Itiswonderfulthathehasbeenabletowritesuchvarietyofthem。’
AtMr。Beauclerk’s，whereIsupped，wasMr。Garrick，whomImadehappywithJohnson’spraiseofhisprologues；andIsuppose，ingratitudetohim，hetookuponeofhisfavouritetopicks，thenationalityoftheScotch，whichhemaintainedinapleasantmanner，withtheaidofalittlepoeticalfiction。’Come，come，don’tdenyit：theyarereallynational。Why，now，theAdamsareasliberal-mindedmenasanyintheworld：but，Idon’tknowhowitis，alltheirworkmenareScotch。Youare，tobesure，wonderfullyfreefromthatnationality：butsoithappens，thatyouemploytheonlyScotchshoe-blackinLondon。’Heimitatedthemannerofhisoldmasterwithludicrousexaggeration；repeating，withpausesandhalf-whistlingsinterjected，’Oshominisublimededit，——caelumquetueriJussit，——eterectosadsidera——tollerevultus’；
lookingdownwardsallthetime，and，whilepronouncingthefourlastwords，absolutelytouchingthegroundwithakindofcontortedgesticulation。
Garrick，however，whenhepleased，couldimitateJohnsonveryexactly；forthatgreatactor，withhisdistinguishedpowersofexpressionwhichweresouniversallyadmired，possessedalsoanadmirabletalentofmimickry。HewasalwaysjealousthatJohnsonspokelightlyofhim。Irecollecthisexhibitinghimtomeoneday，asifsaying，’Davyhassomeconvivialpleasantryabouthim，but’tisafutilefellow；’whichheutteredperfectlywiththetoneandairofJohnson。
Icannottoofrequentlyrequestofmyreaders，whiletheyperusemyaccountofJohnson’sconversation，toendeavourtokeepinmindhisdeliberateandstrongutterance。Hismodeofspeakingwasindeedveryimpressive；andIwishitcouldbepreservedasmusickiswritten，accordingtotheveryingeniousmethodofMr。Steele，whohasshewnhowtherecitationofMr。Garrick，andothereminentspeakers，mightbetransmittedtoposterityINSCORE。