October 14.  Arrive in Mull.  Addison’s Remarks on Italy.  Addison not much conversant with Italian literature.  The French masters of the art of accommodating literature.  Their Ana.  Racine.  Corneille.  Moliere.  Fenelon.  Voltaire.  Bossuet.  Massillon.  Bourdaloue.  Virgil’s description of the entrance into hell, compared to a printing-house.

October 15.  Erse poetry.  Danger of a knowledge of musick.  The propriety of settling our affairs so as to be always prepared for death.  Religion and literary attainments not to be described to young persons as too hard.  Reception of the travellers in their progress.  Spence.

October 16.  Miss Maclean.  Account of Mull.  The value of an oak walking-stick in the Hebrides.  Arrive at Mr. M’Quarrie’s in Ulva.  Captain Macleod.  Second Sight. Mercheta Mulierum, and Borough-English.  The grounds on which the sale of an estate may be set aside in a court of equity.

October 17.  Arrive at Inchkenneth.  Sir Allan Maclean and his daughters.  None but theological books should be read on Sunday.  Dr. Campbell.  Dr. Johnson exhibited as a Highlander.  Thoughts on drinking.  Dr. Johnson’s Latin verses on Inchkenneth.

October 18.  Young Col’s various good qualities.  No extraordinary talents requisite to success in trade.  Dr. Solander.  Mr. Burke.  Dr. Johnson’s intrepidity and presence of mind.  Singular custom in the islands of Col and Otaheite.  Further elogium on young Col.  Credulity of a Frenchman in foreign countries.

October 19.  Death of young Col.  Dr. Johnson slow of belief without strong evidence. La Credulite des incredules.  Coast of Mull.  Nun’s Island.  Past scenes pleasing in recollection.  Land on Icolmkill. October 20.  Sketch of the ruins of Icolmkill.  Influence of solemn scenes of piety.  Feudal authority in the extreme.  Return to Mull.

October 21.  Pulteney.  Pitt.  Walpole.  Mr. Wilkes.  English and Jewish history compared.  Scotland composed of stone and water, and a little earth.  Turkish Spy.  Dreary ride to Lochbuy.  Description of the laird.

October 22.  Uncommon breakfast offered to Dr. Johnson, and rejected.  Lochbuy’s war-saddle.  Sail to Oban.

October 23.  Goldsmith’s Traveller.  Pope and Cowley compared.  Archibald Duke of Argyle.  Arrive at Inverary.  Dr. Johnson drinks some whisky, and assigns his reason.  Letter from the authour to Mr. Garrick.  Mr. Garrick’s answer.

October 24.  Specimen of Ogden on Prayer.  Hervey’s Meditations.  Dr. Johnson’s Meditation on a Pudding.  Country neighbours.  The authour’s visit to the castle of Inverary.  Perverse opposition to the influence of Peers in Ayrshire.

October 25.  Dr. Johnson presented to the Duke of Argyle.  Grandeur of his grace’s seat.  The authour possesses himself in an embarrassing situation.  Honourable Archibald Campbell on a middle state.  The old Lord Townshend.  Question concerning luxury.  Nice trait of character.  Good principles and bad practice.