Boswell Re-visits London-Johnson publishes his pamphlet, “Taxation no Ty- ranny"_Dr. Towers's “Reply”—Johnson and Boswell Visit Mr. Strahan- Garrick's Imitations,Gray's Odes-Johnson receives his Diploma of LL.D. -Bruce, the Abyssinian Traveller-Johnson's Opinion of Public Speakers -His contempt for Colley Cibber-Convivial Dinners" Lilliburlero' Good Friday-Lord Bute-Value of Knowledge-Fame and Immortality-Ad- vantages of Reading—Dinner at Mr. Cambridge's-Johnson's objections to Female Portrait-Painters—Isaac Walton's " Lives"—Gay's “Beggars' Opera" - Richard Brinsley Sheridan's Marriage—“The Spectator"-Johnson and Boswell Visit Bedlam-An Apartment assigned to Boswell in Johnson's House-Sunday Consultations—Alchymy-Johnson's “Rhinoceros Laugh Johnson accompanies Mr. and Mrs. Thrale on a Tour to France-Paris-Ecôle Militaire—The Gobelins-Palais Royal—Mrs. Fermor-Palais Bourbon- Fontainebleau-Versailles and Trianon-Santerre, the Brewer— The King's Library-The Sorbonne-St. Cloud-Sevre-Grand Chartreuse-Library of St. Germain-Departure from Paris-Chantilly-Compeigne-Cambray · Johnson Returns to London-Recapitulates to Boswell the Chief Incidents of his Tour-His Impressions of Society in France, Madame de Boufflers' Visit to Johnson at his Chambers in the Temple—Johnson's Definition of Voltaire Dr. Burney's Memoranda–His Letters to Mrs. Montagu-Letters to Boswell on the Law of Entail— The Clarendon Press and Booksellers' Profits Boswell again Visits London-Bolt Court-Law of Entails—Adam Smith's “Wealth of Nations "— Lawyers and Law-suits-Scotch Militia Bill- “Johnsoniana"-Excursion to Oxford with Boswell— Advice to Hypochon- driacs—Dr. Wetherell- Dr. Adams-Bishop Horne-Mr. Thomas Warton -Dodsley-Gibbon's “Decline and Fall"-Blenheim-Johnson expatiates on the Comforts obtainable at Inns-Dyer's “Fleece"-Grainger’s“ Sugar Cane"-Johnson and Boswell arrive at Birmingham-Legitimation by subsequent Marriage-Quakers-Mr. Hector-Mr. Boulton, of Soho- Johnson and Boswell visit Lichfield-Dr. Taylor, of Ashbourne LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE 9 . . . 14 . 17 29 30 31 38 46 47 49 50 56 Frontispiece, Johnson's interview with George III. George James Squibb, Esq. Reynolds, sister of Sir Joshua . painting 58 63 PAGE 169 . 170 172 183 188 202 206 208 210 211 218 223 227 . Johnson's fit of laughter at the Temple Gate, from an original drawing Esq. sketch, 1851 . 245 253 258 260 275 285 292 . 295 296 299 300 301 . 302 Boswell RETURNS TO ENGLAND-VOLTAIRE'S COMPARISON OF POPE AND DEYDEN -GOLDSMITH's “TRAVELLER," AND “DESERTED VILLAGE "-RenewAL OF THE SUPPERS AT THE MITRE-Johnson's OPINIONS OF ROUSSEAU-SPECIMENS OF HIS FAMILIAR CONVERSATIONS-LETTERS TO BENNET LANGTON-JOHNSON'S CRITICISM ON THE LATIN IN BOSWELL'S Thesis-Boswell's Reply-PUBLICATION OF MRS. ANNA WILLIAMS'S MISCELLANIES-JOHNSON ADVOCATES THE TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE IN GAELIC—CUTHBERT SHAW-THE HON. THOMA3 HERVEY. I N 1764 and 1765 it should seem that Dr. Johnson was so busily employed with his edition of Shakspeare, as to have had little leisure for any other literary exertion, or, indeed, even for private correspondence. He did not favour me with a single letter for more than two years, for which it will appear that he afterwards apologised. He was, however, at all times ready to give assistance to his friends, and others, in revising their works, and in writing for them, or greatly improving their dedications. In that courtly species of composition no man excelled Dr. Johnson. Though the loftiness of his mind prevented him from ever dedicating in bis own person, he wrote a very great number of dedications for others. Some of these, the persons who were |