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1782. The greatest, if not the whole, of a Reply, by the Reverend Mr. Shaw, to a Person at Edinburgh, of the Name of Clarke, refuting his arguments for the authenticity of the Poems published by Mr. James Macpherson as Translations from Ossian. intern. evid.

1784. List of the Authours of the Universal History, deposited in the British Museum, and printed in the Gentleman's Magazine for December, this year. acknowl.

VARIOUS YEARS.

Letters to Mrs. Thrale. acknowl.

Prayers and Meditations, which he delivered to the Rev. Mr.
Strahan, enjoining him to publish them. acknowl.
Sermons, left for Publication by John Taylor, LL.D. Pre-
bendary of Westminster, and given to the World by the
Rev. Samuel Hayes, A. M. intern. evid.*

[To this List of the Writings of Dr. Johnson, Mr. Alexander Chalmers, with considerable probability, suggests to me that we may add the following:

IN THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE.

1747. Lauder's Proposals for printing the Adamus Exul of Grotius. Vol. 20. p. 404. 1750. Address to the Publick, concerning Miss Williams's Miscellanies, Vol. 20. p. 428. 1753. Preface.

Notice of Mr. Edward Cave's death, inserted in the last page of the Index.

IN THE LITERARY MAGAZINE.

1756. "Observations on the foregoing letter;" i. e. A letter on the American Colonies. Vol. i. p. 66. MALONE.]

[Since the above were communicated to Mr. Malone, Mr. C. has discovered the following in the Gentleman's Magazine:

1739. Address to the Reader in May 1749. Letter on Fire-works, in January. 1751. Preface to the Gentleman's Magazine. Criticism on Moore's Gil Blas. 1754. Preface. A. C.]

Such was the number and variety of the Prose Works of this extraordinary man, which I have been able to discover, and am at liberty to mention; but we ought to keep in mind, that there must undoubtedly have been many more which are yet concealed; and we may add to the account, the numerous Letters which he wrote, of which a considerable part are yet unpublished. It is hoped that those persons in whose possession they are, will favour the world with them.

JAMES BOSWELL.

"After my death I wish no other Herald,
"No other speaker of my living actions,
"To keep mine honour from corruption,
"But such an honest chronicler as Griffith." *

SHAKSPEARE, Henry VIII.

*See Dr. Johnson's letter to Mrs. Thrale, dated Ostick in Skie, September 30, 1773: "Boswell writes a regular Journal of our travels, which I think contains as much of what I say and do, as of all other occurrences together; "for such a faithful chronicler is Griffith."

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"To keep mine honour from corruption,
"But such an honest chronicler as Griffith." *

SHAKSPEARE, Henry VIII.

* See Dr. Johnson's letter to Mrs. Thrale, dated Ostick in Skie, September 30, 1773: "Boswell writes a regular Journal of our travels, which I think contains as much of what I say and do, as of all other occurrences together; "for such a faithful chronicler is Griffith."

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