Of all the grief's that harass the distressed; sure the most bitter is…

Samuel Johnson
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Of all the grief's that harass the distressed; sure the most bitter is a scornful jest. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Thomas Park (1811). The poetical works of Samuel Johnson: collated with the best editions, p.14
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