I
complied with his request, and he only received them a few days before
his death. I have transcribed for your inspection, exactly the minutes
I wrote to him.' This paper having been found in his repositories after
his death, Sir John Hawkins has inserted it entire, and I have made
occasional use of it and other communications from Mr. Hector, in the
course of this Work. I have both visited and corresponded with him since
Dr. Johnson's death, and by my inquiries concerning a great variety of
particulars have obtained additional information. I followed the same
mode with the Reverend Dr. Taylor, in whose presence I wrote down a good
deal of what he could tell; and he, at my request, signed his name, to
give it authenticity. It is very rare to find any person who is able
to give a distinct account of the life even of one whom he has known
intimately, without questions being put to them. My friend Dr. Kippis
has told me, that on this account it is a practice with him to draw out
a biographical catechism.
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