watches, like, i. 293, n. 3.
Dictionary, Johnson’s,
  account of it, i. 182-9, 256-266, 291-301;
  Abridgement, i. 264, n. 4, 300, n. 1, 303, n. 1. 305;
    in Lord Scarsdale’s dressing-room, iii. 161;
  accents of words, ii. 161;
  authors quoted, i. 189; iv. 4, 416, n. 2;
  Bacon often quoted, iii. 194;
  Birch, Dr., on it, i. 285;
  bound and lettered, i. 283;
  commencement, date of its, i. 182, n. 3;
  composition, its, i. 186-9;
  deficiency of previous, i. 187, n. 1;
  definitions, erroneous, i. 293;
  definitions, Johnson’s genius shown in them, i. 293;
    instances of erroneous, i. 293;
    political and capricious, i. 294-6; iii. 343; iv. 87, n. 2, 217: 
    See under separate words;
  dictionary-makers described, i. 189, n. 2;
  dictionary-making not very unpleasant, i. 189, n. 2; ii. 202, n. 2,
203, n. 3;
    ‘muddling work,’ ib.;
  Dodsley’s suggestion, i. 182, 286; iii. 405;
  drudgery, v. 418;
  etymologies, i. 186, 292;
  explanation, difficulty of, i. 294, n. 2;
  edition, fourth, preparing, ii. 142,143, n. 3, 155;
    sent to press, ii. 202, n. 2, 209;
    published, ii. 203, 205;
    mentioned, i. 293, n. 2, 294, n. 7, 295, n. 1, 375, n. 2;
iv. 4, n. 3, 87, n. 2;
  Garrick’s Epigram, i. 300;
  Gifford’s Contemplation quoted, v. 117, n. 4;
  Gough Square, compiled in, i. 188;
  Harris,_Hermes_, praised by, iii. 115;
  honours and praises, i. 298, 323;
  Johnson’s portrait, iv. 421, n. 2;
  Johnson’s praise of its execution, iii. 405;
  Manning, the compositor, iv. 321;
  outlines sketched, its, i. 176;
  particles, changes of the, ii. 45, n. 3;
  patrons and opponents, i. 288;
  payments, i. 183, 287, 304;
  Plan, dedicated to Lord Chesterfield, i. 183;
    draft of it, i. 185, n. 2;
    not noticed in Gent.  Mag. i. 176, n. 2;
    published, i. 182;
  poetry, harder to write than, v. 47;
  Preface, i. 291-9;
  pronunciation, ii. 161, n. 1;
  published, i. 288, 291;
  publishers, i. 183;
  Sheridan’s, R. B., compliment to it, iii. 115;
  Smith, Adam, reviewed by, i. 298, n. 2;
  time taken in writing, i. 186, 287, 291, 443;
  volume ii. begun, i. 255;
  Wilkes and the letter H, i. 300;
  words, big, i. 2l8;
  written in sickness and sorrow, i. 263, n. 1; iv. 427.
Dictionary of Arts and Sciences projected by Goldsmith, ii. 204, n. 2. 
DIDEROT, Denys, anecdote of Hume, ii. 8, n. 4;
  on acting, iv. 244, n. 1. 
DIDO, iv. 196.
Dies Irae, iii. 358, n. 3. 
DIFFICULTIES, raising, iii. 11, n. 1. 
DIGGS, the actor, i. 386, n. 1. 
DILLY FAMILY, account of it, iii. 396, n. 2. 
DILLY, Messrs. Edward and Charles, booksellers,
  Boswell’s Corsica, publish, ii. 46, n. 1;
    Conversation between George