Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passio… - Samuel Johnson

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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.

Samuel Johnson

Works of Samuel Johnson. Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, A Grammar of the English Tongue, Preface to Shakespeare, Lives of the English Poets & more [improved 11/20/2010] · January 7, 2010 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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