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When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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There are certain topicks which are never exhausted. Of some images and sentiments the mind of man may be said to be enamoured it meets them, however often they occur, with the same ardour which a lover feels at the sight of his mistress, and parts from them with the same regret when they can no longer be enjoyed.
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Every other author may aspire to praise the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach.
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There is nothing against which an old man should be so much upon his guard as putting himself to nurse.
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