Brother--The Death of Mr. Thrale.


4. (1781-2) MISS BURNEY EXTENDS THE CIRCLE OF HER ACQUAINTANCE --
202-235
Young Mr. Crutchley ruffles Miss Burney--Miss Burney Sulks on--
Too Much of Many Things--A "Poor Wretch of a Painter"--Dr.
Johnson in a Rage--The Miserable Host and Melancholy Guest--Two
Celebrated Duchesses discussed--Mr. Crutchley is bantered about
his Pride--Miss Sopby Streatfield is Commented on--Garrulous Mr.
Musgrave--A Parting Shot at Mr. Crutchley--Manager Heliogabalus--
Sister Authoresses--A Dinner at Sir joshua's, with Burke and
Gibbon--A Letter from Burke to Fanny Burney--Miss Burney sits for
her Portrait--General Paoli.

5. (1782-3-4) "CECILIA": A PAEAN OF PRAISE: LAMENTATIONS --
236-288
At Brighton again. "The Famous Miss Burney"--Dr. Johnson
Dogmatises--A Cunning Runaway Heiress--Dr. Johnson a Bore--Miss
Burney will not be Persuaded to Dance-Dr. Johnson held in general
Dread--Miss Monckton's Assembly: Sacques and Ruffles--At Miss
Monckton's: "Cecilia" extolled by the "Old Wits," and by Burke--A
Writer of Romances--Mrs. Walsingham--Mrs. Siddons--Dr. Johnson's
Inmates at Bolt-court--The two Mr. Cambridges Improve upon
Acquaintance--Mr. Soame jenyns's Eulogy on "Cecilia"--An Italian
Singer's Views of England--Raptures of the 11 Old Wits" over
"Cecilia"--Illness and Death of Mr. Crisp--Dr. Johnson attacked
by Paralysis--A Pleasant Day with the Cam-

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