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“Consultation and compliance can conduce little to the perfection of any literary performance; for whoever is so doubtful of his own abilities as to encourage the remarks of others, will find himself every day embarrassed with new difficulties, and will harass his mind, in vain, with the hopeless labour of uniting heterogeneous ideas, digesting independent hints, and collecting into one point the several rays of borrowed light, emitted often with contrary directions.”

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Book:Samuel Johnson: Selected Writings

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Samuel Johnson: Selected Writings

Samuel Johnson: Selected Writings is a compilation that offers readers a comprehensive glimpse into the intellectual and literary achievements of one of the most influential figures in English literature. The volume includes a range of Johnson's writings, providing insight into his thoughts on language, literature, and society during his time. more

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Samuel Johnson was an English writer, poet, and lexicographer, renowned for his comprehensive English dictionary, 'A Dictionary of the English Language', published in 1755. His distinctive writing style and wit have cemented his place as a significant figure in the history of English literature. more

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Book:Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides, and Johnson's Diary of A Journey Into North Wales

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Book:Johnson's Lives of the British poets completed by W. Hazlitt

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