Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part tha… - Samuel Johnson

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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.

Samuel Johnson

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Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [7 September O.S.] – 13 December 1784) was a British author, linguist and lexicographer. He is often referred to as simply Dr. Johnson in the history of literature and is regarded as the greatest man of letters in English history.

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Alternative Names: Dr Johnson • Dr. Johnson • Great Moralist

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