wouldvisitmyneighbours，andreceivetheirvisits；butIwouldnotbeinhastetoreturnvisits。Ifagentlemancomestoseeme，Itellhimhedoesmeagreatdealofhonour。Idonotgotoseehimperhapsfortenweeks；thenweareverycomplaisanttoeachother。No，Sir，youwillhavemuchmoreinfluencebygivingorlendingmoneywhereitiswanted，thanbyhospitality。’
OnSaturday，May17，Isawhimforashorttime。HavingmentionedthatIhadthatmorningbeenwitholdMr。Sheridan，herememberedtheirformerintimacywithacordialwarmth，andsaidtome，’TellMr。Sheridan，Ishallbegladtoseehim，andshakehandswithhim。’BOSWELL。’Itistomeverywonderfulthatresentmentshouldbekeptupsolong。’JOHNSON。’Why，Sir，itisnotaltogetherresentmentthathedoesnotvisitme；itispartlyfallingoutofthehabit，——partlydisgust，asonehasatadrugthathasmadehimsick。Besides，heknowsthatIlaughathisoratory。’
AnotherdayIspokeofoneofourfriends，ofwhomhe，aswellasI，hadaveryhighopinion。Heexpatiatedinhispraise；butadded，’Sir，heisacursedWhig，aBOTTOMLESSWhig，astheyallarenow。’
OnMonday，May26，Ifoundhimattea，andthecelebratedMissBurney，theauthourofEvelinaandCecilia，withhim。IaskediftherewouldbeanyspeakersinParliament，iftherewerenoplacestobeobtained。JOHNSON。’Yes，Sir。Whydoyouspeakhere？
Eithertoinstructandentertain，whichisabenevolentmotive；orfordistinction，whichisaselfishmotive。’ImentionedCecilia。