There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much…

Samuel Johnson
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There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern. ✨ In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 2, p. 452 (21 March 1776)
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