Wewereallinfinespirits；andIwhisperedtoMrs。Boscawen，’I
believethisisasmuchascanbemadeoflife。’Inadditiontoasplendidentertainment，wewereregaledwithLichfieldale，whichhadapeculiarappropriatedvalue。SirJoshua，andDr。Burney，andI，drankcordiallyofittoDr。Johnson’shealth；andthoughhewouldnotjoinus，heascordiallyanswered，’Gentlemen，Iwishyouallaswellasyoudome。’
Thegeneraleffectofthisdaydwellsuponmymindinfondremembrance；butIdonotfindmuchconversationrecorded。WhatI
havepreservedshallbefaithfullygiven。
OneofthecompanymentionedMr。ThomasHollis，thestrenuousWhig，whousedtosendoverEuropepresentsofdemocraticalbooks，withtheirboardsstampedwithdaggersandcapsofliberty。Mrs。Cartersaid，’Hewasabadman。Heusedtotalkuncharitably。’JOHNSON。