SomebodymentionedtheReverendMr。Mason’sprosecutionofMr。
Murray，thebookseller，forhavinginsertedinacollectionofGray’sPoems，onlyfiftylines，ofwhichMr。Masonhadstilltheexclusiveproperty，underthestatuteofQueenAnne；andthatMr。
Masonhadpersevered，notwithstandinghisbeingrequestedtonamehisowntermsofcompensation。JohnsonsignifiedhisdispleasureatMr。Mason’sconductverystrongly；butadded，bywayofshewingthathewasnotsurprizedatit，’Mason’saWhig。’MRS。KNOWLES。
nothearingdistinctly，’What!aPrig，Sir？’JOHNSON。’Worse，Madam；aWhig!Butheisboth。’
OfJohnWesley，hesaid，’Hecantalkwellonanysubject。’