CONTENTS. (Second Edition.) DEDICATION. Page 191 194 ADVERTISEMENT, 211 219 August 16. Ogden on Prayer. Aphoristick writing. Edinburgh surveyed. Character of Swift's works. Evil spirits and witchcraft. Lord Monboddo. August 17. Poetry and Dictionary-writing. Scepticism. Eternal necessity refuted. Lord Hailes's criticism on "The Vanity of human Wishes." Mr. Maclaurin. Decision of the Judges in Scotland on literary property. 225 August 18. Set out for the Hebrides. Sketch of the authour's character. Trade of Glasgow. Suicide. Inchkeith. Parliamentary knowledge. Influence of Peers. Popular clamours. Arrive at St. Andrews. August 19. 229 Dr. Watson. Literature and patronage. Writing and conversation compared. Change of manners. The Union. Value of money. St. Andrews and John Knox. Retirement from the world. Dinner with the Professors. Question concerning sorrow and content. Instructions for composition. Dr. Johnson's method. Uncertainty of memory 234 August 20. Effect of prayer. Observance of Sunday. Professor Shaw. Tran. substantiation. Literary property. Mr. Tyers's remark on Dr. Johnson. Arrives at Montrose. Want of trees. Laurence Kirk. Dinner at Monboddo. Emigration. Homer. Biography and history compared. Decrease of learning. Causes of it. Promotion of bishops. Warburton. Louth. Value of Politeness. Dr. Johnson's sentiments concerning Lord Monboddo. Arrive at Aberdeen. 243 August 22. August 21. 240 Professor Thomas Gordon. Publick and private education. Sir Alexander Gordon. Trade of Aberdeen. Prescription of murder in Scotland. Mystery of the Trinity. Satisfaction of Christ. Importance of old friendships. August 23. 250 Dr. Johnson made a burgess of Aberdeen. Dinner at Sir Alexander Gordon's. Warburton's powers of invective. His "Doctrine of Grace." Lock's verses. Fingal. 255 August 24. Goldsmith and Graham. Slains castle. Education of children. Buller of Buchan. Entails. Consequence of Peers. Sir Joshua Reynolds. Earl 259 August 25. The advantage of being on good terms with relations. Nabobs. Feudal state of subordination. Dinner at Strichen. Life of country gentlemen, THE LITERARY Club. 265 of Errol. August 26. Lord Monboddo. Use and importance of wealth. Elgin. Macbeth's heath. Fores. August 27. Leonidas. 268 272 Paul Whitehead. Derrick. Origin of Evil. Calder-manse. Reasonableness of ecclesiastical subscription. Family worship. August 28. Fort George. Sir Adolphus Oughton. and Lowth. Dinner at Sir Eyre Coote's. compared. The Stage. Mr. Garrick, Mrs. Cibber, Mrs. Pritchard, Mrs. Clive. Inverness. Contest between Warburton 276 August 29. Macbeth's Castle. Incorrectness of writers of Travels. Coinage of new words. Dr. Johnson's Dictionary. 280 August 30. Dr. Johnson on horse-back. A Highland hut. Fort Augustus. Governour Trapaud. August 31. Anoch. Life of a sailor. 282 Emigration. Goldsmith. Poets and soldiers compared. 285 September 1. Glensheal. The Macraas. Dr. Johnson's anger at being left for a Ancient Highland Enthusiasm. Dr. 297 301 September 5. Sir James Macdonald's epitaph and last letters to his mother. Latin ode to Mrs. Thrale. September 7. Uneasy state of dependence on the weather. State of those who live in the country. Dr. M'Pherson's Dissertations. Second Sight. September 8. Rev. Mr. Donald M'Queen. Mr. Malcolm M'Cleod. Rasay. Fingal. Homer. Elegant and gay entertainment at Rasay. September 9. Antiquity of the family of Rasay. Cure of infidelity. September 10. Survey of the island of Rasay. Bentley. Mallet. Hooke. of Marlborough. September 11. Heritable jurisdictions. Insular life. The Laird of M'Cleod. September 12. Sail to Portree. Dr. Johnson's discourse on death. Letters from Lord Elibank to Dr. Johnson and the authour. Dr. Johnson's answer. Ride to Kingsburgh. Flora Macdonald. September 13. Distresses and escape of the grandson of King James II. September 14. Importance of the chastity of women. Dr. Cadogan. the practice of authours is necessary to enforce their doctrines. Good humour acquirable. 340 September 15. Sir George Mackenzie. Mr. Burke's wit, knowledge, and eloquence 342 September 16. Dr. Johnson's hereditary melancholy. His minute knowledge in various arts. Apology for the authour's ardour in his pursuits. Dr. Johnson's imaginary seraglio. Polygamy. 344 September 17. Cunning. Whether great abilities are necessary to be wicked. Temple of the Goddess Anaitis. Family Portraits. Records not consulted by old English historians. Mr. Pennant's Tours criticised. 347 September 18. Ancient residence of a Highland Chief. Languages the pedigree of nations. Laird of the Isle of Muck. 350 Lady Grange in September 19. Choice of a wife. Women an over-match for men. St. Kilda. Poetry of savages. French Literati. Prize-fighting. French and English soldiers. Duelling. September 20. Change of London manners. Laziness censured. Landed and 356 traded interest compared. Gratitude considered. September 21. Description of Dunvegan. Lord Lovat's Pyramid. Ride to Ulinish. 358 September 22. Subterraneous house and vast cave in Ulinish. Swift's Lord Orrery. Defects as well as virtues the proper subject of biography, though the life be written by a friend. Studied conclusions of letters. Whether allowable in dying men to maintain resentment to the last. Instructions for writing the lives of literary men. Fingal denied to be genuine, and pleasantly ridi- Eminent men disconcerted September 23. Further disquisition concerning Fingal. by a new mode of publick appearance. Garrick. Shakspeare. Persons of consequence watched in London. Learning of the September 24. French hunting. Young Col. Dr. Birch. Dr. Percy. Lord Hailes. Historical impartiality. Whiggism unbecoming in a clergyman. 372 September 25. Every island a prison. A Sky cottage. Return to Corrichatachin. September 26. Morning review of last night's intemperance. Old Kingsburgh's September 27. Dr. Johnson's popularity in the Isle of Sky. His good-humoured September 28. Ancient Irish pride of family. Dr. Johnson on threshing and thatch- Arrive at Ostig. Dr. September 30. Mr. Burke the first man every where. Very moderate talents requi- Dr. Johnson not answerable for all the words in his Dictionary. Attacks on authours useful to them. Return to Armidale. October 2. Old manners of great families in Wales. German courts. Goldsmith's October 4. Dr. Johnson's mode of living in the Temple. His curious appearance on a sheltie. Nature of sea-sickness. Burnet's History of his own Times. Difference between dedications and histories. October 5. People may come to do any thing by talking of it. The Reverend Mr. The opinion of philosophers concerning happi- life. Arrive at Breacacha. October 8. Pretended brother of Dr. Johnson. No redress for a man's name being affixed to a foolish work. Lady Sydney Beauclerk. Carte's Life of the Duke of Ormond. Col's cabinet. Letters of the great Montrose. Present state of October 9. Dr. Johnson's avidity for a variety of books. Improbability of a High- London and Pekin compared. Dr. Johnson's high opinion of the October 12. Return to Mr. M'Sweyn's. Other superstition besides those connected with religion. Dr. Johnson disgusted with coarse manners. His peculiar habits 410 October 13. Bustle not necessary to dispatch. Oats the food not of the Scotch Arrive in Mull. Addison's Remarks on Italy. Addison not much conversant with Italian literature. The French masters of the art of accom- October 15. Erse poetry. Danger of a knowledge of musick. The propriety of October 16. Miss Maclean. Account of Mull. The value of an oak walking-stick in the Hebrides. Arrive at Mr. M'Quarrie's in Ulva. Captain Macleod. Second sight. Mercheta Mulierum, and Borough-English. The grounds on which the sale of an estate may be set aside in a court of equity. October 17. Arrive at Inchkenneth. Sir Allan Maclean and his daughters. None October 18. Young Col's various good qualities. No extraordinary talents requisite to success in trade. Dr. Solander. Mr. Burke. Dr. Johnson's intrepidity and presence of mind. Singular custom in the Islands of Col and Otaheité. Further elogium on young Col. Credulity of a Frenchman in foreign coun- October 19. Death of young Col. Dr. Johnson slow of belief without strong evidence. La credulité des incredules. Coast of Mull. Nun's Island. Past scenes pleas- ing in recollection. Land on Icolmkill. October 20. Sketch of the ruins at Icolmkill. Influences of solemn scenes of piety. October 21. Pulteney. Pitt. Walpole. Mr. Wilkes. English and Jewish history compared. Scotland composed of stone and water, and a little earth. Turkish October 22. Uncommon breakfast offered to Dr. Johnson, and rejected. October 23. Goldsmith's "Traveller." Pope and Cowley compared. Archibald Duke of Argyle. Arrive at Inveraray. Dr. Johnson drinks some whisky, and assigns his reason. Letter from the authour to Mr. Garrick. Mr. Garrick's October 24. Specimen of Ogden on Prayer. Hervey's "Meditations." son's Meditation on a Pudding. Country neighbours. The authour's visit at the castle of Inveraray. Perverse opposition to the influence of Peers in Ayr- shire. Dr. Johnson presented to the Duke of Argyle. Grandeur of his grace's seat. The authour possesses himself in an embarrassing situation. Honour- able Archibald Campbell on a middle state. The old Lord Townshend. Question concerning luxury. Nice trait of character. Good principles and October 26. A passage in Home's Douglas, and one in Juvenal compared. Neglect of religious buildings in Scotland. Arrive at Sir James Colquhoun's. 450 October 27. Dr. Johnson's letter to the Duke of Argyle. His grace's answer. Lock- lomond. Dr. Johnson's sentiments on dress. Forms of Prayer considered. October 28. Dr. Smollet's Epitaph. Dr. Johnson's wonderful memory. His alacrity October 29. Glasgow surveyed. Attention of the professors to Dr. Johnson. October 30. Dinner at the Earl of Loudoun's. Character of that nobleman. November 1. Rules for the distribution of charity. Castle of Dundonald. Arrive at Auchinleck. Character of Lord Auchinleck. His idea of November 3. Dr. Johnson's sentiments concerning the Highlands. Mr. Harris of November 5. Dr. Johnson's high respect for the English clergy. November 6. Lord Auchinleck and Dr. Johnson in collision. November 7. Dr. Johnson's uniform Piety. His dislike of Presbyterian wor- November 10. Lord Elibank. Difference in political principles increased by oppo- sition. Edinburgh Castle. Fingal. English credulity not less than Scottish. Second Sight. Garrick and Foote compared as companions. Moravian SUMMARY ACCOUNT of the manner in which Dr. Johnson spent his time from |