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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, 11
CHAPTER II.
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, 31
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.
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.
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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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