alwaysmeantosendmycomplimentstoalltheladies。’
Hisfortitudeandpatiencemetwithseveretrialsduringthisyear。
Thestrokeofthepalsyhasbeenrelatedcircumstantially;buthewasalsoafflictedwiththegout,andwasbesidestroubledwithacomplaintwhichnotonlywasattendedwithimmediateinconvenience,butthreatenedhimwithachirurgicaloperation,fromwhichmostmenwouldshrink。Thecomplaintwasasarcocele,whichJohnsonborewithuncommonfirmness,andwasnotatallfrightenedwhilehelookedforwardtoamputation。HewasattendedbyMr。PottandMr。
Cruikshank。
Happilythecomplaintabatedwithouthisbeingputtothetortureofamputation。Butwemustsurelyadmirethemanlyresolutionwhichhediscoveredwhileithungoverhim。