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Dr. Goldfmith, upon occafion of Mrs. Lennox's bringing out a play, faid to Dr. Johnfon at the Club, that a perfon had advised him to go and hifs it, because the had attacked Shakspeare in her book called Shakspeare Illuftrated.' JOHNSON. "And did not you tell him that he was a rafcal ?"-GOLD SMTH. "No, Sir, I did not. Perhaps he might not mean what he faid."-JOHNSON. "Nay, Sir, if he lied it is a different thing."-Colman flily faid (but it is believed Dr. Johnfon did not hear him)," Then the proper expreffion fhould have been,-Sir, if you don't lie, you're a rafcal."

Goldfmith could fometimes take adventu rous liberties with Johnfon, and efcape unpunished. When he once talked of a project for having a third theatre in London, folely for the exhibition of new plays, in order to deliver authors from the fuppofed tyranny of managers, Johnson treated it flightingly; upon which Goldsmith faid, Aye, aye, this may be nothing to you, who can now shelter yourfelf hehind the corner of a penfion ;" and John · fon bore this with good humour.

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Goldsmith, upon being vifited by Johnfon one day in the Temple, faid to him with a little jealoufy of the appearance of his accommodation,

modation, "I fhall foon be in better chambers than thefe." Johnfon at the fame time checked him and paid him a handfome compliment, implying that a man of his talents fhould be above attention to fuch diftinctions. Nay, Sir (faid he), never mind that; nil te quafiveris extra.”

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