OF

SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL. D.

INCLUDING

A JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES.

BY

JAMES BOSWELL, ESQ.

A NEW EDITION.

WITH

NUMEROUS ADDITIONS AND NOTES,

BY

JOHN WILSON CROKER, LL.D. F.R.S.

Quò fit ut OMNIS
Votivâ pateat veluti descripta tabellâ
VITA SENIS

HORAT, 1 Sat. lib. ii.

IN FIVE VOLUMÉS.

VOL. IV.

LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE-STREET.

MDCCCXXXI.

Page 31,-line 23, for Sept 12th, read—21st.

31, note,-1. 10, for it seems, read—he seems.
47, note 1, .. dele that note, and substitute – It appears from part

of the original journal in Mr. Anderdon's papers,
that the friend who told the story was Mr. Beau-
clerk, and the gentleman and lady alluded to
were Mr. (probably Henry) and Miss Harvey.
There is reason to fear that Mr. Boswell's in-
discretion in betraying Mr. Beauclerk's name
a little impaired the cordiality between him and

Dr. Johnson. 49,- line 37, between idea and unconstitutional, insert—as. 64,- line 11, fill up the blank with—Beauclerk. 213,-line 1, on four peers, add note-[The occasion was Mr.

Horne's writ of error in 1778.-Ed.] 229,

dele note 2. 246,

· for White, read – Whyte. 255, note 1, add--Though the editor was assured, from what he

thought good authority, that Mr. Damer was
here alluded to, he has since reason to suppose
that another and more respectable name was
meant, which, however, without more certainty,

he does not venture to mention.
263, note 2,-line 2, for vol. ii. read_vol. iii.
294,-- line 7,

The reference to note 2 should be on the word bishop,

in the next line. 311, note 1,

for 301, read—304.

for his, read—this. 363, note 1,

add-Johnson himself, in a memorandum among Mr.

Anderdon's papers, dated in 1784, writes “cubic 427, note 1,-1. 14, for April, 1779, read—1st August, 1780, p. 320.

after Reyn. Recol. dele—p. 81.

dele Apoph.
112, n., 415, n. 1,1.31 add-BOSWELL.

361, note,

451, margin,
459, margin,