Composition is for the most part an effort of slow diligence and stead…

Samuel Johnson
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Composition is for the most part an effort of slow diligence and steady perseverance, to which the mind is dragged by necessity or resolution, and from which the attention is every moment starting to more delightful amusements. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1825). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., p.145
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Composition is for the most part an effort of slow diligence and steady perseverance, to which the mind is dragged by necessity or resolution, and from which the attention is every moment starting to more delightful amusements. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1825). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., p.145

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