havenopassionforit。’——Johnsoncontinued。’Mankindhaveagreataversiontointellectuallabour；butevensupposingknowledgetobeeasilyattainable，morepeoplewouldbecontenttobeignorantthanwouldtakeevenalittletroubletoacquireit。’
TalkingofGarrick，hesaid，’Heisthefirstmanintheworldforsprightlyconversation。’
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Hetoldme，thathegenerallywentabroadatfourintheafternoon，andseldomcamehometilltwointhemorning。Itookthelibertytoaskifhedidnotthinkitwrongtolivethus，andnotmakemoreuseofhisgreattalents。Heowneditwasabadhabit。Onreviewing，atthedistanceofmanyyears，myjournalofthisperiod，Iwonderhow，atmyfirstvisit，Iventuredtotalktohimsofreely，andthatheboreitwithsomuchindulgence。
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