He became a member of the literati frequenting the so-called 'Literary Coffee House' at the shop of the bookseller and publisher Thomas Payne. His friends and colleagues included Thomas Tyrwhitt, George Steevens, John Hoole and the anatomist and numismatist William Hunter.
He joined the literati who often gathered at the 'Literary Coffee House' run by bookseller and publisher Thomas Payne. His acquaintances and associates included Thomas Tyrwhitt, George Steevens, John Hoole, and the anatomist and numismatist William Hunter.