’AtEdial，nearLichfield，inStaffordshire，younggentlemenareboardedandtaughttheLatinandGreeklanguages，bySAMUEL
JOHNSON。’
ButtheonlypupilsthatwereputunderhiscarewerethecelebratedDavidGarrickandhisbrotherGeorge，andaMr。Offely，ayounggentlemanofgoodfortunewhodiedearly。Thetruthis，thathewasnotsowellqualifiedforbeingateacherofelements，andaconductorinlearningbyregulargradations，asmenofinferiourpowersofmind。Hisownacquisitionshadbeenmadebyfitsandstarts，byviolentirruptionsintotheregionsofknowledge；anditcouldnotbeexpectedthathisimpatiencewouldbesubdued，andhisimpetuosityrestrained，soastofithimforaquietguidetonovices。
Johnsonwasnotmoresatisfiedwithhissituationasthemasterofanacademy，thanwiththatoftheusherofaschool；weneednotwonder，therefore，thathedidnotkeephisacademyaboveayearandahalf。FromMr。Garrick’saccounthedidnotappeartohavebeenprofoundlyreverencedbyhispupils。Hisodditiesofmanner，anduncouthgesticulations，couldnotbutbethesubjectofmerrimenttothem；and，inparticular，theyoungroguesusedtolistenatthedoorofhisbed-chamber，andpeepthroughthekey-
hole，thattheymightturnintoridiculehistumultuousandawkwardfondnessforMrs。Johnson，whomheusedtonamebythefamiliarappellationofTettyorTetsey，which，likeBettyorBetsey，isprovinciallyusedasacontractionforElisabeth，herchristianname，butwhichtousseemsludicrous，whenappliedtoawomanofherageandappearance。Mr。Garrickdescribedhertomeasveryfat，withabosomofmorethanordinaryprotuberance，withswelledcheeksofafloridred，producedbythickpainting，andincreasedbytheliberaluseofcordials；flaringandfantastickinherdress，andaffectedbothinherspeechandhergeneralbehaviour。