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Samuel Johnson
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Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to tak … ▶
If one was to think constantly of death, the business of life would stand still ✨ Samuel Johnson, Robert ARMITAGE (1850). Doctor Johnson: his religious life and his death. By the author of “Dr. Hookw … ▶
Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged. ✨ Samuel Johnson, John Walker (1827). A Dictionary of the English Language, p.617
Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess. ✨ 1750-2 In The Rambler.
There ambush here relentless ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney prowls for prey. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1810). The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited wit … ▶

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