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Beattie and I did not think it worth our while to dispute. The subject of quotation being introduced, Mr. Wilkes censured it as pedantry . JOHNSON. 'No, Sir, it is a good thing; there is a community of mind in it. Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world. WlLKES. 'Upon the continent they all quote the vulgate Bible.
JOHNSON. 'Is there not a law, Sir, against exporting the current coin of the realm? WlLKES. 'Yes, Sir: but might not the House of Commons, in case of real evident necessity, order our own current coin to be sent into our own colonies? Here Johnson, with that quickness of recollection which distinguished him so eminently, gave the Middlesex Patriot an admirable retort upon his own ground.
Now here is Boswell, who is come up upon the election for his own county, which will not last a fortnight. JOHNSON. 'Nay, Sir, I see no reason why they should be tried at all; for, you know, one Scotchman is as good as another. WILKES. 'Pray, Boswell, how much may be got in a year by an Advocate at the Scotch bar? BOSWELL. 'I believe two thousand pounds. WlLKES. 'How can it be possible to spend that money in Scotland? JOHNSON. 'Why, Sir, the money may be spent in England: but there is a harder question.
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