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_the club at the Trumpet_. 132.
_the cavalcade_. 86.
_the upholsterer_. 155, 160, 178.
_If he walks out_, etc. 238.
P. 141. _Charles Lillie_, perfumer, at the corner of Beaufort Buildings in the Strand, was agent for the sale of the Tatler and Spectator and is several times mentioned in those periodicals.
_Betterton_, Thomas (1635?-1710), _Anne Oldfield_ (1683-1730), _Will_ [Richard] _Estcourt_ (1668-1712), were popular actors of the day.
_Tom Durfey_ (1653-1723) was a dramatist and song writer.
_Duke of Marlborough_ (1650-1722), and _Marshal Turenne_ (1611-1675).
_The Spectator_ ran from March 1, 1711, to December 6, 1712, with an additional series from June 18 to December 20, 1714.
_the first sprightly runnings_. Dryden's "Aurengzebe," iv, 1.
P. 142. _Addison_, Joseph (1672-1719).
_the whiteness of her hand_. Cf. Spectator. No. 113. "She certainly has the finest hand of any woman in the world."
_the havoc he makes_. Spectator, 116, by Budgell.
_his speech from the bench and his unwillingness_. 122.
_his gentle reproof_. 130.
_his doubts_. 117.
P. 143. _his account of the family pictures_. 109, by Steele.
_his choice of a chaplain_. 106.
_his falling asleep at church and his reproof of John Williams_, i.e., John Matthews. 112.
_I once thought I knew_. Cf. "On the Conversation of Authors," where A---- (William Ayrton) is introduced as "the Will Honeycomb of our set."
_The Court of Honour_. Addison created the court in Tatler, 250. Its proceedings are recorded by himself and Steele in Nos. 253, 256, 259, 262, 265.
_Personification of Musical Instruments_. Tatler, 153, 157.
_the picture of the family_. Tatler, 95, of unknown authors.h.i.+p.
P. 144. _the account of the two sisters_. 151.
_the married lady_. 104.
_the lover and his mistress_. 94.
_the bridegroom_. 82.
_Mr. Eustace and his wife_. 172.
_the fine dream_. 117.
_Mandeville_, Bernard (d. 1733), author of the satirical "Fable of the Bees."
_reflections on cheerfulness_. Spectator, 381, 387, 393.
_those in Westminster Abbey_. 26.
_Royal Exchange_. 69.
P. 145. _the best criticism_. 226.
_Mr. Fuseli_, Henry (1741-1825), painter and art critic.
_an original copy_. Probably the octavo edition of 1711.
_The Guardian_ ran from March 12, 1713, to October 1, 1713.
_The Rambler_ ran from March 20, 1749-50, to March 14, 1752.
_Dr. Johnson_, Samuel (1709-1784).
P. 146. _give us pause_. "Hamlet," iii, 1, 68.
P. 147. _All his periods_, etc. See the "Character of Burke" and the preface to "The Characters of Shakespeare's Plays."
P. 148. _the elephant_. "Paradise Lost," IV, 345.
_If he were to write_. Boswell's "Johnson," ed. Birkbeck Hill, II, 231.
P. 149. _Ra.s.selas_, an Oriental tale, published in 1759.
_abused Milton and patronised Lauder_. See Boswell's "Johnson," I, 228-231.
P. 150. _Boswell_, James (1740-1795), made his literary reputation by his "Life of Johnson."
_the king of good fellows_. Burns's "Auld Rab Morris."
_inventory of all he said_. Cf. Ben Jonson's "Alchemist," iii, 2: "And ta'en an inventory of what they are."
_Goldsmith asked_. Boswell's "Johnson," II, 260.
_If that fellow Burke_. II, 450.
