They who have already enjoyed the crowds and noise of the great city, …

Samuel Johnson
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They who have already enjoyed the crowds and noise of the great city, know their desire to return is little more than the restlessness of a vacant mind, that they are not so much led by hope as driven by disgust, and wish rather to leave the country than to see the town. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1825). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., p.387
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