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Those writers who lay on the watch for novelty, could have little hope of greatness; for great things cannot have escaped former observation. - Samuel Johnson
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About Samuel Johnson
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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