down in 1819.

190 Probably Wedderburne.

191 Mr Croker suggests Langton.

192 Mrs Fermor.

193 Probably Boswell himself.

194 Who built the picturesque bridge at Magdalen College.

195 The Chaplain was Mr Derby; the Bishop, Dr Pearce.

196 Gibbon's "Decline and Fall," &c.

197 Macaulay explains that the rumour arose from his studying Arabic.

198 The notorious Mrs Rudd, accomplice of the Perreaus.

199 The picturesque "Red Lion," which still flourishes.

200 The "Three Crowns" at Lichfield still stands. 201 Andrew Stuart's "Letters to Lord Mansfield," on the Douglas Cause.

202 In 1757 sent home under arrest from America for insubordinate and disrespectful remarks.

203 Afterwards on the Scotch Bench as Lord Dreghorn.

204 When he yawned, his jaw often became locked; the students would purposely yawn, to produce this result.

205 Mr Joseph Fowke.

206 Later, Margravine of Auspach.

207 Almack's in King Street, St James, later Willis' Rooms: now rebuilt as Auction Rooms and a Restaurant.

208 From the "Boswelliana," this lady appears to be the Hon. Mrs Stuart, wife of his friend Col. Stuart. 209 By Mason the poet.

210Yes, a cork-cutter !"-Mrs Thrale.

211 On this day Dr Johnson applied to the Lord Chamberlain for rooms in Hampton Court Palace. 212 Lord Shelburne.

213 In his Memoirs, Mr Cradock gives a description of the night.

214 Most likely Murphy, who wrote a satirical poem

on the actors.

215 Possibly Burke.

216 Mrs Macaulay.

217 Mrs Montagu.

218 Miss Monckton, afterward "the old Lady Cork.” 219 The "Mundungus" of Sterne's "Sentimental Journey.'

220 Certainly Boswell himself.

221 Boswell wrote in his 1st edition. "Will no doubt startle," instead of "be surprised " — a Scotticism.

292 Some years later Wilkes invited Johnson to dine with him, but the latter was engaged.

223 Baretti states the reason was they did not pay him.

224 Foote died within the year; so it was a profitable bargain for Colman.

225 Of Lord Charlemont's family.

226 Not at Drury Lane, but at Covent Garden Theatre.

227 The under Secretary of State.

228 This letter was addressed not to Dilly, but to Mr Sharp.

229 Langton.

230 The line should run

235 The lady and gentleman were Mr and Miss Hervey.

236 Not Tadnor, but Tadmor.

237 In the year 1757, when two Highland Battalions were raised for the American War, as Dr B. Hill points out.

238 The book was "Dirleton's Doubts and Questions upon the Law, especially of Scotland."

239 Originally Boswell put it, "Nimium ne crede

colori."

240 In Smith's Life of Nollekens, will be found much about Welch.

241 The editions of the "Imitation," it has been shown by a Belgian abbé, are about double the number mentioned by Johnson.

242 A Club meeting, at which were (vide Club-book) Burke, Sheridan Gibbon, Fordyce, Reynolds, Lord Alfred Ossory, &c. It is thought that Burke objected to the publication of the report. He is denoted by an E.

243 A large sitting dog like a Newfoundland, with his mouth open. Časts are often seen in halls. 244 Boswell seems to be unaware that the "Italian writer" was Dante.

245 Dr Barnard, Dean of Derry.

246 Another veiled allusion to Boswell's father. 247 Mrs Thrale.

248 The passage "A friend suggests," &c. (perhaps Malone), is worth noting, as being one of the half dozen, at most, which Boswell added to the third edition. "The celebrated gentleman," was W. Gerard Hamilton.

249 The Benefit was obtained for him by Johnson. 250 As Boswell first put it: "There was an old fellow at Ballinacrazy."

251 From "As you like it," Act III.

252 The full correspondence with Hawkins is given in the Garrick Letters.

253 Dr Kearney, F.T.C.D. has suggested a passage of Eupolis's "The Tragedian:" Though a talker, he was yet no speaker.

288 Langton.

280 Mauritius Lowe.

200 Humorously sketched in "The Rolliad." 291 Boswell also attended him to execution.

292 A Lieutenant-Colonel, whose case is given by Dr Darwin in his "Zoonomia." It is also made the subject of one of De Quincey's Essays. It was certainly not Mr Fitzherbert, as Mr Croker thought, who did not shoot, but hanged himself.

283 The story of the crumpets in "Pickwick" is founded on this incident.

294 Supposed to be Mrs Fitzherbert.

295 From Diogenes Laertius.

296 We have several names to choose from: Foote, Selwyn, or Walpole, as some have said. But it is obscure.

297 The physician named in the last paragraph was perhaps Dr James or Dr Fordyce.

298 The Chevalier Taylor, a well-known oculist.

331 Lady Crewe however states that the nickname arose from the blue stockings of Madam de Polignac, who attended Mrs Montagu's parties.

332 She survived till 1840, and was ninety when she died.

333 Probably the Duchess of Gordon.

334

Single-speech Hamilton."

335 Described by Byron, his ward, as "puling and paralytic.'

336 Dr Barnard.

337 It is given in my edition of Boswell's Life (1888).

338 A further account of Palmer will be found in Richardson's recollections.

338* An allusion to Mrs Boswell, who had died June 4, 1789.

$39 Built by the Adams, and destroyed by fire in 1843. 339* It should be March 20.

340 Referring to the Rowley forgeries.

341 The old judge had resigned office some time

The other line, "Quos Deus vult perdere," is in some fragment of Euripides, where it is given as the translation of a Greek Iambic ;

Ον Θεὸς θέλει ἀπολέσαι, πρῶτ ἀποφρενοῖ.

350 Letters, partly imaginary, partly founded on fact, written on the Ray-Hackman case by Sir H. Croft.

351 Southey describes it as having a sliding door, instead of one with a hinge.

382 Written by the Earl of Egmont. 353 Later Archbishop of Armagh.

354 Windham mentions in his Diary that the expedition took place on Oct. 23, and proved a disappoint

360 Langton, nearly always described as "worthy." 361 Mr Burke, who had just been appointed to the Pay Office.

362 This note led Dr Parr to vindicate his assertion. His statement will be found in the "Gentleman's Magazine," of March 1795. Just before his own death Boswell was preparing a rejoinder.

863 On account of the "odd" and "mean" persons who were to be met there. He was also not on terms with Barry.

364 Sam Greaves, hence it was sometimes called "Sam's Club."

365 A solitary exception, as Dr B. Hill points out, to Johnson's habit of styling himself "Mr Johnson." 366 Dr Ross.

367 Certainly Boswell himself.

868 These lines are from Johnson's pathetic verses on his friend Levett.

369 George Steevens.

370 Mr Windham.

371 He had nearer two thousand pounds.

372 The remark is not Squire Richard's, as Dr B.

Hill shows, but his sister Jenny's.

373 The blanks are to be filled by Bentley and Nash. 374 The Rev. M. Bate Dudley, one of the boxing or "bruising" parsons of the day.

375 These lines are found in a play by Brooke, "The Earl of Warwick."

$76 It was written altogether by Mason.

377 Cumberland perhaps; the original of Sir Fretful Plaigically. But there are so many writers to whom

this applies, that no one has yet made a reasonable guess at the name.

378 Dr Campbell, as Dr B. Hill has shown, who, though an Irishman, wrote "Travels in Ireland" in the character of an Englishman. Martin Sherlock has also been named.

379 In these "Cross-readings" the eye was supposed to travel on into the next column, often with grotesque result. Thus: "Last night the Ministers brought in a Bill for, etc., but the alarm being given, the villains ran off." The "attitudinising" gentleman in the next paragraph but one, was, according to Mr Croker, Sir R. Musgrave, an Irish baronet.

380 Dr Beattie, as the number of stars show.

381 It may be that, after all, this is one of Defoe's fictions.

392 The Lever Museum was eventually secured for the nation. Lord Orford's pictures were purchased for £40,000 by the Empress of Russia.

383

Originally "a gentleman." "Mr" in the second edition became "Mr

which shows

Malone or Those who

that Burke's cherished son was intended. Boswell took away the stars in the third. study Boswell's curious character will find these changes worth noting.

384 She published only two of the four letters. Mr Hayward in his Memoir for the first time gave the whole correspondence. They will also be found in my edition of the "Life."

385 Mr Malone.

386 Miss Hannah More.

887 In her marginal note Mrs Thrale says it took place at the house of Mr Fitzmaurice, son of Lord Shelburne, "and the hero Pottinger."

388 Toin" Thrale. Mrs Thrale insists that "there were no larks."

389 It seems that Thurlow, from the long delay, had either forgotten the business or fancied that he would meet with a refusal, as he said he was "an untoward suitor." The strangest part is Johnson's being really not in want of the money, he having nearly £2000, and Langton, to whom he had lent, had offered to repay him.

390 It has been suggested that it should read "removes"; but "recovers" has a sort of Johnsonian force.

391 Lunardi, who ascended on the 15th of the month.

392 For "consolation," Malone suggests "mortifica tion," but Johnson was writing ironically.

408 He was at Wilton in April 1775.

409 He had been a pupil of Adam Smith's at Glasgow.

410 The lines seem to have the opposite meaning to the one Boswell has put upon them.

411 Now "The White Horse," and well restored. It is an interesting specimen of the old hostelry. 412 Hume's House, let to Boswell.

413 The case of Malcolm Macgrigor, alias Grant. The murder was in 1747. On appeal, the finding was set aside.

414 This last paragraph was added by Malone, on his own responsibility, Boswell being away. Malone was seeing the book through the Press.

415 It is doubtful, as Dr B. Hill has shown, whether Johnson and Whitfield were at college together. 416 Burke, most probably.

417 Captain Goodere, of the "Ruby," in which vessel the murder was committed.

418 Euphan Macullan-her doctrine related to the efficacy of prayer.

419 One of the finest buildings in Edinburgh, the work of Robert Adam.

420 St Giles is now restored to its original condition, and handsomely decorated.

421 The University. Adam built the front, and his designs have been since partially carried out.

42"An old lady, who talks broad Scotch with a paralytic voice."-Johnson to Mrs Thrale.

423 By the Baron D'Holbach.

424 The judgment in Hinton v. Donaldson, July 27, 1773, published by Boswell.

425 Ritter, Boswell's servant, afterwards became an inn-keeper at Paisley.

426 Boswell had first printed: "I was pleased, curiously pleased."

427 Boswell first wrote: "There are not a great many, to be sure," and "a wonderful large lobster claw." In the third edition he omitted the lobster claw.

428 Boswell had many Scotticisms in this book, such as here, "I remonstrated to him."

49 A Macaroni-an exquisite of an absurd kind. 430 Another reference to Magrigor's case. The son of the murdered man attacked the discharged prisoner as he left Court.

431 Langton. See "Life," ante, under May 7, 1773. 432 Strahan. This passage gave him offence. 433 Graham, an Eton master, who was fond of the stage and of running up to enjoy London life.

434 A "certain king" was Frederick the Great. 435" Lowther the miser," who left over a million.

436 In the long series of grotesque caricatures issued of Boswell and his Tour, a ludicrous picture is given of this scene.

457 The name of the piece which Johnson did not recall was 66 Contemplation: a Poem." 438 Mr Croker thought it was Martinelli, but Malone, in his "Memoranda," says it was Baretti. Originally the "Like the hero in passage was 'Love in a Hollow Tree.""

439

440 An allusion, perhaps, to the murder trial before discussed.

In the comedy of "The Orators."

442 Farquhar's brilliant comedy.

443 Mr Carruthers says that M'Queen, who lived to be ninety, often described the "olla Sassenach," i.e. "the jolly Englishman."

444 Between the Royal Troops and some Scots, under the command of Lord Seaforth.

445 Here in his first edition Boswell had introduced some offensive remarks on Sir A. Macdonald, his friend, reflecting on his stinginess and "nearness." He quoted a speech of Sir J. Blackett, who, when asked if his host's punch-bowl was not a handsome one, answered, "Yes, if it were full." In another paragraph he made Johnson say that their host "was totally unfit for his situation." These personalities were cancelled, it is believed, on compulsion. Baretti says Sir Alexander threatened to kick the writer, and Peter Pindar says much the same. Boswell denies this. Mr Croker found that two whole pages, no doubt containing more libellous matter, had been cancelled after the book had been printed.

446 He generally wore black velvet.

447 They emigrated in the year after this visit. On the voyage they were attacked by a privateer, and Flora, with great intrepidity, exhorted the crew to defend themselves. In the contest she was thrown down and her arm broken. She died in her own land in 1790.

448 It is now well established on Dr King's and other evidence, that the Prince paid these secret visits to London.

449 Boswell originally wrote "Durk."

450 Not " person, as some editions have it. 451 Lowne" is a half-grown lad.

452 Boswell first wrote "Valerius Maximus." 453 It should be "Phylarchus," the head of a tribe, as was pointed out by Macaulay in his controversy with Mr Croker.

454 He left his books and mathematical instruments away from him, to Oxford University.

455 Not "the very tavern," which was destroyed in the Great Fire.