THE LIFE

Including a Journal of his Tour to the Hebrides.

BY JAMES BOSWELL, ESQ.

NEW EDITION, WITH NUMEROUS ADDITIONS AND NOTES,

BY

THE RT. HON. JOHN WILSON CROKER, M.P.

AND COPIOUS NOTES

BY HAWKINS, PIOZZI, MURPHY, TYERS, REYNOLDS, MALONE, NICHOLS, STEEVENS,
CUMBERLAND, SCOTT, MARKLAND, BURNEY, BLAKEWAY, CHALMERS,
PORTER, LANGTON, AND OTHERS.

COMPLETE IN FOUR VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

NEW YORK:

DERBY & JACKSON, 119 NASSAU STREET.

E 45 J69 B

1858

THE LIFE

OF

SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.

BY

JAMES BOSWELL, ESQ.

VOL. III.

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CONTENTS OF VOL. III.

CHAPTER I.

1773.

Edinburgh-Lord Elibank-Edinburgh Castle-Fingal-Credulity-Second Sight-Garrick and

Foote as Companions--Moravian Missions and Methodism-History-Robertson-Rebellion

-Lord Mansfield-Richardson-Private Life of a Judge-Blair-Boswell's Imitations-

Officers of the Army-Academy for Deaf and Dumb-Scotch Highlander and English

Sailor-Roslin and Hawthornden-Cranston-Sir John Dalrymple-Johnson's Departure

for London-Letters from Lord Hailes and Mr. Dempster,

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CHAPTER II.

1774.

Letters to Boswell, &c.-Religious Festivals and Pilgrimages-Death of Goldsmith-Greek

Epitaph-Diary of a Tour into Wales-Chatsworth-Dovedale-Keddleston-Derby-Com-

bermere-Hawkestone-Chester-St. Asaph-Denbigh-Holywell-Rhudlan Castle-Pen-

maen-Mawr-Bangor-Caernarvon-Bodville-Conway Castle-Ombersley-Hagley-The

Leasowes-Blenheim-Beaconsfield,

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CHAPTER III.

1774-1775.

Mr. Thrale's Political Position-Johnson's "Patriot"-Death of young Col-Mr. Perkins--

Hoole's Tragedy-Charlotte Lennox-Baretti's "Easy Lessons "Case of Dr. Memis-

Lord Hailes's "Annals "-Mary Queen of Scots--American Politics-Ossian-Letter to

Macpherson--Personal Courage-Foote-Publishes "Journey to the Western Islands "—

Mr. Knox-Mr. Tytler-Mr. Windham--Irish and Scotch Impudence compared-Ossian

Controversy--Visit to Oxford,

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