’SAM。JOHNSON。’
’HisDictionary’——WARTON。
1755：AETAT。46。]——In1755webeholdhimtogreatadvantage；hisdegreeofMasterofArtsconferreduponhim，hisDictionarypublished，hiscorrespondenceanimated，hisbenevolenceexercised。
Mr。CharlesBurney，whohassincedistinguishedhimselfsomuchinthescienceofMusick，andobtainedaDoctor’sdegreefromtheUniversityofOxford，hadbeendrivenfromthecapitalbybadhealth，andwasnowresidingatLynneRegis，inNorfolk。HehadbeensomuchdelightedwithJohnson’sRamblerandthePlanofhisDictionary，thatwhenthegreatworkwasannouncedinthenews-
papersasnearlyfinished，’hewrotetoDr。Johnson，beggingtobeinformedwhenandinwhatmannerhisDictionarywouldbepublished；