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I had done all that I could, and no Man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much Who, born for the Universe, narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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