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SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.

Including a Journal of his Tour to the Hebr'des.

HAWKINS, PIOZZI, MURPHY, TYERS, REYNOLDS, MALONE, NICHOLS, STEEVEN
OPARERLAND, SCOTT, MARKLAND, BURNEY, BLAKEWAY, CHALMERS,

PORTER, LANGTON. AND OTVERS.

COMPLETE IN FOUR VOLUMES.

VOL. IV.

PHILADELPHIA:

CLAXTON, REMSEN, & HAFFELFINGER,
024, 626 & 628 MARKET STREET.

CONTENTS OF VOL. IV.

CHAPTER 1.

1778

Food Friday-Bad Housewifery-Books of Travels-Fleet Street-Meeting with Mr. Unver

Edwards-Lawyers-Tom Tyers-Choice of a Profession-Dignity of Literature-Lord Cam-

den-George Psalmanazar-Daines Barrington-Punishment of the Pillory-Insolence of

Wealth-Extravagance-" Demosthenes Taylor "-Pamphlets-Goldsmith's Comedies-

"The Beggar's Opera "-Johnson's "Historia Studiorum "-Gentleman's Magazine-

Avarice--Bon-Mots-Burke's Classical Pun-Egotism,

CHAPTER II.

1778.

Buying Buckles-"The first Whig "-Wine-Tasso-Homer-Adam Smith-Pope-Voltaire-

Henry's History-Modern Writers-Greece-Rome-Old Age-Dr. Robertson-Addison-

Chinese Language-Interest of Money-Imagination-Existence-Virtue and Vice-The

Bat-Lord Marchmont-" Transpire "-House of Peers-Pope's "Universal Prayer "-DI-

vorces-Parson Ford's Ghost-Lord Clive,.
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CHAPTER III.

1778-1779.

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Lord Kames-Sir George Villiers's Ghost-Innate Virtue-Native Modesty-Foreign Travel-

Lord Charlemont-Country Life-Manners of the Great-Horne's "Letter to Dunning "-

Dr. Mead-Rasselas and Candide-Francis's Horace-Modern Books of Travels-Lord

Chatham-Vows-Education-Milton's "Tractate "-Locke-Visit to Warley Camp-Dr.

Burney-Sir Joshua Reynolds's "Discourses "-Publication of the "Lives of the Poets "--

Death of Garrick-Correspondence,

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CHAPTER IV.

1779.

Mr. Tasker's "Ode "--Man of the World-" Vicar of Wakefield "-Janius's Letters-Paren-

tal Authority-London-" Government of the Tongue "-Good Friday-Easter day-Eel-

skinning-Claret, Port, Brandy-Shakspeare's Witches-Lochlomond-Liberty-Hackman

Johnson and Topham Beauclerk-Mallet-Friendship-Eulogy on Garrick—“ Art of getting

drunk "-Empirics-Parental Affection-Lord Marchmont-Pope-Parnell's "Hermit "—

Correspondence,

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CHAPTER V.

1779.

Experiments on the Constancy of Friends-Colonel James Stuart-Choice of Guardians—

Adventurers to the East Indies-Poor of London-Pope's "Essay on Man "-Lord Boling-

broke-Johnson's Residences in London-Conjugal Infidelity-Roman Catholics-Helps to

the Study of Greek-Middlesex Election-House of Commons-Right of Expulsion-George

Whitfield-Philip Astley-Keeping company with Infidels-Irish Union-Vulgar Prosperity

"The Ambassador says well "-Correspondence,

CHAPTER VI.

1780.

"Lives of the Poets " completed-Dr. Lawrence-Loss of a Wife-Death of Topham Beaumera

-Letter-writing-Mr. Melmoth-Fitzosborne's Letters-Somerset-House Exhibition-Riots

in London-Lord George Gordon-Mr. Akerman-Correspondence-Dr. Beattie-Davies's

"Life of Garrick "-Advice to a Young Clergyman-Composition of Sermons-Borough

Election-Lady Southwell-Mr. Alexander Macbean-Lord Thurlow-Langton's Collec-

tanea-Dr. Franklin's "Demonax,"

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CHAPTER VII.

1781.

The "Lives of the Poets" completed-Observations upon, and various Readings in, the

Life of Cowley-Waller-Milton-Dryden-Pope-Broome-Addison-Parra-Rackmore

-Philips-Congreve-Tickell-Akenside-Lord Lyttelton-Young-Swift,

CHAPTER VIII.

1781.

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Warren Hastings-Liberty and Necessity-Picture of a Man, by Shakspeare and by Milton→

Registration of Deeds-Duty of a Member of Parliament-Deportment of a Bishop—“ Merri

ment of Parsons "—Zachariah Mudge-Dr. Walter Harte-Scale of Liquors-Dancing-Si

Philip Jennings Clerk-American War-Dudley Long-Exaggerated Praise-" Learning to

Talk"-Veracity-Death of Mr. Thrale-Queen's Arms Club-Constructive Treason-Castes

of Men-Passion Week-Addison-Blackstone-Steele-Educating by Lectures-The Re

purrection--Apparitions,

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