Everythingthoudostshewstheone，andeverythingthousay’sttheother。’Atanothertimehesaidtohim，’Thybodyisallvice，andthymindallvirtue。’Beauclerknotseemingtorelishthecompliment，Johnsonsaid，’Nay，Sir，AlexandertheGreat，marchingintriumphintoBabylon，couldnothavedesiredtohavehadmoresaidtohim。’
JohnsonwassometimewithBeauclerkathishouseatWindsor，wherehewasentertainedwithexperimentsinnaturalphilosophy。OneSunday，whentheweatherwasveryfine，Beauclerkenticedhim，insensibly，tosaunteraboutallthemorning。Theywentintoachurch-yard，inthetimeofdivineservice，andJohnsonlaidhimselfdownathiseaseupononeofthetomb-stones。’Now，Sir，saidBeauclerkyouarelikeHogarth’sIdleApprentice。’WhenJohnsongothispension，Beauclerksaidtohim，inthehumorousphraseofFalstaff，’Ihopeyou’llnowpurgeandlivecleanlylikeagentleman。’
OnenightwhenBeauclerkandLangtonhadsuppedatataverninLondon，andsattillaboutthreeinthemorning，itcameintotheirheadstogoandknockupJohnson，andseeiftheycouldprevailonhimtojointheminaramble。TheyrappedviolentlyatthedoorofhischambersintheTemple，tillatlastheappearedinhisshirt，withhislittleblackwigonthetopofhishead，insteadofanightcap，andapokerinhishand，imagining，probably，thatsomeruffianswerecomingtoattackhim。Whenhediscoveredwhotheywere，andwastoldtheirerrand，hesmiled，andwithgreatgoodhumouragreedtotheirproposal：’What，isityou，youdogs!I’llhaveafriskwithyou。’Hewassoondrest，andtheysalliedforthtogetherintoCovent-Garden，wherethegreengrocersandfruitererswerebeginningtoarrangetheirhampers，justcomeinfromthecountry。Johnsonmadesomeattemptstohelpthem；butthehonestgardenersstaredsoathisfigureandmanner，andoddinterference，thathesoonsawhisserviceswerenotrelished。Theythenrepairedtooneoftheneighbouringtaverns，andmadeabowlofthatliquorcalledBishop，whichJohnsonhadalwaysliked；whileinjoyouscontemptofsleep，fromwhichhehadbeenroused，herepeatedthefestivelines，’Short，Oshortthenbethyreign，Andgiveustotheworldagain!’
Theydidnotstaylong，butwalkeddowntotheThames，tookaboat，androwedtoBillingsgate。BeauclerkandJohnsonweresowellpleasedwiththeiramusement，thattheyresolvedtopersevereindissipationfortherestoftheday：butLangtondesertedthem，beingengagedtobreakfastwithsomeyoungLadies。Johnsonscoldedhimfor’leavinghissocialfriends，togoandsitwithasetofwretchedUN-IDEA’Dgirls。’Garrickbeingtoldofthisramble，saidtohimsmartly，’Iheardofyourfrolickt’othernight。You’llbeintheChronicle。’UponwhichJohnsonafterwardsobserved，’HE
durstnotdosuchathing。HisWIFEwouldnotLEThim!’