Books have always a secret influence on the understanding. ✨ Samuel Jo…

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Books have always a secret influence on the understanding. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy, Francis Pearson Walesby (1825). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D..: The Adventurer and Idler, p.142
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Books have always a secret influence on the understanding. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy, Francis Pearson Walesby (1825). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D..: The Adventurer and Idler, p.142

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