tion to him, or the diftreffes they feverally laboured under. Any other fuppofition would be injurious to the memory of a man, who, by his private memoranda in my poffeffion, appears to have applied near a fourth part of his income in acts of beneficence. The above facts are fo connected with the tranfactions of Dr. Johnfon in the latter days of his life, that they are part of his hiftory; and the mention of them may ferve as a caveat against oftentatious bounty, favour to negroes, and teftamentary difpofitions in extremis. ... It will afford fome fatisfaction to the compaffionate reader to know, that the means of benefiting Heely, and fome others of Dr. Johnson's relations, whom he had either totally neglected, or flightly noticed, have been found out and rendered practicable by Mr. Langton. That gentleman, to whom the doctor had given his ma pufcript Latin poems, having got for them of the bookfellers zo1, with that benignity which is but one of his excellent qualities, had determined to divide the fame among the doctor's relations. And whereas the doctor died indebted to the estate of the late Mr. Beauclerk, in the fum of 30l. lady Diana Beauclerk, his reli& and executrix, upon the receipt thereof, and being informed of Mr. Langton's intention, in a spirit of true benevolence requested, that the might be permitted to add that fum to the former, and, accordingly, depofited it in his hands. Part of this money has been applied in relieving the wants of Heely and his wife, and the reft will be difpofed of among thofe relations that fhall appear to ftand most in need of help; and, as a farther relief to Heely, and for the benefit of the idiot-boy, measures are taking to compel the father to maintain him, and eventually to fettle him with the parish, upon which he has ultimately a legal claim for relief and maintenance, END OF THE FIRST VOLUME, INDE X. A. ABiffinia, account of the Portuguese miffion to Advertisement, a fpirited one, refpecting the Idler Ebude, fee Hebrides. Ainsworth, Michael, note of him Akenfide, Dr. Mark, anecdotes of him challenges Ballow, a lawyer PAGE. 23 74 292 377 254 242 245 247 157 566 372 316 27 81 205 268 344 account of a day spent with him in the country Amburft, (editor of the Craftfman) memoirs of him Annet, anecdote of his inveterate hatred of the holy fcrip tures Arches, obfervations on the controverfy on the ftrength of Afton, Molly, Johnson's epigram on inftances of generofity of bookfellers to the frequent contrariety between their lives and writings 410 B. Bailey's Dictionary, the foundation of Johnfon's affronts Dr. Akenfide and is challenged by him, but de- Baret, John, the preface to his dictionary of four languages - Lady Diana, his relict, her benevolence to the neglected relations of Johnson 602 Bell, Mrs. Johnson's epitaph on her 472 Birch, Dr. Thomas, account of him account of a perambulation by him round London Blackfriars Bridge, obfervations on the architecture of Blackmore, Sir Richard, his contempt of calumny 206 207 374 348 Blaney, PAGE. Blaney, Elizabeth, infcription to her memory, by Johnson's - 344 father 573 Brooke, Mr. Henry, account of his tragedy of Guftavus Vafa 76 C. Camden, (the antiquary) ftory of the mutilation of his monu ment in Westminster Abbey Campbell, (the architect) Campbell, Dr. John, account of him Canton, Mr. John, a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine Cave, Edward, (the printer) account of him his correfpondents Chamier, Anthony, Efq; account of him Chesterfield, Earl of, his fpeech on the act for licensing the retailing of fpirituous liquors his character as a speaker pretends to patronize, Johnson's Dictionary 519 210 48 134 ibid. 422 his interview with Johnson furvey of his character 177 ftory of his attempt on a married lady of quality 180 the immoral tendency of his letters to his fon examined 181 his letters contrafted with a letter of Sir Henry Sidney's Cooper, Bishop of Lincoln, note respecting his dictionary Cornelys, Mrs. the fuperintendant of our public diverfions is banished the cities of Turin and Bruffels Courts of Justice, their tenderness to prisoners Craftsman, character of that paper Creditor, mercilefs, a character now hardly known in England 573 D. Dead, D. Dead, praying for them a conftant ufage in the primitive church Dictionaries, account of the old English Diverfions, the inceffant round of them in London Dixie, Sir Wolftan, his treatment of Johnson PAGE. 449 520 Dodd, Dr. William, account of him further account of him and his forgery his petition to the king for pardon, written by Dr. Johnfon Mrs. Dodd's, to the queen - -motives for mercy in his cafe affigned by Johnfon Dodington, Bubb, Lord Melcombe, feeks the friendship of John fon account of his favourites and dependants Douglas, Dr. John, detects Lauder of accufing Milton falsely note on his diary of plagiarism extracts from Lauder's conceffion Duck, epitaph on a, written by Johnson when only three Duick, Mr. John, a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine E. Eames, Mr. John, account of his academy Editha, the wife of Edward the Confeffor, ftory of her meeting with Ingulphus when a boy, and examining him as to his progrefs in learning Egmont, Lord, author of "Faction detected" Emigration, its legal confequences F. Falkland Islands, the difpute concerning them characterized by Johnfon advantages and difadvantages of Falfe Alarm, account of that pamphlet Felons, the tenderness with which they are now treated Mr. Garrick Foote, Samuel, deterred by Johnfon from his defign of ridi culing him on the stage Ford, Parfon, fhort account of fuppofed to be the parfon intended in Hogarth's Modern Fothergill, Dr. John, account of him G. Garrick, Mr. placed in his youth under the tuition of Johnson 35 comes to London with Johníon, acts a part in the Mock Doctor with fome journeymen anecdote of him and Fleetwood 39 45 5.5 194 purchases Drury-lane theatre, in conjunction with Lacy his conduct in a chancery-fuit his pleafantry his liberality his reformation of the stage 427 his arts to ensure the favour of the public General Warrants, a good ufe of them Gentleman's Magazine, the origin and progrefs of account of fome of the early contributors to it Johnfon undertakes a biographical article in it contest between it and the London Magazine parliamentary fpeeches therein, firft publifhed in July 1736, under the direction of Guthrie Johnfon undertakes to write the debates 508 29 46 92 95 the fale greatly increafed thereby Johnfon continues the debates to the end of 1743 the debates continued by Hawkefworth, to 1760 review of books, by Owen Ruffhead, continued by Hawkefworth note of feveral pieces in it, written by Johnfon George II. King, an elegant compliment of his to the wife of Glasgow, account of the voyage of an inhabitant of St. Goldsmith, Dr. Oliver, anecdotes of him 460 373 477 416 relation of feme of his abfurdities, and of a trick played upon him by Roubiliac the fculptor flighted the patronage of the Duke of Northumberland 419 Good-breeding a favourite quality with Johnson 407 Goodman's-Fields Theatre, hiftory of its erection and fuppreffion 73. Grenville, Mr. characterized Grub-fireet Journal, origin and progrefs of Grub-ftreet writers and politicians, why fo called Gustavus Vafa, written by Mr. Brooke paffages in it Guthrie compiles the parliamentary fpeeches in the Gentle man's Magazine |