WenowbeholdJohnsonforthelasttime,inhisnativecity,forwhichheeverretainedawarmaffection,andwhich,byasuddenapostrophe,underthewordLich,heintroduceswithreverence,intohisimmortalWork,THEENGLISHDICTIONARY:——Salve,magnaparens!
Whilehere,hefeltarevivalofallthetendernessoffilialaffection,aninstanceofwhichappearedinhisorderingthegrave-
stoneandinscriptionoverElizabethBlaney*tobesubstantiallyandcarefullyrenewed。
*Hismother——ED。
ToMr。HenryWhite,ayoungclergyman,withwhomhenowformedanintimacy,soastotalktohimwithgreatfreedom,hementionedthathecouldnotingeneralaccusehimselfofhavingbeenanundutifulson。’Once,indeed,saidhe,Iwasdisobedient;I