GwynatlastwasluckyenoughtomakeonereplytoDr。Johnson，whichheallowedtobeexcellent。Johnsoncensuredhimfortakingdownachurchwhichmighthavestoodmanyyears，andbuildinganewoneatadifferentplace，fornootherreasonbutthattheremightbeadirectroadtoanewbridge；andhisexpressionwas，’Youaretakingachurchoutoftheway，thatthepeoplemaygoinastraightlinetothebridge。’——’No，Sir，saidGwyn，IamputtingthechurchINtheway，thatthepeoplemaynotGOOUTOFTHEWAY。’
JOHNSON。withaheartyloudlaughofapprobation，’Speaknomore。Restyourcolloquialfameuponthis。’
UponourarrivalatOxford，Dr。JohnsonandIwentdirectlytoUniversityCollege，butweredisappointedonfindingthatoneofthefellows，hisfriendMr。Scott，whoaccompaniedhimfromNewcastletoEdinburgh，wasgonetothecountry。WeputupattheAngelinn，andpassedtheeveningbyourselvesineasyandfamiliarconversation。Talkingofconstitutionalmelancholy，heobserved，’Amansoafflicted，Sir，mustdivertdistressingthoughts，andnotcombatwiththem。’BOSWELL。’Maynothethinkthemdown，Sir？’
JOHNSON。’No，Sir。ToattempttoTHINKTHEMDOWNismadness。Heshouldhavealampconstantlyburninginhisbed-chamberduringthenight，andifwakefullydisturbed，takeabook，andread，andcomposehimselftorest。Tohavethemanagementofthemindisagreatart，anditmaybeattainedinaconsiderabledegreebyexperienceandhabitualexercise。’BOSWELL。’Shouldnotheprovideamusementsforhimself？Woulditnot，forinstance，berightforhimtotakeacourseofchymistry？’JOHNSON。’Lethimtakeacourseofchymistry，oracourseofrope-dancing，oracourseofanythingtowhichheisinclinedatthetime。Lethimcontrivetohaveasmanyretreatsforhismindashecan，asmanythingstowhichitcanflyfromitself。Burton’sAnatomyofMelancholyisavaluablework。Itis，perhaps，overloadedwithquotation。ButthereisgreatspiritandgreatpowerinwhatBurtonsays，whenhewritesfromhisownmind。’
NextmorningwevisitedDr。Wetherell，MasterofUniversityCollege，withwhomDr。JohnsonconferredonthemostadvantageousmodeofdisposingofthebooksprintedattheClarendonpress。I