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The Meeting (16 May 1763)

Boswell's first encounter with Dr. Johnson was almost a disaster. Introduced as a Scot he said "Mr. Johnson indeed I come from Scotland, but I cannot help it." Johnson was unmerciful. "Sir" he replied, "that, I find, is what a very great many of your countrymen cannot help." A well-placed knee in the groin might have been a proper riposte, but Boswell was made of sterner stuff. He remarked that "I shall mark what I remember of his conversation", whilst commenting that Johnston was "a man of most dreadful appearance... troubled with sore eyes, the palsy, and the King's evil". This meant he had scrofula. But true friendship prospered none the less. Nowadays, the Scottish Parliament would probably have had Johnson locked up as a danger to public health.

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from Boswell's London Journal, released May 12, 2022

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Chris Hodgkins London, UK

Chris Hodgkins MBA FCIM raised in Cardiff. Toured the UK and Europe and appeared at the Sacramento Jazz Festival in the States. With his own band he made a number of television and radio appearances. Relocated to London to play professionally. In 1985, Director of Jazz Services Ltd. Retired in 2014 took to the road, the radio and the recording studio. ... more

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