Mr. Sheridan, though a He now added, 'Sheridan man of knowledge and cannot bear me. I parts, was a little fanciful bring his declamation to a in his projects for point. I ask him a plain establishing oratory and question, What do you altering the mode of British mean to teach? Besides, education. 'Mr. Samuel Sir, what influence can Mr. Johnson,' said Sherry, Sheridan have upon the 'cannot abide me, for I language of this great always ask him, Pray, Sir, country by his narrow what do you propose to exertions? Sir, it is do?' burning a farthing candle at Dover to show light at From Mr. Johnson: Calais!' Boswell was talking to Mr. Samuel Johnson of Mr. Sheridan's enthusiasm for the advancement of eloquence. 'Sir,' said Mr. Johnson, 'it won't do. He cannot carry through his scheme. He is like a man attempting to stride the English Channel. Sir, the cause bears no proportion to the effect. It is setting up a candle at Whitechapel to give light at Westminster.' The compression and alteration are of the same character as in the two previous stories. The argument is closer and the point clearer; and the effect of the whole is stronger. One verbal change is very striking. One might expect that the image with which Johnson summarises his views would be wholly inviolate. Yet here we see Dover and Calais substituted for Whitechapel and Westminster: probably the reason is that Boswell regrets the phrase he has omitted, 'He is like a man attempting to stride across the English Channel,' and tries to combine the two images.