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Fothergill, Dr. John, account of him
Fournier, itory of his forgery on Bishop Hoadly
Free-Majinry, a mock proceffion in ridicule of

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Garrick, Mr. placed in his youth under the tuition of Johnson 35
comes to London with Johnson,

acts a part in the Mock Doctor with fome journeymen
printers, before Cave at his houte

anecdote of him and Fleetwood

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purchafes Drury-lane theatre, in conjunction with Lacy
lines by him on the publication of Johnfon's Dictionary
his notion of the importance of his profeffion

his conduct in a chancery-fuit

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his reformation of the stage

his arts to enfure the favour of the public
General Warrants, a good ufe of them
Gentleman's Magazine, the origin and progress of
account of fome of the early contributors to it
Johníon undertakes a biographical article in it
contest between it and the London Magazine

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parliamentary fpeeches therein, first published in July
1736, under the direction of Guthrie
Johnfon undertakes to write the debates
the fale greatly increafed thereby

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Johnfon continues the debates to the end of 1743
the debates continued by Hawkesworth, to 1760
review of books, by Owen Ruffhead, continued
Hawkefworth

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note of feveral pieces in it, written by Johnson
George II. King, an elegant compliment of his to the wife of

Mr. Thornton

Gibbs, (the architect)

Glage, account of the voyage of an inhabitant of St.

Kilda to

Goldimith, Dr. Oliver, anecdotes of him

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relation of tome of his abiurdities, and of a trick played
upon him by Reabilize the fculptor

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flighted the patronage of the Duke of Northumberland 419 Good-breeding a favourite quality with Johnfon

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Goodman's-Fields Theatre, nittory of its erection and fuppreffion 73
Grenville, Mr. characterized

Grab-ftreet Journal, origin and progress of

Grub-freet writers and politicians, why fo called
Gustavus Vaja, written by Mr. Brocke

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Hall, Bishop, character of his Virgidemiarum

Hanway, Mr. Jonas, his controverfy with Dr. Johnson Hardwicke, Lord, his fpeech on a motion for addreffing the king to remove Sir R. Walpole

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Hawkefworth, Dr. undertakes the debates in the Gentleman's Magazine 1744, and continues them to 1760 undertakes alfo the review of books

character of him

hiftory of the Adventurer

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132 ibid. 220, 252

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created doctor of laws, by the archbishop of Canterbury 311 Hawkfmoor, (the architect)

Hebrides, account of Johnson's journey thither

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472 et feqq.

Heely, Humphrey, (a relation of Dr. Johnfon) account of him 597
Hill, Dr. John, account of him and his works

Hiftorical Regifter, published 1716, the origin of that work
Hoadly, Bifbop, remarkable inftance of his fagacity
Hoadly, Dr. (the phyfician) anecdotes of him

Hodges, Dr. his hard fate

Hogarth, note concerning his print of the times
Hooker, his opinion of legislation

Howell, his definition of a complete chriftian

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- his own estimate of his charity towards fectaries

ibid.

J.

James, (the architect)

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Idler, the paper fo called, origin and progress of

Infanity, Johnfon's dread of

Johnfon, Michael, (father of Dr. Samuel) infcribes a ftone

Johnfon, Dr. Samuel, his general character

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in memory of a young woman who died for love of him

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born at Lichfield, September 7, 1709

is touched by Queen Anne for the evil

his first poetry at three years old, an epitaph on a duck

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placed in the free-school at Lichfield

ibid.

predicted by Mr. Butt to become a great man character whilft at school, by a fchool-fellow for fome time under his uncle, Cornelius Ford removed to Stourbridge-school

-engaged by Mr. Andrew Corbet, to affift his fon in

his ftudies at Oxford

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- ibid.

II

ibid.

- for a task tranflates Pope's Meffiah into Latin, which is greatly approved of by Pope

inclined to the practice of the civil or common law, but prevented by his father's inability to fupport him in a course of study

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Johnlen, Dr. Samuel, compared with Magliabechi

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his retentive memory

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ibid.

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leaves the univerfity, and returns to his father

his reverence for religion

lofes his father

uther at Market-Bofworth free-school

refides at Birmingham, where he tranflates Lobo's voyage

to Abiffinia

returns to Lichfield

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gives out propofals for publishing Politian's Poems, but

drops his defign

refolves to become a writer for the bookfellers

ibid.

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ibid.

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offers himself as ufher to a fchool at Brerewood, Staffordfhire, but rejected

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marries the relict of Mr. Porter, a mercer at Birmingham 33 his character of Gilbert Walmfley

becomes a teacher of literature at Lichfield

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leaves Lichfield, and comes to town with Garrick

writes his tragedy of Irene

ftory of the tragedy

his letter to Cave, propofing a tranflation of Father Paul's Hiftory of the Council of Trent

becomes acquainted with Savage

tranflates the iiid. Satire of Juvenal

two letters to Cave on the tranflation

fells the copy to Dodfley

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offers for the maftership of Appleby fchool

folicits from the univerfity of Dublin the degree of A. M.
with Lord Gower's letter of recommendation

undertakes a tranflation of Croufaz's Examen of Pope's
Efay on Man

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his integrity in adhering to his religious and political

his fentiments on legislation

principles

his parting from Savage

his opinion of taverns

ibid.

87 Johnsons

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Johnson, Dr. Samuel, feparates from his wife, but they are foon reconciled

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undertakes a biographical article in the Gentleman's Ma-
gazine

ode to Urban, Latin and English

begins to write the parliamentary speeches in the Gen-
tleman's Magazine

his hatred of deceit

the various fpeeches characterized

affifts in making the catalogue of Lord Oxford's books
writes the preface to the catalogue

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employed in felecting pieces for the Harleian Mifcellany 146

copy of the propofals

ftory of his knocking down Ofborne

writes the life of Savage

remarks on that work

the author's intention in writing it

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commendation of the work by Henry Fielding

his course of study at the university, defultory
his religious character

extract from his Annales

his moral character

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publishes a translation of the xth Satire of Juvenal

aflifts the grand-daughter of Milton, and de Groot a defcendant of Grotius

establishes a Club in Ivy-lane

the names and characters of the members

further account of the Ivy-lane Club

— a friend to the clergy in general, yet frequently rough to

individuals

- his talent of humour

undertakes the Rambler

prayer compofed by him upon that occafion

· fpecimens of his Adversăria

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Jobnfon, Dr. Samuel, owed his excellence as a writer to the

divines and others of the last century

his talent for criticism

his hatred of Milton

his melancholy turn of mind

concludes the Rambler abruptly

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ibid.

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wrote the Adventurers figned T lofes his wife

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his notion of the ftate of departed fpirits

lights of mufic

his infenfibility to the beauties of painting, and the de

his friendship for Anna Williams

his flovenly drefs

Mr. Dodington feeks his friendship

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prudently declines it

completes his Dictionary

his arch reply to Andrew Millar

obtains from the university of Oxford the degree of A.M. ibid,

his letter of thanks to the Vice-Chancellor thereon
note of feveral things written by him in the Gentleman's
Magazine, and other periodical publications

- account of his controverly with Jonas Hanway

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is offered a valuable living, but objects to taking orders 364

his fentiments reípecting the clergy

lofes his mother

writes an Idler on her death

obfervations on Raffelas

engages in a controverfy on the strength of arches

concludes the Idler

the Idler characterized

his facility in compofition

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his reflections on a pudding

his talent of burlefque verfification

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his favourable fentiments of women

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takes Robert Levett, a practifer of phyfic, into his houfe 396 patronizes a dancing-mafter

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a lover of penitents and fuch as made profeffions of
piety

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an admirer of well-bred men

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