LIFE AND CONSERVATIONS OF DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON (FOUNDED CHIEFLY UPON BOSWELL).

CONTENTS.

Birth-Parentage—Michael Johnson-Johnson's Mother-Samuel touched
for the Evil-First School-Tom Brown and Mr. Hunter-Religious
Instruction-Manly little Resolution--Young Johnson in Love-
Leaves School-Picture of Johnson during School-days

CHAPTER II.

REPOSE-AT COLLEGE-ON THE WORLD.

(1726-1734.)

Waiting-At Pembroke College-Hypochondria-Johnson's Studies-
"Miserably Poor"-Story of the Shoes-Leaves College-Tries
Teaching-Visions of London-His Birmingham Friend

CHAPTER III.

MARRIED-OFF TO LONDON-EARLY STRUGGLES.

(1734-1740.)

PAGE

1-8

9-16

Johnson's Wife-"Convulsive Starts and Odd Gesticulations"-First

Meeting with Hogarth-A Novel Race-Tries Teaching Again-

Sets out for London-Advised to 66

Buy a Porter's Knot "-His

Friend Hervey-"The Senate of Lilliput "-"London "-Self-dis-
closures-Endeavours to obtain an M. A.-Fails-" Yours, without a
Dinner"-A Real Tragedy

17-27

CHAPTER IV.

STILL STRUGGLING-LITERARY HACK-WORK-"LIFE OF SAVAGE."

(1740-1744.)

"Irene" cannot get on to the Stage-Ill and Hungry-Mindful of others'
Needs-"Life of Savage "-Plea for Merciful Judgment-Fellowship
in Suffering-Pride and Poverty

. 28-33

THE WORST OVER-DICTIONARY BEGUN-" IRENE" ON THE STAGE.

(1745-1749.)

A Prologue-Dictionary Begun-At Work-Excursion to Tunbridge

Wells-Vanity of Human Wishes"- Irene on the Boards-

Johnson in Full Dress-" Irene "—Its Moral Significance.

CHAPTER VI.

PAGE

34-40

"THE RAMBLER "-JOHNSON'S STYLE--HIS WIFE'S DEATH.

(1750-1752.)

"The Rambler "— Notanda — Johnson's Style-His Wife's Death-Epi-

taph-" Diu Defletam"-Letter of Sympathy-Troubled Waters-

Love, not Superstition-"Can we believe that the dear Dead are

Gone?"

CHAPTER VII.

41-51

JOHNSON'S HOUSEHOLD-HIS FRIENDS-VISIT TO OXFord.

(1752-1754.)

A Queer Family-Sir Joshua Reynolds-Characteristic Anecdote-Bennet

Langton-Topham Beauclerk-Beauclerk Rebuked-A Falstaffian

Night-Striking Contrast--"The Adventurer "-" Prayers and Medi-

tations"-Johnson's Tenderness of Heart-" Poor dear Collins !"-

Visit to Oxford

CHAPTER VIII.

52-62

JOHNSON AND THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD-M.A.—DICTIONARY

PUBLISHED.

(1754-1755)

Letter to Chesterfield -Brains versus Blood-Manifestation of Feeling-

How the Letter affected Chesterfield-Johnson on the Earl-Another

attempt to procure an M. A.-Successful this Time-Dictionary An-

nounced-Letter to Bennet Langton-Note of Melancholy

CHAPTER IX.

63-73

MORE ABOUT THE DICTIONARY-LETTERS-"THE IDLER.'

(1755-1758.)

Characteristic Definitions-Garrick's Critique on the Dictionary-Reso-
lutions-Money all Gone-" The Universal Review"-Offered a

CONTENTS.

Benefice-Letter to Burney-Letter to Langton-Another Letter to

Burney-Burney Visits our Author at Home-"The Idler "-Letters

to Warton and Langton-Letter of Sympathy.

HIS MOTHER'S DEATH-"RASSELAS "-HIS NEGRO SERVANT.

(1759—1760.)

Letters to his Dying Mother-His Mother's Death--Johnson's Grief—

"Rasselas "-Francis Barber-Resolutions-Dedications--Letter to

Langton-Johnson not an Idle Man

89-97

CHAPTER XI.

LETTERS-JOHNSON A PENSIONER-BOSWELL INTRODUCED.

(1760-1763.)

A Model Letter-Letter to Baretti-Pensioned-A Friendly Dispute-
Letter of Thanks-Visit to Devonshire-Boswell Introduced-Scene
Described-Second Meeting-Talk-Boswell-"A Man's a Man"