The work of a correct and regular writer is a garden accurately formed…

Samuel Johnson
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The work of a correct and regular writer is a garden accurately formed and diligently planted, varied with shades, and scented with flowers. ✨ William Shakespeare, Isaac Reed, Samuel Johnson (1822). The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: From the Correct Edition of Isaac Reed ... with Copious Annotations, p.53
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