Discours sur
Shakespeare
et sur Monsieur de Voltaire.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v10
(1,8, 15 December 1759.
)
The Critical Review.
Review of Graham's Telemachus, a Mask. (April 1763. )
Review of Grainger's Sugar-Cane. (October 1764. )
Review of Goldsmith's Traveller. (December. )
The London Magazine.
Elegy on the Death of Mr Levet. (September 1783. )
['Incorrect copies of this effusion of the most friendly regard have
been distributed; that which you will now receive, is genuine,' p. 229. ]
The Morning Chronicle.
Communication showing that a passage in The Rambler, No. 85, did not favour
suicide. (May 29, 1782. )
(See Gentleman's Magazine, February 1786, pp. 93-5. )
D. Contributions to Books: Assistance to other Writers
A Miscellany of Poems By several Hands. Publish'd by J. Husbands, A. M. ,
Fellow of Pembroke-College, Oxon. Oxford, 1731.
Messia (pp. 111-117).
[‘The Translation of Mr Pope's Messiah was deliver'd to his Tutor
as a College Exercise, by Mr Johnson, a Commoner of Pembroke-College
in Oxford, and 'tis hoped will be no Discredit to the excellent Original. '
Preface. ]
The Works of Dr Thomas Sydenham, newly made English from the original
Latin. By John Swan, M. D. 1742.
The prefatory Life of Sydenham, printed also in The Gentleman's
Magazine.
A Medicinal Dictionary. By Robert James, M. D. 3 vols. 1743-5.
Dedication to Dr Mead.
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2
gar
Bois
ti
Poze
lo
Dedication to The Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons.
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Introduction, vol. 1.
A Dictionary of the English and Italian Languages. By Giuseppe Baretti.
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Written by Johnson: see Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. , vol. 1, p. 352.
Proceedings of the Committee appointed to manage the contributions begun
at London, December 18, 1759, for cloathing French Soldiers, Prisoners
of War. 1760.
Introduction.
The English Works of Roger Ascham. With notes and observations, and
the author's life. By James Bennet. [1761. ]
Dedication to the Earl of Shaftesbury; and the Life of Ascham.
Thoughts on the Coronation of his present Majesty King George the Third.
By John Gwynn. 1761.
'Corrections and Improvements. See Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. , vol. 1,
pp. 21, 361.
A complete System of Astronomical Chronology. . . . By John Kennedy. 1762.
Dedication; and concluding paragraph.
Catalogue of the Artists' Exhibition. 1762.
Preface. See Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. , vol. 1, p. 367.
Jerusalem Delivered, an heroic poem; translated. . . by John Hoole. 1763.
Dedication to the Queen.
The Poetical Calendar. Containing a Collection of scarce and valuable
Pieces of Poetry: with Variety of Originals and Translations, by the
most eminent hands. Written and Selected by Francis Fawkes, M. A. ,
and William Woty. In Twelve Volumes. 1763.
Some Account of the Life and Writings of Mr William Collins.
(Vol. XII. For December. )
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Dedication to the King.
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471
Memoirs of Garrick. By Thomas Davies. 1780.
The first two sentences.
An Enquiry into the Authenticity of the Poems ascribed to Ossian. With a
Reply to Mr Clark's Answer. By W. Shaw. 1782.
Appendix, containing A Reply to Mr Clark.
The Village. 1783.
Lines 15–18 and 20; and general revision. See Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. ,
vol. iv, p. 175.
:
E. Biography and Personalia
(In chronological order)
The Race. By Mercurius Spur, Esq. 1764. 2nd edn.
The Critical Review.
Review of Graham's Telemachus, a Mask. (April 1763. )
Review of Grainger's Sugar-Cane. (October 1764. )
Review of Goldsmith's Traveller. (December. )
The London Magazine.
Elegy on the Death of Mr Levet. (September 1783. )
['Incorrect copies of this effusion of the most friendly regard have
been distributed; that which you will now receive, is genuine,' p. 229. ]
The Morning Chronicle.
Communication showing that a passage in The Rambler, No. 85, did not favour
suicide. (May 29, 1782. )
(See Gentleman's Magazine, February 1786, pp. 93-5. )
D. Contributions to Books: Assistance to other Writers
A Miscellany of Poems By several Hands. Publish'd by J. Husbands, A. M. ,
Fellow of Pembroke-College, Oxon. Oxford, 1731.
Messia (pp. 111-117).
[‘The Translation of Mr Pope's Messiah was deliver'd to his Tutor
as a College Exercise, by Mr Johnson, a Commoner of Pembroke-College
in Oxford, and 'tis hoped will be no Discredit to the excellent Original. '
Preface. ]
The Works of Dr Thomas Sydenham, newly made English from the original
Latin. By John Swan, M. D. 1742.
The prefatory Life of Sydenham, printed also in The Gentleman's
Magazine.
A Medicinal Dictionary. By Robert James, M. D. 3 vols. 1743-5.
Dedication to Dr Mead.
å
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An Account of the Harleian Library, vol. , already printed in
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Introduction, afterwards entitled An Essay on the Origin and
Importance of small Tracts and Fugitive Pieces.
Boulter's Monument. A Panegyrical Poem, sacred to the Memory of that
great and excellent Prelate and Patriot, Dr Hugh Boulter, late Lord-
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‘Castigated' by Johnson at the author's request: see Boswell, ed.
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Vol. 1. Preface.
The Vision of Theodore, the Hermit of Teneriffe. The
Picture of Human Life: from the Greek of Cebes (see Monthly Review,
March 1790, p. 282).
An Essay on Milton's Use and Imitation of the Moderns, in his Paradise
Lost. [By Lauder, William. ] 1750.
Preface and Postscript.
A Letter to the Reverend Mr Douglas, occasioned by his Vindication of
Milton. By William Lauder. 1751.
Beginning dictated by Johnson.
The Female Quixote: or, the Adventures of Arabella. By Charlotte Lennox.
1752.
Dedication to the Earl of Middlesex.
Shakespear Illustrated. By the Author of the Female Quixote. 1753.
Dedication to the Earl of Orrery.
Familiar Letters and Poems on several occasions. By Mary Masters. 1755.
[“Mrs Masters, the poetess, whose volumes he revised, and, it is said,
illuminated here and there with a ray of his own genius. ' Boswell, ed.
Hill, G. B. , vol. iv, p. 246. ]
An Account of an Attempt to ascertain the Longitude at Sea, by an Exact
Theory of the Variation of the Magnetical Needle. . . . By Zachariah
Williams. 1755.
[Written for Williams by Johnson; with an Italian translation,
printed on the right-hand pages, by Baretti. In the Bodleian copy,
which was presented by Johnson, there are three notes in Johnson's
handwriting, and an unidentified newspaper cutting about Williams,
evidently written by Johnson. ]
Christian Morals: by Sir Thomas Browne, of Norwich, M. D. With a Life
of the Author, by Samuel Johnson; and explanatory notes. 1756.
An Introduction to the Game of Draughts. By William Payne. 1756.
Dedication to the Earl of Rochford; and Preface.
A New Dictionary of Trade and Commerce. By Richard Rolt. 1756.
Preface.
Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines, Utensils, etc.
By William Chambers. 1757.
• The first two Paragraphs. See Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. , vol. 1, p. 21;
cf. vol. iv, p. 188.
The Evangelical History of our Lord Jesus Christ, harmonized, explained,
and illustrated, etc. By a Society of Gentlemen. (1757. ]
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469
2
gar
Bois
ti
Poze
lo
Dedication to The Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons.
[Johnson's authorship of this Dedication was denied by Boswell, ed.
Hill, G. B. , vol. iv, p. 383. But see Anderson's Life of Johnson, 1815,
pp. 257-8. ]
New Tables of Interest. By John Payne. 1758.
Preface.
Stenography; or, Short-hand Improved. . . . By John Angell. n. d. [? 1758).
(? ) Dedication to the Duke of Richmond.
(? ) Preface.
['I remember one, Angel, who came to me to write for him a Preface
or Dedication to a book upon short-hand. Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. , vol. 11,
p. 224. Whether it was the Dedication or the Preface that Johnson
supplied, it cannot have been printed as he wrote it, or dictated it. ]
The Greek Theatre of Father Brumoy, translated by Mrs C. Lennox. 3 vols.
1759.
Translation of A Dissertation on the Greek Comedy, and The
General Conclusion of the Book,
The World displayed; or, a Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels,
selected from the Writers of all Nations. 20 vols. 1759-61.
Introduction, vol. 1.
A Dictionary of the English and Italian Languages. By Giuseppe Baretti.
2 vols. 1760.
Dedication.
Baretti, G. An Account of the Manners and Customs of Italy.
1766.
A Journey from London to Genoa. 2 vols. 1770.
Discours sur Shakespeare et sur Monsieur de Voltaire. 1777.
Collison-Morley, L. Giuseppe Baretti; with an account of his
literary friendships and feuds. 1909. (Bibliography. )
An Address of the Painters to George III on his Accession to the Throne of
these Kingdoms. 1760.
Written by Johnson: see Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. , vol. 1, p. 352.
Proceedings of the Committee appointed to manage the contributions begun
at London, December 18, 1759, for cloathing French Soldiers, Prisoners
of War. 1760.
Introduction.
The English Works of Roger Ascham. With notes and observations, and
the author's life. By James Bennet. [1761. ]
Dedication to the Earl of Shaftesbury; and the Life of Ascham.
Thoughts on the Coronation of his present Majesty King George the Third.
By John Gwynn. 1761.
'Corrections and Improvements. See Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. , vol. 1,
pp. 21, 361.
A complete System of Astronomical Chronology. . . . By John Kennedy. 1762.
Dedication; and concluding paragraph.
Catalogue of the Artists' Exhibition. 1762.
Preface. See Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. , vol. 1, p. 367.
Jerusalem Delivered, an heroic poem; translated. . . by John Hoole. 1763.
Dedication to the Queen.
The Poetical Calendar. Containing a Collection of scarce and valuable
Pieces of Poetry: with Variety of Originals and Translations, by the
most eminent hands. Written and Selected by Francis Fawkes, M. A. ,
and William Woty. In Twelve Volumes. 1763.
Some Account of the Life and Writings of Mr William Collins.
(Vol. XII. For December. )
18
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The Traveller; or, a Prospect of Society. 1764.
Ll. 420, 429-434, 437-8. See Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. , vol. II, p. 6.
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry. [Edited by Percy. ) 3 vols. 1765.
Dedication to the Countess of Northumberland (partly by Johnson:
see Anderson's Life of Johnson, 1815, p. 309, and G. B. Hill's paper on
Boswell's Proof-sheets in Johnson Club Papers, 1899, p. 69. ]
Miscellanies in Prose and Verse. By Anna Williams. 1766.
Advertisement.
Several Poems, including The Ant.
The Fountains: A Fairy Tale. [Prose. ]
['Most of the pieces in this volume have evidently received additions
from his superiour pen. ' Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. , vol. 11, p. 26. ]
London and Westminster Improved, Illustrated by Plans. . . . By John Gwynn.
1766.
Dedication to the King.
A Treatise describing and explaining the construction and use of new celestial
and terrestrial globes. By George Adams. 1766.
Dedication to the King.
The Good-Natur'd Man; a Comedy. 1768.
Prologue.
The Deserted Village. 1770.
The last four lines. See Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. , vol. 11, p. 7.
A Dictionary of Ancient Geography. . . . By Alexander Macbean. 1773.
Preface.
Easy Phraseology, for the use of Young Ladies, who intend to learn the
colloquial part of the Italian Language. By Joseph Baretti. 1775.
Preface.
The Lusiad. Translated by William Julius Mickle. 1775.
Sentence in introduction. See Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. , vol. iv, p. 251.
Occasional Papers by the late William Dodd, LL. D.
Suppressed, but rptd, from one of the few undestroyed copies, in The
Life of Samuel Johnson (attributed to Cooke), published by Kearsley in
1785, pp. 130-140. The pamphlet contained, besides editorial matter,
Dr Dodd's Account of Himself; a Declaration inclosed by Dodd in a
letter to a friend; his Letter to the Lord Chancellor; his Letter to the
Earl of Mansfield; his petition to the King; Mrs Dodd's petition to the
Queen; and Observations on the propriety of pardoning Dodd, sent by
Johnson to the public papers. All were written by Johnson, except
Dodd's Account of Himself, which he revised.
Johnson wrote also Dodd's Speech to the Recorder of London; a
petition from the City of London, which they mended'; and Dodd's last
solemn Declaration. See Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. , vol. III, pp. 141, etc.
The Convict's Address to his Unhappy Brethren; Being a Sermon preached
by the Rev. Dr Dodd, Friday, June 6, 1777, in the Chapel of New-
gate.
[Johnson marked for Boswell such passages as were added by
Dr Dodd. See Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. , vol. 111, p. 142. Several issues,
from London and provincial presses, e. g. Salisbury and Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, with varying titles. ]
A Commentary, with Notes, on the Four Evangelists and the Acts of the
Apostles, etc. By Zachary Pearce. 1777.
Dedication to the King; and Additions to Pearce's autobiography.
Seven Discourses delivered in the Royal Academy by the President [Sir
Joshua Reynolds]. 1778.
Dedication to the King.
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Chapter VIII
471
Memoirs of Garrick. By Thomas Davies. 1780.
The first two sentences.
An Enquiry into the Authenticity of the Poems ascribed to Ossian. With a
Reply to Mr Clark's Answer. By W. Shaw. 1782.
Appendix, containing A Reply to Mr Clark.
The Village. 1783.
Lines 15–18 and 20; and general revision. See Boswell, ed. Hill, G. B. ,
vol. iv, p. 175.
:
E. Biography and Personalia
(In chronological order)
The Race. By Mercurius Spur, Esq. 1764. 2nd edn.
