1742. the title of King; abridged, methodised, and di- Translation of Abbé Guyon's Dissertation on the Translation of Fontenelle's Panegyric on Dr. Morin, FOR THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. Preface, intern. evid. Essay on the Account of the Conduct of the Duchess An Account of the Life of Peter Burman, acknowl. Proposals for printing Bibliotheca Harleiana, or a Abridgment, entitled Foreign History, intern. evid. 1743. Dedication to Dr. Mead of Dr. James's Medicinal Dictionary, intern. evid. FOR THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. Preface, intern. evid. Parliamentary Debates under the name of Debates in the Senate of Lilliput, from Nov. 19. 1740, to Feb. 23. 1742-3, inclusive, acknowl. Considerations on the Dispute between Crousaz and Warburton on Pope's Essay on Man, intern. evid. Advertisement for Osborne concerning the Harleian 1744. Life of Richard Savage, acknowl. Preface to the Harleian Miscellany, acknowl. FOR THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. Preface, intern. evid. 1745. Miscellaneous Observations on the tragedy of Macbeth, with remarks on Sir T. H.'s (Sir Thomas Hanmer's) Edition of Shakspeare, and proposals for a new Edition of that Poet, acknowl. 1747. Plan for a Dictionary of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE, addressed to Philip Dormer, Earl of Chesterfield, acknowl. FOR THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. * Lauder's Proposals for printing the Adamus Exul of Grotius. [Abridgment of Foreign History, Gent. Mag. 1794, p. 1001.] FOR THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. 1748. Life of Roscommon, acknowl. 1749. Foreign History, November, intern. evid. FOR MR. DODSLEY'S PRECEPTOR. Preface, acknowl. Vision of Theodore the Hermit, acknowl. FOR THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. * Letter on Fire Works. 1750. The RAMBLER, the first paper of which was published 20th of March this year, and the last 17th of March, 1752, the day on which Mrs. Johnson died (1), acknowl. Letter in the General Advertiser to excite the atten (1) This is a mistake. The last number of the Rambler appeared on the 14th of March, three days before Mrs. Johnson died.-MALONE. tion of the public to the performance of Comus, which was next day to be acted at Drury Lane playhouse, for the benefit of Milton's grand-daughter, acknowl. Preface and Postscript to Lauder's Pamphlet, entitled "An Essay on Milton's Use and Imitation of the Moderns in his Paradise Lost," acknowl. FOR THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. Address to the Public concerning Miss Williams's Miscellanies. 1751. Life of Cheynel, in the Miscellany called "The Student," acknowl. Letter for Lauder, addressed to the Reverend Dr. John Douglas, acknowledging his fraud concerning Milton Dedication to the Earl of Middlesex of Mrs. Charlotte FOR THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. * Preface. * Criticism on Moore's Gil Blas. 1753. Dedication to John, Earl of Orrery, of Shakspeare illustrated, by Mrs. Charlotte Lennox, acknowl. During this and the following year he wrote and gave to his much loved friend, Dr. Bathurst, the papers in the Adventurer, signed T., acknowl. FOR THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. *Preface. *Notice of Mr. Edward Cave's death, inserted in the last page of the index. 1754. Life of Edward Cave, in the Gentleman's Magazine, acknowl. FOR THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. * Preface. 1755. A DICTIONARY, with a Grammar and History, of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE, acknowl. An Account of an Attempt to ascertain the Longitude at Sea, by an exact Theory of the Variations of the Magnetical Needle, with a Table of the Variations at the most remarkable cities in Europe, from the year 1660 to 1780, acknowl. This he wrote for Mr. Zachariah Williams, an ingenious ancient Welsh gentleman, father of Mrs. Anna Williams, whom he for many years kindly lodged in his house. It was published with a translation into Italian by Signor Baretti. In a copy of it, which he presented to the Bodleian Library at Oxford, is pasted a character of the late Mr. Zachariah Williams, plainly written by Johnson, intern. evid. 1756. An Abridgment of his Dictionary, acknowl. Several Essays in the Universal Visitor, which there is some difficulty in ascertaining. All that are marked with two asterisks have been ascribed to him, although I am confident, from internal evidence, that we should except from these "The Life of Chaucer," "Reflections on the State of Portugal," and "An Essay on Architecture." And from the same evidence I am confident that he wrote "Further Thoughts on Agriculture" and "A Dissertation on the State of Literature and Authors." The Dissertation on the Epitaphs, written by Pope, he afterwards acknowledged, and added to his " Idler." Life of Sir Thomas Browne, prefixed to a new edition of his Christian Morals, acknowl. In the LITERARY MAGAZINE, or UNIVERSAL REVIEW, which began in January, 1756, His ORIGINAL ESSAYS are, The Preliminary Address, intern. evid. An Introduction to the Political State of Great Britain, intern. evid. Remarks on the Militia Bill, intern. evid. Observations on his Britannic Majesty's Treaties with the Empress of Russia and the Landgrave of Hesse Cassel, intern. evid. Observations on the Present State of Affairs, intern. evid. Memoirs of Frederick III., King of Prussia, intern. evid. In the same MAGAZINE his REVIEWS are of the follow ing books::-"Birch's History of the Royal Society;" "Browne's Christian Morals;" "Warton's Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope,” vol. i.; "Hampton's Translation of Polybius ;" "Sir Isaac Newton's Arguments in proof of a Deity;"" Borlase's History of the Isles of Scilly;" "Home's Experiments on Bleaching;"" Browne's History of Jamaica ;” "Hales on Distilling Sea-Waters, Ventilators in Ships, and curing an ill taste in Milk;" "Lucas's Essay on Waters;" "Keith's Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops;" "Philosophical Transactions," vol. xlix. ; "Miscellanies by Elizabeth Harrison;" "Evans's Map and Account of the Middle Colonies in America;" "The Cadet, a Military Treatise ;” "The Conduct of the Ministry relating to the present War, impartially examined," intern. evid. "Mrs. Lennox's Translation of Sully's Memoirs ;" "Letter on the Case of Admiral Byng;" to the People concerning Admiral Byng;" way's Eight Days' Journey" " and Essay on Tea ;" "Some further particulars in Relation to the Case of Admiral Byng, by a Gentleman of Oxford,” acknowl. Appeal "Han Mr. Jonas Hanway having written an angry Answer to the Review of his Essay on Tea, Johnson, in the same collection, made a reply to it, acknowl. This is the only instance, it is believed, when he condescended to take notice of any thing that had been |