Don't, Sir, accustom yourself to use big words for little matters. ✨ I…

Samuel Johnson
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Don't, Sir, accustom yourself to use big words for little matters. ✨ In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 1, p. 471 (6 August 1763, when Boswell said it would be 'terrible' if Johnson should not be able to return speedily from Harwich)
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Don't, Sir, accustom yourself to use big words for little matters. ✨ In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 1, p. 471 (6 August 1763, when Boswell said it would be 'terrible' if Johnson should not be able to return speedily from Harwich)

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