wouldbehavetoanoblemanasIshouldexpecthewouldbehavetome，wereIanoblemanandheSam。Johnson。Sir，thereisoneMrs。
Macaulay*inthistown，agreatrepublican。OnedaywhenIwasatherhouse，Iputonaverygravecountenance，andsaidtoher，“Madam，Iamnowbecomeaconverttoyourwayofthinking。Iamconvincedthatallmankindareuponanequalfooting；andtogiveyouanunquestionableproof，Madam，thatIaminearnest，hereisaverysensible，civil，well-behavedfellow-citizen，yourfootman；I
desirethathemaybeallowedtositdownanddinewithus。“I
thus，Sir，shewedhertheabsurdityofthelevellingdoctrine。Shehasneverlikedmesince。Sir，yourlevellerswishtolevelDOWN
asfarasthemselves；buttheycannotbearlevellingUPtothemselves。Theywouldallhavesomepeopleunderthem；whynotthenhavesomepeopleabovethem？’Imentionedacertainauthourwhodisgustedmebyhisforwardness，andbyshewingnodeferencetonoblemenintowhosecompanyhewasadmitted。JOHNSON。’Supposeashoemakershouldclaimanequalitywithhim，ashedoeswithaLord；howhewouldstare。“Why，Sir，doyoustare？saystheshoemaker，Idogreatservicetosociety。’TistrueIampaidfordoingit；butsoareyou，Sir：andIamsorrytosayit，paidbetterthanIam，fordoingsomethingnotsonecessary。Formankindcoulddobetterwithoutyourbooks，thanwithoutmyshoes。“
Thus，Sir，therewouldbeaperpetualstruggleforprecedence，weretherenofixedinvariablerulesforthedistinctionofrank，whichcreatesnojealousy，asitisallowedtobeaccidental。’
*ThisONEMrs。Macaulaywasthesamepersonagewhoafterwardsmadeherselfsomuchknownasthecelebratedfemalehistorian。’——
BOSWELL。
HesaidhewouldgototheHebrideswithme，whenIreturnedfrommytravels，unlesssomeverygoodcompanionshouldofferwhenIwasabsent，whichhedidnotthinkprobable；adding，’TherearefewpeopletowhomItakesomuchtoasyou。’AndwhenItalkedofmyleavingEngland，hesaidwithaveryaffectionateair，’MydearBoswell，Ishouldbeveryunhappyatparting，didIthinkwewerenottomeetagain。’Icannottoooftenremindmyreaders，thatalthoughsuchinstancesofhiskindnessaredoubtlessveryflatteringtome；yetIhopemyrecordingthemwillbeascribedtoabettermotivethantovanity；fortheyaffordunquestionableevidenceofhistendernessandcomplacency，whichsome，whiletheywereforcedtoacknowledgehisgreatpowers，havebeensostrenuoustodeny。
Hemaintainedthataboyatschoolwasthehappiestofhumanbeings。Isupportedadifferentopinion，fromwhichIhaveneveryetvaried，thatamanishappier；andIenlargedupontheanxietyandsufferingswhichareenduredatschool。JOHNSON。’Ah!Sir，aboy’sbeingfloggedisnotsosevereasaman’shavingthehissoftheworldagainsthim。’
OnTuesday，July26，IfoundMr。Johnsonalone。Itwasaverywetday，andIagaincomplainedofthedisagreeableeffectsofsuchweather。JOHNSON。’Sir，thisisallimagination，whichphysiciansencourage；formanlivesinair，asafishlivesinwater；sothatiftheatmospherepressheavyfromabove，thereisanequalresistancefrombelow。Tobesure，badweatherisharduponpeoplewhoareobligedtobeabroad；andmencannotlaboursowellintheopenairinbadweather，asingood：but，Sir，asmithorataylor，whoseworkiswithindoors，willsurelydoasmuchinrainyweather，asinfair。Someverydelicateframes，indeed，maybeaffectedbywetweather；butnotcommonconstitutions。’
Wetalkedoftheeducationofchildren；andIaskedhimwhathethoughtwasbesttoteachthemfirst。JOHNSON。’Sir，itisnomatterwhatyouteachthemfirst，anymorethanwhatlegyoushallputintoyourbreechesfirst。Sir，youmaystanddisputingwhichisbesttoputinfirst，butinthemeantimeyourbreechisbare。
Sir，whileyouareconsideringwhichoftwothingsyoushouldteachyourchildfirst，anotherboyhaslearntthemboth。’
OnThursday，July28，weagainsuppedinprivateattheTurk’sHeadcoffee-house。JOHNSON。’Swifthasahigherreputationthanhedeserves。Hisexcellenceisstrongsense；forhishumour，thoughverywell，isnotremarkablygood。IdoubtwhetherTheTaleofaTubbehis；forheneverownedit，anditismuchabovehisusualmanner。’
’Thomson，Ithink，hadasmuchofthepoetabouthimasmostwriters。Everythingappearedtohimthroughthemediumofhisfavouritepursuit。Hecouldnothaveviewedthosetwocandlesburningbutwithapoeticaleye。’
’AstotheChristianreligion，Sir，besidesthestrongevidencewhichwehaveforit，thereisabalanceinitsfavourfromthenumberofgreatmenwhohavebeenconvincedofitstruth，afteraseriousconsiderationofthequestion。Grotiuswasanacuteman，alawyer，amanaccustomedtoexamineevidence，andhewasconvinced。
Grotiuswasnotarecluse，butamanoftheworld，whocertainlyhadnobiastothesideofreligion。SirIsaacNewtonsetoutaninfidel，andcametobeaveryfirmbeliever。’
HethiseveningrecommendedtometoperambulateSpain。IsaiditwouldamusehimtogetaletterfrommedatedatSalamancha。
JOHNSON。’IlovetheUniversityofSalamancha；forwhentheSpaniardswereindoubtastothelawfulnessoftheirconqueringAmerica，theUniversityofSalamanchagaveitastheiropinionthatitwasnotlawful。’Hespokethiswithgreatemotion，andwiththatgenerouswarmthwhichdictatedthelinesinhisLondon，againstSpanishencroachment。
IexpressedmyopinionofmyfriendDerrickasbutapoorwriter。
JOHNSON。’Tobesure，Sir，heis；butyouaretoconsiderthathisbeingaliterarymanhasgotforhimallthathehas。IthasmadehimKingofBath。Sir，hehasnothingtosayforhimselfbutthatheisawriter。Hadhenotbeenawriter，hemusthavebeensweepingthecrossingsinthestreets，andaskinghalfpencefromeverybodythatpast。’
Injusticehowever，tothememoryofMr。Derrick，whowasmyfirsttutorinthewaysofLondon，andshewedmethetowninallitsvarietyofdepartments，bothliteraryandsportive，theparticularsofwhichDr。Johnsonadvisedmetoputinwriting，itispropertomentionwhatJohnson，atasubsequentperiod，saidofhimbothasawriterandaneditor：’Sir，Ihaveoftensaid，thatifDerrick’slettershadbeenwrittenbyoneofamoreestablishedname，theywouldhavebeenthoughtveryprettyletters。’And，’IsentDerricktoDryden’srelationstogathermaterialsforhislife；andI
believehegotallthatImyselfshouldhavegot。’
Johnsonsaidoncetome，’Sir，IhonourDerrickforhispresenceofmind。Onenight，whenFloyd，anotherpoorauthour，waswanderingaboutthestreetsinthenight，hefoundDerrickfastasleepuponabulk；uponbeingsuddenlywaked，Derrickstartedup，“MydearFloyd，Iamsorrytoseeyouinthisdestitutestate；willyougohomewithmetoMYLODGINGS？“’
IagainbeggedhisadviceastomymethodofstudyatUtrecht。
’Come，saidheletusmakeadayofit。LetusgodowntoGreenwichanddine，andtalkofitthere。’ThefollowingSaturdaywasfixedforthisexcursion。
AswewalkedalongtheStrandto-night，arminarm，awomanofthetownaccostedus，intheusualenticingmanner。’No，no，mygirl，saidJohnsonitwon’tdo。’He，however，didnottreatherwithharshness，andwetalkedofthewretchedlifeofsuchwomen；andagreed，thatmuchmoremiserythanhappiness，uponthewhole，isproducedbyillicitcommercebetweenthesexes。
OnSaturday，July30，Dr。JohnsonandItookascullerattheTemple-stairs，andsetoutforGreenwich。IaskedhimifhereallythoughtaknowledgeoftheGreekandLatinlanguagesanessentialrequisitetoagoodeducation。JOHNSON。’Mostcertainly，Sir；forthosewhoknowthemhaveaverygreatadvantageoverthosewhodonot。Nay，Sir，itiswonderfulwhatadifferencelearningmakesuponpeopleeveninthecommonintercourseoflife，whichdoesnotappeartobemuchconnectedwithit。’’Andyet，saidIpeoplegothroughtheworldverywell，andcarryonthebusinessoflifetogoodadvantage，withoutlearning。’JOHNSON。’Why，Sir，thatmaybetrueincaseswherelearningcannotpossiblybeofanyuse；forinstance，thisboyrowsusaswellwithoutlearning，asifhecouldsingthesongofOrpheustotheArgonauts，whowerethefirstsailors。’Hethencalledtotheboy，’Whatwouldyougive，mylad，toknowabouttheArgonauts？’’Sir，saidtheboy，IwouldgivewhatIhave。’Johnsonwasmuchpleasedwithhisanswer，andwegavehimadoublefare。Dr。Johnsonthenturningtome，’Sir，saidheadesireofknowledgeisthenaturalfeelingofmankind；
andeveryhumanbeing，whosemindisnotdebauched，willbewillingtogiveallthathehastogetknowledge。’
WelandedattheOldSwan，andwalkedtoBillingsgate，wherewetookoars，andmovedsmoothlyalongthesilverThames。Itwasaveryfineday。Wewereentertainedwiththeimmensenumberandvarietyofshipsthatwerelyingatanchor，andwiththebeautifulcountryoneachsideoftheriver。
Italkedofpreaching，andofthegreatsuccesswhichthosecalledMethodistshave。JOHNSON。’Sir，itisowingtotheirexpressingthemselvesinaplainandfamiliarmanner，whichistheonlywaytodogoodtothecommonpeople，andwhichclergymenofgeniusandlearningoughttodofromaprincipleofduty，whenitissuitedtotheircongregations；apractice，forwhichtheywillbepraisedbymenofsense。Toinsistagainstdrunkennessasacrime，becauseitdebasesreason，thenoblestfacultyofman，wouldbeofnoservicetothecommonpeople：buttotellthemthattheymaydieinafitofdrunkenness，andshewthemhowdreadfulthatwouldbe，cannotfailtomakeadeepimpression。Sir，whenyourScotchclergygiveuptheirhomelymanner，religionwillsoondecayinthatcountry。’
Letthisobservation，asJohnsonmeantit，beeverremembered。
IwasmuchpleasedtofindmyselfwithJohnsonatGreenwich，whichhecelebratesinhisLondonasafavouritescene。Ihadthepoeminmypocket，andreadthelinesaloudwithenthusiasm：
’OnThames’sbanksinsilentthoughtwestood：
WhereGreenwichsmilesuponthesilverflood：
Pleas’dwiththeseatwhichgaveELIZAbirth，Wekneel，andkisstheconsecratedearth。’
Afterwardsheentereduponthebusinessoftheday，whichwastogivemehisadviceastoacourseofstudy。
WewalkedintheeveninginGreenwichPark。Heaskedme，I