A LIBRARY OF

UNIVERSAL LITERATURE

BIOGRAPHY

VOLUME TWENTY-SIX

CONTENTS OF VOL. IV.

CHAPTER I.

1778.

Good Friday-Bad Housewifery-Books of Travels-Fleet Street-Meeting with Mr. Oliver

Edwards-Lawyers-Tom Tyers-Choice of a Profession-Dignity of Literature-Lord

Camden-George Psalmanazar-Daines Barrington-Punishment of the Pillory-Inso-

lence of Wealth-Extravagance-" Demosthenes Taylor "-Pamphlets-Goldsmith's Com-

edies-"The Beggar's Opera "-Johnson's "Historia Studiorum "-Gentleman's Magazine

-Avarice-Bon-Mots-Burke's Classical Pun-Egotism,
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CHAPTER II.

1778.

Buying Buckles-"The First Whig "-Wine-Tasso-Homer-Adam Smith-Pope-Voltaire

-Henry's History-Modern Writers-Greece-Rome-Old Age-Dr. Robertson-Addison

-Chinese Language-Interest of Money-Imagination-Existence-Virtue and Vice-The

Bat-Lord Marchmont-"Transpire "-House of Peers-Pope's "Universal Prayer”—

Divorces-Parson Ford's Ghost-Lord Clive,
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CHAPTER III.

1778-1779.

Lord Kames-Sir George Villiers's Ghost-Innate Virtue-Native Modesty-Foreign Travel

-Lord Charlemont-Country Life-Manners of the Great-Horne's "Letter to Dunning"

-Dr. Mead-Rasselas and Candide-Francis's Horace-Modern Books of Travels-Lord

Chatham-Vows-Education-Milton's "Tractate "-Locke-Visit to Warley Camp-Dr.

Burney-Sir Joshua Reynolds's "Discourses "-Publication of the "Lives of the Poets"

-Death of Garrick-Correspondence,

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CHAPTER IV.

1779.

Mr. Tasker's "Ode "-Man of the World-"Vicar of Wakefield "-Junius's Letters-Paren-

tal Authority-London-" Government of the Tongue "-Good Friday-Easter Day-Eel-

skinning-Claret, Port, Brandy-Shakspeare's Witches-Lochlomond-Liberty-Hack-

man Johnson and Topham Beauclerk-Mallet-Friendship-Eulogy on Garrick-" Art of

Getting Drunk "-Empirics-Parental Affection-Lord Marchmont-Pope-Parnell's

"Hermit "-Correspondence,

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CHAPTER V.

1779.

Experiments on the Constancy of Friends-Colonel James Stuart-Choice of Guardians—

Adventurers to the East Indies-Poor of London-Pope's "Essay on Man"—Lord Boling.

broke-Johnson's Residences in London-Conjugal Infidelity-Roman Catholics-Helps

to the Study of Greek-Middlesex Election-House of Commons-Right of Expulsion-

George Whitfield-Philip Astley-Keeping company with Infidels-Irish Union—Vulgar

Prosperity-"The Ambassador says well "-Correspondence,

CHAPTER VI.

1780.

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"Lives of the Poets" completed-Dr. Lawrence-Loss of a Wife-Death of Topham Beau

clerk-Letter-writing-Mr. Melmoth-Fitzosborne's Letters-Somerset-House Exhibition

-Riots in London-Lord George Gordon-Mr. Akerman-Correspondence-Dr. Beattie→

Davies's "Life of Garrick "—Advice to a Young Clergyman-Composition of Sermons-

Borough Election-Lady Southwell-Mr. Alexander Macbean-Lord Thurlow-Langton's

Collectanea-Dr. Franklin's "Demonax,"

CHAPTER VII

1781.

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The "Lives of the Poets" completed-Observations upon, and various Readings in, the

Life of Cowley-Waller-Milton-Dryden-Pope-Broome-Addison-Parnell-Blackmore

-Philips-Congreve-Tickell-Akenside-Lord Lyttelton-Young-Swift,

CHAPTER VIII.

1781.

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Warren Hastings-Liberty and Necessity-Picture of a Man, by Shakspeare and by Milton

-Registration of Deeds-Duty of a Member of Parliament-Deportment of a Bishop-

"Merriment of Parsons"-Zachariah Mudge-Dr. Walter Harte-Scale of Liquors-

Dancing-Sir Philip Jennings Clerk-American War-Dudley Long-Exaggerated Praise

-"Learning to Talk "-Veracity-Death of Mr. Thrale-Queen's Arms Club-Construc

tive Treason-Castes of Men-Passion Week-Addison-Blackstone-Steele-Educating

by Lectures-The Resurrection-Apparitions,

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