Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame ✨ Samuel Jo…

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Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame ✨ Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1857). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, p.141
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Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame ✨ Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1857). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, p.141

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