Colonel Myddleton of Gwaynynog, near Denbigh, repaid the honour of his acquaintance, during his sojourn in the principality, by erecting an urn on the banks of a rivulet in the park, where he delighted to stand and recite verses, with the following inscription, which claims a place among the memorials of his fame.
"This spot was often dignified by the presence of SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL. D.
whose moral writings, exactly conformable to the precepts of Christianity,
gave ardour to Virtue, and confidence to Truth."
Near his bust, erected by his friends, in the ca thedral church of Lichfield, (p. 457.) is a (similar bust of Garrick, erected by his relict, after a design of the same artists, Wyatt, architect, and Westmacott, sculptor, with the following inscription, combining the desiderium chari conjugis with his emphatic eulogy on the dramatic talents of his deceased friend, (p. 386.)
EVA MARIA, relict of DAVID GARRICK, Esq. caused this monument to be erected to the memory of her beloved husband;
who died the 20th of January 1779, aged 63 years. He had not only the amiable qualities of private life, but such astonishing dramatic talents,
as too well verified the observation of his friend,
"His death eclipsed the gaiety of nations,
and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure."
ABYSSINIA. See Lobo, Rasselas. Academy. Royal, 182. 315. 316. Adams, Rev. Dr, 21. 23. 33. 127. 214.
Addison, Life of, 507. remarks on,
511. his style compared with Johnson's, 523. 558. 602. Adventurer, The,' Johnson's con- tributions to, 190. remarks on, 191. 528. See Hawkesworth.
Agri Ephemeris, 441.
Agutter, Rev. Mr, his sermon on Johnson's death, 457. remarks on, 458.
Akenside, 516, 519.
Allen, Mr, the printer, 350. 420. Althorpe, Lord, (Earl Spencer,) 390. 529.
Alfred, Life of, projected, 622. American colonies, the claims of, Johnson's opposition to, 342. 343.
Amhurst, Mr, editor of "The
Italian and English Diction- ary,'345. 346. notice of, 317.351. Barretier, Life of, 92. 101. Barret, Mr, 359.
Barrington, Hon. Daines, 14. 426, 459.
Bathurst, Dr, his intimacy with Johnson, 119. 121. 179. his con- tributions to "the Adventurer," 188. his death and character, 189. Baxter, Rev. Mr, 482. Beauclerk, Mr Topham, his intima-
cy with Johnson, 200. Johnson's midnight ramble with, 201. his death and character, 389, 390. Beattie, Dr, 186. 323. 400. 560. Beauties of Johnson,' the, expla- nation of a passage in, 415. Bell, Mr, the bookseller, 373. Benson, Mr. 130. 131.
Beville, Rev. Mr, his defence of Hammond, 401.
• Bibliotheca Harleiana,' preface to the, 93.
Biography, English, writers
compared with Johnson, 497. Birch, Rev. Dr, 61. 85. 497. Bishop, Lady, 625.
Blackfriar's Bridge, the controversy concerning, Johnson's share in, 271.
Blackburne, Archdeacon, his "Re- marks on Johnson's life of Mil- ton,' extracted from his Me- moirs of T. Hollis,' &c. 396. cen- sure of discussed, 397. 398. 399. Blackmore, 378. 519.
Blair, Rev. Dr, 324. his sermons, Johnson's early praise of, 363. • Dissertation on Ossian,' 342. edition of the Poets, 372. 560. Blake, Admiral, Life of, 92. Blue Stocking Club, origin of, 380. Boerhaave, Life of, 85. 498. Boileau, 73. 275.
Bolingbroke, Lord, 103. 558. Boothby, Miss, her intimacy and correspondence with Johnson, 30. 204. her character, 205. 206. 239. her death, 237. Johnson's prayer on the occasion, 240. her verses to a painter, 625.
Bowle, Rev. Mr, 135. notice of his writings, 135.
Boyse, a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine,' 61. notice of, 104. Brocklesby, Dr, 425. his kind at- tention to Johnson, 428. 432. 438. 448. 614.
Brooke's tragedy of Gustavus Va-
sa,' Johnson's ironical vindica- tion of the prohibition of 88. 89.
Browne, Sir Thomas, Life of, 248. 498.
Brown, Mr Thomas, Johnson's English Teacher, 15. Buchanan, 131. 443. Budworth, Rev. Mr, master of Bre-
Cadell, Mr Thomas, the bookseller, Cleveland, 508.
Chalmers, Mr, his British Essay- ists,' 145. edition of Johnson's Poets, 375.
Chambers, Sir Robert, 295. Chamier, Mr Anthony, 293. Chapone, Mrs, assists in the Ram- bler,' 148. the Adventurer,' 190. letter to Miss Carter, 184. Charles I. his 'Eikon Basilike,' con-
troversy concerning, 139. 395. Charlemont, Earl of, 295. Chatterton's Poems, Johnson's scep- ticism concerning, 359. their au- thenticity discussed, 360. notice of the writers in the controversy, 361.
Cock-lane Ghost, 286.
Collins, character of, 208. 287. Colman, Mr, 230. 295. 455. Colson, Rev. Mr, 55. 167. Commercial Dictionary commenced and relinquished, 257. Connoisseur, the,' 190.
Constable, Mr Archibald, the book. seller, 48.
Corbet, Mr, undertakes to support Johnson at Oxford, 22.
Cork and Orrery, Earl of, 180. 190. 223.
Corn laws, Considerations on the, 466. Cotterell, Misses, 379. Courtenay, Mr, his Poetical Re- view of the character of Johnson,' 460. 559. 560. 607.
Cowley, Life of, 500. remarks on, 508.
Coxeter, Mr Thomas, his collections of English poetry and biography, 115. 377. 500. See Cibber. Crabbe's Village,' Johnson's revi- sal of, 417. 418. Criticism, English, notice of the
writers of, before Johnson, 563. Croft, Rev. Sir Herbert, his Letter to the Princess Royal,' 233. plan of his supplement to Johnson's Dictionary, 232. his Life of Young, 392. remarks on, 393. Cromwell, Life of, projected, 622. Crousaz, 84. Johnson's defence of against Warburton, 85. 98. Cruikshank, Mr, the surgeon, 443. 453.615.
Chesterfield, Earl of, 75. Johnson courts his patronage, 110. his Cullen, Dr, 429. portrait of Johnson, 113. recom- mends the English Dictionary to the public, 210. Johnson's letter to, 211. notice of his character and writings, 111. 112. 214.-
Darwin, Dr, 355. charge of plagia- rism brought against, 356. at- testations concerning, 356.
Davies, Mr Thomas, the bookseller, 228. publishes Johnson's cellaneous and Fugitive pieces,' 330. 351. his Life of Garrick,' 388. of Massinger, 623. Debates in the senate of Magna Lil- liputia, 74.
'Deformities, the, of Johnson,' re-
marks on, 231. notice of the -author, ibid.
Desmoulins, Mrs, 175. 352. 408. Devonshire, Duke of, 485. Dictionary of the English Language projected, 109. plan of, 110. the booksellers who contracted for the execution, 110. the assist- ants, 114. method of compiling, 115, the models followed, 117. published, 221. Lexicons and Grammars founded upon as au- thorities, 224. 225. 226. 231. re- marks on, 491-97. Supplements to, 232-4. Abridgment of, 248. Diamond, Mr, 180.
Dilly, Mr Edward, the bookseller, 372.
Dixie, Sir Wolston, 40.
Dodd, the Rev. Dr. his trial, 363. Johnson's assistance to, 365. his correspondence with, 366. inter- cessions in behalf of, 366. his character and writings, 368. 369. Dodington, Mr, (Lord Melcombe), 151. notice of, 152.
Dodsley, Mr Robert, the bookseller, 69. 82. 110. 111. 209. 214. 248. Douce, Mr, his Illustrations of Shakespeare,' 306.
Douglas, Dr, (Bishop of Salisbury), his detection of the forgeries of Lauder, 135. his services to truth, 136.
Drake, Sir Francis, Life of, 92. 498. Dr, Nathan, his Essays, &c. 466. 560. Dryden, Life of, 5II. remarks on, 512 compared with Pope, 512. his prologues, 574. Duckling, epitaph on a, 12. remarks on, 13.
Fairfax's 'translation of Tasso,'618. Ferguson, Dr, 560. Ferriar, Dr, his Theory of Appa- ritions,' 488. Fitzherbert, Mr, 205. 207. 208. 272.
Mrs, Johnson's praise of, 204. Fleetwood, Mr, 60. Flexman, Rev. Mr, 146. Flood, Right Hon, Henry, 322. Foote, Mr, 198, 347, 470. Forbes, Sir William, his Life of Dr Beattie,' 387. his character, 388. Ford, Rev. Cornelius, (Johnson's cousin), 10. his character, 18. Fordyce, Rev. Dr, 458. 482.
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