'Most obliged
'And
'Most humble servant,
'Temple Lane 'SAM. JOHNSON.'
'Nov. 3, 1762.'
'TO MR. JOSEPH BARETTI, AT MILAN.
'London, Dec. 21, 1762.
SIR,
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'You are not to suppose, with all your conviction of my idleness, that I have passed all this time without writing to my Baretti. I gave a letter to Mr. Beauclerk, who, in my opinion, and in his own, was hastening to Naples for the recovery of his health[1122]; but he has stopped at Paris, and I know not when he will proceed. Langton is with him.