration of Birds,' iii. 289.
His 'Observations on the Statutes,'
vii. 164.

Barrow, Dr. Isaac, his sermon against

foolish talking and jesting, viii. 83 n.
Barrowby, Dr., anecdote of, viii. 294.
Barry, Sir Edward, his notion that
pulsation occasions death by at-
trition, vi. 152.

Barry, Spranger, the actor, i. 227 n.
Barry, James, the painter, viii. 192.
218, 218 n.; x. 249. Johnson's let-
ter to, viii. 192.
Barter, Mr., iii. 196.

'Bas Bleu,' Hannah More's poem of,
viii. 86.; ix. 123. x. 118.
Bashfulness, viii. 316.

Bastard,' Savage's poem of the, i.
191.

Bat, formation of the, vii. 202.
Bateman, Edmund, of Pembroke Col-
lege, his Lectures, i. 78.
Bath, Johnson's visit to, v. 164.
Baths, Johnson's opinion of medi-
cated, iii. 104.

Batheaston vase, Horace Walpole's
pleasant account of, v. 277.
Bathurst, Allen, first Earl, vii. 208.
277, 278.; 285 n.; viii. 20.; ix. 11.
Bathurst, Captain, i. 285.
Bathurst, Dr. Richard, i. 212. 219.
278. 288. 300. 305.; ii. 152. 276.; iii.
228. 255.; vii. 375. 380.
'Batrachomyomachia,' first edition
of, v. 215, 215 n.

'Battle of the Pigmies and Cranes,'

ix. 143.

'Baudi Epistolæ,' v. 203.

Bears, v. 291.

Beatniffe, Richard, Johnson's letter
to, respecting Levett, x. 258.
Beaton, Cardinal, his murder, ii. 60,
60 n.

Beattie, Dr. James, i. 245 n.; iii. 163.
165. 169. 173, 173 n. 232. 235. 302.
310.; v. 105. 328.; vi. 205.; vii. 336.;
viii. 79. 352. His letter to Boswell,
fii. 173. Johnson's letter to, vii.
336. His Essay on Truth,' ix. 64.
His Hermit,' viii. 117.
Beauclerk, Topham, i. 102. 296, 297.;
ii. 122. 214. 271. 283.; iii. 17. 272.;
iv. 76. 112.; v. 34. 65. 225. 232. 287.
304.; vi. 25. 120. 135.; vii. 121. 216.
258. 265. 310, 310 n. 321. 357. 358.
374.; viii. 50. 82. 170.; ix. 66. 69.
Beauclerk, Lady Diana, iii. 284. 287,
287 n.; viii. 74.

Beauclerk, Lady Sydney, v. 23.

Beaumaris Castle, v. 208.

Behmen, Jacob, iii. 137, 137 n.

Bell, John, of Antermony, his "Tra.
vels in Russia,' iii. 46, 46 n.
Bell, John, of Hertfordshire, iii. 165.
238 n.

Bell, John, his edition of the British
Poets,' vi. 241.

Bellamy, George Anne, actress, ii. 82.
viii. 239.

'Bellerophon' of Euripides, ii. 25.
Belsham, Mr., his Essay on Dra-
matic Poetry' quoted, ii. 161.
Benedictine monks, vi. 17.; viii. 201.;
ix. 36.

Benevolence, an excuse for drinking,
vii. 181. 187.

Benevolence, Johnson's, vi. 256.; ix.
31. 41. 150. 176. 220.
Benevolence, human, vi. 168.
Benserade, M. de, ' à son lit,' ix. 25.
Bensley, Mr., actor, iii. 35.

Benson, Mr., auditor, his monument
to Milton, i. 268.

Bentham, Dr., canon of Christchurch,
vi. 75.

Bentley, Dr. Richard, iii. 54.; iv. 191.

307.; v. 50.; vi. 74.; vii. 370.; viii.
213. The only English verses writ-
ten by him, vii. 370.

Berenger, Richard, iii. 38.; vii. 100 n.;
viii. 66, 67.

Beresford, Mrs. and Miss, viii. 283.

16 n.; ix. 261.

Beaumont and Fletcher, v. 275.

'Beauties of Johnson,' i. 250.; viii.

133. 135, 136.

Beauty, iii. 197.; viii. 112.
Beckenham, viii. 316.

Becket, Thomas, bookseller, v. 227.
Beckford, Alderman, vii. 21.
Bedford, John, fourth Duke of, viii.
319.

Bedlam, v. 322.; viii. 199.

Beech, Thomas, his ' Eugenio,' iii. 284.
Some account of, iii. 285 n.
Beggars, ii, 133. 145 n.; vii. 282. 379.
'Beggars' Opera,' v. 14. 313, 314,
314 n. 315.; vii. 18. 173.; viii. 71.

Cloyne, ii. 262.; iii. 148. His theory,
vi. 307, 307 n.; vii. 374.

Berwick, Duke of, his Memoirs,' vii.
128.

Bethune, Rev. Mr., iv. 219. 244.
Betterton, Mr., actor, vi. 330.
Bettesworth, Rev. Edmund, ii. 254 n.
Beverage, Johnson's favourite, vi.
162.

Bevil, Rev. Mr., his defence of Ham-
mond, the poet, viii. 36 n.
Bewley, William, his extraordinary
veneration for Johnson, viii. 117
117 n.; ix. 273.

Bible, to be read with a commen-
tary, vi. 181. Johnson's death.

bed recommendation to read, ix.
179.

His letter on a passage in Johnson's
'Journey,' iv. 313.

account of, i. 175.

'Bibliotheca Literaria,' v. 206, 206 n.
'Bibliothèque,' Johnson's scheme for
opening a, ii. 34.
Bickerstaff, Isaac, iii. 84 n.
Bicknell, Mr., ii. 70.

Bidder, George, the calculating boy,
vi. 65 n.

Bigamy, iv. 230.

Bindley, James, i. 180. 196 n.; vii.
176 n.; viii. 171 n. 212 n.
Binning, Charles, Lord, iii. 223,
223 n.; vii. 186.

Biographer, duties of a, vi. 294; ix.
138.

'Biographia Britannica,' vi. 317, 318
.; viii. 22.

Biography, iii. 198.; iv. 78.; vi. 76.
193. 294.; vii. 113, 113 n.; viii. 23.;
ix. 138.; x. 119.
Biography, literary, of England, John-
son recommended by George III.
to undertake, iii. 26.

Birch, Rev. Dr. Thomas, i. 152. 173.
214; iv. 281. Johnson's Greek epi- |
gram to, i. 155. Letters from John-
son to, i. 184. 267.; ii. 36. His letter
to Johnson, on receiving his Dic-
tionary, ii. 36,

Birds, migration of, iii. 289.
Birkenhead, Sir John, iv. 53 n.
Birmingham, vi. 86. ; vii. 31.
Biron, Marshal Duc de, vi. 16 n.
Births, extraordinary, i. 316.
'Bishop,' a beverage so called, i. 299.
Bishops, in the House of Lords, iii.
204. Requisites in, iv. 79. Great
decorum required from, viii. 49. 64.
298.

Blackfriars' Bridge, ii. 116.
Black-letter books, iii. 135.
Black Dog,' vii. 301, 301 n.; x. 266.
Black men, cause of their being so,
ii. 175.

Blacklock, Dr. Thomas, the blind
poet, ii. 91256 n.; iv. 39, 39 n.

142. Johnson's Life of, vii. 237
viii. 25.

Blackstone, Sir William, his 'Com-
mentaries,' v. 55 n.; vii. 193 n.
Blackwall, Anthony, i. 87.
Blagden, Dr., afterwards Sir Charles
vi. 19.; vii. 377, 377 n.
Blainville, M., his Travels,' v. 289.
Blair, Rev. Dr. Hugh, ii. 126. 168.;
iv. 33. 64. ; v. 149, 149 n., 150. 182,
182 n. 186. 229.; vi. 171. 222. 239,
His 'Sermons,' vi. 222. 232. 309.:
vii. 33. 197, 197 n.; viii. 75. His
imitation of Johnson's style, vi. 315.
His letter concerning Pope's 'Essay
on Man,' vii. 284.

Blair, Rev. Robert, his poem of 'The
Grave,' vi. 167, 167 n.

Blake, Admiral, Johnson's Life
i. 164.

Blaney, Elizabeth, i. 32. ; viii. 378.
Blank verse, Johnson's dislike of, ii.
212.; iii. 139. ; vii. 367. Excellence
.;
of rhyme over, viii. 11.
Blasphemy, literary property in, iv.
45.

Bleeding, Johnson's objection to pe-
riodical, vi. 292.

Blenheim, v. 33. 214.; vi. 81.
Blind, notion that they can distin-
guish colours by the touch, iii. 226.
'Blockhead,' Johnson's application
the word, iii. 207.; vi. 87.
Blue-stocking clubs, origin of, viii.
86.

Boarding-schools, ix. 52.

Bocage, Madame du, vi. 3. 22, 22 n.
Her Columbiade,' viii. 333.
Boerhaave, Johnson's Life of, i. 154.
Boece, Hector, the historian, viii.
260.

.ix.

Viscount, ii. 15. 85.; viii. 20. His
share in Pope's Essay on Man,'
vii. 283 n., 284, 285.
Bolingbroke, Frederick, second Vis-
count, ix. 43.

At Court, vii. 113.; x. 57.
Bonaventura, the 'Seraphic Doctor,'
ii. 302.

Bones, uses to which they are ap-
plied, viii. 194.
Bon-mots, vii. 174.

Book, one always to be carried in the
pocket, ix. 16.

Book collecting, viii. 277.

Book, the only one Johnson ever read
through, x.

Books, iii. 272.; v. 311.; viii. 213.
277.; ix. 97. 102.

Books, practice of talking from, v.
126.

Books, advantages of small portable
ones, ix. 128. 255.

Books, how to read, viii. 311.
Booksellers, liberality of several emi-

nent ones, ii. 39. 57. Johnson's
character of, ii. 57.; vi. 50. His
vindication of, from the charge of
making exorbitant profits, vi. 50.
Book-trade, vi. 50.

Boothby, Miss Hill, i. 85.; iii. 255. ;
v. 269, 269 n.; viii. 28, 28 n.; ix.
57.; x. 244.

Boothby, Sir Brook, x. 101.
Borough-English, v. 55, 55 n.
Boscawen, Admiral, vii. 186.

Boscawen, Hon. Mrs., vii. 186. 322,

322 n.

Boscovich, Père, iii. 140.; vi. 26.
Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux, v. 43.
Bosville, Godfrey, vii. 222. 343.
Bosville, Mrs., iii. 202.

BOSWELL, JAMES, the author of this
work, -afflicted with hypochon-
dria, i. 66 n.; vi. 46, 47.; viii. 385.
Writes the Hypochondriac,' a se-
ries of essays, in London Magazine,
i. 66 n.; viii. 169. His nationality.
i. 72. Mr. Courtenay's verses on,
i. 263.; v. 173. Contributed to
create a public taste for biographi-

cal details, ii. 2. His introduction
to Johnson, i. 163. Story told by
Johnson of his early years, ii. 216 n.
His Account of Corsica,' iii. 35.
69, 69 n., 70. Elected a member of
the Literary Club, iii. 279. 284.
His dress at the jubilee, iii. 68.
His strange propensity for witness-
ing executions, iii. 94, 94 n.; vii
329, 329 n.; viii. 331, 331 n. His
ancestry, iv. 15.; v. 127.; vi. 34.
His character drawn by himself, iv,
46. Johnson's character of him, iv.
46.; v. 172. 331. 534. His account
of the escape of the young Pre-
tender, iv. 229. His announcement
of the 'Life of Johnson' during the
Doctor's lifetime, v. 44. His letter
to the Laird of Rasay, on a passage
in Johnson's 'Journey,' v. 167.
Lord Stowell's character of him, v.
172. Johnson's character of his
'Tour to the Hebrides,' v. 331.
His attempt to imitate the style of
Warburton, vii. 159. His short
quarrel with Johnson, vii. 194,
195 n. His 'Letter to the People
of Scotland,' viii. 254. 256, 256 n.
Character of, x. 141. 143. Memoir
of, x. 204.

Boswell, Mrs., the author's wife, iii.
160, 160 n.; v. 174, 174 n.; vi. 46.
48.211. 263. 265.; vi. 301.; vii. 242.
349.; viii. 141. 143. 220.
Boswell, Thomas David, the founder
of the author's family, v. 127.; vi.
35.
Boswell, David, the author's brother,
vi. 327 n.; vii. 334, 334 n. 342.
Boswell, Alexander, afterwards Sir
Alexander, the author's eldest son,
iii. 217.; v. 338, 338 n.
Boswell, David, the author's secono
son, vi. 221.

Boswell, James, the author's thir
son, i. 87.; iii. 149.; vi. 158 n.; viL
231.

Boswell, Elizabeth, the author's step
mother, vi. 201 n.
Boswell, Veronica,

the author's