sciousness o to sink back disgust. I attention a trary habit "The B whether it introduced has been ve that more i Opera' tha lieve that: present at do not de making th degree ple were, to gi labefactatio morality." While t comical sor we were af he has be of "The But I have indeed, not highwayma nation, but 1 are so plau 1 A very emin judging of the hu a club where I w money, would ha way, immediately Opera." I have "The Beggar's C highwaymen bu men, making the Upon this Mr. Co -BOSWELL. DEAR SIR-I make no doubt but you are now safely lodged in your own habitation, and have told all your adventures to Mrs. Boswell and Miss Veronica. Pray teach Veronica to love me. Bid her not mind mamma. Mrs. Thrale has taken cold, and been very much disordered, but I hope is grown well. Mr. Langton went yesterday to Lincolnshire, and has invited Nicolaida to follow him. Beau "Peyton and Machean He had written to Mrs. Thrale the day before. are both starving, and I cannot keep them."-Lett. v. i. p. 218.-ED.] [Probably Chandler's Travels in Asia Minor.-ED.] Probably Travels through Spain and Portugal in 1772 and 1775, by 4[Probably Cursory Remarks made in a Tour through some of the Northern A leamed Greek-BosWELL [Mr. Langton was an enthusiast about ks of going to Bath. I am to set out on Monday; so nothing but dispersion. ve returned Lord Hailes's entertaining sheets, but must I come back for more, because it will be inconvenient them after me in my vagrant state. romised Mrs. Macaulay that I would try to serve her Oxford. I have not forgotten it, nor am unwilling to it. If they desire to give him an English education, d be considered whether they cannot send him for a year to an English school. If he comes immediately from id, he can make no figure in our Universities. The schools north, I believe, are cheap; and when I was a young vere eminently good. here are two little books published by the Foulis, Tele- ake my compliments to Mrs. Boswell, though she does t me know the answer of Rasay, and the decision relating the latter end of May he set out on what he ED. "his annual ramble into the middle counties," ich his letters to Mrs. Thrale give a kind of 1. He had, it seems, previous to his departure, of fit, which, as well as Mr. Thrale's care for sonal appearance, he thus notices:] ["TO MRS. THRALE. "London, 25th May, 1775. Letters, fit was a sudden faintness, such as I have had I know vol. i. p. of the Reverend Mr. Kenneth Macaulay, anthour of "The History it carried on by Sir Allan Maclean, chief of his clan, to recover 222. went on to Lichfield, where I know not how Letters, vol. i. p. 230. "Lichfield, 11th June, 1775. 3 settled here at last, and sees company in her P. 231. ent on Saturday. Poor Lucy Porter has her 30 unabled by the gout that she cannot dress ery day to Stowehill: both the sisters are now Mrs. Aston a Taxation,' and sent it to noLucy borrowed it. Mrs. Aston, since that, nessenger when I was expected. I can tell ,' said Lucy: when he is to be here, I suppose Every body remembers you all. You left a good nd you. I hope you will do the same at [Lewes]. hem speeches. Unusual compliments, to which d and prescriptive answer, embarrass the feeble w what to say, and disgust the wise, who, knowlse, suspect them to be hypocritical. * * * ne, and I omitted to inquire, how you were enswell's Journal.' One would think the man to be a spy upon me; he was very diligent, ortunities of writing from time to time. You ve yourself tolerably well acquainted with the lks want me to go to Italy, but I say you are "Lichfield, 13th June, 1775. e from Mrs. Cobb's, where I have had custard. P. 234. lerable has happened since I wrote, only I am iss Porter so bad, and I am not pleased to find ery comfortable intermission, the old flatulence gain last night. The world is full of ups and ink, I told you once before. full of box-clubs. The ladies have one for their have incorporated themselves under the appelicable Society; and pay each twopence a week woman who can produce the weekly twopence e society; and when any of the poor subscribers has six shillings a week; and, I think, when unds are given to her children. Lucy is not istrell and Miss Aston.-ED.] of his pamphlet, "Taxation no Tyranny."-ED.] sciousne to sink disgust. attentio trary ha 66 "The whethe introdu has bee that mc Opera' lieve th present do not making degree were, tc labefact morality Whil comical we were he has of "Th But I h indeed, highway nation, b are so p A very e judging of th a club where money, woul way, immedi Opera." 11 "The Begga highwaymen men, making Upon this M -BOSWELL. MRS. WILLIAMS TO MRS. MONTAGU. "Johnson's-court, 26th June, 1775. * MADAM.—Often have I heard of generosity, benevolence, Ms and passion, but never have I known or experienced the reity of those virtues, till this joyful morning, when I received the honour of your most tender and affectionate letter with its say, I have most welcome contents. Madam, I may with truth not wards to express my gratitude as I ought to a lady, whose bounty has, by an act of benevolence, doubled my income, and whose tender. compassionate assurance has removed the future arxety of trusting to chance, the terror of which only could have prompted me to stand a publick candidate for Mr. Hethebounty. May my sincere and grateful thanks be accepted by you, and may the Author of all good bless and long exctinue a lite, whose shining virtues are so conspicuous and my, is the most ardent prayer of her who is, with the det respect, madam, your most devoted, truly obliged, and "ANNA WILLIAMS."] odekent humble servant, The following letter, addressed to Dr. Johnson, thegh it does not belong to his personal history, desarbes a scene of public amusement, and affords save details concerning the habits of society, which |