The mind can be but full. It will be as much filled with a small disagreeable occurrence, having no other, as with a large one. - Samuel Richardson

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The mind can be but full. It will be as much filled with a small disagreeable occurrence, having no other, as with a large one.

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About Samuel Richardson

Samuel Richardson (19 August 1689 – 4 July 1761) was an 18th-century English writer and printer. He was one of the most admired fiction-writers of his day, both in his native England and across Europe. He is now considered one of the fathers of the novel.

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Alternative Names: S. Richardson
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