. 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. lligible a manner us I can. Well, my boy, how do you go on ? Pretty well, Sir ; but theyare afraid I ant strong enough for some parts of the : Why, I shall be sorry for it; for when you consider withhow little mental power and corporeal labour a printer can got a guineaa week, it is a very desirable occupation for you. Do you hear—takeall the pains you can ; and if this do
. 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. lligible a manner us I can. Well, my boy, how do you go on ? Pretty well, Sir ; but theyare afraid I ant strong enough for some parts of the : Why, I shall be sorry for it; for when you consider withhow little mental power and corporeal labour a printer can got a guineaa week, it is a very desirable occupation for you. Do you hear—takeall the pains you can ; and if this does not do, we must think of someother way of life for you. Theres a guinea. Here was one of the many, many instances of his active the same time, the slow and sonorous solemnity with which, whilehe bent himself down, he addressed a little thick short-legged boy,contrasted with the boys awkwardness and awe could not but excitesome ludicrous emotions. •?i02 BOSWEIJ^S LIFK OF JOHNSON. [1775 T met him at Drurv-lano playhouse in the evening. Sir JoslmaEeyuokls, at Mi-s. Abingtcnfs request, had promised to bring a bodyof wits to her benefit; and having secured forty places in the front. COURT-yAI:D OF ii:;. stkaiian s uocse. boxes, had done me the honour to put me in the gioup. Johnson saton the seat directly behind me ; and as he could neither see nor hear atsuch a distance from the stage, he was wrapped up in grave abstraction,and seemed quite a cloud amidst all the sunshine of glitter and wondered at his jjatieuce in sitting out a play of five acts, and a farceof two. He said very little ; but after the prologue to Bon Ton hadbeen spoken, which he could hear pretty well from the more slowand distinct utterance, he talked on prologue writing, and observed, Dryden has written prologues superior to any that David Garrick haswritten ; but David Garrick has written more good prologues thanDryden has done. It is wonderful that he has been able to wi-ite .such
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