Goldsmith: If you put a tub full of blood into a stable, the horses are like to go mad. Johnson: I doubt that. Goldsmith: Nay, sir, it is a fact well authenticated. Thrale: You had better prove it before you put it into your book on natural history. You may do it in my stable if you will. Johnson: Nay, sir, I would not have him prove it. If he is content to take his information from others, he.