JohnsonsaidofChatterton，’Thisisthemostextraordinaryyoungmanthathasencounteredmyknowledge。Itiswonderfulhowthewhelphaswrittensuchthings。’
WewerebynomeanspleasedwithourinnatBristol。’Letusseenow，saidI，howweshoulddescribeit。’Johnsonwasreadywithhisraillery。’Describeit，Sir？——Why，itwassobadthatBoswellwishedtobeinScotland!’
AfterDr。Johnson’sreturntoLondon，Iwasseveraltimeswithhimathishouse，whereIoccasionallyslept，intheroomthathadbeenassignedtome。IdinedwithhimatDr。Taylor’s，atGeneralOglethorpe’s，andatGeneralPaoli’s。Toavoidatediousminuteness，IshallgrouptogetherwhatIhavepreservedofhisconversationduringthisperiodalso，withoutspecifyingeachscenewhereitpassed，exceptone，whichwillbefoundsoremarkableascertainlytodeserveaveryparticularrelation。
’Garrickheobserved，doesnotplaythepartofArcherinTheBeauxStratagemwell。Thegentlemanshouldbreakoutthroughthefootman，whichisnotthecaseashedoesit。’
’Thatmanisneverhappyforthepresentissotrue，thatallhisrelieffromunhappinessisonlyforgettinghimselfforalittlewhile。Lifeisaprogressfromwanttowant，notfromenjoymenttoenjoyment。’