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 usual. I think I added something to my morning prayers. Boswel came in to go to church I ; we had tea, but I did not eat. Talk lost our time, and we came to Church late, at the second lesson. My mind has been for some time feeble and impressible, and some trouble it gave me in the morning, but I went with some confidence and calmness through the prayers.

In my return from Church, I was accosted by Edwards, an old fellow Collegian, who had not seen me since 29. He knew me, and asked if I remembered one Edwards, I did not at first recollect the name, but gradually as we walked along recovered it, and told him a conversation that had passed at an alehouse between us 2. My purpose is to continue our acquaint ance.

We sat till the time of worship in the afternoon, and then came again late at the Psalms. Not easily, I think, hearing the sermon, or not being attentive, I fell asleep. When we came home we had tea and I eat two buns, being somewhat uneasy with fasting, and not being alone. If I had not been observed I should probably have fasted.

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April 19, EASTER DAY, after 12 at night.

Lord have mercy upon me.

Yesterday (18) I rose late having not slept ill. Having promised. a Dedication, I thought it necessary to write, but for some time neither wrote nor read. Langton came in and talked. After dinner I wrote. At tea Boswel came in and wrote to ^lacaulay about his son 3. He staid till nearly twelve 4.

1 ' It was a delightful day : as we to get a servitorship at Oxford for walked to St. Clement's church, the son of the Rev. Kenneth Macau- I again remarked that Fleet-street lay. Life, ii. 380; v. 122.

was the most cheerful scene in the 4 He stayed so late in spite of

world. " Fleet-street (said I,) is in * the horrible shock ' which Johnson

my mind more delightful than Tern- gave him. ' We talked of a gentle-

pe." JOHNSON. "Ay, Sir; but let it man who was running out his for-

be compared with Mull." ' Life, iii. tune in London ; and I said, " We

302. must get him out of it. All his

2 If), iii. 304. friends must quarrel with him, and

3 These words are scored out in that will soon drive him away." the original. Johnson had promised JOHNSON. " Nay, Sir ; we'll send

G 2 I purposed

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