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him, or the diftreffes they severally laboured under.
Any other fuppofition would be injurious to the me-
mory of a man, who, by his private memoranda in
my poffeffion, appears to have applied near a fourth
part of his income in acts of beneficence.

The above facts are fo connected with the tranfac-
tions of Dr. Johnson, in the latter days of his life, that
they are part of his hiftory; and the mention of them
may serve as a caveat against oftentatious bounty,
favour to negroes, and teftamentary difpofitions in

extremis.

It will afford fome fatisfaction to the compaffionate reader to
know, that the means of benefiting Heeley, and fome others of Dr.
Johnson's relations, whom he had either totally neglected, or
flightly noticed, have been found out, and rendered practicable by
Mr. Langton. That gentleman, to whom the doctor had given his
manuscript Latin poems, having got for them of the booksellers
zo 1. with that benignity which is but one of his excellent qualities,
had determined to divide the fame among the doctor's relations.
And whereas the doctor died indebted to the estate of the late Mr.
Beauclerk, in the sum of 301. lady Diana Beauclerk, his reli& and
executrix, upon the receipt thereof, and being informed of Mr.
Langton's intention, in a spirit of true benevolence requested, that
the might be permitted to add that fum to the former, and, ac-
cordingly, depofited it in his hands. Part of this money has been
applied in relieving the wants of Heely and his wife, and the reft
will be difpofed of among thofe relations that shall appear to ftand
moft in need of help; and, as a farther relief to Heely, and for the
benefit of the idiot-boy, measures have been taken to fettle him
with the parish, upon which he has a legal claim for maintenance,
which having fucceeded, the poor man is eased of a heavy burden,
and the boy is become fure of a provifion for life.

INDE X.

A.

ABilinia, account of the Portuguese miffion to

Act for licensing plays, the occasion thereof

Adventurer, hiftory of that publication

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Advertisement, a spirited one, respecting the Idler
Ebuda, fee Hebrides.

Ainfworth, Michael, note of him

Akenfide, Dr. Mark, anecdotes of him

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challenges Ballow, a lawyer

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account of a day spent with him in the country
Amburft, (editor of the Craftfman) memoirs of him
Annet, anecdote of his inveterate hatred of the holy fcrip-

tures

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378

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247

157

567

Arches, obfervations on the controverfy on the strength of 373
Aften, Mally, Johnfon's epigram on

Authors, by profeffion, characterized
prostitution in, what

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Bailey's Dictionary, the foundation of John fon's
Ballory, Mr. a lawyer, anecdotes of him

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affronts Dr. Akenfide and is challenged by him, but
declines a meeting

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Baret, John, the preface to his dictionary of four languages 172

Barker, Dr. Edmund, account of him

Barnard, Sir John, his elocution described

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Lady Diana, his relict, her benevolence to the neglected
relations of Johnson

Bell, Mrs. Johnson's epitaph on her

Birch, Dr. Thomas, account of him

account of a perambulation by him round London

Blackfriars Bridge, obfervations on the architecture of 375
Blackmore, Sir Richard, his contempt of calumny
Blaney, Elizabeth, inscription to her memory, by Johnson's

father

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Bookfellers,

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158

Bookfellers, inftances of their generofity to authors
Bofwell, Mr. James, accompanies Dr. Johnson to the Hebrides 472
Boyfe, Samuel, a diftreffed poet, account of him
Breakfafts of perfons of quality before the introduction of tea 353
Brett, Dr. Thomas, his fentiments of prayer for the dead 448
Brocklesby, Dr. his generous offer to Johnson

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574

Brooke, Mr. Henry, account of his tragedy of Guftavus Vafa 76

C.

Camden, (the antiquary) ftory of the mutilation of his mo-

nument in Weftminster Abbey)

519

374

W210

Canton, Mr. John, a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine 48

Campbell, (the architect)

Campbell, Dr. John, account of him

Catalogue of the Harleian Library, extracts from

- his correfpondents

Cave, Edward, (the printer) account of him

Chamier, Anthony, Efq; account of him.

Chesterfield, Earl of, his fpeech on the act for licensing the

retailing of fpirituous liquors

his character as a speaker

pretends to patronize Johnson's Dictionary

his interview with Johnson

furvey of his character

ftory of his attempt on a married lady of quality

the immoral tendency of his letters to his fon examined

134

45

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422

113

121

175

176

177

180

181

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his letters contrafted with a letter of Sir Henry Sid-
ney's to his fon Philip

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Compton, Mr. a convert from popery, obtains, by Dr. John-
fon's means, a comfortable fettlement in the church
of England

Contraband trader characterized

Cooper, Bishop of Lincoln, note refpecting his dictionary
Coram, Captain, his noble reply to an offer of affiftance
Corbet, Mr. Andrew, fends johnson with his fon to Pem-
broke College, Oxford

ibid.

Cornelys, Mrs. the fuperintendant of our public diverfions 262
is banished the cities of Turin and Bruffels
Courts of Justice, their tendernefs to prisoners

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60

Creditor, merciless, a character now hardly known in England 523
Crichton, James, furnamed the Admirable, account of him

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D. Dead,

further account of him and his forgery

D.

Dead, praying for them a conftant ufage in the primitive

church

Dictionaries, account of the old English

Diverfions, the inceffant round of them in London
Dixie, Sir Wolftan, his treatment of Johnfon
Dod (the decalogift) anecdote of him

Dodd, Dr. William, account of him

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his petition to the king for pardon, written by Dr. John-.

fon

524

Mrs. Dodd's, to the queen

note on his diary

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motives for mercy in his cafe affigned by Johnfon Dodington, Bubb, Lord Melcombe, feeks the friendship of Johnfon

account of his favourites and dependants

Douglas, Dr. John, detects Lauder of accufing Milton

falfely of plagiarism

Duck, epitaph on a, written by Johnson when only three years of age

Ducket, his atheistical letter

Duick, Mr. John, a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine

Dyer, Mr. Samuel, character and memoirs of

Dyson, Jer. Efq; particulars refpecting him

E..

Eames, Mr. John, account of his academy

Editha, the wife of Edward the Confeffor, ftory of her meeting with Ingulphus when a boy, and examining him as to his progrefs in learning

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Egmont, Lord, author of " Faction detected"

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Felons, the tendernefs with which they are now treated
chances in favour of their efcaping juftice multifold
Fielding, Henry, character of him and his works
Fleetwood, anecdote of a converfation between him and

501

521

522

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Mr. Garrick

55

Foote, Samuel, deterred by Johnfon from his defign of ridi

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Fothergill, Dr. John, account of him

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243

-Fournier, ftory of his forgery on Bishop Hoadly
Free-Mafonry, a mock proceffion in ridicule of

G.

Garrick, Mr. placed in his youth under the tuition of Johnson comes to London with Johnson

acts a part in the Mock Doctor with some journeymen
printers, before Cave at his house
anecdote of him and Fleetwood

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purchases Drury-lane theatre, in conjunction with Lacy 194
lines by him on the publication of Johnson's Dictionary 344
his notion of the importance of his profeffion
his conduct in a chancery-fuit

his pleasantry

his liberality

his reformation of the stage

his arts to ensure the favour of the public

General Warrants, a good use of them

Gentleman's Magazine, the origin and progrefs of account of fome of the early contributors to it Johnson undertakes a biographical article in it conteft between it and the London Magazine

427

428

431

432

ibid.

433

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parliamentary fpeeches therein, firft published in July
1736, under the direction of Guthrie

Johnfon undertakes to write the debates

the fale greatly increased thereby

Johnfon continues the debates to the end of 1743
the debates continued by Hawkefworth, to 1760
review of books, by Owen Ruff head, continued by
Hawkesworth

note of feveral pieces in it, written by Johnfon
George II. King, an elegant compliment of his to the wife

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Glasgow, account of the voyage of an inhabitant of St.
Kilda to

374

477

Goldfmith, Dr. Oliver, anecdotes of him

415

relation of fome of his abfurdities, and of a trick played
upon him by Roubiliac the fculptor

417

of Mr. Thornton

Gibbs, (the architect)

flighted the patronage of the Duke of Northumberland 419

Good-breeding a favourite quality with Johnson

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Goodman's-Fields Theatre, hiftory of its erection and fuppreffion 73

Grenville, Mr. characterized

Grub-triet Journal, origin and progress of

Grub-freet writers and politicians, why fo called
Guftavus Vafa, written by Mr. Brooke

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