In 1756, he published an abridgment of his Dictionary, in 2 vols, 8vo, and contributed to a publication called The Univerfal Vifitor," for the affiftance of Smart, one of the stated undertakers, with whofe unhappy vacillation of mind he fincerely fympathized, all the effays marked with two afterisks; except the "Life of Chaucer," "Reflections on the ftate of Portugal," and" Effay on Architecture," which want all the characteristical marks of his compofition. Further thoughts on Agriculture," being the fequel of a very inferior effay on the same subject," "A Differtation on the State of Literature and Authors," and " A Differtation on the Epi"A taphs written by Pope," though not marked in the fame manner, appear to be the production of Johníon. The last of these, indeed, he afterwards added to his Idler.

He engaged alfo to fuperintend and contribute largely to another monthly publi

cation, intituled, "The Literary Magazine, or Univerfal Review ;" the firft number of which came out on the 15th of May this year. He continued to write in it, with intermiffions, till the 15th number. His original effays are, The Preliminary Addrefs," "An Introduction to the Political State of Great Britain,"

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Remarks on the Militia Bill," "Obfervations on his Britannic Majesty's Treaties with the Empress of Ruffia, and the Landgrave of Heffe Caffel," "Obfervations on the Prefent State of Affairs," and "Memoirs of Frederick II. King of Pruffia." His reviews of the works of others are,

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Birch's Hiftory of the Royal Society," "Murphy's Gray's-Inn Journal," " Warton's Effay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, vol. ift." Hampton's Tranflation of Polybius," "Blackwell's Memoirs of the Court of Auguftus,"." Ruffel's Natural Hiftory of Aleppo," "Sir Ifaac New

ton's Arguments in proof of a Deity," "Borlafe's History of the Isles of Scilly," "Home's Experiments on Bleaching," "Brown's Chriftian Morals," "Hales on Diftilling Sea-Water, &c."" Lucas's Effay on Waters," Keith's Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops," " Browne's History of Jamaica," "Philofophical Transactions, vol. 49th," “Mrs. Lenox's Translation of Sully's Memoirs," "Mifcellanies by Elizabeth Harrison," "Evans's Map, and Account of the Middle Colonies in America," "Letter on the Cafe of Admiral Byng,"

Appeal to the People concerning Admiral Byng," Hanway's Eight Day's Journey, and Effay on Tea," "The Cadet, a Military Treatife," Some further Particulars in relation to the Cafe of Admiral Byng, by a Gentleman of Oxford," "The Conduct of the Ministry relating to the present War, impartially examined,” and “ Jenyns's Free Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Evil.”

Mr. Davies, in his "Mifcellaneous and Fugitive Pieces," has afcribed to him the "Review of Burke's Inquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime," and Sir John Hawkins has inferted it in his collection of Johnson's works; but it was written by Mr. Murphy. In his original effays, he difplays extenfive political knowledge, expreffed with uncommon energy and perfpicuity. Some of his reviews are very short accounts of the pieces noticed; but many of them are examples of elaborate criticifm, in the moft masterly style, particularly the review of Jenyns's "Inquiry into the Origin of Evil." In his defence of Tea, againft Mr. Hanway's violent. attack upon that popular beverage, he defcribes himself as "a hardened and fhamelefs tea-drinker, who has for many years diluted his meals with only the infufion of this facinating plant; whofe kettle has fcarcely time to cool; who with tea a

mufes the evening, with tea folaces the midnight, and with tea welcomes the morning," te veniente die, te decedente. Mr. Hanway wrote an angry answer to Johnfon's review of his "Effay;" and Johnson, after a full and deliberate pause, made a reply to it; the only inftance in the whole course of his life, 'when he condefcended to oppose any thing that was written against him. Of the good Mr. Hanway he faid, "He is a man whofe failings may be well pardoned for his vir

tues."

The fame year he gave an edition of Sir Thomas Browne's "Chriftian Morals," with his Life prefixed to it, which is one of his best biographical performances. He wrote alfo a Dedication and Preface to the Earl of Rochford, to Payne's "Effay on the Game of Draughts," and accepted of a guinea from Dodsley, for writing the Introduction to "The London Chronicle :"