Goldenrod . ^j. L_ GROWING GROWtWG. GROW/MS amis ! 10 THE GOLDEN-ROD Chesterfield Mansion, Bellevue Square, London. To my dutiful (as I trust) son, in thisyear of our Lord the seventeen hun-dredth and fifty-fifth, Greetings: In this moment of so great mental con-demnation of myself, I can find relief onlyin writing you, and informing you of allthe circumstances of my present discom-fiture. You have heard, both from the journalsand my own previous letters to you, con-siderable about this philosopher andwriter, Samuel Johnson, who is latelycome into such popularity here in Lon-don, through the p
Goldenrod . ^j. L_ GROWING GROWtWG. GROW/MS amis ! 10 THE GOLDEN-ROD Chesterfield Mansion, Bellevue Square, London. To my dutiful (as I trust) son, in thisyear of our Lord the seventeen hun-dredth and fifty-fifth, Greetings: In this moment of so great mental con-demnation of myself, I can find relief onlyin writing you, and informing you of allthe circumstances of my present discom-fiture. You have heard, both from the journalsand my own previous letters to you, con-siderable about this philosopher andwriter, Samuel Johnson, who is latelycome into such popularity here in Lon-don, through the publishing of his enor-mous, yet, I acknowledge, interesting,Dictionary of the English Language. At the time, now seven years ago, whenhe first undertook this work, he addressedthe prospectus to me. I felt quite honoredtherewith, and purposed to treat him asnearly my equal. I was estranged fromthat purpose, as you yourself know,James, by the vulgarity of his manners,and the generally uncouth appearance ofthe man.
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