{"date":"February 7","id":"02-07","intro":["Johnson was not always a conventional guest. Graciously treated, he responded in like manner, but offended, Johnson could wield a pen dripping with vitriol."],"minutes":2,"readings":[{"author":"Samuel Johnson","end":207,"start":206,"volume":39,"work":"Letter to Lord Chesterfield"}],"slug":"february-7","status":"proofread","title":"A Letter from a Lion","url":"/harvard-classics/february-7/","words":475}