Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will befor…

Samuel Johnson
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Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you sup from home. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1820). The Poems of Dr. Samuel Johnson. To which is Prefixed, a Life of the Author, p.30
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Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you sup from home. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1820). The Poems of Dr. Samuel Johnson. To which is Prefixed, a Life of the Author, p.30

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