From a photograph by Emery Walker after the picture in the National Portrait Gallery, attributed to John Opie RA

Samuel Johnson .

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER XXXI-1776 (MARCH 19-25)

A TOUR IN THE MIDLANDS

Johnson starts on his Journey to the Midlands with Boswell-Mr. Gwyn, the Architect-Johnson and

Boswell at Oxford-University College-Dr. Wetherell-Pembroke College-Dr. Adams-Phil

Jones and Fludyer-Dr. Bentham-Dr. Horne-Walton's "Lives"-Thomas Warton-Robert

and James Dodsley-Dr. John Campbell-Steele-" Tristram Shandy "-Edmund Burke-At

Blenheim-Inns and Taverns-Shenstone-Dyer's “Fleece ”—Grainger's "Sugar Cane "-Dr.

Percy-At Birmingham—Mr. Hector and Mr. Lloyd-Quakers—Mrs. Careless—Lichfield—Three

Crowns Inn-Lucy Porter-Peter Garrick-Harry Jackson-Oat-ale-Garrick-Richard Green-

Rev. Thos. Seward-Miss Seward-Death of Mr. Thrale's Son-Mrs. Aston-Marriage pp. 577-601

CHAPTER XXXII-1776 (MARCH 26-APRIL 10)

JOHNSON RETURNS TO LONDON

Johnson and Boswell Visit Dr. Taylor at Ashbourne-At Derby, Dr. Butter-Love Marriages—" The

Ladies of the Present Day "-Death of Dr. James-St. Albans-Return to London-Johnson Goes

to the Borough-Lobo's "Account of Abyssinia "-Johnson Arranges his Books-Voyages-Omai-

Soldiers and Sailors-Pity-Education-Maclaurin-Good Friday and Easter-Johnson's Hope of

Visiting Italy-Joseph Fowke-Jack Ellis-Gaming-Dr. Cheyne's Books-Dinner at Mr. Thrale's-

Murphy-Flatman's Poems-The Reviews

CHAPTER XXXIII-1776 (APRIL 11-29)

A VISIT TO BATH

pp. 602-622

Dinner at General Paoli's-Garrick's Humour-Johnson on Italian Travel-Translations-The Art

of Printing-Goldsmith's Vanity-At John Hoole's-Mickle-Thomson's Poetry-Dodsley and

Goldsmith-Gray-Joseph Cradock-Othello-At the Crown and Anchor-Wine-drinking-On

Reading-Cumberland's Odes-The Reviews-At Bath with Boswell-Burke-Mrs. Macaulay-

Blair's "Grave "-Mrs. Montagu-Hannah More Mrs. Thrale-New Zealand-At Bristol-

Chatterton-Chesterfield's Letters-Luxuries-Hailes's "Annals of Scotland"-Johnson on Colonel

Campbell's Case

CHAPTER XXXIV-1776 (MAY 15-DEC. 21)

THE DINNER AT DILLY'S

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pp. 623-641

Dr. Johnson meets John Wilkes at Dilly's Dinner-Party-Arthur Lee-Wilkes's Attention to Johnson-

An Anecdote of Foote-Garrick-Johnson and his Life of Dryden "-Cibber-Horace-Elkanah

Settle The Scotch-Mrs. Macaulay-Mrs. Knowles-Mrs. Rudd-Johnson's Epitaph on Goldsmith

for Westminster Abbey-The Round Robin-Johnson's Letter to Mrs. Boswell-He Rebukes

Boswell Count Manucci-At Brighton-Johnson's Indisposition-Dr. Hugh Blair

CHAPTER XXXV-1777 (FEB. 25-JUNE 24)

THE LIVES OF THE POETS

Pp. 642-664

Johnson's State of Mind-Boswell's Law Cases-Sir Alexander Dick-Boswell's Family-Death of

Boswell's son David-False Report of Mr. Thrale's Death-Johnson's Arrangement to Write the

Lives of the Poets-Charles O'Connor-Hugh Kelly-Richard Brinsley Sheridan-Dr. rmstrong

and James Thomson-Hume's Life-Execution of Dr. Dodd.

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pp. 665-683

CHAPTER XXXVI-1777 (JUNE 29-SEPT. 16)

DR. DODD

Johnson gets De Groot into Charterhouse-Dr. Watts-Boswell on Dr. Dodd-The Macquarry Estates-

Sir Allan Maclean-Bennet Langton-Mrs. Williams's Health-Johnson and Mrs. Boswell's

Marmalade-Johnson at Oxford-At Ashbourne-Death of Harry Jackson-Mrs. Aston-Boswell's

Arrival at Ashbourne-Dr. Taylor-Johnson's "Lives of the Poets "-Dr. Dodd's Trial and Death

-Johnson's Appeal to the King-Mr. Fitzherbert-William Hamilton of Bangour-Rev. Thomas

Seward-David Hume

CHAPTER XXXVII-1777 (SEPT. 17-SEPT. 20)

DERBY

pp. 684-705

Johnson and Boswell Visit Derby-Biography-Whigs and Tories-The Stuarts-Johnson's Birthday-

Warton's Poetry-Keddlestone-Bennet Langton-The '45-Dr. Butter-Shaving-Dodd on

Death-Blair's Sermons-Lord Monboddo's Air Bath-Mrs. Carter's Early Rising-Dr. Cullen-

Wine-drinking-Scotch Contempt-Dr. Rutty's Diary-Egoists-Baretti's Style-The " Biographia

Britannica "-Dr. Kippis-Melancholy and Madness—Duties of a Scotch Laird-An American

Savage-Forster's Voyages"

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CHAPTER XXXVIII-1777 (SEPT. 21-DEC. 27)

ASHBOURNE

pp. 706-721

Johnson and Boswell at Ashbourne Church-Dr. Taylor's Talk-Johnson's Sermons-Characters of

the Earl of Cork, John Wilkes, Garrick, Colley Cibber, Foote-Johnson on Mrs. Macaulay-The

Duke of Devonshire-Visits Ilam-Hume-Protestants and Papists-Campbell and Lord Eglinton—

Swearing-Bulldogs-Dr. Johnson and the Dead Cat-Rochester-Prior-Francis Bacon

Johnson's Cordiality-Colloquial Barbarisms-Grainger-Vanity of Human Existence-Beckford

and Trecothick-The Slave Trade-Boswell Quits Ashbourne-Boswell's Negro Cause pp. 722-741

CHAPTER XXXIX-1778 (JAN. 8-APRIL 8)

TALK AT THE CLUB

Saunders Welch-Boswell's Negro's Cause-Boswell's Correspondence-His Arrival in London-

Johnson's Pensioners-His Liberality-Wilkes and Lee-Johnson at Streatham-Luxury-Thomas

à Kempis-Dr. Hurd-Lord Trimlestown-Sir Robert Sibbald's Life-Truth-Warton's Essay

on Pope "-Ghosts-Wesley's Talk-Conversation at the Club-Alcibiades' Dog and the Florentine

Boar-Emigration-Burke's Speeches-The Irish Language-Thicknesse's Travels-How to Deal

with Robbers-Contentment-Johnson's Amusements-Mrs. Montagu-Wine-drinking-Life in

London-Goldsmith-Johnson's Gift to Mrs. Thrale's Servant-Lord Kames's "History of Man"-

Sermons Thomas Davies-Delany's "Swift "

CHAPTER XL-1778 (APRIL 9-APRIL 14)

DR. JOHNSON AND DR. PERCY

pp. 742-762

A Dinner at Sir Joshua's Horace-Dr. Shipley-Chamier and Goldsmith's "Traveller "-Goldsmith's

Genius-Town and Country Life-Foreign Literature-Old Age-" Modern Characters by

Shakespeare "-Mr. Harris of Salisbury-Garrick-C. J. Fox-Sir William Scott-Fame-Actors-

War, Soldiers and Sailors-Cock Lane Ghost-Travel-Johnson's Landlord, Mr. Allen-Dr. Dodd's

'Prison Thoughts "-Pennant's Travels-Johnson's Quarrel with Dr. Percy-His Reconciliation

with him-Dinner at Langton's—“ Snakes in Iceland ”—Soame Jenyns-Maccaronic Versepp. 763-785

CHAPTER XLI-1778 (APRIL 15-APRIL 19)

JOHNSON AND EDWARDS

Johnson's Method of Reading-His Knowledge of Cookery-The Duke of Berwick's Memoirs-Mrs.

Knowles-Quakerism—Dr. Mayo-Luxury-Miss Hannah More-Flattery-Thoughts on Death-

John Wesley's Talk-Miss Jane Harry-Good Friday Fare-Johnson Encounters his old Fellow-

Collegian, Mr. Oliver Edwards-Early Recollections—Thomas Tyers-Johnson's Knowledge of

Law-Goldsmith and Lord Camden-George Psalmanazar-Hon. Daines Barrington-Horne

Tooke-Dr. Shebbeare

pp. 786-807