Gelaleddin, of Bassora, the story of, ii. in the reign of Queen Anne, 15. Secretary

602.

Gelasimus, his character, ii. 262.
Gelidus, his character, i. 116.
Generosa, her complaint of want of at-
tention to inquiries made by women, ii. 28.
Genius, true, what, iii. 148. The expe-
diency and importance of consulting it in
choosing our station in life, i. 95, 96. 544.
Gentle, Miss, her history, ii. 670.
Gentle, Phil. his story, ii. 628.
Gentleman's Magazine, history of, iv.
576. Prefaces to, v. 490.

George, Fort, account of, vi. 23.
Germany, Emperor of, account of the
confusions occasioned by his death 1740,
iv. 589. The Elector of Bavaria invested
with the Imperial dignity, 599. State of the
war between the King of Prussia and the
Queen of Hungary, in defeuce of the elec-
tion, 610.

Ginger, Deborah (wife of a city wit),
her complaint, ii. 522.

Glasgow, account of, vi. 155. Account
of the University, 156.

37.

Glenelg, account of the valley of, vi. 44.
Glensheals, account of the valley of, vi.

Gluttony, the indulgence of this vice
freely censured, ii. 374, 375.

God, frequent reflections on his wisdom
and goodness the chief security against the
anguish of impatience, i. 157. His placa-
bility an essential principle of all religion,

514.

Godliness defined, ii. 643.

Gold, the general ill effects of, vi. 313.
Not so valuable as iron for the use of man,
ii. 493. Necessaries of life plentiful as iron,
superfluities scarce as gold, ib.

Goldsmith, Oliver, character of as a
writer, iii. 522. Epitaph on, vi. 425.

Good Company, mischiefs of, ii. 539.
Different definitions of, ib.

Good Hope, Cape of, first discovered by
the Portuguese 1487, v. 209.

Good Nature and affability, the exten-
sive influence of these amiable qualities, ii.
93.

Good-natured Man, Prologue to, vi. 391.
Goodness, the effect of evil, ii. 643. Fe-
male, too easily vanquished, i. 329.

at War 1710, ib. Created Lord Lansdown
1711, ib. Comptroller of the Household and
Privy Counsellor 1712, ib. Treasurer of the
Household 1713, ib. At the accession of
George I. lost his places, and soon after sent
to the Tower, but released, ib. Writes in de-
fence of General Monk and Sir R. Grenville,
16. Published a splendid edition of his works
1732, ib. Died Jan. 30, 1735, ib. His cha-
racter, 17. His works characterized, ib.

Gratitude, the effects of resentment more
certain than, iv. 72.

Gray, Thomas, his life, iv. 391. Son of a
scrivener of London, born 1716, ib. Edu-
cated at Eton, and entered at Peterhouse,
Cambridge, ib. Travels through France into
Italy with Mr. Horace Walpole, 392. They
quarrel at Florence, and finish their travels
separately, ib. Retires to Cambridge, where
he becomes Bachelor of Civil Law, ib.
Loses his friend Mr. West, ib. Applies
seriously to poetry 1742, 393. Intended
to excel in Latin poetry, ib. Removes to
Pembroke Hall, 394. Several of his pieces
published with Bentley's Designs 1753, ib.
Refuses the place of Poet Laureat, ib. Asks
for the place of Professor of Modern His-
tory, but is refused, ib. Takes a journey
into Scotland 1765, 395. Is appointed Pro-
fessor of History, ib. Visits Westmoreland
and Cumberland 1769, ib. Died 1771, ib.
His character by the Rev. Mr. Temple,
396. Additions by Mr. Mason, ib. His
account of Lord Shaftesbury, 397. His
works characterized, 398:

Great Britain, observations on the affairs
of, 1756, v. 330. Introduction to the poli-
tical state of, 1756, 340. The present sys-
tem took its rise in the reign of Elizabeth,
ib. State of, at the death of Elizabeth, 343.
State of, under James I. ib. State of, under
Charles I. 344. State of, under Cromwell,
347. State of, under Charles II. 349. State
of, under James II. 352. State of, under
William and Mary, ib. State of, under
Anne, 354.

Greatness, disquisition upon, vi. 219.
Greek, began to be studied in England
about 1530, iv. 649.

Greenville, George. See Granville.
Gregory, Mr. convicted with Savage of

Good sort of Woman, characterized, ii. the murder of James Sinclair, iv. 52.

672.

Gordon, Sir Alexander, vi. 10.
Government, the difficulty of preventing
oppressions, vi. 179,

Gower's, Lord, letter in favour of Dr.
Johnson, i. aix.

Granville, Greenville, or Grenville, George,
his life, iv. 11. Born about 1667, ib. Edu-
cated at Cambridge, ib. True to the King
and Church, 12. Letter to his father re-
questing leave to enter into the service of
James II. ib. Lived retired during the reign
of William III. 13. Member of Parliament
VOL. VI.

Greogach, or the Old Man with the Long
Beard, account of, vi. 103.

Grey, Dr. observations on his notes on
Shakspeare, v. 134.

Grief, immoderate, assuaged by the con-
templation of our latter end, i. 83. On the
transient impressions of, 260. Of short du-
ration in the decline of life, vi. 170. Time
the best remedy for, 238.

Grissipol, in Col, account of, vi. 118.
Guardian, account of that periodical pub-
lication, iii. 558.

2 Y

Guardian (Cowley's comedy of), first

published without the consent of the author,
iii. 149. Altered to Cutter of Coleman-
street, 156. Character of that comedy, 157.
Guardians, their duty in preventing the
improper marriage of their wards, iv. 175.
Gulosulus, his criminal indulgence in
excessive feeding exposed, ii. 375.

HABITS, their uncommon influences and
effects, i. 361.

Hacho, King of Lapland, bis history, ii.

660.

Hale, Sir Matthew, his prudent concern
for securing the reputation of virtue, i. 68.
The mutilation which his Pleas of the
Crown suffered, ii. 575.

Halifax, Charles Montague, Earl of, his
life, iii. 518. Born at Horton in Northamp-
tonshire, April 16, 1661, 519. King's Scho-
lar at Westminster, ib. Solicited to be
removed to Cambridge, on account of his
friendship with Mr. Stepney, ib. Joined
Prior in the City Mouse and Country
Mouse, ib. Signed the invitation to the
Prince of Orange, and sat in the Convention,
ib. Married the Countess Dowager of Man-
chester, ib. Chancellor of the Exchequer,
1694, 520. Completed a re-coinage, ib.
Projected the general Fund, and raised the
credit of the Exchequer, ib. Impeached by
the Commons, but the articles were dis-
missed by the Lords, ib. Dismissed from the
Council of Queen Anne, ib. Again attack-
ed by the Commons, and protected by the
Lords, ib. Negotiated the union with Scot-
land, ib. Appointed one of the regents at
the death of the queen, 521. Created earl
of Halifax, by George I. ib. Flattered by
all the poets of the time, except Swift and
Pope, ib. Fed with Dedications, and no
dedicator went unrewarded, ib. Rather a
pretender to taste than really possessed
of it, iv. 193. Story of Pope's reading his
translation of the Iliad to him, ib.

Hamet, the Indian, the moderation and
modesty of his desires, i. 185.

the Poet, his ingratitude, ii. 309.
Hammond, Dr. Henry, his dispute with
Cheynel in defence of the Practical Cate-
chism, iv. 567.

James, his life, iv. 27. Born
about 1710, and educated at Westminster,
ib. Equerry to the Prince of Wales, ib. A
companion of Cobham, Lyttelton, and
Chesterfield, 28. Member of parliament for
Truro, ib. Died in June 1742, ib. The
preface to his elegies, written by the earl of
Chesterfield, ib.

Hamlet, observations on Shakspeare's
tragedy of, v. 165.

Hampton's Polybius, review of, v.700.
Hanmer, Sir Thomas, observations on his
edition of Shakspeare's Works, v. 130. Epi-
taphium, vi. 407. Epitaph paraphrased by
Dr. Johnson, 409.

Hanway, Jonas, Review of his Eight

Days' Journey from Portsmouth to King-
ston upon Thames, with an Essay on Tea,
v. 644. Reply to a Paper of his in the
Gazetteer of May 26, 1757, 656.

Happiness, not promoted by fortune,
rank, or capacity, vi. 213. Our indulging
chimerical wishes of it, often productive of
great disappointment, i. 20. When de-
pendant upon external circumstances, pre-
carious and delusive, 24. Chimerical pro-
vision for it exploded, 26, 27. Of mankind,
dependant not upon opinion, but on prac
tice, 128. The insufficiency of sensual plea-
sures to procure it, 255. The folly of re-
pining at it in others, 296. The anxieties by
which it is often disturbed in females, ii.
16. The fruition of it dependant on our own
sensations, 137. The highest we can enjoy
in this life derived from self-approbation,
and the applauses of conscience, ib. The
methods by which it may be often de-
stroyed, 248. Distant and lasting, secured
only by the forbearance of present gratifi-
cations, 257. Human schemes of promoting
it visionary and delusive, 359. 378. The
general pursuit of it at a distance, iii. 46.
To be acquired only by industry, 47. The
folly of a tradesman seeking it in rural re-
tirement, 87. The folly of beholding it at
a distance, 98. How advanced by compari-
son with misery, 104. Not to be found in
idleness, ib. Generally found in labours of
great and laudable undertakings, ib. The
happiest man who is in want of the few-
est things, 111. Inquiry into the value and
importance of, v. 680. Not well enjoyed
without a knowledge of the miseries of life,
vi. 189. Inquiry inte, ib. Not to be found
in the company of young men of spirit and
gaiety, 202. Not in pastoral life, 205. Not
in the greatest prosperity, 207. Not in a
state of solitude, 208. Not in living accord-
ing to nature, 210. Not in high stations,
213. Not in private life, 215. Not often
found between parents and children, 217.
Not in the single life, 218.

Harcourt, Hon. Simon, Pope's Epitaph
on him, iv. 277.

Hard Words, on the use of, ii. 588.
Harley, Mr., character as a minister, iv.

132.

Harleian Library, account of it, v. 167.
Plan of the Catalogue, ib. General use of
Catalogues, 168. Preface to the Catalogue,
vol. 3. 303.

Harleian Miscellany, introduction to that
work, v. 177.

Harmony, the end of poetical measures,
i. 417.

Harmony and friendship, by what me-
thods maintained and secured, ii. 182.
Harrison's, Elizabeth, Miscellanies, Re-
view of, v. 701.

Hawkesworth, Dr., Inscription written by
him, and put up at Rugby to the memory
of Joseph Cave and his two Sons, iv. 577.

works, ib. His character, according to Swift
and Pope, ib.

Hum, story of Burnet and Sprat re-
specting the practice of humming, when
sermons were approved of, iii. 517.

Human Wishes, the Vanity of, in imita
tion of the Tenth Satire of Juvenal, vi. 313.
Humour, good, the peculiar value of this
quality, i. 334, 335.

Ignorance of ourselves, the source of
most errors in human conduct, i. 116. And
admiration, their mutual and reciprocal
operation, 348.

Images, how the same images strike the
mind in a similar manner, as Spring, Night,
Grove, &c. iii. 96.

Imagination, the danger of indulging the
excursions and amusements of it, vi. 255.

Humourist, considerations on that cha- i. 412.
racter, iii. 132.

Hungary, Queen of, opposes the King of
Prussia's claim on Silesia, iv. 591. Sur-
renders half of Silesia to the King of Prussia,
598. Opposed on every side, prepares for
resistance, 599. 500,000l. voted to her by
the English Parliament, 600, Makes peace
with the King of Prussia, and surrenders
the remaining half of Silesia to him, 603.
Proceedings against the army of France, ib.
Hunt, Arabella, iii. 637.

Hymenæus, his account of the disagree-
able qualities of some ladies, i. 528. 537.
His marriage with Tranquilla, and the hap
piness connected with it, ii. 210.

Hyperboles, examples of, enormous and
disgusting, iii. 167.

Hyperdulus, account of his treatment by
his relations, ii. 129.

Hypertatus, his reflections upon the con-
veniences and advantages of a garret, i. 548.
Hypocrisy, not always to be charged
upon such as are zealous for virtues which
they neglect to practise, i. 67. Wherein it
differs from affectation, 99.

JAMAICA characterized, v. 347.

James 1. King, characterized, v. 343. A
remarkable conversation between him and
the Bishops of Durham and Winchester,
iii. 316.

Ianthe, her character, i. 89.

Imitation of others, when attended with
servility, highly censurable, ii. 199.
Imlac, the history of, vi. 179.
Impatience of study, the mental disease
of the present generation, ii. 153.
Imperia, her ambition and pride, i. 542.
Improviso on a youug heir's coming of
age, vi. 421.

Inch Keith, island of, account of, vi. 1.
Inch Kenneth, account of, vi. 138. Ac-
count of a remarkable cave there, 142.
Inconsistency, distinguished from diver-
sity, vi. 180.

Incontinence, the effect of the magnet in
the detection of, ii. 345. A scheme for the
detection of it proposed, 348.

Independents and Presbyterians, ac-
count of the disputes between them at
Oxford, on the authority of ministers, iv.
565.

Indian, speech of an Indian on the Eu-
ropean encroachments, ii. 620.

Indians of America, considerations on
their granting their lands to foreign nations,

v. 331.

Indians on the coast of Brazil, their me
thod of taking ostriches, iv. 490. Account
of them, ib.

Indolence, the difficulty of being reformed
from it, ii. 161.

Industry, necessary, as well as genius, to
acquire an eminence in literary productions,

Java, island of, account of, and of the i. 121. 123.
inhabitants, ix. 143.

Icolmkill, account of, vi. 144.

Idleness, its fatal effects, i. 397. Its
competition with pride, ii. 475. Character
of the true votaries of, ib. Under the ap-
pearance of business, ridiculed, 525.

Idler, definition of an, ii. 389. The pe-
culiar characteristic of man, 390. Has no
rivals or enemies, ib. His privilege to form
schemes, ib. Always inquisitive, and sel-
dom retentive, ib. Naturally censorious,391.
May sometimes be stimulated to vigour
and activity, ib. Invites correspondents, ib.
Laments his not having received any essays,
393. A genuine one described, 414. Ene-
mies to the Idler, 415. Journal of a genuine
one, 480. His farewell, 678.

Idlers, the various employment of, ii. 435.
Cruel Idlers reprobated, 436.

Jenyns, Soame, review of his Free In-
quiry into the Nature and Origin of Evil,
v. 670.

Ingratitude, the peculiar baseness and
infamy of it, ii. 129. The effect of great
depravity of mind, ib.

Injuries, the forgiveness of them neces-
sary to happiness, ii. 286. When easiest to
be practised, 287. The motives to encourage
it, ib.

Innocence, the great prerogative of, i.

321.

Interest, the influence of it upon the re-
solutions and actions of life, ii. 278. A de-
stroyer of friendship, 453.

Intromission, vicious, case of, v. 609.
Inverary, account of, vi. 154.
Inverness, account of, vi. 23.
John, King, observations on Shaks-
peare's play of, v. 151.

Johnson, his Tour to the Western Islands.
See Hebrides.

Johnson, Dr. life of, i. i. Statue in St.
Paul's, ciii.

Johnson, Michael, epitaph on, vi. 425.

Kings, advantages from their being ac-
quainted with the lower lines of life, iv. 584.
Kneller, Sir Godfrey, Pope's Epitaph on
him, iv. 282.

Knolles, Sir Francis, the peculiar excel-
lence of his History of the Turks, ii. 9.

Knowledge, its greatest importance, when
useful to virtue and happiness, i. 384. The
desire of acquiring it should be subservient
to some nobler principle, 481. The desire
of it, in many, of feeble and transient in-
fluence, ii. 258. The failures to which men
devoted to the study of it are peculiarly
exposed, 265. The difficulty in obtaining
it, 647. The folly of searching for it in
foreign languages, and neglecting our own,