Walmsley, Gilbert, Esq. character of, i. 40.

his letter recommending Johnson and Garrick, i. 57.

Walpole, Hon. Horace, iii. 92.

Sir Robert, his administration defended, i. 77. Walton, Isaac, his "Lives," i. 502, 504; ii. 22, 80, 171. Warburton, his contest with Lowth, i. 336.

Johnson's character of, ii. 432, 3; iii. 75.

Ward, the noted Dr. ii. 366.

Warley-camp, Johnson's visit to, ii. 346, 352.

Warren, Dr. his generous attendance on Johnson during his last illness, iii. 160, 169.

Warton, Reverend Dr. Joseph, his "Essay on Pope's Genius," &c. i. 276.
Letters of Johnson to, i. 152, 388.

Reverend Thomas, i. 163; ii. 80, 408.

his entertaining account of Johnson's conversation when at Oxford in 1754, i. 164.

Letters of Johnson to, i. 163, 167, 8, 9, 170, 172, 3, 177, 8, 195, 202, 3, 355, 388.

Watts, Dr. his works, i. 189.

his life, ii. 186, 342.

Weather, its influence, i. 263, 278; ii. 18; iii. 64, 124, 129.

Webster, Reverend Dr. Alexander, i. 494, 498.

Wedderburne, Alexander, Esq.-See Loughborough, Lord.
Welch, Saunders, Esq. ii. 342, 344, 374.

Letter of Johnson to, ii. 343.

Wentworth, Mr.-Johnson at his school, i. 19.

Wesley, Reverend John, ii. 257, 300.

Letter of Johnson to, ii. 369.

Westcote, Lord, confirms to Johnson the truth of his nephew Lord Lyttelton's vision, iii. 82.

Westminster-abbey, first musical festival at, ii. 7; iii. 72, 74.

Wetherell, Reverend Dr. ii. 77; iii. 88.

Letter of Johnson to, ii. 66.

Wheeler, Reverend Dr. ii. 401.

Johnson's letter to, ii. 350.

Whigs, Johnson's definition of, ii. 482; no great private enmity between them and Tories, iii. 77.

Whitefield, Reverend George, his character, i. 37, 364; ii. 379.

Whitefoord, Caleb, Esq. iii. 98.

Whitehead, Paul, i. 74, 247.

"Whole Duty of Man," conjectures on its authour, i. 471.

Wife, qualities of, Sir Thomas Overbury's verses on, i. 362.

Wilkes, John, Esq. his jeu d'esprit on Johnson's Dictionary, i. 183. meetings between him and Johnson, ii. 142, & seq. 471.

Johnson's opinion of him, ii. 226.

anecdote of gallantry related by him, iii. 117.

his advice how best to speak at the bar of the House of Commés, ii. 253

his pleasantry on Johnson and himself, as to their politicks and religion, ii. 253. K. William III. ii. 7.

Williams, Mr. Zachariah, account of, i. 166, 184, 5.

Williams, Mrs. Anna, i. 142, 259, 285, 376; ii. 116, 143, 161, 188, 191, 351. her death, iii. 35, 39.

Miss Helen Maria, iii. 71, 2.

Wilson, Reverend Mr. letter of Johnson to, ii. 518.

Windham, Right Hon. William, letters of Johnson to, iii. 29, 131, 2;—and see iii. 126, 166.

Wine, the use of, i. 435, 438; ii. 74, 125, 216, 266, 270, 321, 327, 360, 366, 451, 456, 464.

Wirtemberg, Prince of, anecdote of, i. 430.

Wit, ii. 473, 4.

Witches, i. 429; ii. 361.

Wraxall, Mr. ii. 393.

"The World," (periodical essays,) i. 259.

Johnson's life of, ii. 441.

anecdotes of, ii. 484, 5.

his fine image of delicate satire, iii. 81.

Mr. (Greek Professor at Glasgow,) his "Criticism on Gray's Elegy,"

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