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 . encouragement. It is a memorablecircumstance that his pupil, David Garrick, went thither at the sametime,^ with intent to complete his education, and follow the profession 1 Both of them used to talk pleasantly of this their first journey to London. Gan-ick,evidently meaning to embellish a little, said one day in my hearing, We rode and the Bishop of Killaloe (Dr. Barnard) infonned
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 . encouragement. It is a memorablecircumstance that his pupil, David Garrick, went thither at the sametime,^ with intent to complete his education, and follow the profession 1 Both of them used to talk pleasantly of this their first journey to London. Gan-ick,evidently meaning to embellish a little, said one day in my hearing, We rode and the Bishop of Killaloe (Dr. Barnard) infonned me, that at another time, when Johnsonand Garrick were dining together in a pretty large company, Johnson humorously ascertaining 48 BOSWELLs life of JOHNSON 11737. of the law, from whicli he was soon diverted by his decided preferencefor the stasre. This joint expedition of those two eminent men to the metropolis,was many yeai-s afterwards noticed in an allegorical poem onShakspeares Miilberrv-tree, by Mr. Lovibond, the ingenious author of The Tears of Old May-day. They were recommended to Mr. Colson, an eminent mathematicianand master of an academy, by the following letter from ]Mr. Walmesley:—. * TO THE REVEREND MR. COLSON. Dear Sir, Lichfield, March, 2,1737. I had the favour of yours, and am ex-tremely obliged to you; but I cannot sayI had a gi-eater affection for you upon itthan I had before, being long since so muchendeared to you, as well by an early friend-ship, as by your many excellent and valu-able qualifications; and, had I a son of myown, it would be my ambition, instead ofsending him to the University, to disposeof him as this young gentleman is. He, and another neighbour of mine,one Mr. Samuel Johnson, set out tliismorning for London together. DavyGarrick is to be with you early the nextweek, and Mr. Johnson to try his fate with a Ti^agedy, and to see to get him-self employed in some translation, either from the Latin or the is a very good sehol
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