neversupposedthathehadadinnerathishouse；forIhadnotthenheardofanyoneofhisfriendshavingbeenentertainedathistable。Hetoldme，’IgenerallyhaveameatpyeonSunday：itisbakedatapublickoven，whichisveryproperlyallowed，becauseonemancanattendit；andthustheadvantageisobtainedofnotkeepingservantsfromchurchtodressdinners。’
April11，beingEaster-Sunday，afterhavingattendedDivineServiceatSt。Paul’s，IrepairedtoDr。Johnson’s。IhadgratifiedmycuriositymuchindiningwithJEANJAQUESROUSSEAU，whilehelivedinthewildsofNeufchatel：IhadasgreatacuriositytodinewithDR。SAMUELJOHNSON，intheduskyrecessofacourtinFleet-street。
Isupposedweshouldscarcelyhaveknivesandforks，andonlysomestrange，uncouth，ill-drestdish：butIfoundeverythinginverygoodorder。WehadnoothercompanybutMrs。WilliamsandayoungwomanwhomIdidnotknow。Asadinnerherewasconsideredasasingularphaenomenon，andasIwasfrequentlyinterrogatedonthesubject，myreadersmayperhapsbedesiroustoknowourbilloffare。Foote，Iremember，inallusiontoFrancis，theNEGRO，waswillingtosupposethatourrepastwasBLACKBROTH。Butthefactwas，thatwehadaverygoodsoup，aboiledlegoflambandspinach，avealpye，andaricepudding。
HeownedthathethoughtHawkesworthwasoneofhisimitators，buthedidnotthinkGoldsmithwas。Goldsmith，hesaid，hadgreatmerit。BOSWELL。’But，Sir，heismuchindebtedtoyouforhisgettingsohighinthepublickestimation。’JOHNSON。’Why，Sir，hehasperhapsgotSOONERtoitbyhisintimacywithme。’
Goldsmith，thoughhisvanityoftenexcitedhimtooccasionalcompetition，hadaveryhighregardforJohnson，whichheatthistimeexpressedinthestrongestmannerintheDedicationofhiscomedy，entitled，SheStoopstoConquer。
Hetoldmethathehadtwelveorfourteentimesattemptedtokeepajournalofhislife，butnevercouldpersevere。Headvisedmetodoit。’Thegreatthingtoberecorded，saidhe，isthestateofyourownmind；andyoushouldwritedowneverythingthatyouremember，foryoucannotjudgeatfirstwhatisgoodorbad；andwriteimmediatelywhiletheimpressionisfresh，foritwillnotbethesameaweekafterwards。’
Iagainsolicitedhimtocommunicatetometheparticularsofhisearlylife。Hesaid，’Youshallhavethemallfortwo-pence。I
hopeyoushallknowagreatdealmoreofmebeforeyouwritemyLife。’Hementionedtomethisdaymanycircumstances，whichI
wrotedownwhenIwenthome，andhaveinterwovenintheformerpartofthisnarrative。
OnTuesday，April13，heandDr。GoldsmithandIdinedatGeneralOglethorpe’s。Goldsmithexpatiatedonthecommontopick，thattheraceofourpeoplewasdegenerated，andthatthiswasowingtoluxury。JOHNSON。’Sir，inthefirstplace，Idoubtthefact。I
believethereareasmanytallmeninEnglandnow，asevertherewere。But，secondly，supposingthestatureofourpeopletobediminished，thatisnotowingtoluxury；for，Sir，considertohowverysmallaproportionofourpeopleluxurycanreach。Oursoldiery，surely，arenotluxurious，wholiveonsixpenceaday；
andthesameremarkwillapplytoalmostalltheotherclasses。
Luxury，sofarasitreachesthepoor，willdogoodtotheraceofpeople；itwillstrengthenandmultiplythem。Sir，nonationwaseverhurtbyluxury；for，asIsaidbefore，itcanreachbuttoaveryfew。Iadmitthatthegreatincreaseofcommerceandmanufactureshurtsthemilitaryspiritofapeople；becauseitproducesacompetitionforsomethingelsethanmartialhonours，——acompetitionforriches。Italsohurtsthebodiesofthepeople；
foryouwillobserve，thereisnomanwhoworksatanyparticulartrade，butyoumayknowhimfromhisappearancetodoso。Onepartorotherofhisbodybeingmoreusedthantherest，heisinsomedegreedeformed：but，Sir，thatisnotluxury。Atailorsitscross-legged；butthatisnotluxury。’GOLDSMITH。’Come，you’rejustgoingtothesameplacebyanotherroad。’JOHNSON。’Nay，Sir，IsaythatisnotLUXURY。LetustakeawalkfromCharing-
crosstoWhite-chapel，through，Isuppose，thegreatestseriesofshopsintheworld；whatisthereinanyoftheseshopsifyouexceptgin-shops，thatcandoanyhumanbeinganyharm？’
GOLDSMITH。’Well，Sir，I’llacceptyourchallenge。TheverynextshoptoNorthumberland-houseisapickle-shop。’JOHNSON。’Well，Sir：dowenotknowthatamaidcaninoneafternoonmakepicklessufficienttoserveawholefamilyforayear？nay，thatfivepickle-shopscanserveallthekingdom？Besides，Sir，thereisnoharmdonetoanybodybythemakingofpickles，ortheeatingofpickles。’
Wedrankteawiththeladies；andGoldsmithsungTonyLumpkin’ssonginhiscomedy，SheStoopstoConquer，andaveryprettyone，toanIrishtune，whichhehaddesignedforMissHardcastle；butasMrs。Bulkeley，whoplayedthepart，couldnotsing，itwasleftout。Heafterwardswroteitdownforme，bywhichmeansitwaspreserved，andnowappearsamongsthispoems。Dr。Johnson，inhiswayhome，stoppedatmylodgingsinPiccadilly，andsatwithme，drinkingteaasecondtime，tillalatehour。
ItoldhimthatMrs。Macaulaysaid，shewonderedhowhecouldreconcilehispoliticalprincipleswithhismoral；hisnotionsofinequalityandsubordinationwithwishingwelltothehappinessofallmankind，whomightlivesoagreeably，hadtheyalltheirportionsofland，andnonetodomineeroveranother。JOHNSON。
’Why，Sir，Ireconcilemyprinciplesverywell，becausemankindarehappierinastateofinequalityandsubordination。Weretheytobeinthisprettystateofequality，theywouldsoondegenerateintobrutes；——theywouldbecomeMonboddo’snation；——theirtailswouldgrow。Sir，allwouldbeloserswerealltoworkforall——
theywouldhavenointellectualimprovement。Allintellectualimprovementarisesfromleisure；allleisurearisesfromoneworkingforanother。’
TalkingofthefamilyofStuart，hesaid，’Itshouldseemthatthefamilyatpresentonthethronehasnowestablishedasgoodarightastheformerfamily，bythelongconsentofthepeople；andthattodisturbthisrightmightbeconsideredasculpable。AtthesametimeIown，thatitisaverydifficultquestion，whenconsideredwithrespecttothehouseofStuart。Toobligepeopletotakeoathsastothedisputedright，iswrong。IknownotwhetherI
couldtakethem：butIdonotblamethosewhodo。’Soconscientiousandsodelicatewasheuponthissubject，whichhasoccasionedsomuchclamouragainsthim。
OnThursday，April15，IdinedwithhimandDr。GoldsmithatGeneralPaoli’s。
IspokeofAllanRamsay’sGentleShepherd，intheScottishdialect，asthebestpastoralthathadeverbeenwritten；notonlyaboundingwithbeautifulruralimagery，andjustandpleasingsentiments，butbeingarealpictureofmanners；andIofferedtoteachDr。Johnsontounderstandit。’No，Sir，saidhe，Iwon’tlearnit。Youshallretainyoursuperioritybymynotknowingit。’
IthavingbeenobservedthattherewaslittlehospitalityinLondon；——JOHNSON。’Nay，Sir，anymanwhohasaname，orwhohasthepowerofpleasing，willbeverygenerallyinvitedinLondon。
Theman，Sterne，Ihavebeentold，hashadengagementsforthreemonths。’GOLDSMITH。’Andaverydullfellow。’JOHNSON。’Why，no，Sir。’
Martinellitoldus，thatforseveralyearshelivedmuchwithCharlesTownshend，andthatheventuredtotellhimhewasabadjoker。JOHNSON。’Why，Sir，thusmuchIcansayuponthesubject。
Onedayheandafewmoreagreedtogoanddineinthecountry，andeachofthemwastobringafriendinhiscarriagewithhim。
CharlesTownshendaskedFitzherberttogowithhim，buttoldhim，“Youmustfindsomebodytobringyouback：Icanonlycarryyouthere。“Fitzherbertdidnotmuchlikethisarrangement。Hehoweverconsented，observingsarcastically，“Itwilldoverywell；
forthenthesamejokeswillserveyouinreturningasingoing。“’
Aneminentpublickcharacterbeingmentioned；——JOHNSON。’I
rememberbeingpresentwhenheshewedhimselftobesocorrupted，oratleastsomethingsodifferentfromwhatIthinkright，astomaintain，thatamemberofparliamentshouldgoalongwithhispartyrightorwrong。Now，Sir，thisissoremotefromnativevirtue，fromscholastickvirtue，thatagoodmanmusthaveundergoneagreatchangebeforehecanreconcilehimselftosuchadoctrine。Itismaintainingthatyoumaylietothepublick；foryouliewhenyoucallthatrightwhichyouthinkwrong，orthereverse。Afriendofours，whoistoomuchanechoofthatgentleman，observed，thatamanwhodoesnotstickuniformlytoaparty，isonlywaitingtobebought。Whythen，saidI，heisonlywaitingtobewhatthatgentlemanisalready。’
WetalkedoftheKing’scomingtoseeGoldsmith’snewplay——’I
wishhewould，’saidGoldsmith；adding，however，withanaffectedindifference，’Notthatitwoulddometheleastgood。’JOHNSON。
’Wellthen，Sir，letussayitwoulddoHIMgood，laughing。No，Sir，thisaffectationwillnotpass；——itismightyidle。Insuchastateasours，whowouldnotwishtopleasetheChiefMagistrate？’
GOLDSMITH。’IDOwishtopleasehim。IrememberalineinDryden，——
“Andeverypoetisthemonarch’sfriend。“
Itoughttobereversed。’JOHNSON。’Nay，therearefinerlinesinDrydenonthissubject：——
“ForcollegesonbounteousKingsdepend，Andneverrebelwastoartsafriend。“’
GeneralPaoliobserved，that’successfulrebelsmight。’
MARTINELLI。’Happyrebellions。’GOLDSMITH。’Wehavenosuchphrase。’GENERALPAOLI。’ButhaveyounottheTHING？’GOLDSMITH。
’Yes；allourHAPPYrevolutions。Theyhavehurtourconstitution，andwillhurtit，tillwemenditbyanotherHAPPYREVOLUTION。’I
neverbeforediscoveredthatmyfriendGoldsmithhadsomuchoftheoldprejudiceinhim。