Goldsmith，inhisdivertingsimplicity，complainedoneday，inamixedcompany，ofLordCamden。’Imethimsaidhe，atLordClare’shouseinthecountry，andhetooknomorenoticeofmethanifIhadbeenanordinaryman。Thecompanyhavinglaughedheartily，Johnsonstoodforthindefenceofhisfriend。’Nay，Gentlemen，saidhe，Dr。Goldsmithisintheright。AnoblemanoughttohavemadeuptosuchamanasGoldsmith；andIthinkitismuchagainstLordCamdenthatheneglectedhim。’
Norcouldhepatientlyenduretohearthatsuchrespectashethoughtdueonlytohigherintellectualqualities，shouldbebestowedonmenofslighter，thoughperhapsmoreamusingtalents。
Itoldhim，thatonemorning，whenIwenttobreakfastwithGarrick，whowasveryvainofhisintimacywithLordCamden，heaccostedmethus：——’Praynow，didyou——didyoumeetalittlelawyerturningthecorner，eh？’——’No，Sir，saidI。Praywhatdoyoumeanbythequestion？’——’Why，repliedGarrick，withanaffectedindifference，yetasifstandingontip-toe，LordCamdenhasthismomentleftme。Wehavehadalongwalktogether。’JOHNSON。
’Well，Sir，Garricktalkedveryproperly。LordCamdenWASALITTLE
LAWYERtobeassociatingsofamiliarlywithaplayer。’
SirJoshuaReynoldsobserved，withgreattruth，thatJohnsonconsideredGarricktobeasitwerehisPROPERTY。HewouldallownomaneithertoblameortopraiseGarrickinhispresence，withoutcontradictinghim。
Havingfallenintoaveryseriousframeofmind，inwhichmutualexpressionsofkindnesspassedbetweenus，suchaswouldbethoughttoovaininmetorepeat，Italkedwithregretofthesadinevitablecertaintythatoneofusmustsurvivetheother。
JOHNSON。’Yes，Sir，thatisanaffectingconsideration。I
rememberSwift，inoneofhisletterstoPope，says，“Iintendtocomeover，thatwemaymeetoncemore；andwhenwemustpart，itiswhathappenstoallhumanbeings。“’BOSWELL。’Thehopethatweshallseeourdepartedfriendsagainmustsupportthemind。’
JOHNSON。’Whyyes，Sir。’BOSWELL。’Thereisastrangeunwillingnesstopartwithlife，independentofseriousfearsastofuturity。Areverendfriendofoursnaminghimtellsme，thathefeelsanuneasinessatthethoughtsofleavinghishouse，hisstudy，hisbooks。’JOHNSON。’Thisisfoolishin*****。Amanneednotbeuneasyonthesegrounds；for，ashewillretainhisconsciousness，hemaysaywiththephilosopher，Omniameamecumporto。’BOSWELL。’True，Sir：wemaycarryourbooksinourheads；
butstillthereissomethingpainfulinthethoughtofleavingforeverwhathasgivenuspleasure。Iremember，manyyearsago，whenmyimaginationwaswarm，andIhappenedtobeinamelancholymood，itdistressedmetothinkofgoingintoastateofbeinginwhichShakspeare’spoetrydidnotexist。AladywhomIthenmuchadmired，averyamiablewoman，humouredmyfancy，andrelievedmebysaying，“Thefirstthingyouwillmeetintheotherworld，willbeanelegantcopyofShakspeare’sworkspresentedtoyou。“’Dr。
Johnsonsmiledbenignantlyatthis，anddidnotappeartodisapproveofthenotion。
WewenttoSt。Clement’schurchagainintheafternoon，andthenreturnedanddrankteaandcoffeeinMrs。Williams’sroom；Mrs。
Desmoulinsdoingthehonoursofthetea-table。Iobservedthathewouldnotevenlookataproof-sheetofhisLifeofWalleronGood-
Friday。
OnSaturday，April14，Idrankteawithhim。HepraisedthelateMr。Duncombe，ofCanterbury，asapleasingman。’Heusedtocometome：IdidnotseekmuchafterHIM。IndeedIneversoughtmuchafteranybody。’BOSWELL。’LordOrrery，Isuppose。’JOHNSON。
’No，Sir；Ineverwenttohimbutwhenhesentforme。’BOSWELL。
’Richardson？’JOHNSON。’Yes，Sir。ButIsoughtafterGeorgePsalmanazarthemost。Iusedtogoandsitwithhimatanalehouseinthecity。’
IamhappytomentionanotherinstancewhichIdiscoveredofhisSEEKINGAFTERamanofmerit。SoonaftertheHonourableDainesBarringtonhadpublishedhisexcellentObservationsontheStatutes，Johnsonwaitedonthatworthyandlearnedgentleman；and，havingtoldhimhisname，courteouslysaid，’Ihavereadyourbook，Sir，withgreatpleasure，andwishtobebetterknowntoyou。’
Thusbegananacquaintance，whichwascontinuedwithmutualregardaslongasJohnsonlived。
Talkingofarecentseditiousdelinquent，hesaid，’Theyshouldsethiminthepillory，thathemaybepunishedinawaythatwoulddisgracehim。’Iobserved，thatthepillorydoesnotalwaysdisgrace。AndImentionedaninstanceofagentlemanwhoIthoughtwasnotdishonouredbyit。JOHNSON。’Ay，buthewas，Sir。Hecouldnotmouthandstrutasheusedtodo，afterhavingbeenthere。Peoplearenotwillingtoaskamantotheirtableswhohasstoodinthepillory。’
JohnsonattackedtheAmericanswithintemperatevehemenceofabuse。
Isaidsomethingintheirfavour；andadded，thatIwasalwayssorrywhenhetalkedonthatsubject。This，itseems，exasperatedhim；thoughhesaidnothingatthetime。Thecloudwaschargedwithsulphureousvapour，whichwasafterwardstoburstinthunder——
WetalkedofagentlemanwhowasrunningouthisfortuneinLondon；andIsaid，’Wemustgethimoutofit。Allhisfriendsmustquarrelwithhim，andthatwillsoondrivehimaway。’
JOHNSON。’Nay，Sir；we’llsendYOUtohim。Ifyourcompanydoesnotdriveamanoutofhishouse，nothingwill。’Thiswasahorribleshock，forwhichtherewasnovisiblecause。Iafterwardsaskedhimwhyhehadsaidsoharshathing。JOHNSON。Because，Sir，youmademeangryabouttheAmericans。’BOSWELL。’Butwhydidyounottakeyourrevengedirectly？’JOHNSON。smiling，
’Because，Sir，Ihadnothingready。Amancannotstriketillhehashisweapons。’Thiswasacandidandpleasantconfession。
Heshewedmeto-nighthisdrawing-room，verygenteellyfittedup；
andsaid，’Mrs。ThralesneeredwhenItalkedofmyhavingaskedyouandyourladytoliveatmyhouse。Iwasobligedtotellher，thatyouwouldbeinasrespectableasituationinmyhouseasinhers。
Sir，theinsolenceofwealthwillcreepout。’BOSWELL。’Shehasalittlebothoftheinsolenceofwealth，andtheconceitofparts。’
JOHNSON。’Theinsolenceofwealthisawretchedthing；buttheconceitofpartshassomefoundation。Tobesureitshouldnotbe。
Butwhoiswithoutit？’BOSWELL。’Yourself，Sir。’JOHNSON。
’Why，Iplaynotricks：Ilaynotraps。’BOSWELL。’No，Sir。Youaresixfeethigh，andyouonlydonotstoop。’
Wetalkedofthenumbersofpeoplethatsometimeshavecomposedthehouseholdofgreatfamilies。ImentionedthattherewereahundredinthefamilyofthepresentEarlofEglintoune’sfather。Dr。
Johnsonseemingtodoubtit，Ibegantoenumerate。’Letussee：myLordandmyLadytwo。’JOHNSON。’Nay，Sir，ifyouaretocountbytwos，youmaybelongenough。’BOSWELL。’Well，butnowIaddtwosonsandsevendaughters，andaservantforeach，thatwillmaketwenty；sowehavethefifthpartalready。’JOHNSON。’Verytrue。
Yougetattwentyprettyreadily；butyouwillnotsoeasilygetfurtheron。Wegrowtofivefeetprettyreadily；butitisnotsoeasytogrowtoseven。’
OnMonday，April20，Ifoundhimathomeinthemorning。Wetalkedofagentlemanwhoweapprehendedwasgraduallyinvolvinghiscircumstancesbybadmanagement。JOHNSON。’Wastingafortuneisevaporationbyathousandimperceptiblemeans。Ifitwereastream，they’dstopit。Youmustspeaktohim。Itisreallymiserable。Wereheagamester，itcouldbesaidhehadhopesofwinning。Wereheabankruptintrade，hemighthavegrownrich；
buthehasneitherspirittospendnorresolutiontospare。Hedoesnotspendfastenoughtohavepleasurefromit。Hehasthecrimeofprodigality，andthewretchednessofparsimony。Ifamaniskilledinaduel，heiskilledasmanyaonehasbeenkilled；
butitisasadthingforamantoliedownanddie；tobleedtodeath，becausehehasnotfortitudeenoughtosearthewound，oreventostitchitup。’Icannotbutpauseamomenttoadmirethefecundityoffancy，andchoiceoflanguage，whichinthisinstance，and，indeed，onalmostalloccasions，hedisplayed。ItwaswellobservedbyDr。Percy，nowBishopofDromore，’TheconversationofJohnsonisstrongandclear，andmaybecomparedtoanantiquestatue，whereeveryveinandmuscleisdistinctandbold。Ordinaryconversationresemblesaninferiourcast。’
OnSaturday，April25，IdinedwithhimatSirJoshuaReynolds’s，withthelearnedDr。Musgrave，CounsellorLelandofIreland，sontothehistorian，Mrs。Cholmondeley，andsomemoreladies。
’DemosthenesTaylor，ashewascalled，thatis，theEditorofDemostheneswasthemostsilentman，themereststatueofamanthatIhaveeverseen。Ioncedinedincompanywithhim，andallhesaidduringthewholetimewasnomorethanRichard。HowamanshouldsayonlyRichard，itisnoteasytoimagine。Butitwasthus：Dr。DouglaswastalkingofDr。ZacharyGrey，andascribingtohimsomethingthatwaswrittenbyDr。RichardGrey。So，tocorrecthim，Taylorsaid，imitatinghisaffectedsententiousemphasisandnod，“RICHARD。“’
Mrs。Cholmondeley，inahighflowofspirits，exhibitedsomelivelysalliesofhyperbolicalcomplimenttoJohnson，withwhomshehadbeenlongacquainted，andwasveryeasy。HewasquickincatchingtheMANNERofthemoment，andansweredhersomewhatinthestyleoftheheroofaromance，’Madam，youcrownmewithunfadinglaurels。’
Wetalkedofalady’sversesonIreland。MISSREYNOLDS。’Haveyouseenthem，Sir？’JOHNSON。’No，Madam。IhaveseenatranslationfromHorace，byoneofherdaughters。Shesheweditme。’MISS
REYNOLDS。’Andhowwasit，Sir？’JOHNSON。’Why，verywellforayoungMiss’sverses；——thatistosay，comparedwithexcellence，nothing；but，verywell，forthepersonwhowrotethem。Iamvexedatbeingshewnversesinthatmanner。’MISSREYNOLDS。’Butiftheyshouldbegood，whynotgivethemheartypraise？’JOHNSON。