1765：AETAT。56。]——TrinityCollege，Dublin，atthistimesurprisedJohnsonwithaspontaneouscomplimentofthehighestacademicalhonours，bycreatinghimDoctorofLaws。
Heappearsthisyeartohavebeenseizedwithatemporaryfitofambition，forhehadthoughtsbothofstudyinglawandofengaginginpolitics。His’PrayerbeforetheStudyofLaw’istrulyadmirable：——
’Sept。26，1765。
’AlmightyGOD，thegiverofwisdom，withoutwhosehelpresolutionsarevain，withoutwhoseblessingstudyisineffectual；enableme，ifitbethywill，toattainsuchknowledgeasmayqualifymetodirectthedoubtful，andinstructtheignorant；topreventwrongsandterminatecontentions；andgrantthatImayusethatknowledgewhichIshallattain，tothygloryandmyownsalvation，forJESUS
CHRIST’Ssake。Amen。’