THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON - All 6 Volumes in One Edition. James Boswell

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СКАЧАТЬ Essays in the Universal Visitor, which there is some difficulty in ascertaining. All that are marked with two Asterisks have been ascribed to him, although I am confident from internal Evidence, that we should except from these ‘The Life of Chaucer,’ ‘Reflections on the State of Portugal,’ and ‘An Essay on Architecture:’ And from the same Evidence I am confident that he wrote ‘Further Thoughts on Agriculture,’ and ‘A Dissertation on the State of Literature and Authours.’ The Dissertation on the Epitaphs written by Pope he afterwards acknowledged, and added to his ‘Idler.’

      Life of Sir Thomas Browne prefixed to a new Edition of his Christian

       Morals. acknowl.

      In the Literary Magazine; or, Universal Review, which began in January 1756.

      His Original Essays are

      Preliminary Address, intern. evid..

      An introduction to the Political State of Great Britain, intern. evid..

      Remarks on the Militia Bill, intern. evid..

      Observations on his Britannick Majesty’s Treaties with the Empress of

       Russia and the Landgrave of Hesse Cassel. intern. evid..

      Observations on the Present State of Affairs. intern. evid..

      Memoirs of Frederick III. King of Prussia. intern. evid..

      In the same Magazine his Reviews_ are of the following Books:

      ‘Birch’s History of the Royal Society.’—‘Browne’s Christian Morals.’—‘Warton’s Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, Vol. I.’—‘Hampton’s Translation of Polybius.’—‘Sir Isaac Newton’s Arguments in Proof of a Deity.’—‘Borlase’s History of the Isles of Scilly.’—‘Home’s Experiments on Bleaching.’—‘Browne’s History of Jamaica.’—‘Hales on Distilling Sea Waters, Ventilators in Ships, and curing an ill Taste in Milk.’—‘Lucas’s Essay on Waters.’—‘Keith’s Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops.’—‘Philosophical Transactions, Vol. XLIX.’—‘Miscellanies by Elizabeth Harrison.’—‘Evans’s Map and Account of the Middle Colonies in America.’—‘The Cadet, a Military Treatise.’—‘The Conduct of the Ministry relating to the present War impartially examined.’ intern. evid..

      ‘Mrs. Lennox’s Translation of Sully’s Memoirs.’—‘Letter on the Case of

       Admiral Byng.’—‘Appeal to the People concerning Admiral

       Byng.’—‘Hanway’s Eight Days’ Journey, and Essay on Tea.’—‘Some further

       Particulars in Relation to the Case of Admiral Byng, by a Gentleman of

       Oxford.’ acknowl.

      Mr. Jonas Hanway having written an angry Answer to the Review of his Essay on Tea, Johnson in the same Collection made a Reply to it. acknowl. This is the only Instance, it is believed, when he condescended to take Notice of any Thing that had been written against him; and here his chief Intention seems to have been to make Sport.

      Dedication to the Earl of Rochford of, and Preface to, Mr. Payne’s

       Introduction to the Game of Draughts, acknowl.

      Introduction to the London Chronicle, an Evening Paper which still subsists with deserved credit. acknowl.

      1757. Speech on the Subject of an Address to the Throne after the Expedition to Rochefort; delivered by one of his Friends in some publick Meeting: it is printed in the Gentleman’s Magazine for October 1785. intern. evid.

      The first two Paragraphs of the Preface to Sir William Chambers’s

       Designs of Chinese Buildings, &c. acknowl.

      1758. THE IDLER, which began April 5, in this year, and was continued till April 5, 1760. acknowl.

      An Essay on the Bravery of the English Common Soldiers was added to it when published in Volumes. acknowl.

      1759. Rasselas Prince of Abyssinia, a Tale. acknowl.

      Advertisement for the Proprietors of the Idler against certain Persons who pirated those Papers as they came out singly in a Newspaper called the Universal Chronicle or Weekly Gazette. intern. evid.

      For Mrs. Charlotte Lennox’s English Version of Brumoy,—‘A Dissertation on the Greek Comedy,’ and the General Conclusion of the Book. intern. evid.

      Introduction to the World Displayed, a Collection of Voyages and

       Travels. acknowl.

      Three Letters in the Gazetteer, concerning the best plan for Blackfriars

       Bridge. acknowl.

      1760. Address of the Painters to George III. on his Accession to the Throne. intern. evid.

      Dedication of Baretti’s Italian and English Dictionary to the Marquis of

       Abreu, then Envoy-Extraordinary from Spain at the Court of

       Great-Britain. intern. evid.

      Review in the Gentleman’s Magazine of Mr. Tytler’s acute and able

       Vindication of Mary Queen of Scots. acknowl.

      Introduction to the Proceedings of the Committee for Cloathing the

       French Prisoners. acknowl.

      1761. Preface to Rolfs Dictionary of Trade and Commerce. acknowl.

      Corrections and Improvements for Mr. Gwyn the Architect’s Pamphlet, intitled ‘Thoughts on the Coronation of George III.’ acknowl.

      1762. Dedication to the King of the Reverend Dr. Kennedy’s Complete System of Astronomical Chronology, unfolding the Scriptures, Quarto Edition. acknowl.

      Concluding Paragraph of that Work. intern. evid.

      Preface to the Catalogue of the Artists’ Exhibition. intern. evid.

      1763.

      Character of Collins in the Poetical Calendar, published by Fawkes and

       Woty. acknowl.

      Dedication to the Earl of Shaftesbury of the Edition of Roger Ascham’s

       English Works, published by the Reverend Mr. Bennet. acknowl.

      The Life of Ascham, also prefixed to that edition. acknowl.

      Review of Telemachus, a Masque, by the Reverend George Graham of Eton

       College, in the Critical Review. acknowl.

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