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To Mr. Perkins
By Samuel Johnson (17091784)
Dear Sir:
I
Observe these rules:—
1. Turn all care out of your head as soon as you mount the chaise.
2. Do not think about frugality: your health is worth more than it can cost.
3. Do not continue any day’s journey to fatigue.
4. Take now and then a day’s rest.
5. Get a smart sea-sickness if you can.
6. Cast away all anxiety, and keep your mind easy.
This last direction is the principal; with an unquiet mind neither exercise, nor diet, nor physic can be of much use.
I wish you, dear Sir, a prosperous journey, and a happy recovery.
Your most affectionate humble servant,