’Whilethiswasthetalkofthetown，saysDr。Adams，inalettertomeIhappenedtovisitDr。Warburton，whofindingthatIwasacquaintedwithJohnson，desiredmeearnestlytocarryhiscomplimentstohim，andtotellhimthathehonouredhimforhismanlybehaviourinrejectingthesecondescensionsofLordChesterfield，andforresentingthetreatmenthehadreceivedfromhim，withaproperspirit。Johnsonwasvisiblypleasedwiththiscompliment，forhehadalwaysahighopinionofWarburton。Indeed，theforceofmindwhichappearedinthisletter，wascongenialwiththatwhichWarburtonhimselfamplypossessed。’
Thereisacuriousminutecircumstancewhichstruckme，incomparingthevariouseditionsofJohnson’simitationsofJuvenal。
InthetenthSatire，oneofthecoupletsuponthevanityofwishesevenforliterarydistinctionstoodthus：
’Yetthinkwhatillsthescholar’slifeassail，Pride，envy，want，theGARRET，andthejail。’
ButafterexperiencingtheuneasinesswhichLordChesterfield’sfallaciouspatronagemadehimfeel，hedismissedthewordgarretfromthesadgroup，andinallthesubsequenteditionsthelinestands’Pride，envy，want，thePATRON，andthejail。’