...escaped from so hazardous an adventure pretty well, being desired by the Doctor to tell the gentlemen, that he would alter the epitaph in any manner they...but he would never consent to disgrace the walls of Westminister Abbev with an English inscription. Adding also, on observing Dr. Warton's name, "I wonder...

...it to Dr Johnson, who received it with much goodhumour, and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen that he would alter the epitaph in any manner they...of it ; but he would never consent to disgrace the malls of Westminster Abbey with an English inscription. I consider this Round Robin,* continues Sir...

...to Dr. Johnson, who received t with much good-humour, and desired sir Joshua to tell iho gentlemen issy lie would nner content U disgrace the malls ofWestmintler Abbey iriA an Engliik nscriplion. I consider...

...Metcalf, E. Gibbon, Jos. Warton. Sir Joshua carried it, and received for answer from Johnson, " that he would never consent to disgrace the walls of Westminster Abbey with an English inscription." — " I wonder," said he, " that Joe Warton, a scholar by profession, should be such a fool ;" adding, " I...

...ofWeatminster Abbey trith an English nscription. I consider this Round Robin," continues Sir William, " se a species of literary curiosity worth preserving, as it marks, in a certain degree, Dr. Johnson's characier." The following transcript of it, as given by Mr. Bnewell, may gratify such of our readers...

...himself say, " Goldsmith, sir, will give us a very fine book upon (b« T '» t i i VOL. II. gentlemen, that he would alter the epitaph in any manner they pleased, as to the sense of it, but h> would never consent to diigraee the walls of Wettmimter Jlbbey, with an English inscription '. "...

...fresh and more accurate fac simile of the signatures. — C. desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that he would alter the Epitaph in any manner they...marks, in a certain degree, Dr. Johnson's character." was one of the company at Sir Joshua's, like a sturdy scholar, resolutely refused to sign the Sound...

...ofWestminster Abbey tcith an English mcription. I consider this Round Robln," continues Sir William, " M e & ꎄ y o 0 8 > [ W 2n* uP Z 6 M s e 2 , v f %f + # Bx V Q 2v <\ 4 I $ k The following transcript of it, as given by Mr. Bnewell, may |ratify such of our readers as are curious...

...celebrate the fame of an English author in the language in which he wrote. Johnson fiatly refused, saying he would never consent to disgrace the walls of Westminster Abbey with an English inscription : and so we have before us the Latin inscription ; unintelligible perhaps to ninety-nine out of every...

...Johnson received with good humour ; and desired Sir Joshua, who presented it, to tell the gentlemen he would alter the epitaph in any manner they pleased, as to the sense of it. But then came the pinch of the mutinv. Langton, who was present when the remonstrance was drawn up, had...