Sheshallhaveallthat’sfineandfair,Andthebestofsilkandsatinshallwear;
Andrideinacoachtotaketheair,AndhaveahouseinSt。James’s-square。“
Tohearaman,oftheweightanddignityofJohnson,repeatingsuchhumbleattemptsatpoetry,hadaveryamusingeffect。He,however,seriouslyobservedofthelaststanzarepeatedbyhim,thatitnearlycomprizedalltheadvantagesthatwealthcangive。
’Aneminentforeigner,whenhewasshewntheBritishMuseum,wasverytroublesomewithmanyabsurdinquiries。“Nowthere,Sir,saidhe,isthedifferencebetweenanEnglishmanandaFrenchman。
AFrenchmanmustbealwaystalking,whetherheknowsanythingofthematterornot;anEnglishmaniscontenttosaynothing,whenhehasnothingtosay。“