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CONTENTS
Letters: PAGE To Mr. James Elphinston 191 To the Reverend Joseph Warton 193 To Miss Boothby 194 To James Boswell (on his way home from Corsica) 194 To the Rev. Dr. Dodd (on the eve of his execution for forgery) 196 To James Boswell 197 To Dr. Lawrence 198 To the Lord Chancellor, who had offered an advance of five hundred pounds 200 To the author of "Ossian" 201 Extracts from Mrs. Thrale's collection 202 To Mrs. Thrale 210 From the Diary 221 Poems: The Vanity of Human Wishes; in imitation of the Tenth Satire of Juvenal 223 Prologue, spoken by Mr. Garrick, at the opening of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane, 1747 239 Prologue, spoken by Mr. Garrick, April 5, 1750, before the Masque of Comus, acted at Drury-Lane Theatre for the Benefit of Milton's Grand-daughter 242 Prologue to the Comedy of the Good-Natured Man, 1769 244 Prologue to the Comedy of A Word to the Wise (by Hugh Kelly). Spoken by Mr. Hull 246 From Irene 247 Friendship: An Ode 248 Robert Levett 249 A Short Bibliography of Johnson's Works 251 Iconography 259 Appreciations and Testimonia 261
