Samuel Johnson
Lexicographer, Essayist, Critic
"Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach."
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Samuel Johnson
Lexicographer, Essayist, Critic
"Lexicographer: a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge, that busies himself in tracing the original, and detailing the signification of words."
Samuel Johnson
Lexicographer, Essayist, Critic
"A lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge."
Samuel Johnson
Lexicographer, Essayist, Critic
"Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble."
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