By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show. ✨…

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By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1859). The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, p.429
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By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1859). The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, p.429

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