d to the same club as Johnson, ib.; mentioned, ii. 169, n. 2; iii. 130, n. 1, 359. BOSVILLE, Mrs., ii. 169. BOSVILLE, Miss, ii. 169, n. 2; afterwards Lady Macdonald, v. 147. BOSWELL, various spellings of it, v. 123-4. BOSWELL FAMILY, Johnson's projected history of it, iv. 198. BOSWELLS of Fife, ii. 413. BOSWELL, Sir Alexander, Baronet, Boswell's eldest son, birth, ii. 386; iii. 86; at Eton College, iii. 12; described by Scott, v. 385, n. 1; killed in a duel, ii. 179. n. 3, 386, n. 2. BOSWELL, David, a remote ancestor, ii. 413. BOSWELL, David (Boswell's younger brother), devotion to Auchinleck, iii. 433; return to it, iii. 438; ill-used by Dundas, iii. 213, n. 1; Johnson, calls on, iii. 433-4; liked by him, 442; residence in Spain, ii. 195, n. 3; iii. 182; leaves in consequence of war, 433-4. BOSWELL, David (Boswell's third son), iii. 94; death, iii. 106, 109. BOSWELL, Dr., account of him, v. 394; Johnson, meets, v. 48; description of, iii. 7; mentioned, i. 437; iii. 116. BOSWELL, Euphemia (Boswell's second daughter), ii. 422. BOSWELL, JAMES. CHIEF EVENTS OF HIS LIFE. 1740 Birth, October 29th, i. 147, n. 3. 1759 Keeps an exact journal, i. 433, n. 3. Enters at Glasgow University, i. 465. 1760 First visit to London, i. 385. 1761 Publishes an Elegy on the Death of an Amiable Young Lady, and An Ode to Tragedy, i. 383, n. 3. 1762 Contributes to a Collection of Original Poems, ib. The Club at Newmarket, ib. Second visit to London, i. 385. 1763 Critical Strictures, i. 383, n. 3. Correspondence with the Hon. Andrew Erskine, ib. Gets to know Johnson, i. 391. Goes to study at Utrecht, i. 473. 1764 & 1765 Travels in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, iii. 122, n. 2; 463, n. 2. 1765 Visits Corsica, ii. 2. 1766 Visits Paris, ii. 3. Returns from abroad, ii. 4. Visits London, ii. 4-15. Admitted as an Advocate, ii. 20. 1767 Is acquainted with men of eminence, ii. 13, n. 3. Corresponds with the Earl of Chatham, ii. 59, n. 1. Dorando, a Spanish Tale, ii. 50, n. 4. Essence of the Douglas Cause, ii. 230. 1768 Visits London and Oxford, ii. 46-66. Account of Corsica, ii. 46. Raises a subscription to send ordnance to Corsica, ii. 59, n. 1. 1769 Visits Ireland, ii. 156, n. 3. Visits London, ii. 68-111. First visit to Streatham, ii. 77. Attends the Stratford Jubilee, ii. 68. Married, ii. 140, n. 1. British Essays in favour of the Brave Corsicans, ii. 59, n. 1. 1770-1 Gap in his correspondence with Johnson of nearly a year and a half, ii. 140. 1772 Visits London, ii. 146-200. 1773 Visits London, ii. 209-263. Elected a member of the Literary Club, ii. 240. Gets to know Burke, ib. Tour to the Hebrides with Johnson, ii. 266. 1775 Visits London, ii. 311-377. Johnson assigns him a room in his house, ii. 375. Visits Wilton and Mamhead in Devonshire, ii. 371. Enters at the Inner Temple, ii. 375, n. 4. Birth of his eldest son, Alexander, ii. 386. 1776 Disagrees with his father about the settlement of his estate, ii. 412. Visits London, ii. 427-438; iii. 4-80. Becomes Paoli's constant guest when in London, iii. 34. Visits Oxford, Birmingham, Lichfield, and Ashbourne with Johnson, ii. 438-475; iii. 1-4. Visits Bath, iii. 45-51. Introduces Wilkes to Johnson, iii. 64. 1777 Meets Johnson at Ashbourne, iii. 136-208. Begins The Hypochondriack in the London Magazine, iv. 179, n. 5. 1778 Visits London, iii. 222-359. Attacked violently by Johnson, iii. 337. The Hypochondriack, iv. 179, n. 5. 1779 Visits London (in the spring), iii. 373-394. Tries Johnson's friendship by a fit of silence, iii. 394. Visits London (in the autumn), iii. 399-411. Visits Lichfield and Chester, iii. 411-415. The Hypockondriack, iv. 179, n. 5. 1780 The Hypochondriack, iv. 179, n. 5. 1781 Visits London, iv. 71-118. Visits Southill with Johnson, iv. 118-132. The Hypochondriack, iv. 179, n. 5. 1782 Death of his father, iv. 154. The Hypochondriack, iv. 179, n. 5. 1783 Visits London, iv. 164-226. Hopes for an appointment through Burke, iv. 223. Ends The Hypochondriack, iv. 179, n. 5. Letter to the People of Scotland on the Present State of the Nation, iv. 258. 1784 Stops at York on his way to London, iv. 265. Hurries back to Ayrshire with the intention of becoming a candidate for Parliament, ib. Visits London, iv. 271-339. Visits Oxford with Johnson, iv, 283-311. Johnson's death, iv. 417. 1785 Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, v. 2. Letter to the People of Scotland against the attempt to diminish the number of the Lords of Session, iv. 173, n. 1. 1786 Called to the English Bar, i.

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