He was also friendly with Samuel Johnson who with James Boswell came to tea at Magdalen , where they discussed producing a new edition of the Lives by Izaak Walton .
James Boswell later wrote warmly of Horne 's character and abilities .
He was also friendly with Samuel Johnson who with James Boswell came to tea at Magdalen , where they discussed producing a new edition of the Lives by Izaak Walton , and Boswell later wrote warmly of Horne 's character and abilities .