In bed we laugh, in bed we cry, and born in bed, in bed we die; the ne…

Samuel Johnson
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In bed we laugh, in bed we cry, and born in bed, in bed we die; the near approach a bed may show of human bliss to human woe. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1810). The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, p.610
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In bed we laugh, in bed we cry, and born in bed, in bed we die; the near approach a bed may show of human bliss to human woe. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1810). The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, p.610

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