Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth, by callin… - Samuel Johnson

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Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth, by calling imagination to the help of reason.

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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Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

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