Note 672 — THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 4)
Reading edition
On April 19, he wrote:—'I can apply better to books than I could in some more vigorous parts of my life—at least than I did; and I have one more reason for reading—that time has, by taking away my companions, left me less opportunity of conversation.' Croker's Boswell, p. 727.