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’Sir，itiswonderfulhowLITTLEGarrickassumes。No，Sir，Garrickfortunamreverenterhabet。Consider，Sir：celebratedmen，suchasyouhavementioned，havehadtheirapplauseatadistance；butGarrickhaditdashedinhisface，soundedinhisears，andwenthomeeverynightwiththeplauditsofathousandinhisCRANIUM。

Then，Sir，GarrickdidnotFIND，butMADEhiswaytothetables，thelevees，andalmostthebed-chambersofthegreat。Then，Sir，Garrickhadunderhimanumerousbodyofpeople；who，fromfearofhispower，andhopesofhisfavour，andadmirationofhistalents，wereconstantlysubmissivetohim。Andhereisamanwhohasadvancedthedignityofhisprofession。Garrickhasmadeaplayerahighercharacter。’SCOTT。’Andheisaverysprightlywritertoo。’JOHNSON。’Yes，Sir；andallthissupportedbygreatwealthofhisownacquisition。Ifallthishadhappenedtome，Ishouldhavehadacoupleoffellowswithlongpoleswalkingbeforeme，toknockdowneverybodythatstoodintheway。Consider，ifallthishadhappenedtoCibberorQuin，they’dhavejumpedoverthemoon——

YetGarrickspeakstoUS。’(smiling。)BOSWELL。’AndGarrickisaverygoodman，acharitableman。’JOHNSON。’Sir，aliberalman。

HehasgivenawaymoremoneythananymaninEngland。Theremaybealittlevanitymixed；buthehasshewn，thatmoneyisnothisfirstobject。’BOSWELL。’YetFooteusedtosayofhim，thathewalkedoutwithanintentiontodoagenerousaction；but，turningthecornerofastreet，hemetwiththeghostofahalf-penny，whichfrightenedhim。’JOHNSON。’Why，Sir，thatisverytrue，too；forIneverknewamanofwhomitcouldbesaidwithlesscertaintyto-day，whathewilldoto-morrow，thanGarrick；itdependssomuchonhishumouratthetime。’SCOTT。’Iamgladtohearofhisliberality。Hehasbeenrepresentedasverysaving。’

JOHNSON。’Withhisdomesticksavingwehavenothingtodo。I

rememberdrinkingteawithhimlongago，whenPegWoffingtonmadeit，andhegrumbledatherformakingittoostrong。*Hehadthenbeguntofeelmoneyinhispurse，anddidnotknowwhenheshouldhaveenoughofit。’

*WhenJohnsontoldthislittleanecdotetoSirJoshuaReynolds，hementionedacircumstancewhichheomittedto-day：——’Why，(saidGarrick，)itisasredasblood。’——BOSWELL。

Wetalkedofwar。JOHNSON。’Everymanthinksmeanlyofhimselffornothavingbeenasoldier，ornothavingbeenatsea。’

BOSWELL。’LordMansfielddoesnot。’JOHNSON。’Sir，ifLordMansfieldwereinacompanyofGeneralOfficersandAdmiralswhohavebeeninservice，hewouldshrink；he’dwishtocreepunderthetable。’BOSWELL。’No；he’dthinkhecouldTRYthemall。’

JOHNSON。’Yes，ifhecouldcatchthem：butthey’dtryhimmuchsooner。No，Sir；wereSocratesandCharlestheTwelfthofSwedenbothpresentinanycompany，andSocratestosay，“Followme，andhearalectureonphilosophy；“andCharles，layinghishandonhissword，tosay，“Followme，anddethronetheCzar；“amanwouldbeashamedtofollowSocrates。Sir，theimpressionisuniversal；yetitisstrange。’

HetalkedofMr。CharlesFox，ofwhoseabilitieshethoughthighly，butobserved，thathedidnottalkmuchatourCLUB。IhaveheardMr。Gibbonremark，’thatMr。FoxcouldnotbeafraidofDr。

Johnson；yethecertainlywasveryshyofsayinganythinginDr。

Johnson’spresence。’

HeexpressedgreatindignationattheimpostureoftheCock-laneGhost，andrelated，withmuchsatisfaction，howhehadassistedindetectingthecheat，andhadpublishedanaccountofitinthenews-papers。UponthissubjectIincautiouslyoffendedhim，bypressinghimwithtoomanyquestions，andheshewedhisdis

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