. The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons. , it is affectation to pretend to feel the distressof others as much as they do themselves. It is equally so, as if oneshould pretend to feel as much pain while a friends leg is cutting off, ashe does. No, Sir ; you have exnressed the rational and just nature of •>94 I50SWELLS 1.11E OF JOHNSON. 11770. sympathy. I woiilil have gone to the extremity of the earth to havepreserved this boy.
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. The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons. , it is affectation to pretend to feel the distressof others as much as they do themselves. It is equally so, as if oneshould pretend to feel as much pain while a friends leg is cutting off, ashe does. No, Sir ; you have exnressed the rational and just nature of •>94 I50SWELLS 1.11E OF JOHNSON. 11770. sympathy. I woiilil have gone to the extremity of the earth to havepreserved this boy. He was soon quite calm. The letter -was from INIr. Thrales clerk, and concluded, I need not say how much they wish to see you inLondon. He said, We shall hasten back from Taylors. Mrs. Lucy Porter, and some other ladies of the place, talked a greatdeal of him when he was out of the room, not only with veneration, but affection. It pleased me to find that he was so much beloved in hisnative city. Mi-s. Aston, whom I had seen the preceding night, and her sister, Iklrs. Gastrel, a widow lady, had each a house and garden, and pleasure-ground, prettily situate upon Stowhill, a gentle eminence adjoining to. STOWUILL—RESIDKNCES OF MKS. ASTON AND MKS. GASTBEI, . Lichfield. Johnson walked away to dinner there, leaving me by myself, without any apology. I wonder at this want of that facility of manneiS, from which a man has no difficulty in carrying a frientl to a housewhere he is intimate. I felt it very unpleasant to be thus left insolitude in a country town, where I was an entire stranger, and beganto think myself unkindly deserted; but I was soon relieved, andconvinced that my friend, instead of being deficient in delicacy, hadconducted the matter with perfect propriety, for I received the followingnote in his handwriting:— Mrs. Gatrtrel, at the lower house on Stowhill, de.sires Mr. Boswellscompany to dinner at two. Age 67.] BOSWELLS LIFE OF JOHNSON. 295 I accepted of the invitation