HeremainedatOxfordaconsiderabletime；IwasobligedtogotoLondon，whereIreceivedhisletter，whichhadbeenreturnedfromScotland。
’TOJAMESBOSWELL，ESQ。
’MYDEARBOSWELL，——Ihaveomittedalongtimetowritetoyou，withoutknowingverywellwhy。IcouldnowtellwhyIshouldnotwrite；forwhowouldwritetomenwhopublishthelettersoftheirfriends，withouttheirleave？YetIwritetoyouinspiteofmycaution，totellyouthatIshallbegladtoseeyou，andthatI
wishyouwouldemptyyourheadofCorsica，whichIthinkhasfilleditrathertoolong。But，atallevents，Ishallbeglad，verygladtoseeyou。Iam，Sir，yoursaffectionately，’SAM。JOHNSON。’
’Oxford，March23，1768。’