The Life of Samuel Johnson - James Boswell [725]
BOSWELL
Principal Events of His Life
1759 Keeps an exact journal 229
Enters Glasgow University 245
1760 First visit to London 204
1762 Second visit to London 205
1763 Gets to know Johnson 204, 208
Studies at Utrecht 248
1764-5 Travels in Germany, Switzerland and Italy 230, 374
1765 Visits Corsica 262
1766Visits Paris 262
Returns from abroad 263
Visits London 263–8
Publishes ‘Thesis in Civil Law’, Disputatio Juridica, and admitted as an advocate 271
1767Acquainted with men of eminence 267
Publishes Essence of the Douglas Cause 382
Purchases Dalblair 634
1768 Publishes An Account of Corsica 287
Visits London and Oxford 287–96
1769Visits Ireland 343
Visits London 297–318
First visit to Streatham 301
Attends the Stratford Jubilee 297
Marriage 334
1770–71 Gap in his correspondence with Johnson of nearly a year and a half 334
1772 Visits London 338–67
1773 Visits London 372–401
Elected a member of the Club 385, 387
Gets to know Burke 387
Tour to the Hebrides with Johnson 403
1775 Visits London 429–63
Johnson assigns him a room in his house 462
Visits Wilton and Mamhead 460
Birth of his eldest son Alexander 467
1776 Disagrees with his father about the settlement of his estate 483
Visits London 493–8, 521–61
Becomes Paoli’s constant guest when in London 536
Visits Oxford, Birmingham, Lichfield and Ashbourne with Johnson 493, 498–521
Visits Bath and Bristol with Johnson 541–4
Introduces Wilkes to Johnson 552
Interview with Hume on his deathbed
Birth of second son, David 570
1777Death of David 577
Meets Johnson at Ashbourne 595–635
1778 Visits London 644–717
Visits Thorpe, Yorkshire 717
Birth of third son, James 721
1779Visits London (16 March-4 May) 725–36
Visits Leeds with Colonel James Stuart 738, 745
Visits London (October) 739–45
Visits Lichfield, Chester, Carlisle, Liverpool and Warrington 745–8
1781 Visits London 803–28
Visits Southill with Johnson 828–37
1782 Death of his father 851
1783 Visits London 855–87
Visits Burke at Beaconsfield 879
Finishes The Hypochondriack
Publishes A Letter to the People of Scotland on the Present State of the Nation 905
1784 Stops at York on his way to London 909
Hurries back to Ayrshire with the intention of becoming a candidate for Parliament 909
Visits London 913–50
Visits Oxford with Johnson 920–36
Sees Johnson for the last time 950
Death of Johnson 998
1791Publishes his Life (16 May) 6
1792Death of Reynolds 7
1793Publishes second edition of the Life 8
Publishes Principal Corrections and Additions to the First Edition 7 1795 Death (19 May) 9
I Anonymous or General Descriptions of Himself
Descriptions: ‘a country gentleman’ 620; ‘a gentleman’ (chronological): who seemed fond of curious speculation 290; who was afraid of the superior talents of a lady he wished to marry 292; who argued that drinking drove away care 362; who had bought a suit of laces for his wife 450; who argued that Charles II would have done no harm, etc. 459; who wished to live in New Zealand 543; who irritated S.J. by asking questions 547, 668, 861; who argued that in certain circumstances a husband might do as he pleased 743; ‘a man’ (chronological): who was forward in making himself known 504; who had been guilty of vicious actions 533; who had resolved to test friendship by borrowing 652; ‘one of the company’ (chronological): who thought the concluding lines of the Dunciad too fine 304; whose head