Johnsoniana : or, Supplement to Boswell : being anecdotes and sayings of Dr Johnson / collected by Piozzi, Hawkins, Tyers .. [et al.]. . , (ftJbu. 2^ J*~ flh^J. - ,1rintej: KEARSLEY. BOOTHBY. 397 out that gooseberries will grow there against a south wall;but the skins are so tough, that it is death to the man whoswallows one of them. 606. Hunting. Being asked his opinion of hunting, he said, It wasthe labour of the savages of North America, but the amuse-ment of the gentlemen of England. 6O7. Mrs, Thrales Marriage with Johnson was told of Mrs. Thrales marriagewith Piozzi, the Itali
Johnsoniana : or, Supplement to Boswell : being anecdotes and sayings of Dr Johnson / collected by Piozzi, Hawkins, Tyers .. [et al.]. . , (ftJbu. 2^ J*~ flh^J. - ,1rintej: KEARSLEY. BOOTHBY. 397 out that gooseberries will grow there against a south wall;but the skins are so tough, that it is death to the man whoswallows one of them. 606. Hunting. Being asked his opinion of hunting, he said, It wasthe labour of the savages of North America, but the amuse-ment of the gentlemen of England. 6O7. Mrs, Thrales Marriage with Johnson was told of Mrs. Thrales marriagewith Piozzi, the Italian singer, he was dumb with surprisefor some moments ; at last, recovering himself, he ex-claimed with great emotion, Varium et mutabile semperfcemina! 608. Johnsons Dying Advice. Johnson was, in every sense of the word, a true andsincere believer of the Christian religion. Nor did hecontent himself with a silent belief of those great myste-ries by which our salvation is principally effected, but bya pious and punctual discharge of all its duties and cere-monies. His last advice to his friends was upon this sub-ject, and, like a second Socrates, though u
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