I am very fond of the company of ladies. I like their beauty, I like t…

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I am very fond of the company of ladies. I like their beauty, I like their delicacy, I like their vivacity, and I like their silence. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1836). Johnsoniana; or supplement to Boswell; being Anecdotes and sayings of Dr. Johnson, etc, p.405
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I am very fond of the company of ladies. I like their beauty, I like their delicacy, I like their vivacity, and I like their silence. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1836). Johnsoniana; or supplement to Boswell; being Anecdotes and sayings of Dr. Johnson, etc, p.405

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