Facility of composition, Johnson's ex. of, ii. 221 n. 241 n. ; iii. 113. ; viji.

s traordinary, viii. 1.

195 n. 291 n. Faction, viii. 190.

Ferns, the deanery of, viii. 46. Factiousness, viii. 83 n.

• Festivals and Fasts,' Nelson's, vb. 90. Facts, mischief of mingling them with Feudal system, iii. 212. 236. ; vii. 302. fiction, viii. 177.

Fiction, viii. 230. Fairfax's 'Tasso,' viii. 5.

Fiddle, difficulty of playing upon, iii. Fairies, vii. 364.

267. * Fairy Queen,' Spenser's, vii. 355. Fielding, Henry, i. 195 n. ; viii. 255. Falconer, Rev. Mr., a nonjuring Fielding compared with Richardson, bishop, vii. 239.

iii. 38, 39. 207, 208. *Falkland Islands, Johnson's pam- Fielding, his ' Amelia,' vi. 163. ; ix. phlet respecting, iii. 151. 171.

80. * False Alarm,' Johnson's, iii. 120. Fielding, Sir John, vii. 326. 171.; vii. 377.

Fife, barrenness of, iv. 67 n. * False Delicacy,' Hugh Kelly's play Fighting-cock, v. 274. of, iii. 37.

Filmer on Government, ix. 145. Falsehoods, vii. 57.

* Fingal,' the poem of, iv. 94. 178. Fame, vi. 153. 303. ; vii. 98.

262. 327. ; v. 137. 224. 227-236. See Family influence, üi. 179. 305. ; v. 282.

• Ossian.' Family, men of, iv. 109.

Finnon haddock, iv. 113 n. Family residences, iv, 238. 240.

Firebrace, Lady, verses to, i. 149. Farmer, Rev. Dr., ii. 136. ; vii. 366. Fishmonger, insensibility of one, vii. Johnson's letters to, iii. 123. ; vii.

252 325.

Fitzherbert, William, esq. i. 85. ; ii. Farmers, vii. 217.

92 n. 130. ; iii. 262. ; iv. 271 No; v. Farnborough, Lord, vii. 161 n.

294. ; vi. 192. ; vii. 258 n. 261. Farquhar, George, his writings, vii. Fitzherbert, Mrs., i. 85.; vii. 380. ; 355.

ix. 56. • Fashionable Lover,' Cumberland's. Fitzmaurice, Mr., vii. 319. play of the, iv. 193.

. Fitzosborne's Letters,' vii. 317 n. 318. * Father's Revenge,' the Earl of Car- Fitzroy, Lord Charles, vi. 102. Lisle's tragedy of, viii. 242.

Flatman, Thomas, his poems, vi. 148 Fawkener, Sir Everard, i. 209 n. Flattery, iii. 277.; iv. 55.; V. 202 n. Fawkes, Francis, his translation of 311.; vii. 175. 196. ; ix. 65. 114. 119. Anacreon, ix. 14.

• Fleece,' Dyer's poem of the, vi. 83. Fear, iii. 82.; ix. 101.

Fleet Street, vi. 52. 149. Fees, lawyers', iv. 70.

Fleetwood, Everard, vii. 176. • Felixmarte of Hircania,' Spanish ro- Fleetwood on the Sacrament, recommance of, i. 45.

mended by Johnson, ix. 180. Fencing, iv. 63.

Fleming, Sir Michael le, ii. 249 n.
Fenelon's' Telemachus,' v. 43. Flexman, Mr., viii. 327.
Fenton, Elijah, his share in the trans- Flint, Bet, viii. 80 n. 81.

lation of the Odyssey, vii. 324. Flogging in schools, vi. 28. ; ix. 131. Ferguson, James, the astronomer, iii. Flood, Right Hon. Henry, his be. 103. ; vii. 36.

quest to Dublin University, ii. 77. Ferguson, Sir Adam, iii. 202.

His opinion of Johnson as an ora. Fergussone, Captain, iv, 205 n. ; 288 n. tor, iii, 157. His epitaph on John Fergusson, Dr. Adam, iv. 34. 38.

son, viii. 423. Ferns, Dr. Thomas Elringtor, bishop | Floyd, Thomas, ii. 244 na

Floyer, Sir John, on · Cold Baths,' | Foulis, Sir James, some account of, i. 38. On' Asthma,' viii. 263.

iv. 162 n. 261. Fludyer, Johnson's college compa- Foulis, the Messieurs, the Elzevirs of nion, vi. 75 n.

Glasgow, v. 116. Folengo, Theopilo, vii, 125 n.

* Fountains,' the, a tale, by Johnson, Fondness, viii. 140.

iii. 10. Fontainebleau, vi. 9. 23.

Fowke, Joseph, V. 436.; X. 119. 254 Fontenelle, vi. 26 n. ; vii. 78.

262
Foote, Samuel, anecdotes and cha. Fox, Right Hon. Charles James, ii.

racter of, ii, 121. 170. 183 n. ; iii. 95, 177 n. 263 n. ; v. 182 n. 288 n.; vi.
96, 97 n. 101. 113. 181 n. 182. 225 n.; 140 n. ; vii. 84. 96. 103. 122 n.;
iv. 27 n. 73 n. ; v. 142. 232, 233. ; viii. 154. 262. 278. 295.
vi. 23 n. 61 n. 191, 192 n. 222.; viii. France, Johnson's Journal of his
168. 218. 227.; ix. 62. 129. His de- Tour in, vi. 1-20.
scription of Johnson at Paris, vi. France, want of middle rank in, vi.
23 n.

8. 21.
Forbes, Sir William, of Pitsligo, iv. France, state of literature in, vii. 87.

15, 16. 18. 22. 36. ; v. 144. 168 n.; vi. Francis, Rev. Dr. Philip, i. 169 n. His
160, 161. 207, 208 n. 211. ; vii. 29. translation of Horace, vii. 219.
48.

Francklin, Rev. Dr. Thomas, the
Ford, Rev. Cornelius, a cousin of translator of Sophocles, ii. 120.; vi.

Johnson's, i. 45 n. ; ix. 3. Ghost story 210 n. His translation of the “ Derespecting, vii. 210.

monar” of Lucian, and inscribed Ford, Sarah, Johnson's mother, i. 29. to Johnson, vii. 380. Fordyce, Rev. Dr. James, ii. 168 n. Franklin, Dr. Benjamin, iv. 28. 169. ; viii. 413.; X. 155.

Fraser, Mr., engineer, vii. 180. Fordyce, Dr. George, vii. 59 n. Fraser, Simon, Lord, iv. 255. Foreigners, vii. 362.

Frederick of Prussia, Johnson's Life Fores, iv. 120.

of, ii. 62. ; iii. 45 n. Form of prayer, arguments for, v. Free will, iii. 83. ; vii. 133 n. 110.

French, Johnson's notions of their Fornication, iv, 219. ; vi. 134.

manners and customs, iv. 109. ; vi. Forrester, Colonel, vi. 138.

22, 23. ; vii. 215. 362. Forster, George, his “Voyage to the French Academy send Johnson their South Seas,' vi. 324.

Dictionary, ii. 51. Fort Augustus, vii. 235.

French language, vi. 24. Fort George, iv. 128.

French writers superficial, and why, Fortune, ix. 213.

ii. 241. 'Fortune,' Derrick's poem of, quoted, French, credulity of the, v. 66. i. 136.

French literature, iv. 247.; V. 42; Fortune hunters, i. 136.

viii. 231. ; ix. 103. Forster, Mrs. Elizabeth, Milton's Freron, M., the antagonist of Voltaire, grandaughter, i. 267. 271.

Johnson's visit to, vi. 6. 27. Foster, Dr. James, some account of, Frewen, Rev. Dr. Accepted, iii. vii. 357 n.

283. Foster, Thomas, surgeon, iii. 56. Friends and Friendship, i. 182. 248. ; Fothergill, Dr. John, vi. 99 n.

The

Friendship', an Ode, by Johnson, Gaubius, Professor, his distinction bei. 182.

tween hypochondria and madness, Frisick language, il. 269.

i. 65. Fullarton, Colonel John, vii. 219. Gay, the poet, v. 14. ; viii. 5. His Future state, iii. 192. ; vii. 20.

• Beggar's Opera,' vii. 173. Future state, knowledge of friends in, Orpheus of Highwaymen,' v. 314.

iji. 192. ; vi. 293. ; vii, 130, 130 n. Gelidus, character of, in the 'Ram. 131. ; viii. 279.

bler,' i. 253. ; v. 215. Futurity, ix. 123.

Gell, Mr., of Hopton Hall, v. 196.
General knowledge, ix. 4.

General polity, ix. 28.
G.

General principles, ix. 4.

General warrants, legality of, ii. 73. Gaelic language, iii, 184, 184 n. ; viii. Generosity, v. 153.; ix. 218. 298. 247, 247 n.

Genius, iv. 92. ; vii. 246. 333. Gaiety, vi. 235. ; ix. 41.

Gentility, ix. 54. Galatians, Durham on the, iv. 132, Gentleman, Francis, ii. 155, 155 n. 132. n.

Gentleman's Magazine, i. 95. 103. 123. Galen, vii. 356.

165. 171. ; vii. 174. Gaming, iii. 209. ; vi. 140, 140 n. Gentlemen, ix. 54. • Canganelli's Letters,' not authentic, • Gentle Shepherd,' Allan Ramsay's, vii. 129, 129 n.

iii. 259. ; v. 120 n. Garagantua,' Johnson compared to, George I., Johnson's character of, v. vii. 90.

284. Gardener, Mr., bookseller, v. 288. George II., his severity in the case of Gardening, iii. 78. ; ix. 95.

Dr. Cameron, i. 162, 163 n. JohnGardenston, Lord, iv. 74, 74 n.

son's uniform invective against, i. Gardiner, Mrs., i. 289.; viii. 241. 162.; v. 284. Johnson's epigram on, Garrick, David, i. 83. 104. 106. 109. i. 166. Not an Augustus to learning

112. 165. 192, 193. 209. 223. 227. 230. or genius, i. 243. His destruction 234 n. 253, 253 n. 296. 299. ; ii. 15. 53. of his father's will, v. 284, 284 n. 56. 82. 165. 172. 274, 275, 275 n.; iii. George III., his accession and cha. 23. 68. 79. 229. 268. 277. 286. ; iv. 266,

;

racter, ii. 118. 130. 140. ; iv. 206 n. 266 n. 305. ; v. 90. 262. 264. ; vi. 96, v. 229 n. Johnson's character of, 96 n. 174. 191. 291. 328. 330. ; vii. 91. ii. 130. Grants Johnson a pension, 93. 137. 160. 238. 241. 261. 352. 356. i. 141. Johnson's interview with, 372. ; viii. 238. ; ix. 11. 18. 67. 125. iii. 19. Happy expression of, i. 258. 133. 232. 237. 247. 280. 320.

213. 220, 220 n. ; vii. 59. 103. 141. for abusing him, lii. 246, 246n. His

210. 215. 270.; viii. 69. 71. ; ix. 5. 69. death, v. 188. Johnson's tetrastic Giannone, vii. 352.

on, v. 189. Johnson's Latin epitaph Giants' Causeway, vii. 295.

on, vi. 204. 207. Garrick's descrip • Giants of Literature,' i. 258.

tion of him, ii. 190 n. His · Vicar Giardini, iii. 266.

of Wakefield,' i. 192, 192 . ; viii. Gibbon, Edward, iii. 66. 177. ; iv. 20 n.; 172. His · Traveller,' ii. 308. ; iii.

v. 182 n. 291, 292, 292 n. 314 n. ; vi. 280.; viii. 84. 96. His • Deserted 127. 176.; ix. 240. Sketch of his

Village,' ii. 309. ; iii. 280. Johnson's appearance and manners, by George

prologue to his • Good-natured Colman, jun., vi. 176, 176 n. His Man,' iii. 37. His Life of Parnell, character of Dr. Maty, i. 35n. His iii. 160. Dedicates She Stoops to panegyric on public schools, vi. 127. Conquer' to Johnson, iii. 253.

His Gibbon, Charles, his · Work worth * Animated Nature,' vi, 209 n. the Reading,' ii. 311 n.

Goldsmith, Rev. Mr., iii. 220. Gibbon, Rev. Dr., viii. 106, 106 n. Goldsmith, Mrs., vi. 227. Giffard, a clergyman, verses by, iii. Good breeding, iv. 81. ; ix. 9. 212. In 149, 149 n. ; iv. 122.

what it consists, iii. 83. The best Gifford, William, anecdote related by, book upon, iv. 308.

on Johnson's proficiency in Greek, Gooddere, Captain, iv. 27 n. viii. 389 n.

Good Hater, ix. 219. Gilbert on. Evidence,' v. 140.

Good-humour, iv. 222. ; v. 309. Gillespie, Dr., viii. 257.

• Good-natured Man,' Goldsmith's, Gin-shops, iii. 257.

iii. 35. 37. Gisborne, Dr., v. 289 n.

Goodness, infinite, viii. 302. Glanville, William Evelyn, vii. 186 n. Goodness, natural, iv. 227. Glasgow, v. 114. ; viii. 176. ; ix. 95. Good, Dr. Mason, i. 64. Glasse, Mrs., her book of Cookery,' Gordon, Professor Thomas, iv. 86 91 written by Dr. Hill, vii. 127.

Gordon, Lord George, vii. 326, 327, Glensheal, iv. 149, 149 n.

328 n. ; viii. 3. Gloominess, folly and sinfulness of, Gordon, Sir Alexander, iv. 86. 91. viii, 125.

Gout, iv. 220. Glow-worm, iii. 46. 275.

Government of the Tongue,' vii. 251. Gluttony, ii 258. ; ix. 120.

Government, iii. 202. ; ix. 145. Goldsmith, Oliver, ii. 188. 190, 190 n. Government influence, v. 297. 300.;

192. 194. 199, 199 n. 201. 318.; iii. vi. 167. ; viii. 56. 27. 35. 59. 84. 197. 216. 218, 219. 222. Government of India, viii. 208. 946. 252. 257. 273. 275, 276. 284. 296. Governments, different kinds of, vii. 299, 300. 301. ; iv. 98. ; v. 85. 188. 124. 303. ; vi. 155, 155 n. 156. 222, 223. Gower, Earl, his letter to a friend of 241. 252, 253. 273. 276. 279. 280.; viii. Swift in behalf of Johnson, i. 145. 84 n. 90 n. 91. 163. 173. 211 n. John-Gower, Earl, probable cause of Johnson's opinion of, and of his writings, son's aversion to, i. 146 : ii. 50, i. 184. 308. 309. ; iii. 37. 197. 281, 282,

50 n. 300. 304. ; iv. 145. 306. 309. ; v. 85. Grace, vii. 133, 133 n. ; viii. 86. 188. 303. ; vi 155, 155 n.; vii. 77. Grace at meals, iv. 128. 84, 85. 108. 160. 228. 247. 305. 309. Graham, author of 'Telemachus, a 245 n. 369. 374. 376.; viii. 84. 91. 96. Masque,' ii. 188. ; iv. 988. 163, 172, 173. ;

ix, 64. 148. 205. 230. Graham, Lord, third Duke of Mona 237. Beats Evans, the bookseller,

trose, vii. 256.

Graham, Miss, afterwards Lady Dash., Grenville, Right Hon. George, jii. wood, vii. 291.

152, Grainger, Dr. James, vi. 44. 44 n.; Gresham College, vi. 129. vii. 16.

Greswold, Henry, his character of Grammar-school, Johnson's scheme Johnson, i. 100. for the classes of a, i, 107.

Greville, Mr., his ' Maxims, Chatac Grange, Lady, her extraordinary con- ters, and Reflections,' viii. 305.

finement at St. Kilda, iv. 246, 246 n. Grey, Dr. Zachary, vii. 170. Granger, Rev. James, his ‘Biogra- Grey, Dr. Richard, vii. 170.

phical History,' iv. 282, 282 n. ; vi. Grief, vi. 272. ; viii. 99. ; ix. 113. 117.

217. Johnson's letter to, vi. 32. Grierson, Mr., king's printer at Dub Grant, Sir Archibald, vi. 231.

lin, iii. 130, 130 n. Granville, John Carteret, first Earl, Grierson, Mrs., some account of, iii. vii. 360, 360 n. ; viii. 53.

130 n. Gratitude, iv. 252.

Griffiths, Mr., of Kefnamwycllh, v. Grattan, Right Hon. Henry, v. 263. ; 211. viii. 320.

Grimston, Viscount, his 'Love in a Grave,' Blair's, vi. 167.

hollow Tree,' viii. 55, 55 n. Graves, Rev. Richard, vi. 83. His Groot, Isaac de, descendant of GroSpiritual Quixote,' x. 244 n.

tius, Johnson's kindness to, vi. 258, Graves, Mr. Morgan, i. 99 n.

258 R. Gray's poetry, iv, 172, 172 n. ; v. 19. Grotius, ii. 241. ; vi. 259, 259 n.

265, 266. 275, 275 n.; vi. 149. 157.; Grotius, on the Christian Religion, rex. 140. 163. His Odes, v. 275, 275 n.; commended by Johnson, ii. 171. vii. 361. His • Letters,' v. 325.

Grotius de Satisfactione Christi,' iv. .Gray's Inn Journal,' ii. 121.

90. Great,' how pronounced, iii. 191, Grotto, Pope's, vii. 357, 357 n. 191 n.

Grottos, vii, 357 n. ; ix. 74. Great, manners of the, vii. 216. Grove, Rev. Henry, author of the pa. Great men, on paying court to, ii. 312. per in the 'Spectator,' on novelty, Greece, the fountain of knowledge, vi. 151, 151 n. vii. 188.

Grub Street, Johnson's description of, Greek, ix. 17. 168. Johnson's advice ii. 50.

on studying, ix. 17. 169. Compared Guardians, Johnson's advice on the

by Johnson to lace, vii. 370, 370 n. appointment of, vii. 281. Greek grammar, Clenardus's, vii. 367. Gulliver's Travels,' vi. 257. Green, Matthew, his ‘Spleen' quoted, Gunning, Elizabeth, Duchess of Ar vii. 287.

gyle, v. 94, 94 n. Green, Richard, of Lichfield, v. 194.; Gunpowder,

vi. 98.; ix. 248. His cast of Shak. Gustavus Vasa,' Brooke's, i. 156, speare, v. 331.

156. n. Green, T. of Ipswich, his' Diary of a Guthrie, William, i. 127, 128 n. 156.; Lover of Literature,' quoted, v.

iii. 43. 292 n.; X, 139.

Gwyn, Mr., architect, iii. 8. ; v. 213 n.; Green-room, Johnson's reasons for vi. 67. 69. Johnson's dedication to not frequenting, i. 231.

his London and Westminster Im. "Green Sleeves,' song of, iv. 288.

proved, iii. 8.

His proposals for Greenwich Hospital, ii. 248.

the improvement of the metropolis, Grenville Act, v. 142.

iii. 98 n.