*thinker, 153.*
his practice to conceal himself from his friends, whilst he spent the queen's pension, ibid.
sir Richard Walpole promises him the first place vacant, not exceeding two hundred pounds a year, 154.
dedicates a poem on Publick Spirit to the prince of Wales, for which he received no reward, 158.
for a great part of the year lived by invitations, and lodged by accident, sometimes in summer on a bulk, and in winter in a glasshouse, 159.
wherever he went could not conform to the economy of a family, 161.
as his affairs grew desperate, his reputation declined, 163.
proposes to publish his works by subscription, but not so much encouraged as he either expected or merited, spent the money he received, and never published his poems, 164.
his universal acquaintance, 165.
by the death of the queen, loses both his prospect of preferment and his annuity, 166.
purposes writing a new tragedy, on the story of sir John Overbury, ibid.
writes a poem on the death of the queen, on her subsequent birthday, 167.
his friends send him into Wales, on a promise of allowing him fifty pounds a year, 169.
forms enchanting prospects of a country life, 170.
takes a lodging in the liberties of the Fleet, and receives one guinea a week of his friends' subscription, ibid.
sets off for Wales in July, 1739, spends all his money before he reaches Bristol, gets a fresh remittance, arrives at Bristol, where he is well received, and stays for some time, and at last goes to Swansea, the place of his destination, 173.
his annuity greatly diminished, 174.
completes his tragedy, ibid.
returns to Bristol, where thirty pounds is subscribed for him, 176.
becomes neglected at Bristol, ibid.
arrested at Bristol, and his letter to a friend on that occasion, 179.
is very kindly treated by the keeper of the prison, 180.
his poem London and Bristol delineated, 183.
his letter to a friend, who advised him not to publish London and Bristol delineated; 184
postpones the publication, 185.
dies in prison, Aug. 1, 1743, and buried in the church-yard of St. Peter's, Bristol, 187.
his person described, ibid.
his character, ibid.
allowed twenty pounds a year by Pope, viii. 318.
Savecharges, Sukey, her complaint, iv. 308.
by marriage articles to have a coach kept, 309.
her husband provides a coach without horses, 311.
Scaliger, his partiality in preferring Virgil to Homer, ii. 440.
Scamper, Edward, his history, iv. 25.
Scandal, the ladies' disposition to it too frequent, ii. 224.
Scatter, Jack, his history, iv. 27.
Schemes, the Idler's privilege of forming them, iv. 152.
Scholar, his hopes on entering at the university, i. 15.
view of the general life of, 16.
the life of a, i. 216.
journal of three days, iv. 346.
Schools, the study proper for, vii. 76.
account of the practice of 'barring out' the master, vi. 419.
on chastisement, v. 467.
Schoolmaster, an honest and useful employment, vii. 74.
Science, the paths of it narrow and difficult of access, iii. 76.
the progress of it obstructed by servile imitation, 111.
Sciences, the encouragement of them by the patronage of the great, casual and fluctuating, iii. 78.
Scotland, Johnson's journey. See Hebrides.
Scotland, New, considerations on the establishment of a colony there, vi. 119.
Scruple, Sim, his story, iv. 420.
Seasons, the change of them productive of a remarkable variation of the scenes of pleasure, iii. 89.
Scruple shop, account of that fixed at Oxford by the parliament party, 1646, vi. 420.
Sebald's islands. See Falkland islands.
Sebastian, king of Portugal, a tragedy, critical observations upon it, iii. 95.
Second sight, inquiry into, ix. 105.
Secrecy, rules concerning the doctrine and practice of it, ii. 65.
Secrets, the importance of keeping them, ii. 61.
the general causes of the violation of fidelity, in reference to secrets, 62.
the aggravated treachery of such conduct, 63, 65.
the imprudence of committing this trust to persons of whose wisdom and faithfulness we have no just assurance, 66.
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