Aristotle, 157 Ashbourne, 272 Auchinleck, 6, 91, 92, 105, 133, 136, 165, 166, 168, 301^1, 311, 318-9, 325 Auchlinleck, Lord, 7, 8, 9, 76, 83, 162-6, 171, 175, 218 Ayrshire, 176, 177, 318 B Baden, 50 Bagnal, Miss, 309, 310 Bar, the English, 84, 137, 167-172, 310 ----, the Scottish, 80, 82, 84, 85, 105, 133, 162, 164, 166, 168, 171, 174, 186, 203 Barbauld, Mrs., 66 Barclay, Mr., 266 Baretti, 38, 108, 248, 303 Barrington, Mr. Daines, 251 Beattie, Dr., 214 Beauclerk, 86, 106, 107, 108, 262 ----, Lady Di, 107, 261 Bedford, Duke of, 74 ----, Duchess of, 74 Birrell, Rt. Hon. A., 252^6 Blacklock, Rev. Mr., 19 Blair, Miss, 64, 91-7, 100 Bolingbroke, 118 Bosville, Miss, 91, 95, 98-9 Boswell: Accent in speaking English, 21; accuracy, 228, 267-82; actor, 24; advertisement, 65, 76, 199; affectation, 103, 132, 157-8, 184-94, 221, 224, 320-1, 326; ambition, 12-13, 39, 59, 61-4, 74-6, 80, 160; 166-208 _passim_, especially 166-8, 170, 174-6; 209, 217, 226, 301, 310, 311; amours, 14, 88-100; animosities, 237-8, 241; artistic qualities, 2, 61-4, 283-4, 287-93; authenticity, 229, 267, 269-70, 282; autobiography, 300; Bachelors, views on, 89; biography, 1-4, 21, 59-60, 67, 77, 93, 118, 128, 135, 144, 159; 227-99 _passim_, especially 231, 235-6, 247, 265-6, 267, 284^1; 313-8; boasting, 204-5; boyishness--boy longer than others, 16, 163, 208; buffoonery, 28, 65-6, 199, 246; Candour, 38-9, 60, 64, 86, 118, 208, 209, 212-13, 302, 303, 322, 325; castles in the air, 12, 190, 310; ceremonial, love of, 137, 171; childhood, 6-9; cleverness, 18-19, 30; collection of original poems, B. contributes, 25, 27; commonplace book, _see_ Boswelliana; consciousness of absurdity, 321-6; conspicuousness, 171, 204, 320; controversy about, 4-5; conventionality, 136-7, 146-50, 320, _see also_ respectability; conventions, disregard of, _see_ rudeness; cow, B. imitates, 29; criticism of literature, 109; curiosity, 72, 129, 131, 173-4, 208, 266; Death, 300; dedication, addressed to, 22; dignity, 62, 97, 121, 265, 305, 324-5; diligence, _see_ industry; disappointment, 17, 66, 133, 161, 168, 170, 219, 226, 311-2, 317; drinking habits, 15, 127, 220, 223-6, 227-8, 311; Eccentricity, 172; egoism, 73, 75, 77, 80, 195-6; essays, 139-44; executions, present at, 172-4; experiments, 129; extravagance: of disposition, 31, 54, 64, 77, 83, 141, 184-94, 320-1, _see also_ affectation; in financial matters, 31, 163-4; Fame, _see_ reputation; family, 6, 30, 164, 218, 318-20; family life, 6-9, 105-6; father, _see_ Lord Auchinleck; fidelity, conjugal, 104; flattery, 45-6, 75; foolishness, 4-5, 38; 182-208 _passim_,