Johnson. " Make a large Book ; a folio." 

 BoswELL. " But of what use will it be, Sir ? " 

 Johnson. " Never mind the use : do it." 



" It is my duty to study, and, if possible, to devise expedients for restoring me 

 from this useless and melancholy state. Now, all experience assures me that regular 

 occupation is that expedient ; and it is my duty, if I find myself unequal to the 

 severity of my usual exercises, to devise slighter subjects of employment which 

 can be resorted to in the time of necessity. This I esteem to be an important 

 part of moral discipline." — Chalmers. Life, i. p. 165. 



