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 . ugh with me to carry me through ; and all I should get at hisschool would be ascribed to my own labour, or to my former he taught me a great deal. He thus discriminated to Dr. Percy, Bishop of Dromore, his progressat his two grammar schools. At one, I learned much in the school, butlittle from the master; in the other, I learned much from the master,but little in the school. The
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 . ugh with me to carry me through ; and all I should get at hisschool would be ascribed to my own labour, or to my former he taught me a great deal. He thus discriminated to Dr. Percy, Bishop of Dromore, his progressat his two grammar schools. At one, I learned much in the school, butlittle from the master; in the other, I learned much from the master,but little in the school. The bishop also informs me, that Dr. Johnsons father, before hewas received at Stouibridge, applied to have him admitted as a scholarand assistant to the Eev, Samuel Lee, , head master of Newportschool in Shropshire, (a very diligent good teacher, at that time in highreputation, under whom Mr. Hollis is said, in the Memoirs of his Life, » Cornelius Ford, according to 9>\r John Hawkins, was his cousin german, being the son ofDr. Ford, an eminent physician, who was brother to Johnsons mother.—Malone. He is said to be the original of the parson in Hogarths Modem Midnight Conversation. — 112 BOSWELLs life of JOHNSON. [1727 to have been also educated.)^ This application to Mr. Lee was not suc-cessful ; but Johnson had afterwards the gratification to hear that theold gentleman, who lived to a very advanced age, mentioned it as one ofthe most memorable events of his life, that he was very near havingthat srreat man for his scholar. He remained at Stourbridge little more than a year,^ and then hereturned home, where he may be said to have loitered, for two year^^, ina state very unworthy his uncommon abilities. He had already givenseveral proofs of his poetical genius, both in his school exercises and inother occasional compositions. Of these I have obtained a considerablecollection, by the favour of IVIi. Wentworth, son of one of his masters,and of !Mi\ Hector,^ his s
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