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There is a frightful interval between the seed and the timber.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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Those authors who would find many readers, must endeavour to please while they instruct.
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Sir, there is no end of negative criticism.
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