second, i. 362, 397. "Matrimonial Thought," a song, i. 385. Martinelli, Signor, his History of England, i. 459. Mary, Queen of Scots, i. 215, 495, 504, 511.' Mason, Reverend Mr. William, i. 4, 5; ii. 2, 120, 299; iii. 92. Mattaire, ii. 406. Maxwell, Reverend Dr. his communications as to Johnson, i. 389, &c. Mayo, Reverend Dr. i. 482, 3. Melancholy, reflections on, i. 31, 208; ii. 65, 77, 103, 157, 164, 194, 221, 232, Mirror, The,” periodical paper presented to Johnson by its authours, iii. 153. Monasteries, i. 222; ii. 73. Monboddo, Lord, and his works, i. 359, 409, 459, 487; ii. 33, 4, 488; iii. 65. Monckton, Hon. Miss, Johnson's pleasantry to, ii. 476; the authour's verses Monro, Dr. his opinion on Johnson's illness, iii. 57. Montagu, Mrs. her "Essay on Shakspeare," i. 368, 9. Anecdotes of, ii. 266, 452; iii. 67. Montrose (late) Duke of, anecdote of, ii. 263. More, Miss Hannah, iii. 67. Morris, Miss, Johnson's last words spoken to her, iii, 174. Mountstuart, Lord, i. 324; ii. 71, 100, 160, 381, 489. Mudge, Reverend Dr. Zachary, i. 232; ii. 454, 469. Dr. iii. 39. Murphy, Arthur, Esq., i. 216, 397. his poetical Epistle to Johnson, i. 216. Murray, Mr. Solicitor-General of Scotland, ii. 105. Musick, i. 462; ii. 53, 235, 417. Myddelton, Colonel, his urn and inscription in honour of Johnson, iii. 176. N. NARES, Reverend Mr. John, his "Elements of Orthoepy," and imitations of Johnson's style, iii. 153. National debt, i. 397. Natural affection, i. 378. Negroes, ii. 156, 7, 167, 187, 237, 244, 247. Newhaven, Lord, ii. 379. Newton, Sir Isaac, eloquent praise of him by Johnson, i. 396. Dr. Thomas, (late Bishop of Bristol,) iii. 73. Nichols, Dr. ii. 212. Mr. John, ii. 517; iii. 136. Nicoll, Mr. George, letter of Johnson to, iii. 133. Nollekens, Mr. ii. 345. Nonjurors, i. 530; iii. 75. Nowell, Reverend Dr. iii. 80, I. Nu yap eрXETα, the motto on Johnson's watch, i. 348;-and see "Correc tions, &c." 0. ODE to Friendship, by Johnson, i. 97. Oglethorpe, General, anecdotes of, i. 75, 429, 430; ii. 13, 14, 134, 291, 523. Oldham's imitation of Juvenal, i. 69. Oldys's part in Harleian miscellany, i. 107. Omai, ii. 105. Oratory, i. 453; ii. 4, 472; iii. 94. Orford, Lord, his gallery of pictures, iii. 106. Orme, Mr. i. 517; ii. 292. Captain, ii. 462. Orrery, Lord, i. 113, 398; ii. 313, 526. his life of Swift, ii. 270. Osborn, Francis, his works, i. 438. Osborne, the bookseller, anecdote of, i. 94. Ossian's Poems, their claims to authenticity and merit discussed, i. 243, 396, 510, 512, 518, 522, 3, 4, 529; ii. 10, 34, 130; iii. 47. Ostentation, i. 287, 348; ii. 129, 408. Paoli, General, i. 358, 364, 461; ii. 121, 206, 319; iii. 104. Parish Clerks, iii. 488. Parker, Sackville, iii. 88. Parnell, Dr.-Goldsmith's life of, i. 421. Johnson's life of, ii. 437 ;—his epitaph on, & ib. Parr, Reverend Dr. ii. 413; iii. 177. Paterson, Mr. Samuel and his Son, iii. 62, 3; and see iii. 29. Pearce, Dr. Zachary, i. 180; ii. 113. Peers, House of, ii. 334. Peers of Scotland, their undue influence, iii. 44, 5. Pembroke College, Oxford, eminent men educated there, i. 36. Pendergrast, strange anecdote of, i. 431. Pennant's "Tour," ii. 215. Pension, Johnson's, i. 229, & seq. 265. Percy, Dr. (Bishop of Dromore,) i. 299; ii. 283. his "Reliques of Ancient Poetry," i. Letters on the difference between Johnson and him, ii. 287. Perkins, Mr. ii. 457, 9. Peterborough, Lord, iii. 106. Petitions, popular, i. 371. Philips, the musician, Johnson's epitaph on, i. 89. Miss, (the singer,) iii. 29. Philosophy, ii. 307. Pig, the learned, iii. 139. Piozzi, Mrs. i. 305; ii. 69, 458, 516; iii. 68, 151. anecdotes related by her of Johnson refuted or explained, i. 13, 33, 50, 255, 296, 435, 439; ii. 12; iii. 95, 110, II, 117. Letter from her to Johnson, ii. 390. from Johnson to her, ii. 391; iii. 31. Burlesque Ode to her, iii. 151. Pitt, Right Hon. William, his letter to the Authour on his exertions for Govern ment, iii. 55. Pity, i. 269. Planta, Mr. ii. 47. Planting trees, ii. 168, 240. Poetry, reflections on, ii. 15, 124, 209, 275, 427. of Dr. Johnson, while young, i. 13, 21, & seq. Poets, Johnson's Lives of-See Lives. Politian's poems, Johnson's projected translation of, i. 47. his "Messiah" translated into Latin by Johnson, i. 29. his " Homer," ii. 275, 375. his "Universal Prayer," ii. 334. his "Essay on Man," ii. 375. his life by Johnson, ii. 431. Porter, Mrs. (afterwards Johnson's wife) i. 50, 54. Mrs. Lucy, ii. 90, 382 ;-Johnson's lines to, i. 49. 54, 156. Johnson's letters to, i. 37, 8; ii. 369, 463, 502, 3; iii. 33, 51, RACKSTROW, Johnson's Colonel in the Train-bands, iii. 96. 66 remarks on, i. 137; ii. 126, 508. Ramsay, Allan, Esq. ii. 270, 324, 361, 379. Rank, its importance in society, i. 272, 412, 534, 5. "Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia," Johnson's, i. 47, 205—8, 267; ii. 314, 483. Reading, the manner and effect of, i. 26, 463; ii. 20, 126, 232, 293, 325, 416, 417; iii. 24, 88, 91. Rein-deer, of introducing into England, i. 422. Relationship, i. 428. Religion, and religious establishments, Johnson's opinion concerning, i. 33, 4, 186, 244, 249, 279, 379, 380, 1, 395, 6, 400, 418, 426, 7, 435, 480, 500; ii. 73, 87, 8, 93, 98, 301—3, 466, 485—8; iii. 22, 3, 28, 9, 171. the Roman Catholick and Presbyterian, i. 379-81, 485; ii. 378; iii. 76. "Respublica," (the work so entitled) ii. 132. Review, Johnson's plan of an intended one, i. 173, 4. Reviews, Monthly and Critical, and Reviewers, i. 237; ii. 120, 127, 440; iii. 22. Reynolds, Sir Joshua, i. 148, 511; ii. 125, 408; iii. 108, 171. his "Discourses," ii. 353; iii. 97. Letters from Johnson to him, i. 299, 405, 6; ii. 153, 159, 494, 517; iii. 12, 24, 29, 48, 134. Rhyme, its excellency, i. 264. Richardson, Samuel, anecdotes of, i. 88; ii. 226, 313. his works praised, i. 342, 395, 426. Riches, i. 422; ii. 279, 314, 488, 510, 525. Ridicule, ii. 456. Riots in 1780, account of, ii. 394-7, 399. Robertson, Reverend Dr. William, ii. 324. his works, i. 329, 346, 469, 470; ii. 326. Rochester's poems, ii. 232. Rolt, his "Dictionary of Trade and Commerce," i. 218. anecdotes of, i. 218. Romances, i. 19; ii. 414. Round Robin, (literary,) ii. 154. Rosseau, i. 315. Rowe, Mrs. her works, i. 271. Royal Academy instituted, i. 355. Rudd, Mrs. Margaret Caroline, ii. 151, 323. Ruff head's life of Pope, i. 422. Russia, Empress of, ii. 193, 353. Rutty, Dr. his "Spiritual Diary,” ii. 217. S. SAILORS, their life, ii. 75, 280; iii. 46. . Salamanca University, i. 279. Sarpi, Paolo, his "Council of Trent," i. 80. his life by Johnson, i. 84. Savage, Richard, anecdotes of, i. 100, 1. his life by Johnson, i. 96, 99, 102. enquiry as to his birth, i. 104-7. his tragedy of Sir Thomas Overbury presented, ii. 178. Savages, ii. 130, 267; iii. 18, 88. Scarsdale, Lord, his seat at Keddlestone, ii. 210. Schoolmasters, reflections on, i. 54, 408. law cases as to, i. 4324 ; ii. 244 246. Scorpion, curious enquiry concerning, i. 346. Scotch, remarks on their pronunciation, i. 416. Lairds, i. 252. Scotland, and the Scotch, Johnson's opinion of and bon mots on, i. 263, 345, 360,363,393,458,473,506,517,520,524; ii. 22, 32, 7, 98, IOI,II,ISO, 217, 258, 411, 474, 493, 522. Scott, Sir William, i. 403; ii. 277, 465. Scriptures, The Holy, ii. 135. 326-8. Johnson's letters on the proposal to translate them into Erse, i. Scripture-phrases, i. 454. Second-sight, i. 315, 411, 529. Selected works, ii. 120, 254 Sensibility, i. 372; ü. 97; iii. 25. Sermons, the best, ii. 268. Servants, i. 457; ii. 314. Seward, Reverend Mr. ii. 93, 205, 382. Miss Anna, i. 13; ii. 94, 104. William, Esq. ii. 184. Shakspeare, compared with Congreve, i. 367, 374. with Corneille, ii. 414. with Milton, ii. 452. Johnson's opinion of, ii. 415, 419. Johnson's edition of his plays, i. 107, 193, 4, 196, 7, 202, 3,226, 296;-published, i. 306, 388, 447 ;-remarks on, i. 306, 437; ii. 133, 477. |