sensation they are letters written by me to them in distant days, I know not how happy. You will have to look them over after my death, and I dare say they are better than those I write now. My intention, however, is not to be in haste: though Salusbury seemed to apprehend his journey would be long and expensive if I died at Penzance. So here is poor aunt at the embouchure of his favourite River Severn, and here he may come after the 10th of July to look after the demise and the legacy [leg I see]; but he must stay away till I have put my house in order.* "On the day following the date of this letter, which was the last I received from Mrs. Piozzi, I called at the Castle and Elephant at Bath, and found her and Mrs. Pennington. She was in high spirits, joking about the l. e. g. She dined with my father and sister, at No. 7, Russell Street, and was throughout the evening the admiration of the company, amongst whom were Mrs. Pennington, the lady so often mentioned in Anna Seward's correspondence as the beautiful and agreeable Sophia Weston; Admiral Sir Henry Bayntum, G.C.B., a distinguished naval officer at the battle of Trafalgar; Mr. Lutwyche (Mr. Lutwyche's house in Marlborough-buildings was celebrated for its hospitality, and as the resort of all the most agreeable society at Bath. Mrs. L. was the daughter of Sir Noah Thomas, a baronet and distinguished physician); and Mr. Conway, the actor, who was held in high estimation for his excellent private character. He fell overboard and was drowned on his passage from New York.” — Sir J. Fellowes. - 465 INDEX. Abington, Mrs., i. 102. 39. Alexander I. of Russia, anecdote of, Alfieri and the Duchess of Albany, Allegrante, the singer, i. 165. Andrews, Miles Peter, ii. 97, 280. Anne, Queen, couplet on, ii. 92. Asheri, Mrs. Piozzi's story of, ii. Barclay, Mr., the Quaker, purchases 46. Baretti, Signor Guiseppe, his verses, accompanies Dr. Johnson and history of Baretti, i. 91. account of him by Dr. Camp- his dislike of Boswell, i. 101. the comedy of the "Sentimen- lines on his portrait, ii. 177. Barrow, his description of wit H H Bassi's verses, ii. 192. translation of, ii. 193. Bentley, Dr. Richard, his verses on Biffin, Miss, ii. 389. Blue Stocking Clubs, origin of the, Bodryddan, visited by Johnson, i. 84. Bodville, Mrs. Thrale's birthplace, Boethius, Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Bolingbroke, Lord, anecdote of Johnson and, i. 293. Bolton, Duke of, (Lord Harry Pow- his "Letters to Temple," and his account of Johnson's intro- his first visit to Streatham Park, arranges an interview between his dislike of Baretti, i. 101. reasons for his depreciating i. 287. his "Life of Johnson," and Marginal Notes of Mrs. Piozzi Bouverie, Mrs., ii. 102. Boyce, Johnson's description of, ii. 84. his verses to Cave, ii. 84. Brougham, Lord, his remarks on 216. Browne, Isaac Hawkins, ii. 83. Burdett, Lady, ii. 435. Burdett, Sir F., ii. 404. Burke, Right Hon. Edmund, his lines on his portrait, ii. 178. Burney, Dr., ii. 77. his visit with his daughter to his lines on the Thrales, i. 127. his description of Mr. and Mrs. lines on his portrait, ii. 178. his estimate of life at thirty- his theory of the hand, i. 43. Caroline, Queen, at Bath, ii. 272. her trial, ii. 274, 457. Caroline of Naples, story of, i. 254. Catalani, the singer, i. 227, note. Catholic question, ii. 406. Dr. Johnson's remark on, i. Cave, Boyce's verses to, ii. 85. lines on his portrait, ii. 176. Charlotte, Queen, i. 310; ii. 272, 273, her death, ii. 399. Club, Hell-fire, incident at the, ii. Conway, W. A., and Mrs. Piozzi, i. notice of him, i. 357. Costar, the French wit, ii. 157. her cascade, i. 84. Cotton, George (afterwards Dean of Cotton, Sir Lynch, Johnson's visit Cowper, Countess, ii. 92. Crewe, Lady, her account of the Mrs. (afterwards Lady), i. 70; his account of the correspond- Crutchley, Mr., i. 143, 144, 154, 155, Cuzzona, the actress, story of, i. D'Arblay, Madame, her account of her account of Dr. Johnson's her account of the origin of her "Evelina," i. 61. her introduction to Dr. John- her notes of conversations at her account of Sophy Streat- her partiality for Mr. Crutch- |