1852. Again elected to Parliament from Edinburgh, although not a candidate. Failing health.
1854. Life of John Bunyan.
1855. Third and fourth volumes of his History of England. (The fifth volume appeared after his death.)
1856. Resigned his seat in Parliament. Life of Samuel Johnson. Life of Oliver Goldsmith.
1857. Became Baron Macaulay of Rothley.
1859. Life of William Pitt. Died December 28.
VII. CHRONOLOGY OF JOHNSON'S LIFE AND WORKS
1709. Born September 18.
1728. Entered Pembroke College, Oxford. Turned Pope's Messiah into Latin verse.