donotloveyou;youmaysettleyourselfinfullconfidencebothofmyloveandmyesteem;Iloveyouasakindman,Ivalueyouasaworthyman,andhopeintimetoreverenceyouasamanofexemplarypiety。Iholdyou,asHamlethasit,“inmyheartofhearts,“andtherefore,itislittletosay,thatIam,Sir,youraffectionatehumbleservant,’SAM。JOHNSON。’
’London,Aug。27,1775。’
*MyJournalofaTourtotheHebrides,whichthatladyreadintheoriginalmanuscript——BOSWELL。
’TOMR。ROBERTLEVET。
’Paris,*Oct。22,1775。