Enquiry into the present state of Polite
Learning, conceived and commenced by
Goldsmith at Dr. Milner's, i. 139; quoted
for characteristic traits, 18, 24, 59, 60,
65, 94; asks his friends to subscribe for
it, 142, 152; published, 191; its character
and objects, 192-209; reviewed, 196-7;
its attack on Garrick's management, 238,
and see ii. 457; A.N. xxx, xxxi.
Epigoniad, the, an epic by Doctor Wilkie,
i. 110; story of its author, ib; uncle
to the painter, A.N. XXX; reviewed
by Goldsmith, 110; lauded by Scotch-
men as the Scotch Homer, 110, 111;
puffed by Hume in the Critical Review,
111; the verdict of the Monthly not
reversed, ib.

Epistle to Lord Chesterfield, Dunkin's, i.
185; reviewed by Goldsmith, ib.
Erskine, Captain Thomas, conversation with
Johnson on the merits of Richardson, ii.
19.

Essays, Goldsmith's, unacknowledged, i.
190, 227, 266, 269, A.N. xxx.
Essay on Truth, Beattie's, its great success,
ii. 103; procures its author a pension of
2001. a-year, ib; a source of discontent
to Goldsmith, ib.

Eugenia, a tragedy by Dr. Francis, i. 108.
Evans, Mr. John, Pullins'-row, Islington,

anecdotes of Goldsmith and Dr. Milner's
foot-boy, i. 83-87; his account of Miss
Milner, 88; his own writings, A. N.
xxix.

Evans, Thomas, the publisher, his honour-

able disapproval of Kenrick, ii. 161;
collector of Goldsmith's works, 387.
Evans, Thomas, publisher of the London
Packet, ii. 387; his eccentric and un-
amiable character, ib; a fray between
him and Goldsmith, 388.

Eyles, John, Goldsmith's servant in the
Temple, ii. 427; throws himself in the
way of Goldsmith's passion, ib; attends
his master in his last illness, 463.

F.

FALCONBERG, Lord, presents Sterne with a
living, i. 282.

False Delicacy, comedy written by Kelly,
ii. 116; its characters and plot, 117,
118; prologue and epilogue furnished
by Garrick, ib; its singular success, ib;
translated into German and Portuguese,
ib; placed on the French stage by a
translation of Madame Riccoboni, ib.
Fame, influence of future, on the memory

of early struggles, i. 28; Johnson's
saying with respect to Goldsmith, ib;
influence of recognition upon character,
353; fame and success opening and
improving Goldsmith's mind, ii. 100.
Farquhar, Goldsmith's admiration of him,
ii. 47; wishes to play Scrub, 353.
Farr, William, fellow-student with Gold-
smith in Edinburgh, i. 50; his regard
shown subsequently, ib; his account of
Goldsmith's tragedy, 81; anecdote re-
lated by, 295; what was paid for the
Vicar of Wakefield, 438.

Faulkner, George, a celebrated Dublin
printer, i. 310; libelled by Foote in the
Orators, ib; prosecutes the libeller and
pirates the libel, ib.

Fawkes, Mr, compiler of the Poetical
Calendar, i. 316; contributed to by John-
son, ib; Goldsmith declines contribu-
tions, ib.

Featherstone, Squire, of Ardagh-house, the
scene of incident in She Stoops to Conquer,
i. 21.

Featherstone, Sir Thomas, i. 22; vouches
truth of the Hardcastle adventure, ib;
acquaintance between his grandfather and
Goldsmith's father, ib; accounts for the
authenticity of the anecdote, ib.

Fielding, Henry, describes a kind of char-

acter resembling Goldsmith's, i. 15; his
fate, 92; solicits Walpole in vain for a
pension, 95; sneers at the neglect of
genius by English statesmen, ib; betakes
himself to periodicals, 97; a word for
his Parson Trulliber, 278; his Major
Bath, 284; management of the Hay-
market, 306; denounced by Hawkins,
337; belief that he wrote Tom Hickathrift,
371; denounces public executions, ii. 7;
parallel between his parson Adams and
Dr Primrose, 8, 9, 15; influence of
Grub-street on him, 10; called a "barren
rascal" by Johnson, 18; who neverthe-
less liked Amelia, 19; Erskine's opinion,
ib;
writes a comedy with the same
title as Goldsmith's, 56; its history
and fate, ib; choice of hackney writer or
hackney coachman, 96; evenings with
him and his sister, 395.

Fielding, Sir John, his objections to the
Beggar's Opera, i.2 90; ▲.n. xxxi; dis-
pute between him and Garrick, ii. 56;
quells the journeyman tailors, 153;
Baretti examined before him, 189.

Filby, William, tailor, i. 322, 352; first ap-
pearance of draft in his favour in New-
bery's account, 323; called in to make
Goldsmith's defects plainer, 352; equips

him in his professional suit, 422; the
comedy's first-night suit, ii. 135; puts
him in "silk attire," 190; requests his
recommendation of his clothes, 192;
supplies nephew Hodson with clothes on
his credit, 199; his account for '71, '72,
and '73, 200; his bills refute a silly
story, 252; his last account, 437.
Fitzsimmons, Jack, master of the ball-
court at Ballymahon, i. 20; retails
stories of Master Noll, 21; vouches truth
of the She Stoops to Conquer story, ib.
Flanders, Goldsmith's travels in, i. 61, 63;
his mode of subsistence there, 63.
Fleming, Mrs Elizabeth, of Islington, i.
321; entertains Goldsmith as her lodger,
ib; introduced by Mr. Newbery, ib;
payment of her accounts by him,
322; her bills and her favourites, 326;
Hogarth a visitor at Islington, 327;
portrait of "Goldsmith's hostess," 329;
supposed to have arrested him for
rent, 384 ii. 106; her celebrated
lodger departs from her, 385; bequest
to her in Newbery's will, 386; an un-
published washing account, ii. 107.
Flinn, Mr, engages Goldsmith as private
tutor, i. 44; brief term of the engage-
ment, ib; cause of the separation, ib.
Flood, Henry, in college with Goldsmith,
i. 26; a.N. xxvii; opinion as to oratory,
311.

Florence, visited by Goldsmith, i. 74.
Fontenelle, guest of Voltaire, with Gold-
smith, i. 69; his attack upon the
English character, ib; description of him,
A. N. XXviii.

Foote, explosion of malice against Garrick,

i. 246; at Davies's, 307; threatens to
take off the Caliban of literature in the
Orators, 309; deterred, ib; Johnson's
opinion of him, ib; libels Faulkner,
the Dublin printer, instead, 310; prose-
cuted for his pains, ib; with Boswell at
the Bedford, 318; unmoved by Powell's
success, 375; loses his leg by a practical
joke of the Duke of York's, ii. 70; receives
the summer patent of the Haymarket as
compensation, ib; warns Garrick against
patronising Hiffernan, 159; at Garrick's
jubilee, 187; talking about Goldsmith at
the Haymarket, 213; assists Goldsmith's
comedy, She Stoops to Conquer, by an
attack on the sentimental style, 368;
his address to his audience, 369; his
visit to the Cherokee kings, A. N. xxxii;
Johnson's regret at his death, ib.
Fordyce, Dr, consulted in Goldsmith's last
illness, ii. 460.

VOL. II.

Formey's Philosophical Miscellanies, i. 186;
reviewed by Goldsmith, ib; published by
Francis and paid for by John Newbery,
439; A.N. Xxx.

Four Courts, Dublin, engagement between
Rev. Charles Goldsmith, and Daniel
Hodson, Esq, for Catherine Goldsmith's
marriage portion registered there, i. 23.
Fox, Charles, at the club, i. 334; his
opinion of Garrick's acting, 373; of Gold-
smith's Traveller, 398; knocked on the
head by Johnson, ib; praises the
Traveller when a boy, ii. 39; friendly
intercourse with Burke, ib; hears him
talked about at his father's table, 156;
in the chair at the club quoting Homer
and Fielding, 169; contrasted with
Burke as a talker, 216; his masquerading
attire for the gaming table, 286; his
passion for play, 286, 288, 289; the
apparent incompatibility of his tastes,
286; sneer at Burke, 299; change of
tone, ib.

Fox-Strangways, Lady Susan, her marriage
with O'Brien the actor, i. 377; descrip-
tion of her, ib; packed off to America,
378; A. N. xxxiii.

Francis, Philip, his father the author of
Eugenia, i. 108; himself reputed author
of Junius, ii. 92, 304; his abilities and
character, ib; Mr. Macaulay's argument
concerning him, ib; opinion to Burke of
the French revolution, 307. See JUNIUS.

G.

GAINSBOROUGH, letter to Garrick on stage
decorations, ii. 345.

Gangs, the Three, Bedfords, Temple-Gren-
villes, and King's friends, ii. 40; a humi-
liating study, the correspondence of these
great families, 155; their quarrels, 224.
Garrick, David, refuses the tragedy of
Douglas, i. 106; his reasons, 107;
jealous of its success, 108; his jealousy
of Goldsmith, 203; attacked by Mr.
Ralph for his management, 232; by
Ned Purdon, 233; state of his theatre at
that time, 234; discontented candidates
for dramatic fame, 235; Walpole's
opinion of the stage, ib; interference
with the plays submitted to him, 236;
insults to his self-esteem, ib; produces
Smollett's Reprisals, 237; Home's
Agis, 237; Goldsmith's attack on, 238;
not justifiable, ib; refuses interest to
him for secretaryship to Society of Arts,
239; sketch of the actor's art, 240.

L L

Account of his youth and appearance
on the stage, 242-263. French origin of
the family, 242; acts Serjeant Kite at a
private play, when eleven years old, ib;
early development of theatrical tastes,
243; his father stationed at Gibraltar,
ib; family left behind at Lichfield, b;
Johnson's reasons for his fondness for
money, ib; letters to his father, ib;
pupil of Samuel Johnson's at Edial, 245;
both travel to London together, ib;
a student at Lincoln's-inn, ib; lounger
at the theatres, ib; death of his father
and mother, ib; legacy of a thousand
pounds from a Lisbon uncle, ib; becomes
partner with his brother Peter as wine-
merchant, ib; different characters of the
brothers, ib; acts privately at Ipswich
under the name of Lyddal, 246; performs
Richard the Third at Goodman's-fields,
ib; state of the tragic stage, 246, 247;
appears at Covent Garden in the Fair
Penitent, 248; deprecatory letter to.
his brother, 251; the shock the family
received, 252; self-interested defence of
actors, 254; further family correspond-
ence, 256, 257; Peter's horror at the
report of his brother playing harlequin,
258; David confesses it, 260; farce of
the Lying Valet, 259; surprising versa-
tility of genius, ib; Cibber's opinion of
Garrick, 260; the idol of the learned,
the wealthy and the great, 261; Mr.
Pitt applauds him, 256; is to sup
with Mr. Pope, 262; letter to his
brother, detailing his triumphs, 262;
rescues Peter from the wine-vaults, 263;
summary of reasons for judging favour-
ably of his character, ib; his opinion of
Mr Davies's shop, 308; of Johnson's dis-
sipation with Langton and Beauclerc, 346;
Johnson's retort, 347; refuses Johnson
an order for the play, 354; influence
shaken, 373; riot at the theatre, ib; visit
to the continent, 374; reasons alleged for,
ib; his reception at Paris, ib; sups with
Marmontel and d'Alembert, ib; Made-
moiselle Clairon exhibits before him, ib;
recites for them with extraordinary effect,
ib; receives the news of Powell's success,
375; writes him an admirable letter of
advice, ib; conscious of the secret of
his power, 376; arrival in England,
418; disturbed by visions of Powell, ib;
finessing and trick, 419; A. N. xxxiv;
writes squibs upon himself, 419; endea-
vours to establish the Drury Lane Fund,
ib; attempts to be elected to the literary
club, 420; complaints to Hawkins,

421; quarrel with Johnson, 430; causes
stated, ib; his reappearance by command
of the king, 431; popularity still un-
abated, ib; charges Johnson with insensi-
bility to highest genius, 432; puts upon
his stage Falstaff's Wedding, by Kenrick,
ib; lives to regret his relations with
Kenrick, ib; his poor opinion of the
Vicar of Wakefield, ii. 19; plays before
royalty and Rousseau, 24; his share in
the Clandestine Marriage, 25; his
original draught of the plot, 26, 28; his
meeting with Goldsmith at Reynolds's,
52, 53; the amazing prestige of his
name, 54; at tea with Peg Woffington,
55; poor opinion of the Good Natured
Man, ib; suggestions of alteration, ib;
unsound criticism on the character of Lofty
in the Good Natured Man, 60; his an-
noyance at the secession of Powell, 62,
64; crying at Mrs. Yates, 64; open
war between the houses, 65; bribes
Barry and Mrs. Dancer to secede, ib;
correspondence with Goldsmith, 69;
his felicity in writing prologues and
epilogues, 186; playing round John-
son with fond vivacity, 191; disquisition
with Johnson on the merits of Shakspeare
and Congreve, 193; founds a farce,
the Irish Widow, on an incident that
occurred to Goldsmith, 215; exertions
to help Kelly, 241; charge against Gold-
smith for gambling, 289; friendliness esta-
blished between him and Goldsmith, 316;
begins to approve of Goldsmith's comic
art, 317; libellers assail him on that
score, 343; mistakes in management,
345; increased scenic decorations, ib;
tampers with the text of Shakspeare, 346;
produces Hamlet with alterations, ib;
on Goldsmith's envy, 359; a convert to
the natural school of comedy, 369, 390;
his vanity discussed, 399; reason
Mrs. More for Johnson's harshness to
him, 400; revenge on Johnson for his
attacks, 401; elected member of the
literary club, 407; continued objec-
tion to the character of Lofty, 435;
kindness to Goldsmith in distress, 439;
obtains the promise of a new comedy,
440; travestie of Addison's Cato, with
Goldsmith, 442; another game of mufti,
443; his epitaph on Goldsmith, 447;
account of Retaliation, 448; Goldsmith's
famous epitaph upon him, 452; retort
on the epitaph in Retaliation, 453.
Garrick, Mr. Peter, brother of David,
i. 245; wine-merchant at Lichfield, b;
his disposition and character, ih; objec-

to

fondness for ancient ballads, ib; bio-
graphical preface to the Miscellaneous
Works, account of, 14; reply to Dr
Johnson, exhibiting his character, 16;
society and character of his father, 16,
17; experience in the ways of the world,
18; his opinions on the state of youth,
ib; removed to school at Athlone,
19; his destination for a trade altered
to that of the university, ib; schoolboy
acquaintance at Edgeworthstown, ib;
their accounts of him, 20; his classi-
cal predilections, ib.; athletic habits,
ib.; holidays at Ballymahon, ib; or-
chard depredations at Tirlicken, 21;
derives the idea of She Stoops to Conquer
from a boyish incident, ib; earliest
known instance of his assuming the
grand air, 22; close of school-days, 23;
effects of his sister's marriage on his
fortunes, 24; enters college as a sizar,
ib; his opinion on the foundation of
sizarships, contrasted with Prior's, ib;
character of his college tutor, 26; col-
lege rooms, 27; college acquaintance, ib;
college character, ib; blows off excite-
ment through his flute, ib; chums with
an Edgeworthstown schoolfellow, ib;
scratches his name on the window-pane,
ib; death of his father, 28; stoppage of
the supplies, ib; desperate means of
existence, ib; composes ballads at five
shillings a-piece, 29; steals out at night
to hear them sung, ib; self-denying
charity of his nature, ib; dislike of
mathematical studies, 31; allusion to
Swift's college failure and after-success,
ib; a college riot, 33; admonished,
ib; tries for a scholarship and fails, 34;
obtains an exhibition, ib; seventeenth
on the list, ib; his entertainment in
honour thereof, ib; appearance of
Theaker on the scene, who knocks him
down, b; irretrievably disgraced, ib;
sells his books, and runs away from col-
lege, ib; sets out for Cork, ib; has
thoughts of America, ib; returns to
Lissoy, ib; reconciled to his tutor, ib;
continued degradations, 35; indulging
day-dreams, ib; lecture anecdote, ib;
takes degree of B A, 27th Feb. 1749,
36; lowest on the list, ib; no proof of
demerit, ib; oblivion of his compeers,
ib; he and his tutor part for ever, ib;
returns to his mother's house, 37;
altered circumstances, ib; urged to
take orders, ib; objects, ib; uncle
Contarine joins in the request, ib; con-
sents, ib; spends two years at Bally-

mahon, ib; the oasis between two de-
serts, ib; household occupations and
amusements, 38; president of the vil-
lage-club, ib; nicknamed "Master
Noll," ib; passion for cards contracted at
the Ballymahon inn, ib; consoles him-
self with his flute, 39; wins the prize at
Ballymahon fair for throwing a sledge-
hammer, ib; first tastes acquired for
natural history, ib; nature of his ob-
jection to taking orders, 43; presents
himself to the Bishop of Elphin, ib; re-
jected, ib; reasons alleged and dis-
puted, b; Strean, Dr, his belief as to
the cause of Goldsmith's rejection for
orders, ib; Goldsmith's apparent con-
firmation of the rumour, ib; first
instance of love of finery, 44; engages
with Mr. Flinn as private tutor, ib;
brief term of the engagement, ib; cause
of the separation, ib; returns to Bally-
mahon, ib; starts for Cork with a full
pocket, ib; another floating vision of
America, ib; returns home penniless,
ib; his horse Fiddleback, ib; a cool
reception, ib; cavalier letter to his mo-
ther, 45; his account of his adventures,
46; miserly college acquaintance, ib;
a more "genial abode," ib; uncle Con-
tarine advances 50l. to study the law,
47; fate of the gift, ib; shame and for-
giveness, ib; returns to Ballymahon,
ib; disagreement with mother and
brother, ib; is received by his uncle
Contarine, ib; the flute and the harpsi-
chord, b; recommended to the medical
profession by the 'grandee" of the
family, 48; sets out for Edinburgh, ib;
Edinburgh anecdotes, 49; (member of the
Medical Society, A.N. xxxvii;) Edinburgh
acquaintance, 50; no tradition of his
studies, ib; social reputation, ib;
fondness for chemistry, ib; letter to
cousin Bryanton from Edinburgh, ib;
the session not spent unprofitably, ib;
engagement at the Duke of Hamilton's as
tutor (?), 51; opinion of Munro and the
other Edinburgh professors, 52; harsh
judgment formed as to his early impro-
vidence, ib; comparison between him
and Burke, ib; his Edinburgh tailor's
account, 53; letters to his uncle Con-
tarine, 54, 55; intentions of travel, ib;
last draught upon uncle Contarine, 55;
hunted by bailiffs, ib; arrested as a
Jacobite in Newcastle-on-Tyne, 56; ac-
count of his intended voyage, ib;
arrested in Sunderland by the tailor, ib;
thus escapes shipwreck, ib; arrives at