neversupposedthathehadadinnerathishouse；forIhadnotthenheardofanyoneofhisfriendshavingbeenentertainedathistable。Hetoldme，’IgenerallyhaveameatpyeonSunday：itisbakedatapublickoven，whichisveryproperlyallowed，becauseonemancanattendit；andthustheadvantageisobtainedofnotkeepingservantsfromchurchtodressdinners。’
April11，beingEaster-Sunday，afterhavingattendedDivineServiceatSt。Paul’s，IrepairedtoDr。Johnson’s。IhadgratifiedmycuriositymuchindiningwithJEANJAQUESROUSSEAU，whilehelivedinthewildsofNeufchatel：IhadasgreatacuriositytodinewithDR。SAMUELJOHNSON，intheduskyrecessofacourtinFleet-street。
Isupposedweshouldscarcelyhaveknivesandforks，andonlysomestrange，uncouth，ill-drestdish：butIfoundeverythinginverygoodorder。WehadnoothercompanybutMrs。WilliamsandayoungwomanwhomIdidnotknow。Asadinnerherewasconsideredasasingularphaenomenon，andasIwasfrequentlyinterrogatedonthesubject，myreadersmayperhapsbedesiroustoknowourbilloffare。Foote，Iremember，inallusiontoFrancis，theNEGRO，waswillingtosupposethatourrepastwasBLACKBROTH。Butthefactwas，thatwehadaverygoodsoup，aboiledlegoflambandspinach，avealpye，andaricepudding。
HeownedthathethoughtHawkesworthwasoneofhisimitators，buthedidnotthinkGoldsmithwas。Goldsmith，hesaid，hadgreatmerit。BOSWELL。’But，Sir，heismuchindebtedtoyouforhisgettingsohighinthepublickestimation。’JOHNSON。’Why，Sir，hehasperhapsgotSOONERtoitbyhisintimacywithme。’
Goldsmith，thoughhisvanityoftenexcitedhimtooccasionalcompetition，hadaveryhighregardforJohnson，whichheatthistimeexpressedinthestrongestmannerintheDedicationofhiscomedy，entitled，SheStoopstoConquer。