. The life of Samuel Johnson, , comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons. have believed he was an ostler. Sir,there is more knowledge of the heartin one letter of Richardsons, than inall Tom Jones. - I, indeed, neverread Joseph Andrews. Erskine : Surely, Sir, Richardson is very tedious. Johnson : Why, Sir, if youwere to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so muchfretted that you would hang yourself. But you must read him for thesentiment, and
. The life of Samuel Johnson, , comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons. have believed he was an ostler. Sir,there is more knowledge of the heartin one letter of Richardsons, than inall Tom Jones. - I, indeed, neverread Joseph Andrews. Erskine : Surely, Sir, Richardson is very tedious. Johnson : Why, Sir, if youwere to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so muchfretted that you would hang yourself. But you must read him for thesentiment, and consider the story as only giving occasion to the senti-ment.—I have already given my opinion of Fielding ; but I cannotrefrain from repeating here my wonder at Johnsons excessive andunaccountable depreciation of one of the best writers that Englandhas produced: Tom Jones has .stood the test of public opinion withsuch success as to have established its great merit, both for the story,the sentiments, and the manners, and also the varieties of diction,80 as to leave no doubt of its having an animated truth of book of travels, lately published under the title of Coriat Junior,. nOS. TU0MA3 EESKIJIK. • Afterwards Lord Chancellor of England. Johnsons severity against Fielding did not arise from any viciousness in his style, butfrom his loose life, and the profligacy of almost all his male characters. Who would ventureto read one of his novels aloud to modest women ? His novels are male amusements, andvery amusing they certainly are. Fieldings conversation was coarse, and so tinctured withthe rank weeds of tht garckn that it would be thought only fit for a brothel.—Bubsbt. Age BOSWELL S LIFE OF JOHNSON 107 and written by Mr. Paterson, was mentioned. Johnson said this bookwas in imitation of Sterne,^ and not of Coriat, whose name Patersonhad chosen as a whimsical one. Tom Coriat, said he, was ahumourist about the court of James the First. He had a m
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